Miles City fights for new game reserve in Dawson county
W R Felton reports telegram from W T Hornaday praising the Miles City game reserve plan north of Miles City in Dawson county. The measure designates a preserve including Hell Creek fossil beds and Seven Blackfoot creek ridges to protect white tail deer mule deer mountain sheep and antelope amid historic hunting grounds and Prairie reshaping by rail lines.
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Miles City
W. R. Felton
Dawson County
W. T. Hornaday
New York Zoological
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Felton
Missouri
Hell Creek
Snow
Billy
Blackfoot Creek
Fort Peck Reservation
Fort Keogh
Sieldrs
Boundiars
Seven Prominent Custer Stockmen Fined in Fencing Case
In federal court Judge Carl Rasch fined seven well known Custer county stockmen sixty dollars each after pleas of guilty to illegal fencing of public lands. L B Taylor S S Runyan and James L Sprinkle faced indictments for fencing 1800 acres. Taylor and Runyan pled guilty while Sprinkle pleaded not guilty to his charge. Henry G Miller and Chris D Miller with Peter Miller Henry C Kuhn and B K Lyon admitted guilt on fencing about 2600 acres. Henry C Kuhn and others pleaded guilty to 2060 acres in another count.
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L. B. Taylor
S. S. Runyan
James L. Sprinkle
Henry G. Miller
Chris D. Miller
W. G. Blackwood
Henry C. Kuhn
Custer County
Carl Rasch
I. M. Hall
Gunn & Hall
Peter Miller
Henaie
C. Kuhn
B. K. Lyon
Chris
Notable Montanan Figures and Local Changes Across State News
Obituary notes pioneer Rev Thomaaytan sag dies at his home on February 24. In Great Falls council trims salaries and fails to raise the mayor’s pay. Montana deaconess school outreach in Butte. Great Northern sleeper fumigated at Havre with smallpox risk. Fire destroys Daniel E Bandman’s Missoula ranch house. Billings Shriners plan Algeria temple ceremonies. Bitter Root Horticultural society forms at Hamilton. Moccasin church built by eighty people in seven hours. Stevensville monders cannery in Bitter Root valley. Anaconda reports two fire hydrants frozen. American Express plans industrial agent hub in Salt Lake City to boost regional markets.
The Steady Subscriber and the Old Ooaken Bucket
The poem extols a loyal reader who pays in advance each year and supports the paper. It praises the steady subscriber as a household need who brings cheer to the office and is warmly welcomed in the sanctum. The verse names the Nonpariel as the narrator praising this dedication.
Old Sod Shanty on the Claim and Western Vocation
A nostalgic song lyric depicts life on a western claim with a sod shanty, seedy surroundings, mice and blizzards, and longing for a home with a kind-hearted partner. The narrator reflects on petty freights, freedom of the west, and hopeful fortunes on the prairie. The piece ties to U S western settlement themes amid notes on vast public land and Montana settlement efforts.
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Uncle Sam
Hinde
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