Odd Fellows Celebrate 83rd Anniversary in Granite
The eighty third anniversary of Odd Fellowship was marked in Granite with a gathering at Miners' union hall. Rev. John Hosking of Centerville spoke on fraternal benefits and the Bible's role, stressing friendship love and truth as core to the order and urging personal faith.
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Philipsburg
Organization of
Odd Fellowship
Granite
Odd Fellows
Union Hall
John Hosking
Trinity M. E Church
Centerville
Chicago
Odd Fellows Order
Fraternal Orders Questioned by Nonmembers
A columnist argues that nonmembers see the institution as a good thing but lack personal stake. Their only consolation is belief in its value, prompting the suggestion that they should join a fraternal order.
Veterans Leave Dallas at Confederate Veterans Meet
At the United Confederate Veterans convention in Dallas an official thanks to Commander-in-Chief John B. Gordon was adopted. Gordon spoke of tenderness toward the end of life and urged a monument to Southern women. The gathering adjourned for a meeting in New Orleans amid a barbecue of eight buffaloes.
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Dallas
Tex
United Confederate Veterans’ Convention
John B. Gordon
Gordon
Texas
New Orleans
Three new Heinze firms incorporated in Helena
Helena April 25 special dispatch reports the Minnie Healey Belmont and Cora Rock Island as newly formed corporations. The filing fee totaled 2250 dollars, the largest single payment received by the secretary of state. Also listed are the Norwegian Mining and Development company and the Butte Copper company with substantial capital and named founders.
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Standard
Helena
Heinze
Minnie Healey
Belmont
Cora-Rock Island
Secretary of State
Norwegian Mining and Development Company
C. L. Finch
J. S. Stafford
Frank C. Myers
Adkins
Pony
Madison County
Butte Copper Company
Territory of
Arizona
Harry L. Rodgers
Charles A. Leighton
H. V. Lutherford
First Conviction Under Obscene Material Law
William H. Rance of Great Falls pled guilty in Helena to shipping obscene matter by express. Judge Knowles fined him $100, the first conviction under the law. Rance had received peeposcope pictures from Chicago unaware the act violated law.
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The
Standard
Helena
William H. Rance
Great Falls
United States Grand Jury
Butte
Express
Knowles
Rance
Chicago
Trade Conditions Bright Amid Irregular Weather and Wheat Deterioration
Bradstreet's notes irregular weather and Southwest wheat crop deterioration, yet overall trade and speculation remain robust for the season. Central West and Southwest demand softens due to crop damages, Northwest trade slows but outlook improves. Iron and steel demand remains high with foundry pig scarce and prices up in Chicago and Pittsburg. Canada shipments of steel billets and weekly business failures listed for comparison.
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New York
Chicago
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Canada
Bank Clearings Data For Principal Cities Week Ended April 24
Bradstreet compiled table shows bank clearings in major cities for the week ended April 24 with the percentage changes from the previous week. Totals exclude items not classified as clearings.
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New York
Bradstreet
Bowman named assistant cashier at Great Falls bank
Great Falls April 25 E J Bowman formerly of Spokane is appointed assistant cashier of the First National bank of Great Falls. He will assume duties May 1 and comes from a Helena banking institution with wide experience in western banking methods.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
E. J. Bowman
Spokane
First National Bank of Great
Canal Treaties Stir Congress Asks Action On Route And Rent
Washington reports Cabinet briefed on Panama and Nicaragua plans with Congress to decide route. Panama would pay $7 million to Colombia, Nicaragua route splits $6 million to Nicaragua and $1 million to Costa Rica. Annual rent for Nicaragua route set at $30,000 with Nicaragua receiving about $25,000. Perpetual lease favored by the isthmian republics.
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Washington
Congress
State Department
Colombia
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Nicaragua Canal
United States
Panama
Weyerhorst Files Billings Divorce Suit
Annie Weyerhorst of Butte sues Dr Joseph Weyerhorst in Billings for divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion. She cites marital abuse in 1900 and 1991 and seeks a decree plus reimbursement of legal costs.
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Annie Weyerhorst
Joseph Weyerhorst
The
Standard
Billings
Butte
Milwaukee
Wis
Investigation Begins Over Surveyor General Charges
Boise Idaho April 26 Civil Service Examiner Kemp ends the secret probe into Surveyor General Joseph Perrault charges and leaves town. Inspector Greene will start a public investigation tomorrow inviting Kemp, Perrault, witnesses and the public to attend for a fair, open inquiry.
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Boise
Idaho
Civil Service
J. J. Kemp
Joseph Perrault
Kemp
Surveyor General
A. R. Greene
Interior Department
Greene
Civil Service Commission
District of
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Chearing
Acquitted of Arson in District Court
Special Dispatch reports Thomas Aarstad was found not guilty of arson by a district court jury after a late start to the trial. The acquittal came after the jury deliberated about two hours on the forenoon verdict.
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Standard
Big Timber
Thomas Aarstad
Martin Many
Many
Peter
G. R. Wilson
Hall
Fred H. Hathhorn
Billings
Fox & Dickerson
Death of Mrs. Joseph B Prezovsky in Great Falls Montana
Mrs. Joseph B Prezovsky died at her daughter Mrs. Robert Oakes home in Great Falls aged 74 after a long Montana residence. She leaves a husband four sons in Lacrosse two daughters Mrs. Oakes and Mrs. John Stiles. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at German Lutheran church Rev R F Zimmermann officiating with interment in Highland cemetery.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Joseph B. Prezovsky
Robert Oakes
Prezovsky
Lacrosse
Wis
Oakes
John Stiles
Missoula
Montana
R. F.zimmerman
Highland Cemetery
Cure Grip in Two Days Says Laxative BromoQuinine
Advertisement claims to cure grip in two days using Laxative BromoQuinine with a signature by FE W Girove on every box.
