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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
5
A roundup of recent Ismay items covers council notes, school events, and public notices. Readers get quick updates on nearby happenings, upcoming meetings, and community announcements from town reporters.
Notice dated June 8 1908 states Mr L E Whitehouse is no longer connected with The Ismay in any capacity. Signed by J A McKinley.
Town items list visits by Wm Fulton and others, plans for telephones and local exchange, post office move, and upcoming weddings. Mentions John Wills and Wyman Reed moving to Manning Iowa for a marriage. traffic, farmers, and a mock remarks about local businesses and crews.
In a special session the Commercial Club tackled establishing a mail route from Ismay to Knawlop and Tee Dee and improving the road. F Z Gray urged action while a Gray Burt committee to report was formed. A schoolhouse site purchase was noted and plans committees named. A stockyard discussion with Hugh Chittick was set, and Burt Bickle Earling were named honorary members.
The big wool shed in progress east of the depot shows a 32 by 80 foot structure with ten foot loading decks along both sides and 16 foot posts. A foreman with a crew is pushing the project toward completion, likely within ten days, to impress both locals and incoming residents.
Robert Ranson of Knowlton received a fine race horse at the Ismay depot on Tuesday. The animal arrived in the regular express car and the $240 express charge is possibly the largest ever paid for a horse shipment in the state. The horse drew admirers at the Ismay livery stable where Mr. Foster had him in charge.
The St Paul railway company offers use of its large water tank for village fire protection and has placed a T-joint connection. The opportunity invites the village to lay mains and secure equipment to take advantage of the generous offer, and the record notes the chance will not be lost.
Open Hange Sheep Ranch manager Frank ONeil becomes the first to market wool in Ismay. On Saturday he delivered 4000 pounds, setting the pace for the new wool season.
Fragmented notes describe plans for a new First National Bank building with attention to city-worthiness. The text references attorneys, local officials, and a post office representative, but many phrases are garbled, leaving uncertain details about people and dates.
A special train carrying major wealth figures including John D Rockefeller and J Pierpont Morgan Jr. spent the night in Ismay during a St Paul railway tour. Officials predicted fast Montana settlement and possible through trains next year while the editor jokes about errors in this issue.
The Fourth of July committee led by Will McVey Steve Barr Wilson Hyer and L D Kimball and L A Gonset arranges a big day in Ismay with broncho busting battle roping rifle shooting bowery dancing foots and pony races plus a baseball game A patriotic address by a famed ordhot speaker and a visit to George Burts beaver dam are planned Fireworks displays will cap the evening More details promised next week as residents are urged to plan family celebrations
In Ismay the week centers on farm operations near Burt tract and a fencing project at Mrs Attisbury’s ranch. The Ismay representative notes heavy rains delaying work while preparations continue for family movements and county farming activities.
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