Elks Convention Ends With Street Dancing and Boxing
Billings Aug 15 Eleven orelock Saturday night marked the end of the Mon Elks convention with late dancing and revelry in Billings streets. An athletic carnival at Midland Empire fairgrounds featured four boxing matches without decisions and a knockout by Bill Engiehart. Veed by crowds the day included airplane rides, a barbecue, and horse and motor races.
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Orelock
Cial
Mon Elks
Midland Empire Fairgrounds
Bill Engiehart
Laurel
Young Moody
Great Falls
English Cohen
Billings
Kid Rothwell
Columbus
Joe Simonich
Butte
Joe Quinn
St. Paul
Kid Monson
Goug Goucher
Tiks
Elks
Fair Grounds
Blair Athol
Cinco Field
Stewart
P. J. Moore
The
Flathead Lake
Finead County
Big Timber Visitors Attend Elks Carnival in Billings
A list of Big Timber residents and friends visiting Billings for the Elks carnival. Names include John Hruza, Percy Robertson, A Perrine, Percy Webb, Ardis Perrine, Virginia Perrine, Edith McDonnell, Louie Solberg and family, Stella Solberg, Helen Solberg, Hubert Becken family, and others. Also notes Irene Mitchell visiting, and Luncheon guests of Dr. J Meek Wolf and family.
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BIG Timber
Aug
John Hruza
Percy Robertson
A. Perrine
Percy Webb
Ardis
Virginia Perrine
Edith McDonnell
Billings
Louie Solberg
Stella
Helen
Hubert Becken
Deen
Clara
Yellowstone Park
Stella Solberg
Virginia City
J. B
Irene Mitchell
Evelyn Rees
RM. ‘Wolf
Oscar Ellingson
C. C. Hayward
Minneapolis
Selmar Solberg
GN. Skillman
Dorman Kellogg
J. Meek Wolf
Livingston
Tielen
Hickake
Thin City
Fitive Sweet Grasn County
Chico Hot Springs
William Stryker
Liv- Seta
O R. M. Wolf
This
Decker-Collins Officials Refuse Details On Well
Lewistown August 15 Decker ceiling company officials decline to release general statements about the Nodwell well drilled yesterday morning. Oil experts note sand is compact and oil stood 700 feet in casing after seven screws. well should be shot for max production if desired. Officials say the well is satisfactory as is and its success in the Lakota sands boosts Mosby District development prospects.
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Lewistown
Mosby
Lakota
Develon
Chinese Arrested Selling Narcotics in Billings
Chinese suspects Yee Wong Yea Hang and Be Chang were charged with narcotics selling after police and federal officers raided two opium smoking resorts in Billings on Saturday. They could not post $2,000 bonds and are held in the county jail awaiting the federal grand jury action.
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The
Standard
Billings
Yee Wong
Yea Hang
BE. Chang
Oil prospects noted by Lewistown officials and visitors
Lewistown reports optimism in oil prospects as W X Brown arrives from Wink Fred to complete a Bigs project and settle in. Howard Wynfeld, Osage operator and Twin States president, surveys Mosby field and expands holdings, praising the Kansas Montana venture and its outlook.
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Lewistown
W. x. Brown
Winkfred
Montana
Howard
Osage
Wynfeld
Lowtown
Mosby
Bride and Groom Baptized Before Wedding in Billings
In Billings August 15 both bride Garland Becraft daughter of Mr and Mrs B M Becraft and groom Andrew B Chappell a consulting engineer of Gladstone Ore were baptized into the Congregational church yesterday before their wedding. The Becraft family is well known locally. The couple will reside in Gladstone.
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Standard
Billings
Congregational Church
Garland Becraft
B. M. Becraft
Andrew B. Chappell
Gladstone
Ore
Becraft
Marriage of 72 and 62 ends in divorce in court
In a domestic relations case, Christian Wats 72 and his 62 year old wife Margaret faced divorce proceedings. Wats testified the couple pooling income funded household expenses and trips while he accused her of drinking his private stock and misrepresenting possessions. Margaret denied hunger last Christmas Eve, saying a niece bought food.
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Onio
Christian Wats 72
Margaret
Wats
Creed
Shifts in Crime: Escape and Capture After Homicide
A shooter killed a victim then fled and was hunted by authorities. The suspect was recaptured, jailed, and faces trial as investigators piece together the sequence of events and motive in the state case.
