Wreck victims found as Alaska sink toll rises
Two more bodies wash up on the northern California coast from the steamer Alaska disaster. Names include Mire ng Grimes of Portland and H. Otten of unknown address. Investigators set a San Francisco hearing tomorrow with federal inspector John K Bulger to probe the grounding. Other remains recovered include Ruth Hart of Pendleton and several crew members such as Charles Heane and Ralph Lockett, with about 19 unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Alaska
California
Fureka
Cal
Borges
Mireng
Grimes
Portland
Ore
H. Otten
San Francisco and Island Steamship Company
John K. Bulger
Assis Arch
Oleum
Marine Department of the Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Morse
Spokane
Ruth Hart
Pendleton
Hoyday
Missing six year old feared drowned in creek near Kila lake
Special Dispatch reports Malispell Aug 9 a six year old boy son of Mrs Mary Whitley of Kila has been missing since Sunday morning while fishing. His boat was found partly filled with water in a stream flowing into Kila lake, fishing pole nearby. A search party and coroner searched the scene without result. A dynamite effort to dislodge the body was planned. The water is shallow and the stream resembles quicksand. Efforts and reports from Bozeman note the West Gallatin road to Yellowstone Park is closed to traffic, diverting tourists via the Madison valley to Gardiner entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malispell
Edwara Whitley
Mary Whitley
Killa
Sumaay
Kila Lake
Miller
Bozeman
Gallatin
Yellowstone National Park
Gallatin Canyon
Yellowstone Trail
Madison Valley
Bozeman and
Livingston
Gardiner
Evening at Old Nine Mile 19 Community House Delights Guests
A gathering at the Old Nine Mile 19 Community House featured eloquent rhetoric about the place as a sanctuary rather than a mere transit stop. Miss Teresa Trucano, visiting from New York, sang to an appreciative audience and encores before a lively dance session by the canyon fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Nine Mile 19
Butte
California
Teresa Trucano
New York
J. H. Rowe
Cooney Votes No on Equalization. Legal Doubts Credited
Auditor record shows Chairman Cooney of the Butte & Superior board voting no on raising ore assessments. He cites lack of fact basis, pending lawsuits against Assessor Kelly, and fear of court decisions overruling the board. He notes earlier votes on Kelly, Ryan, Clark, and Thornton, and recalls a prior arbitrary $500,000 assessment rejected by the state board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooney
Butte & Superior
Kelly
Ryan
Clark
Thornton
Simpson
County Board of Equalization
State Board of Equalization
Swansea May Be Great Oil Center
London report from International News Service notes Swansea once led as a coal port and now faces prospects as a potential center for oil activities and related industrial shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swansea
International News Service
London
United Kingdom
Swansea Oil Port Aims To Challenge American Firms
The Anglo-Persian Oil company has invested 40 million dollars in developing a new oil port at Swat sea near Swansea. Crude oil is unloaded, piped to refineries in a new outskirts town, treated, and returned for distribution. Huge tanks and wharves allow three vessels to load and discharge simultaneously as the scheme grows toward weekly imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Swatsea
Swansea
Oli
Disposal of Elks Property Postponed
At the last meeting of Buttelode of Bike the committee reported that about one third of the required tickets were disposed of and will continue efforts to meet the quota. Plans are maturing for the remaining tickets before the new year, and all owners are urged to retain them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttelode
State board expected to accept school bonds offer
Helena August reports the state board of examiners likely to accept a 700000 dollar offer from T A Marlow and T A Hammond of Helena on the state school bonds issue. The bankers group aims to finance building at Montana institutions this year, with negotiations led by CI E G Elliott and board members reaching a decision pending tomorrow’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Helena
Aug
State Board of Exminers
T. A. Marlow
T. A. Hammond
State Board of Examiners
CI E.G. Elliott
State House
Board of Examiners
Horoscope for Wednesday August 10 1921
The forecast notes Venus in favorable aspect but overall tense angles from Mercury Mars and Saturn. It predicts gains for women through large organizations and fortunate wedding prospects though cautions about older marriages and quarrels for people over 40. Theaters see management changes and more independent producers. Weather looks stormy late autumn with cyclones and tornadoes feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Nager
United States
Leof
McClure
Husband seeks missing wife and child in Butte search
A grieving husband describes his wife as a 21 year old woman who may have sought clerical work or nursing. He reports a prior sighting at Paul Clark children's home six weeks ago and plans to search Norris and possibly California, asking anyone with information to contact his mother in St. Louis. The man traveled from Norris after arriving in Butte and hopes for reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
van Dover
Norris
California
Urse
George van Dover
Gibson Avenue
St. Louis
I Rai
Injunction Bars Interference With Bonded Liquor Shipments
United States District Judge Arthur J. Tuttle issued a temporary injunction in Detroit restraining federal officers from seizing bonded liquor shipments in transit from Canada. The petition was filed by Hiram Walker & Sons.
Walkerville man sues over seized liquor shipments dispute
Limited of Walkerville Ont alleges John A Grogan internal revenue collector and Richard J Lawson collector of customs seized liquor shipments in violation of the 1871 trade treaty between the United States and Great Britain. The court says the injunction remains in effect pending further study of the case.
