Diary of the Flathead Reservation lands sale and history
A detailed 19th century summary describes 1 425 000 acres of Flathead Reservation lands in Montana set for homesteading for about 100 000 people after a government draw starting July 9 at Goeur d Alene Idaho. It covers tract classes, appraisals, entry dates, irrigation plans, transportation access, and rail prospects. The article recounts treaty origins under Isaac I Stevens of 1855, subsequent ratifications in 1859, and early agents, plus notes on early white settlement nearby and local arrivals in Olympia.]
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flathead Indian Reservation
Rocky Mountains
Montana
United States
Goeur d'Alene
Idaho
Kalispell
Mont
Spokane
Missoula
Isaac I. Stevens
Washington
Flathead
Kootenay
Pend d’Oreille
Council Grove
Grass Valley
Hazzard Stevens
Stevens
Boston
W. H. Tappan
Massachusetts
Charlois
Francois Eneas
Louis Vanderberg
Eneas
Cholera Rages in Russia and Royal Birthday News
The report notes sixty one cholera cases in St. Petersburg for the 24 hours ending noon. In London Prince Edward, eldest son of the Prince of Wales, turns fifteen and will enter Dartmouth Naval College to learn seamanship before a potential Army career, avoiding Sandhurst.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
London
Prince Edward
Prince of Wales
Royal
Royal College
Osborne
Naval College
Dartmouth
Navy
Usua
Sandhurst
Porters Demand Living Wages As Tips Decline
Porters in Wenatchee report tips have fallen as much as their monthly earnings. They say the tipping ban is not enforced but cuts into wages, leaving about twenty dollars a month. They urge railroads to provide a living wage to offset lost tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Laws Change Timber Burning Rules In Modern Code
The latest legislature revised the criminal code to regulate timber and brush fires on public land. It requires permits from deputy fire wardens for June to October burnings and prescribes penalties for neglecting precautions or failing to guard or extinguish fires.
Social notes and travels of local residents
Mrs. N. W. Nelson went to Seattle yesterday morning on business. Mrs. H. Bigelow is spending a few days in Pullman with friends.
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Walla Walla
Miller
Dr. Lansdale
Portland
Oregon
John Owen
Fort Owen
Bitter Root
Stevensville
Fred C. Morgan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flathead Lake
Lake Michigan
Reclamation Service
Polson
Great Northern
Victor
Flatheads
Kootenays
Pend d’Oreilles
Bitter Root Valley
Bag
Tepee
Vic
Tor
Lovo ‘So Fork
Loo Lo Fork
Thomas Adams
Jocko River
Dixon
Minnie Miller
Henry G. Miller
Utah
New York
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Pacific Coast
Firt Hall
Hudson’s Bay Company
Richard Grant
Lansdale
Salt Lake
George Merriam
Leavenworth
S. R. Anderson
G. C. Bhikelburner
Pullman
Olympia
W. C. Webster
A. S. Moody
Seattle
W. D. Spengler
F. H. Hagen
Chicago
D. S. Chapin
E. Rilley
H. W. Manchester
M. O. Stevens
Minneapolis
W. L. Ingans
G. H. Jackson
W. McClure
Russia
Railroads
E. H. D. Webb & Co
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