Missouri Valley Canal Would Bring Water To Farms
The Missouri Valley Canal project aims to irrigate about forty thousand acres in the valley by a twenty seven mile long canal. It would deliver water at two dollars per inch for the season, with half the capital stock already subscribed and strong support from local farmers. The plan envisions stock sales to rural residents and promises a reliable water supply to improve crops and prosperity.
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Townsend
Missouri Valley
Missouri
High Table Lands
Toston
Int
Confederate Gulch
Missouri Valley Canal
Messender
Great Falls Urges Missouri River Navigation Improvement
Great Falls businessmen forward a petition to the Montana delegation asking for the Upper Missouri’s improvement. They argue navigable waterway could lower regional freight rates and aid miners and residents far from railroads by enabling barge transport to smelters and boosting traffic from Townsend to the Falls.
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Great Falls
Montana
National Capital
Missouri
Big Muddy
Gallatin
Cow Island
Port Benton
Falls City
Upper
Townsend
Falls
Colorado cattle numbers decline past six years
A Colorado writer argues that current cattle totals are not more than ten percent of those six years ago and that the range cannot support future herds, predicting they will not reach past highs again.
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Colorado
End of the Range Stock Era Across Colorado and Montana
The writer argues Colorado and Montana are losing range stock profitability. Large holdings shrink as the range is exhausted and small farmers rise. The shift toward many farmers will boost local wealth, as vast herds yield little profit and prices fail to cover rising costs.
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Colorado
Montana
Montana tax legislature opens in Helena on January Monday
The Montana Legislature convenes in Helena on a January Monday with many questions ahead. The public hopes lawmakers rise above party to decide matters justly, though outcomes remain uncertain. If obstruction occurs this winter, the party opposing it faces voters at the next election.
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Tax Legislature
Montana
Helena
Four Indian murderers depart for new home by hemp rope
Four murderers are described as departing last Friday at 10:44 by hemp rope. The piece notes the act will teach others in the tribe a lesson and claims the tribe fears death by strangulation. Herena businessmen favor free coinage, with many sensible men supporting it despite political caution.
Burre to Get New Post Office by Early 1891
The community of Burre is set to receive a new post office by the beginning of 1891, described as badly needed to improve mail service and local communication. The project signals growth and enhanced regional connectivity.
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Burre
Mortgage trends and lodge notes across western states
The article surveys mortgage indebtedness in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Montana noting figures for real estate mortgages and interest rates. It also reports on a Grand Lodge A O U W gathering in Helena Montana with speeches, a large dance, and a full slate of officers and honors.
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Ohio
State Bureau of Statistics
Indiana
Illinois
Grand Lodge
U. W
Montana
Helena
State Armory
Leanore Murray
Workman
W. M. Bullard
Pony
J. W. Kinsley
J. Schanlaker
Butte
Andrew Logan
Missoula
H. C. Yaeger
James Sullivan
C. H. Clark
Great Falls
J. 8. Hammond
P. Carney
Waterloo
Jere Sullivan
Fort Benton
J. H. Owings
Deer Lodge
John Y. Baker
Sheridan
A. S. Kellogg
Boulder
Is He Eligible Governor Boyd Faces Naturalization Question
Governor-elect James E. Boyd of Nebraska, born in Ireland in 1834, may be affected by whether his father Joseph Boyd’s late naturalization in 1890 retroactively naturalized sons under 21. The 1849 declaration without final papers before Boyd’s majority complicates his eligibility. Chinook artesian well shows coal oil and gas discovery, with hope for water access.
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James E. Boyd
Nebraska
Ireland
Joseph Boyd
United States
Chinook
Northwest News highlights from Montana and adjacent areas
Percy Kennett wins state shot title. A Butte murder targets a famed Italian suspect. Judge Knowles rules agricultural land must prove mineral status. Railroads set $1 daily detention fee after 48 hours. Montana reports on crime, mining, and a major smelter stack in Anaconda. A confidence trick on a Northern Pacific train ends with an ice bath. State finances show a $155,000 treasury balance and a projected $472,000 revenue. Petroleum struck in Chinook artesian well ahead of broader Montana prospects for Jurassic shales.
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J. M. Boardman
Chateau County
Annie
Conrad Kohrs
Montana
Knowles
Butte
Missoula
Pascale
Alfred C. Bragg
International Boundary Line
Anaconda
Mississippi
United States
Hickman
Kenney
Chinook
Morrison
Wyoming
Keat Falls
Rough road encounter on the Tennessee trail ends in gunfire
A rugged encounter along the French Broad River in eastern Tennessee leads to a tense discussion about gun violence. A stranger reveals Adams is aiming for him, and a rifle shot erupts as the confrontation escalates amid the heat.
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French Broad River
Tennessee
Old Adams
Floating Sawmill At Work On River Timber Runs
A floating sawmill measuring about 40 feet by 80 feet and drawing 18 inches of water serves lumbermen. The crew lives aboard while the craft travels upriver stopping to seize timber along the banks.
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New York Telegram
Toledo Weekly Blade invitation for free specimen copies
A specimen copy offer invites readers to request a free issue of the Toledo Weekly Blade. The notice asks recipients to mail names of friends and neighbors so their contacts receive specimens as well.
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Blade
Oliver Optic
Money Maker
Blade China
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