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W. Girove
Prize Fight Planned at Pondera Between Gudan and Rogers
Pondera Mont April 25 There will be a prize fight Saturday night between Peter Gudan of Pondera and Chick Rogers of Kalispell for 100 dollars and the gate receipts.
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the Standard
Pondera, Mont
Peter Gudan
Chick Rogers
Kalispel
Changes in the Pastors Aims at Montana Congregations
Special dispatch reports Rev. Charles F P Richardson announcing new pastor calls across Montana. Rev F H Gwinn e moves to Anaconda installed April 13. Rev Henry Quickenden to Lewistown. Rev J F Burk hat to Havre. Rev B S McClelland to Boulder. Rev A B Martin to Dillon with July installation. Further assignments include Rev B S Farrand to Butte Immanuel and Rev George A Wilber to Central Park Manhattan with May 1 start. Additional postings set for Twin Bridges, Chester, Bear Paw range, and Bozeman with new ministers in June and July.
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Presbyterian Missions
Montana
F. H. Gwinne
D. D
Dillon
Mont
Anaconda
Henry Quickenden
Central Park
Lewistown
J. FE. Burkhat
Twin Bridges
Havre
B. McClelland
Marshfield
Ore
Boulder
A. B. Martin
Deer Lodge
Farrand
Stanberry
Immanuel Church
Butte
George A. Wilber
Urbana
Ohio
Cleveland
Lloyd
Bear Paw Mountains
Bozeman
George A. White
Mulhall
Okla
Sand Coulee
Stockett
H. T. Murra
Dixon, Colo
White Sulphur Springs
Judith Basin
Richardson
HYOMET HYOMEI Promoted As Sole Cure For Lung Disease
The ad claims HYOMET HYOMEI dramatically lowers death rates from consumption by 33 percent and asserts it is the only cure for coughs catarrh pneumonia and consumption. It urges readers to obtain a free HYOMET sample from The R T Booth Co Ithaca NY or ask a local druggist for an HYOMEI outfit.
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United States
United States Health
United States Health Reports
R. T. Booth Co
Ithaca
N. Y
DATTOS CEASE RESISTANCE TURN OVER TOWN TO AMERICANS
Washington reports from Manila dated April 24 detail Mindanao events with no casualties. Baldwin has entered Paulas after slight resistance and Gana sultan requests peace. Troops will move to show force then withdraw along multiple trails toward Malabang and Parang while avoiding a broader war.
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Corbin
Chaffee
Mindanao
Manila
Baldwin
Paulas
Ganasi
Datto Lampo
Datto Amani Pack
Gana
Davis
Hancock
Malabang
10Th Infantry
Lake Moros
Parang
Judge Parker Absent With Illness Delays Court
Boulder April 25 Judge Parker ill with a cold and possible pneumonia forces no court yesterday and adjournment to May 3. The Louis Sponheim vs Dennis Driscoll mining claim suit was non suited. the defendant must show a valid location. Jurors were instructed to return May 3 while all other trials were postponed.
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Standard
Boulder
Parker
Louis Sponheim
Dennis Driscoll
Jurors Excused. Schultz vs Montana Central Railway Case
Jurors not engaged in the trial were excused for the term, causing inconvenience and expense to litigants. In the case of William Schultz versus the Montana Central Railway Company, several attorneys and many witnesses traveled from North Dakota and Washington. The matter was transferred here from Lewis and Clarke county. The plaintiff was injured while working as a brakeman for the company at Clancy.
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William Schultz
Montana Central Railway Company
North Dakota
Washington
Lewis and Clarke County
Clancy
Helena Chimney Sweep Duffy Arrested as Witness
Billings reports Helena area event where a chimney sweep named Duffy was arrested by Under Sheriff Sayles and held for Sheriff Jeff O Connell of Lewis and Clarke county. He was to testify in the shooting of Thomas Crystal by J S Keerl in Helena on April 11, with the sheriff returning on the first westbound train.
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Billings
Helena
Duffy
Sayles
Jeff O'Connell
Lewis and Clarke County
O’connell
Thomas Crystal
J. S. Keerl
Mrs Charles B Smith Noted Nevada Valley Pioneer Dies
Mrs Charles B Smith, Longstanding Nevada valley resident, dies after brief illness. She was among the first women to settle in the valley over 30 years ago and welcomed many families to the area. Her death follows a short illness on April 9.
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The
Standard
Helmville
Charles B. Smith
Bereaved Family Remembers Loss Seen by Community
A widow leaves a husband a son and four daughters. the community extends sympathy in their bereavement. A short service was held at the home on Sunday afternoon April 13.
Local candidates declare for county offices in Fort Benton
Special Correspondence notes early declarations for county posts. Misa Flagler seeks republican nomination for county superintendent of schools and J Frank Freeman of Chinook seeks sheriff. W E Chase is mentioned for representative, Democrats ponder strategy, with district judge race seen as most lively as Judge Tattan may be renominated.
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Standard
Fort Benton
Misa Flagler
Republican Party
J. Frank Freeman
Chinook
W. E. Chase
Judge Tattan
Democratic Party
Neihart School Trustees Elect New Leader and Clerk
The Neihart school district annual trustees meeting was held in the city hall. All trustees for next year attended. W. H. Harrison was elected chairman and J. J. Schwerdt, the retiring trustee, was chosen clerk.
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Neihart
Neihart School District
W. H. Harrison
J. J. Schwerdt
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