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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
5
The Ismay column notes school opening September 28, railroad yard work by week’s end, depot extensions and a top depot in the region. It covers travel, purchases, marriages and social events, plus two men burned in a gasoline pump accident near Terry and recovery reports.
A woven wire and barbed top fence in Walowa National Forest, Oregon, keeps out small predators but fails against grizzlies. About 2,200 sheep have grazed without herding since June 20, with six large grizzlies killed nearby by a forest service hunter. Private landowners like J. W. Emmons replicate the fence with 670 ewes and report good gains, while records compare weights of lambs inside versus outside the fence.
Ismay mayor J E Prindle attends the town fair as Miles City Independent notes his presence.
Advertisement lists a wolf hound bitch and two pups for sale. Claims they are fine dogs suitable for watch or hunting use. Addresses the reader with assurance about quality and usefulness.
A compilation of editorials praising canned speeches as a dignified, cost effective method for public questions. The Chicago Record-Herald notes no risk of being rattled by strangers, while the Jacksonville Times-Union questions Taft era revisions and labeling on prepared remarks.
A reflective column notes that happiness comes with quiet living as people grow older. It critiques boastful talk and the scarcity of frank opinions, laments spending by parents on themselves, and compares building projects to fashion, while observing the ease of greeting a newlywed couple.
Robert G. Cooper died at his Musselshall country ranch about 110 miles away. He was 45 and is believed to have died from a paralytic stroke. His body was shipped to Helena for burial. Cooper was a longtime ranch friend of Bob Leavitt, who received a telegram last Wednesday announcing the death.
The St. Paul railway directors plan a road trip between the 20th and 25th of the month. John D. is noted to be in the crowd this time. The group will travel out via the St. Paul route and return by the N P line. An earlier issue of THEISMAY hinted at John D.’s passing over the line last June.
No. 6 passenger due 4:21 a.m. No. 94 way freight due 1:50 p.m. No. 3 passenger due 7:50 p.m. No. 93 way freight due 11:00 a.m. J. C. Laughlin agent.
Elijah A. Mulkey heir of Carney Mulkey of Ekalaka Montana filed Desert Land entry number 1498 for 160 acres unsurveyed land near Little Beaver Creek. Final proof to establish claim before M O Tracy on October 31 1908. witnesses include Dan C McKay Wim Jd Wapner Edward A Hamilton and Wm H Rogers all of Ekalaka Montana.
Nettie L. Robinson of Preston Montana files intent to prove up homestead entry No 3030 for section 8 township 9 north range 0 east Montana principal meridian before Reister and Receiver US Land Office Miles City on the Sunday of October 1908. Witnesses named Estella Thomas Cyrus B Jennings Ernest Harrs and Ford Robinson all of Preston Montana.
Notice is given that Howard B. Wiley of Miles City Montana filed to prove desert land claim for un surveyed tract described by metes and bounds near Their Spring in T 5N R 5E. Final proof before Register and Receiver U S Land Office Miles City Montana on October 6, 1908. Witnesses from Philips? Montana.
Notice from United States Land Office Miles City announces the Northern Pacific Railway Company filed on August 24, 1908 for Lots 1 and 2 and the south half of the northeast quarter of Section 2 in Township 10 North Range 538 West of the M P M containing 160 15 acres. Protests or objections due to mineral character or other reasons must be filed by October 2, 1908 with Register A Kircher.
Notice states Stephen Macomber of Fallon Montana filed to make final five year proof for his homestead entry 3243 0561 in Section 28 Township 11 North Range 57 East Mount P M M. Proof scheduled before the U S Register and Receiver Miles City Montana on October 22 1908 with witnesses James Johnson Frank Buckley William E Foght and Hans Hanson all of Fallon Montana.
Notice states the retail liquor business formerly Oulton & Barr is dissolved by mutual agreement. Frank Simpson buys T P Oulton's share and continues the business as Simpson and Barr, with debts collected and liabilities assumed. Dated September 10, 1008.FRANK SIMPSON, T. P. OULTON, 5S. C. BARR.
Robert Leavitt of Ismay Montana filed notice of intention to make Final Commutation Proof for homestead land in section 28 township 9 north range 95 east Montana principal meridian. The proof is to be presented before U S Commissioner Felix Gray at Ismay on October 10 1908 with witnesses Frank Cass Hubbard Chas de Graffenried and A C Smith of Ismay.
A poem tribute recounts a Confederate soldiers sacrifice with vivid scenes of battle and a grieving mother. The speaker notes the fallen man’s bravery and loyalty while contrasting the quiet grave in the woods with his mother’s enduring memory and absence.
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