Demonstration of Montana beet sugar uses at Hennessys
Under Great Western Sugar of Billings an instructive display travels to Butte to show how Montana beets make sugar for preserves and jellies. Miss Helen Tripp and Miss Henrietta Moebus, Montana State College graduates, prepare jellies while Montana produced sugar samples are showcased. Wages and beet purchases by Great Western rise from 1906 to 1920, with Billings as a major refinery. W. H. Webster oversees the exhibit as demonstrations continue this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Sugar Company of
Billings
Hennessy’s
Butte
Helen Tripp
Henrietta Moebus
Hazeman State College
Montana
Great Western Beet Sugar Company
United States
W. H. Webster
Death of Hillery 15 Shocks High School Friends
In Butte 32 year old Hillery died leaving Ireland family and a brother Patrick. He worked on a government irrigation project and made many friends during 11 years in Butte. Funeral from Patrick Hillery’s home at East Granite and Sacred Heart church services. Burial at Holy Cross. Pallbearers named old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aces
Butte
Patrick
East Granite
Sacred Heart Church
Patrick Brady
Michael Conway
Patrick O'Toole
Paul McKenna
Gene Harrington
Michael Toomey
Toomey
Powell
Holy Cross Cemetery
Hillery
Ireland
Mary Murphy
Tereea Hillery
Boston
Anaconda hosts state AOH and ladies auxiliary convention
The Ancient Order of Hibernians and the ladies' auxiliary opened their annual state convention in Anaconda with a religious service at St Pauls. Delegates from Great Falls Butte Missoula Anaconda and other cities attended. Officers were to be elected, reports heard, and a visit to Flint Creek Hill planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Hibernians
Btchurch
Flint Creek
Ups
McCavitt
T. J. Kelly
A. C
Iit
Charles Reagan
Order
John Caplis
Father Connolly
St. Paul's
Father Meade
Philipsburg
Frank Provost
Interesting Hubbard talk on China at Rotary luncheon
Prof G D Hubbard of Obe rege delivered a highly interesting talk on China and its people. He described them as industrious and peace-loving and spoke of China's future as full of possibilities. In President Bender’s absence, Vice President Nadeau presided at the luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
G. D. Hubbard
Oberege
Hubbard
Bender
Nadeau
Brennan Dead at Galen and Local Baseball Blowout
John E Brennan is reported dead at Galen with funeral plans noted for Cedar street home. In sports the Condors trounced the Goodfriends 16 to 6 with a two inning burst and seven runs in the fifth, signaling a decisive victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Brennan
Galen
Condors
Conors
Clothiers
Echo Lake Forest Fire Threatens Region
A large forest blaze in the Echo Lake area near Kalispell has grown from 100 to 500 acres since Thursday. The fire, driven uphill by wind, is among the worst the forest service has faced recently. A large crew works with 25 additional men joining today as smoke drifts over the valley and travelers watch the advancing flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Echo Lake
Forest Service
Bear Creek Fire Grows Serious In Bridger Canyon
Bear Creek canyon fire in Gallatin National Forest flared anew near Bozeman Aug 9. Heavy rain later helped containment but about 100 acres burned earlier, with timber loss in the Bridger range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amacurea
Bozeman
Bear Creek
Bridger
Gallatin National Forest
Names of Women in Butte Division Then and Now
A fragmented list preserves scattered names of women in Butte division No 4 and connected locales. The text names include Mrs Anna Holland Mrs Burke Mrs Leary Mrs Clark Mrs Nolan Mrs May Mrs McCarthy Miss Lee Mrs Murphy Mrs Harrington Mrs Manley Mrs Lenahan and Mrs Kiley plus Norah Rowan Mary Dunn Catherine O Neill Norah Driscoll D Narbey Belinda Boland Nelle Sullivan and Mrs James Dufty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnaries Nogan
Great Fall
James F. Dutty
James M. Brown
Butte
D. P. Meade
Philipsburg
Revr. McCormack
Charl Regan
M. T. O'Brien
P. J. Regan
Patrick McCarthy
Dan O'Donnell
Patrick Humphrey
Deleggies
Charles H. Gingher
Maurice J. McDonough
J. Brown
Anthony ‘Lavele
W. J. Sewell
James J. Murphy
Charles Kennedy
T. J. Mccarthy
J. J. Lynch
John K. Sullivan
James B. Murray
Mike Connore
Owen O'Neil
T. J. Kelly
Ci ‘On Shea
J. D. Murphy
James Straps P
Bridget McCormick
Frank Marts
Mary Lavey
J. P. McCormick
Carmelita Quinn
Mar
Et Maria
Anna Holland
Ry Burke
B. Leary
Nelile Clark
Mamie Nolan
May
Nelile McCarthy
Mary ‘Lee
J.D. Murphy
Catherine’ Harrington
Mary Manley
Mamie Lenahan
Mary Kiley
Butte Division
Norah Rowan
Mary Dunn
Catherine O'Neill
Norah Driscoll
D. Narbey
Belinda Boland
Nelle Sullivan
James Dufty
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OCEAN
Charles Heane
HL King
Frank Comm
Winnipeg
Canada
Ralph J. Lockett
Redheast
Coio
M. Lareen
Baldwin
Seaman
Virat
Hatte
Chmnaman Cooney
ELKS
A Socimees
Diego
Trom. T
San Pablo Reef
Paul
Mrs. Pearl van Dover
Britten
John Hillery
Anaconlao
Anaconda
Hall
Hoerse
A. News
Ole
Lynen
Virginia
Brannan
Laurin
Jonn
Cedar Street
Melogic
Basie
Mel
Asociate Prem
Wellington D. Ranein
Lion Bonding and Surety Company
Nebraska
Igg
thiMontana Grain Growers, Inc
Bonding Company
Paley
Caticura
Sweeter
Gump
Shen
Ney
Nou
Chester — Weil
Bachrache
SWAT
United States Mall
Drummond
Helmville
Ovando
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