Lee B Nelson Dies After Illness in Saco
Lee Byron Nelson a leading Saco merchant died at home Saturday April 4 after a brief illness. Born December 31 1868 in Waseca Minnesota he moved to Saco Montana with his family and partnered in Birum and Nelson General Merchants. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church and friends aided with floral gifts.
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Lee B. Nelson
Our City
Saco
Lee Byron Nelson
Waseca Minn
Margaret J. Root
Alice
Mont
Birum and Nelson
Methodist Church
Cook-ingham
R. Nelson
Rezen Nelson
Byron Luther
New Richland Minn
Rex Nelson
Forsythe Mont
Frank Winegar
Card of Thanks for Lee Nelson Family
The Nelson family thanks friends for support during illness and loss of husband and father. Special thanks to the Ladies Aid Guild and all who sent flowers. Signed by Mrs. Lee Nelson and daughter Alice.
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Lee Nelson
Alice
Horses for Sale near Saco by Holcomb
Several broke teams advertised. One span of four year old Percheron mares weighs about thirty hundred pounds. Located three miles east of Saco by R. P. Holcomb.
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Saco
R. P. Holcomb
St Mary Storage Feature in Milk River Project
Description outlines St Mary storage plans for Milk River irrigation. Details include dam on Swift Current Creek near Blackfeet Reservation Glacier NP, canal system on St Mary River, siphon crossing, and transfer to Milk River to irrigate valley lands. Notes target completion 1916 1917 with earthwork contracts in 1918 and 1919 and studies for Sherburne reservoir.
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St. Mary
Swift Current
Boundry -Ling Y
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Glacier National Park
St. Mary Lake
St.“ Mary River
St. Mary Canal
St. Mary River
United States
Dominion of Canada
McDermott Lake
Milk River
Vandalia Dam
Encouraging Farmers to Grow Gardens and Keep Hens
A persuasive note urges farmers to plant a garden and raise hens to avoid starvation and high grocery costs. It warns against attempting other enterprises next winter and stresses the security of a home garden and poultry for sustenance.
Senator Grorina Proposes Postal Savings Loans to Farmers
Senator Grorina drafts a bill to let government loan postal savings funds to farmers in New York and Chicago for a cooperative loan, arguing the funds would be limited and not reach nationwide needs. The idea, while politically valuable for North Dakota, is judged impractical in practice.
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Grorina
New York
Chicago
United States
North Dakota
Democrats Preserve Harmony Amid Panama Canal Debate
The piece argues that Democratic discord is a temporary lovers quarrel within the party and that harmony is still intact in Congress. It cites internal figures, notes the Panama Canal toll exemption as a flashpoint, and doubts calls for sweeping conflict among leaders.
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Congress
Champ
Oscar
Washington
Democracy
Broader Question on Rateroars and Rail Rates Debate
Washington debates public questions as Panama Canal policy and railroad rates stir opinion. The White House defends the treaty while opponents cite foreign and domestic commerce implications. Roosevelt Taft and Senate factions split. The Interstate Commerce Commission weighs a five percent rail rate increase amid partisan scrutiny of railroad financing and governance.
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Washington
Panama
Supreme Court
Britain
France
America
Colombia
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Senate
House
Uncle Sam
Inter-state Commerce Commission
Congress
Cummins
la Follette
Montana Coal Lands and Conservation Debates Stir Congress
The piece notes 2000 acres of Montana coal lands idle as a western railroad bid surfaces for government sale. Senator Myres introduces a bill to dispose of the land to move coal to consumers, stirring industrial tensions. It highlights Alaska coal land votes and broad frustration with conservation politics and Burke’s anti reclamation stance amid public opinion shifts.
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Montana
Western
Myres
Alaska
Congress
Burke
South Dakota
Congress Backs 85000 Grant to Fight Prairie Dogs
Congress approves an 85000 appropriation to exterminate prairie dogs blamed for harming western prairies. The country is said to lose about 25000000 annually due to the pests. These black animals are widespread from Texas to Montana and Nebraska to California, seen across the western horizon.
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Congress
Western Prairies
Texas
Montana
Nebraska
California
Congress Agrees on Widows and Orphans Salary Benefit
Debates over pensions for deceased congressmen widows and children conclude with House approval of the customary gratuity. Senator Kenyon argued the old practice wrong yet supported extending the benefit to the deceased representative's family. the vote matches Senate position and finalizes the allowance.
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Fox Congress
Pepper
Ives
Congress
Senate
Kenyon
House
Government Advertising Sparks Debate on Army Recruiting
The piece notes shakeups in the War Department over sensational recruitment posters and poetic copy. It compares U S practices with Britain's War Office move to use bold campaigns to draw young men into service, citing immigration agencies as a reason for competitive advertising.
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War Department
Army
Washington
England
War Office
United States
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