Montana grain graders abolish car load sample fees
The Montana grain grading warehousing and inspection commission adopted rules eliminating charges for grading samples of less than carloads. The measure, discussed at a Helena meeting, aims to help farmers by removing the per sample fee and allowing grading at the state laboratory without extra costs. The group, led by Chairman J M Davis and secretary C D Greenfield, approved the move to standardize grading procedures and reduce expenses for farmers statewide.
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Helena
Montana
J.'M. Davis
Bole
T. & Hunt
Broadview
C.D. Greenfield
Electrician Killed by Voltage Contact at Great Falls
Aug 16 Great Falls Montana Power Company worker Tex Gardner aged 34 was electrocuted near Black Eagle park while atop a 50 foot pole. He touched a 600 volt line and was engulfed in flames as he fell back against the wires. Bystander Fred Gate cut his life belt to aid him but Gardner died on the ground without a word. Gardner, a Texas native, had moved from Butte to Montana recently and was said to have saved a mother back in Texas.
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Great Falls
Tex Gardner
Montana Power Company
Black Eagle Park
Gardner
Fred Gate
Fellam Torker
Carr
Texas
Butte
Free Serum Campaign Attracts Many Health Officers
Dr John J Sippy state epidemiologist notes high demand for free vaccine offered by the state to health officers. Dr C F Barsow reports inoculation campaigns across districts with total doses exceeding prior expectations. Only ten officers applied under the board's free inoculation offer and work must be without charge.
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John J. Sippy
C.F
Dillon News Item Rough Fragment in Aug Issue
Fragmentary Dillon news note mentions a game, a team, a large crowd, and local resident Franke Hill of Fallerdanho. No clear date, place, teams, or outcomes are readable. Some terms appear garbled, hindering full reconstruction of events or identities.
Chautauqua Season Opens Amid Busy Attendance
Weekend events fill county as Chautauqua enters its season with attendees traveling from across the area. Charles Davis is jailed for 30 days after a threat scare in the city. Concrete pavement three blocks long nears completion as repairs continue for mid September finish. Butte kindergarten head Burg departs after summer session. Dr Grant Finch returns from France after reconstruction work in war zones.
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Charles Davis
Neigun
Davis Tea
Stss ‘Burg
Butte
Normal College
Grant Finch
France
Helena Commercials Claim Largest State Membership
Secretary Max Stoodsill of the Helena Commercial club reports a membership of 1020, the largest in Montana. A party of 25 from the United States Chamber of Commerce passed through from Glacier Park East, noting business in the state remains strong and that Montana can take care of itself.
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Helena
Max Stoodsill
Medicine Lake Electric Company Dissolution Filed
Aug 15 Helena reports the Medicine Lake Electric Company filed articles of voluntary dissolution. The Upper Yellowstone Irrigation Company filed similar papers, and Benton Sheep Company of Fort Benton, a $160,000 corporation fully paid, also filed. Directors include David G. Browne W R Early F Stranahan Olivia Duer and John V Carroll.
Aggie Star To Coach Powell High Teams
Ray Annon, a Montana Agricultural College basketball standout and Rocky Mountain conference champion, will coach Powell County High School teams. He will handle football duties and supervise athletic programs as part of the school’s return to activity.
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Aggie Star
Powell High Teams
Deer Lodge Notes and Visits from Missoula to Canton and Ward
Deer Lodge residents greet visitors including Mrs. Robert Carlson of Missoula and her three children at the Flermoen home. Mrs. C. C. Clay of Canton, Mo. visits her daughter Mrs. Zosel. Miss Julia Hyland will teach in the city ward, and Peterson Creek district plans a new schoolhouse as water restrictions prompt lawn curtailment.
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Deer Lodge
F. Roeht
Peterson Creek
Robert Carlson
Missoula
Theo. Flermoen
Mare C. C. Clay
Canton
Zosel
Powderhouse Hill
Julia Hyland
He Christofferson
Ward Wan
Jerome Wycker
Vancouver
Deer’ Lodge
Polson and Lewistown News Briefs Aug 15
Local items report Clara McShane of Spokane returning home from a theater trip and Abe Bell of Pendleton visiting family. Dr Casey of Marion joins with Dr Koons in Polson dentistry. Tester Perry arrives from Camp Mille after two years with marines. Oliver Perry on leave in Britain, due back in the U S. In Lewistown the Rev MacGillivray named held worker for New England Synod. In Great Falls Martin honored for Northern Montana district. Patton Dix and Tobias admitted to conference, with James Fire to be ordained. Funeral for John Hall in Helena. wrecks and harness cargo noted in Portland.
