Great land drawing in Mont next month opens vast Ft Peck area
Nearly 9 000 eight townships of 160 acre farms will be drawn from 1 345 000 acres opened on the Ft Peck Indian reservation in northeastern Montana next month. Registration points Glasgow Havre and Great Falls will handle filings from Sept 1 to Sept 20. Settlement begins May 1 1914 with option to pay in three years.
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Ft. Peck
Montana
Sam
United States
Interior Department
Glasgow
Havre
Great Falls
Mont
Couer d’Alene
Flathead
Spokane
Ft. Peck Reservation
Great Northern Railway
Printers Offered Two 24x36 Stone Coffins for Sale
Two imposing 24x36 stones in coffins with stands offered to printers for 12 50 each on board cars here. Stones are in good condition and nearly new, sold to make room for larger pieces. Father James M Brogan named new Gonzaga University president in Spokane, first alumnus to head the school.
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James M. Brogan
Gonzaga University At
Spokane
City Council Considers Front Street paving and park fence
Council discusses contacting Warren Construction Co to price paving Front street from the Great Northern depot to the park east end to fix a sharp curve. The city may obtain the railroad ground for paving and complete work before snow flies. A $25 pledge funds a fence around the west end park animal cage. Election notice: officers to be elected December 2 1913 with candidacy filings by October 7 1913 and open filings after September 7 1913.
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Warren Construction Co
Front Street
Great Northern
Close
L. W. Woodrow
Massie
State to auction land and timber in major sale next month
The state land department plans the largest land and timber auction of the year for September 2 across counties. Property valued at 303 160.93 dollars will be offered including title lands and separate timber, with eastern Washington showing substantial parcels in Spokane Stevens Chelan Whitman Pend Oreille Lincoln and Okanogan counties.
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State Land Department
Washington
Spokane
Stevens County
Colville
Chelan
Whitman
Pend Oreille
Lincoln
Kittitas
Grant
Douglas
Benton
Klickitat
Okanogan
Parcel post rate cuts boost local merchants reach
Local merchants benefit from August 15 parcel post rate cuts and higher weight limit. A parcel weighing 11 pounds can be mailed within 150 miles for 15 cents, down from 35 to 46 cents. The change, plus a raise to 20 pounds, boosts daily parcel labels from about 15 to 25 or 30, aiding jobbers in their own territory. Mrs. W C Roach and son Howard return from six weeks in Portland Ore.
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Tom Davis
Davis
Bee feet display curious basket brush and pincers
Naturalists describe the bee’s feet as a basket, a brush and pincers. The brush with symmetrically arranged hairs cleans the pollen from its velvet body, the spoon like appendage gathers the nectar, and a hinge joins brush and basket to form pincers for building honey cells.
When O Henry Might Have Been a Painter
A tale notes Sidney Porter known as O Henry could have pursued art if not turning to writing. As a clerk he sketched a customer at the top of a sales list to help his uncle identify the buyer, avoiding a misstep by spelling his name.
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Sidney Porter
O. Henry
Porter
At the Bottom of the Sea Theme and Topography
The sea bottom is mostly a flat plain with few abrupt changes except near continents. It is covered by a layer rich in minute organic remains, especially rhizopods, which feed many marine animals. A flaky, formerly misnamed bathyblus is present but not living, consisting of decomposed marine remains.
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Uxley
Leavenworth City Officers Election Rules 1918
The mayor and council outline election procedures for Leavenworth for 1918. Primary on November 4 1918 and general on December 2 1918. Declarations due by October 7 1918 with late filings allowed after September 7 1913. Clerk to prepare a list of offices to be filled.
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City of Leavenworth
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Chelan Co
Western Forestry & Conservation Association
Pacific Coast
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
Portland
The
Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Dix Club
Wm. Brender
J. E. Cullen
Edna Featherstone
W. G. Carlisle
Jared Herdick
Hillyard
Carnival Company
Ball Park
Carl Tarlton
Snohomish
Parcel Post Service
Scott Place
Icicle
Beecher High Line
Chelan County
Cascade Orchards
Leavenworth
H. C. Peters
Seattle
Majestic Ranges
Wells & Morris
Wenatchee
Leavenworth Land Company
L. J. Nelson
Vienna Bakery
S. H. Knowlton
Jones
Smith
Tumwater Savings Bank
Pioneer Bank
Harrington
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