Montana rails electrify hope for cheaper transport
An official advocates electrifying rail lines in Montana to cut maintenance costs and fuel use. The Northern Pacific could gain electricity from nearby hydro plants, boosting efficiency, safety, and regional manufacturing potential as electric service becomes standard. A rancher recounts a dramatic chase scene with a gray horse and a rider during a prairie gathering.
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Elena
Montana
Northern Pacific
Billings
Livingston
Madison River
Helena
Northwest
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
A B Clarke Horse Sales Bring Buyers Despite Weather
The A B Clarke Horse Sales proceed under adverse weather and shaky rail service with strong eastern buyers. Managers anticipate record sales as horses and cattle are disposed of at good prices. Next sale dates are June 22 to 25 with stock routes extending eighty by fifty miles up to the Powder river and Yellowstone regions.
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Terry Tribune
A. B. Clarke
Ingham
Cedar Creek
Little Beaver Creek
Ekalaka
Powder River
Powder
Yellowstone
Wagon Starts at Terry-Fallon Pool Foreman Maurice Barrett
Maurice Barrett, foreman of the Terry-Fallon Pool, began the operation with sixteen men, fifty head of horses and two wagons in motion.
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The
Terry Tribune
Maurice Barrett
Terry-Fallon Pool
Al Wright’s Gray Bronco Finds a Merry Widow Hat
Al Wright rides a gray at an Ismay lot sale claiming a casual roundup. Friends insist the stunt was a deliberate bronco ride to attract attention as he eyed the event. The narrative notes he rode in safely and encountered tracks near dusk.
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Os. Aeog
Hy & E
Mr. Wright
Gray
al Wright
Terry Tribune
Obody
N Alfred Wright
Ismay
Tenderfoot Branding Party Tells Montana Stock Tale
Alfred Wright recalls a Montana ranch branding scene where an inexperienced settler with eastern milk cows gathered old timers to teach branding. A corral, hot iron and a sunlit routine set the stage as cattle were gathered and branded.
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Montana
Alfred Wright
Congressman Pray Saves Fort Keogh From Abandonment
Fort Keogh remains an army post after Congressman Charles N Pray wins War Department reversal on the order to abandon the fort. The movement, reported from Miles City, confirms continued military use of the post under federal authority.
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Terry Tribune
Miles City
Charles N. Pray
War Department
Washington
Fort Keogh
Branding a Holstein: cows rally as rider frees one leg
A vivid account describes a hands on dairy work scene where riders corral a Holstein herd. They dismount to lift legs for a noose and secure the animal while the rest crowd in curious and cautious, making a tense but common ranching moment.
Senator Mulkey Praises Ol Montana In Interview
Oregon Senator Mulkey hailed Montana as a great state noting signs of wondrous growth and vast natural resources. He recounted off the record praise from Great Northern and Burlington officials who predicted future riches in population manufacturing agriculture and many industries.
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Terry Tribune
Helena
Mulkey
Oregon
Montana
Great Northern
Burlington
Commonwealth
Men Dig Coyotes Instead Of Slaughtering Beeves
George E Worden and two companions planned to slaughter cattle for Monday sales near Ismay but diverted to a coal mine after wolf signs. They dug out two coyote pups from 11 AM to 5 PM and kept them as pets. Mrs Worden fed them a supper after their dig.
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George E. Worden
Ned Eggleston Ranch
Ismay
Eggleston
John Johnson
George O’brien
Panic proves impetus for urban workers to seek farming
The National Prosperity Association argues the banking panic drives workers from cities to farms where crop prospects improve. It claims many displaced laborers will stay in agriculture, boosting production and fostering self-sufficiency and home ownership.
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Ithe i National Prosperity Association
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Geo. W. Burt
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W. A. Brubaker
F. P. Reley
State Bank
TERRY
Terry, Montana
David Bickle
J. B. Kempton
Bart Harve Robinson
T. Gipson
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Gordon, van Tine& Co
Cott County Savings Bank
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Gray- Gables House
Hans Davenpe
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