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Sawyer
FL Casey
Marion
Polson
Koons
Tester Perry
Perr Potton
Camp Mille
Rudebach
Germany
Marines
Oliver Perry
Great Britain
United States
Lewistown
MacGillivray
Synod of
Montana
Presbytery of
New England ‘Synod
MacGillives Y
Martin
Great Falls
Mone Ana
Methodist
Bal 'Ehuren
Des Brolnes
RY Patton
John Dix
Tobias
State sets bids for three roads in Montana
Helena Aug 19 Bids for three new road projects in Montana were opened today by President Frank Conley and Paul Pratt chief engineer of the State highway commission Bids for two more projects were rejected so counties could proceed with work on a force account The Highway Construction company bid on two jobs in Wibaux county and one in Park county were accepted The Dawson county bids were rejected under a county commission plan to pay any cost over the commission estimate The projects Nos 6 and 7 are federal aid and the county must share all over the estimated cost
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Helena
Montana
Prank. Conley
Paul Pratt
Highway’ Commission
Construcction Company
Wibaux County
Park County
Dawson County
Mac
Wibaux
Big Siles
Lenin
Omimia Sion
Commission
Modern pack horses give way to Cadillac for mining trips
A Montana mining party departing for a month in the hills swapped the traditional pack saddle for a Cadillac to haul supplies marking a shift in prospecting methods. A separate dispatch from Deer Lodge reports a near collision on Main Street as Chautauqua crowds dispersed. extradi tion papers were issued for Fred Ousley in Missoula while a note on number symbols traces their European origin and Persian transmission.
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Dielon
Aus
A New Shuttle Introduced for Weaving Looms
The article notes a new shuttle introduced for weaving during spring which aims to reduce thread breakage and tearing of the shuttle itself. It highlights improved efficiency and fewer interruptions in weaving due to the redesigned shuttle.
Attorney Clyne Probes Meat Packers Case in Chicago
Chicago attorney Charles F. Clyne has spent months gathering evidence for a prosecution against the large meat packers. He says the case will be presented to a Chicago grand jury before month’s end.
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Anscrict
Charles F. Clyne
Chicago
Clyne
Adriatic Boundary Movements Prompt Free City Proposals
The Adriatic region faces imminent settlement with Fiume Zara and Siberica declared free cities. Riots report in Triest as Greece and Italy reportedly plan to partition Albania. Italy seeks control over Aviona and protectorate over remaining areas, while Greece may annex northern Epirus. The Adriatic coast shows rising Italian influence regions.
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Fiume
Zara
Siberica
Triest
Greece
Italy
Albania
Aviona
Epirus
Adriatic Sea
Crown Fires Rage Across Idaho Forests Strain Firefighters
Lewiston Idaho August 15 The crown fires on the Selway reserve and surrounding areas defy 260 firefighters and threaten 17 000 acres as 25 fires burn with winds driving the flames. Reports say sheep losses mount to 1350 in Gospel Creek while crews struggle without clear progress.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Charles Howell
Selway Forest Reserve
Kooskia
Locksaw
Clearwater
Howell
Perce Reserve
Grangeville
Mallard Creek
Charles Dunhead
Gospel Creek
Mnssoula
Missoula
Cle Water
Solway
Titte
Kootenai Forest
Longest English novels and a Scottish kilt saving government funds
A historical note surveys how English literature produced vast novels such as Richardson's Cla ra Harlow and Mile de Sautery's Le Grand Cyrus, with multi volume lengths. It also mentions Calprenede's Cleopatra and a separate point that a patch to Scottish kilt cloth saved the government $115,000.
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A and Son
Richardson
Clara Harlow
Mile
de Sautery
le Grand Cyrus
Arath
Montana Varisty Leaders Hear Dean on University Ideals
Before a crowd of graduates and prospective students at the Montana hotel, Mrs. K W Jameson dean of women urged support for Montana institutions. Representatives from Varsity and the agricultural college attended, with two Irish collegians noting Montana offers valued individual instruction. Dean Jameson pressed that Montanans must uphold their universities to ensure future opportunities.
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University’ of
Montana
K.W. Jameson
The
State University
Varsity
Agricultural College
Ireland
Western University
Dean Jameson
Montana Peope
Chambers of Commerce of
Montana Alumnae See State Spendings Shift In Education
University of Montana alumnae leaders at the session warned that enrollments of Montanans in out of state colleges drain thousands of dollars from the state each year. They praised alumnae placement in Montana schools and urged homegrown teachers be given first consideration over eastern recruits. Dean Jameson urged returning to Montana for teacher selection and noted alumnae are increasingly filling state teaching corps. Prospective students and parents can visit Dean Jameson at the Montana hotel for information on University of Montana courses.
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Commonwealth
Mississippi
Seaboard
Dean Jameson
Missoula
University of Montana
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