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News you can use
Emily Mayer
In the 13th installment of this series celebrating the Year of the Buildings, there were a couple of articles regarding buildings in Hill County. A rather lengthy article was written about the agricultural school at Fort Assinniboine.
Professor F. B. Linfield, director of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station in Bozeman, was in town to look over the site and find “the most suitable selection of the 2,000 acres granted to the state some time ago for educational purposes.”
Linfield said in an interview:
It is a desirable site and will serve a large scope of territory that has hitherto not been given special consideration. Problems peculiar to northern Montana conditions in both irrigated and dry land farming will be worked out at the new station, and as soon as the money is available the school will be established. For the present, however, it will only be possible to conduct it as an experiment station.
Another large article regarding buildings in Havre was also on the front page. Here is an excerpt of that column:
BUILDING OUTLOOK IS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD
Many New Structures Planned for the Present Year.
Despite untoward conditions in the money market, Havre will this year experience in point of new buildings, one of the best years perhaps ever had. Many new business blocks are contemplated, and it is thought the number of residences constructed during the summer will exceed that of last year, which was the banner one in this line in the history of the city.
Two new additions, that of Phil Clack to the south and of Dr. J. A. Wright to the west of the city, will be added to the residence property this year, and it is certain that ere winter puts a stop homes will have been constructed in both these very desirable sections. In addition to this, there are many owning property in the Pepin second addition who will erect houses during the year, as well as a number that will go up in the University addition to the south of the city.
Hill county’s new home, that will cost $125,000, is the largest of the building buildings that will be built in Havre in 1915. Plans for this structure are about ready, and it is thought the question of a site will be satisfactorily settled and everything in readiness for the starting of work on this structure as soon as weather conditions warrant.
Three new churches will probably be erected during the summer, the Catholic, Methodists and Presbyterians each having announced intentions to build new edifices.
Several business blocks are in contemplation, the largest will be a structure to be used by a wholesale grocery house that will be located here….Great Northern Railway officials are also taking active part in the work of inducing the company to locate in Havre.
The Montana Power company is another that will erect a building in Havre during the year. This will be a two-story structure facing Second street and will add greatly to the general appearance of that rapidly developing business thoroughfare.
Another article regarding the Courthouse appeared in the Plaindealer, complete with misspelling:
COUNTY TREASURER HAS MONEY FOR COURTHOUSE
County Treasurer Fuller now holds the money for the building of the Hill county courthouse a check for a triffle more than $127,000 having been received from the Harris Trust company of Chicago, to whom the bond issue was transferred by the original purchaser. The issue was for $125,000 and the additional sum represented the premium and accrued interest paid for the bonds.
The Hill County Democrat also had a couple of entries in their March 27 issue:
COURT HOUSE SITE IS WITHDRAWN
The Simon Pepin site for the Hill county court house has been withdrawn as has also the injunction filed by Jos. Gussenhoven against the board of county commissioners asking that they be restrained from building on the site recently purchased by them.
The injunction suit was to have been heard Monday in the city before Judge Ewing of Great Falls. He was ad(vis)ed the suit had been withdrawn.
In its Editorial Page, the Democrat wrote:
We hope work will start on that court-house pretty soon.
The following were found in each respective paper’s Social Pages:
Plaindealer:
Mrs. John Matthews, Third street, entertained St. Marks Guild Wednesday afternoon. A large number attended. The ladies will hold an apron sale on April seventh and are busily engaged in the preparation.”
The historic Mathews home is located at 124 Third Street.
Mrs. S. K. Hudson this week purchased the rooming house on East First street over the Hulfish store, formerly owned by J. H. Peelman.
This building was the former Corner Bar many Havreites remember.
Roy McSloy was in Havre the first of the week in the interest of getting a school located about six miles north of Burnham.
Democrat:
Quite a number of Havre people yesterday visited the new green house of Mr. and Mrs. Trump in this city and found a thoroughly modern and up-to-date green house.”
The Box Elder Valley Press, March 26:
Alex Stewart has finished his new house and is also digging a cistern which when finished will be one of the best in this vicinity.
Miss Clair Johnson has had her shack moved and will be living in it in the near future.
Hingham Review, March 26:
The Hingham Commercial Co. will use the Lonien building for embalming parlors and for storing undertakers’ supplies.
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