Montana highway commission awards multiple road and bridge contracts
The Montana Highway Commission awarded contracts on two bridges and five federal aid highway projects. Pioneer Construction of Bozeman received 85 053.62 for 10.86 miles of gravel surface road on the Custer Battlefield highway in Bighorn county and on the Crow reservation north of Lodge Grass. W. P. Roscoe of Billings was awarded three bridges on the Lodge Grass section for 20 357.75. Lewistown Construction won 59 686.94 for 13.89 miles of gravel road on the Carlow Cutbank section of the Roosevelt highway in Glacier county. J. F. Harrington of Missoula received 50 130 for a 63-foot two span I-beam bridge on the Two Medicine irrigation canal crossing. J. M. Carter of Billings got 30 165.92 for 5.15 miles of gravel road on the Yellowstone trail Laurel to Yellow Stone county line. S. Birch & Sons Construction Co. was low bidder on paving for Great Falls Cascade county and the commission allowed Cascade to designate concrete for its section if willing to pay extra. the Great Falls council may consider widening paving from 18 to 20 feet.
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Associated Press
Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Pioneer Construction Company
Bozeman
Custer Battlefield Highway
Bighorn County
Crow Reservation
Lodge Grass
W. P. Roscoe
Billings
Lodge Grass Creek
Little Bighorn River
Lewistown Construction Company
Lewistown
Carlow- Cutbank
Glacier County
Blackfeet
J. F. Harrington
Missoula
Two-Medicine Irrigation Canal
J. M. Carter
Cascade County Commissioners
Great Falls Council
Montana coal drive urged by labor leaders in Montana
Joe Bosone and William Riddell of the United Mine Workers district 27, with Stephen Ely of the State Federation of Labor, visit Butte and Anaconda to boost Montana coal use. They say Montana buyers spend over 3 million dollars yearly on Utah coal and that redirected purchases could employ about a thousand more miners.
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Montana
Utah
Joe Bosone
William Riddell
United Mine Workers of America
Bear Creek
Local Births and Community Notes From South Side
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mattson welcomed a son Friday at the Sanzoni home on 238 South Dakota street. The first child for the couple, mother and baby are reported doing well. Various neighbors and families are noted with travel plans, social events, baptisms, and church activities across the South Side, including an Aug. 12 Ladies Aid picnic at Columbia Gardens and a card party at St. Ann's under the Altar society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mattson
Sanzoni
South Dakota Street
Frank Otis
Ted
Lucille
Philips Avenue
Glacier Park
Cascade
Arthur Woll
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Central Presbyterian Churchn
Columbia Gardens
Carrie Schreckengast
Aurora
Neb
C. M. Schreckengast
Denver
R. C. Monahan
Garfield Bishop
Tom Bush
Deer Lodge Valley
John Harrison
Harris
Joe Beadle
Elm Street
H. M. Burke
Laura Cusick
Joe Carpino
Mae Atchison
Carpino
Harrison Avenue
Altar Society
St. Ann's Church
George Prichett
Boulder
Tom Finnerty
William Charles
Emmett C. Cleary
Argyle Street
O’kennedy
Ellen Harvey
Sam Howe
Bluebird
Silver Bow Park
Berten Emery Crane
Vincent
Philips Street
Mullin
Idaho
J. G. Brown
J. B. Lastin
Cora B. Kirby
D. A. Mortimer
Hanford Masters
J. EB. Lastin
W. #1. Nokes
C. L. Williams
Ells
F. J. Dorhofer
Eawards Street
Florrie Hutson
Cattle Owners Urged to Clean Premises Before Second TB Test
Bozeman August 10. Montana cattle under tuberculosis test must clean and disinfect premises before the second test to qualify for indemnity for reactors. About 300000 cattle in 20000 herds have been tested once. only some smaller herds have been reinspected and accredited TB free. The rule aims to prevent reinfection and reduce compensated cattle removals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Bureau of Animal Industry
Howard Welch
Montana State College
Welch
Montana
State College
May Wirth Stars in Ringling Circus Amid Heroic Equestrian Feats
May Wirth, Australian rider famed for a forward somersault on a galloping horse, joins the Ringling Brothers show with the royal Wirth riding family. The 1925 program features solo and group equestrian acts, a dramatic film segment, and thrilling stunts including an automobile horse race and a forest fire sequence.
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Spangleland
May Wirth
Miss Wirth
British Isles
Royal Riders of the Ring
Phil the Marvel
Martin Wirth
Stella Wirth
Peter Wirth
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Butte
Wirth
Earth
Fair
Charles Ogle
David Butler
Lilian Leighton
Edward Gribbon
Gert —_ Short
Pat Hartigan
Frankie
Lucian Hubbard
Ian Grey
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Commission
Eastern
New York
Canadian Pacific
Rockies
Second Ave
Minneapolis
H. M. Tait
Men’s Union
Chalmers
Wright
Broadway
Crepes
Crepe de Chine
Symons
Wilton
Symons Dry Goods Company
South Side News
Sss
B. Stratton
Betty Jane
P. J. Peckens
Elisabeth Warren Avenue
Stratton
Peckens
Carrie P. Brown
Chicago
Yale Avenue
Rialto Theater
Owen Moore
Constance Bennett
Moore
Mabel Ballin
America
True Story
Mines League
Loomis Orchestra
Clark's Park
de Ceciletos
Pathe News
Aeey
Martha Marshall
Mary M'Grath
Frances Thornton
Bessie Shutey
Mary Fox
The
Rialto
Paramount
Zane Grey
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