Deer Lodge News highlights August events and Roosevelt visit
In Deer Lodge C L Lorimer returns to lead services at the Christian church. Glenn Foley and daughters return from Yellowstone to host another White Chautauqua season signed by 100 citizens. An Everett gun incident leads to jail until explanations. Farmers Picnic plans set for guests and Roosevelt visit details include Irvine Lake luncheon and 2:30 speech at the city park. Roosevelt’s talk is non political.
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Deer Lodge
C. L. Lorimer
Yakima
Wash
Christian Church
Lorimer
Glenn. Foley
Yellowstone National Park
Eilison
Irvine Lake
Helena
Roosevelt
Canadian Farms Attract Wealthy Britons to Western Canada
Ottawa reports emigration records up to July show a large number of wealthy British settlers moving to Western Canada. Total value reaching about 12 million dollars, with most families retaining over 5 thousand dollars. Albert province receives the bulk, but all provinces gain shares as Hudsons Bay Company lands open for settlement.
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Ottawa
Ontario
London
Canada
Albert
Hudson's Bay Company
British Isles
United States
Moonshine on a cliff discovered by officers in West Virginia
In Mercer County a moonshine still was found atop a cliff above Brush Creek. Officers noted a 150 foot cliff line with access via a 76 foot barren ledge and a large hemlock. Supplies were hauled up by wire. a quantity of mash was seized. Weathered horoscope and astrological notes dated Monday August 16 1920 accompanying the report.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Brush Creek
Soviet Russia Plans War On United States
A wartime dispatch describes villagers near Kolno facing uncertainty over allegiance amid rumors of a popular plebiscite favoring Germany. Residents lack communications with Russia, rely on German news, and fear economic hardship if trade with Germany remains cut. Poverty and war damage mark East Prussia towns visited.
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Soviet
Russia
United States
Kolno
East Prussia
Front Line Maneuvers Amidst Polish Retreats
War dispatches describe heavy fighting near Radziechow and Chatojow west of the Styr river as German and allied forces pressure Polish lines toward the Bug river. Reports note Polish retreat, repelled Stripa attacks, and a broader German aerial role aiding Russian interests with Polish theater intel.
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Radziechow
Chatojow
Styr River
Geneva
Hat
Bug River
Stripa
Paris front trains halted as French troop trains sidetracked
Berlin reports Ratiboja 44 miles southeast of Oppeln workers halted and sidetracked a French troop train yesterday with three other troop trains stopped elsewhere. The Oberschlesischer Zeitung notes halting material movement as war continues to unfold across Central Europe.
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Berlin
Ratoba
Oppeln
Oberschlesischer’ Zeitung
Love notes aid in shoes in separation suit
New York Aug 16 A separation suit details how Celia Diamond uncovered her husband Louis Diamonds extramarital letters. After his welcome home from a six months trip in February 1917 she found a wallet in a shoe toe containing letters and photos from Emma Guenthner of Kansas City.
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New York
Lous
Diamond
Middle West
Celia
Emma A. Guenth
Kansas City
Miss Guenthner
President Wilson Gives Kids Ride After Rock Creek Swim
Three youngsters, fresh from a Rock Creek swim, were picked up by President Wilson on a Saturday. He invited them into the White House car for a 45 minute ride, dropping them off in their hometown. The kids chatted with Mrs Wilson and the president, with one boy apologizing to protect the president’s shoes. The youngest boy, eight, knew a friend nearby and shouted a greeting as the group departed.
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Washington
Associated Press
Fuse
Rock Creek
Wilson
White House
Connecticut
Secret Service
Fashion Hints London Parsimonious Vegtable Hats
London fashion editors collect Paris vegetable hat ideas for spring. Suggestions include a cauliflower crown, white ribbon into green shading, a tomato turban with green stalks, and a carrot Turkish cap with coral and green feather accents.
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London
Paris
Evening News
North Dakota Farmers Form Potato Exchange
Farmers in North Dakota plan a cooperative potato exchange modeled on Michigan’s Potato Growers Exchange. The Michigan group handled 25,000 carloads in 1918 at a cost of 50 thousand dollars, selling excess at a total value of 5 million dollars with marketing costs under 1 percent. Potatoes have become a key crop in North Dakota, and growers aim to boost prosperity by cooperative marketing.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange
Michigan
Michigan Exchange
Big Oil Strike in Winnett Fields Reveals Vast Flow
In Winnett Montana a well suddenly surged to the top of regional production. Oil and shale erupted from the casing sending a 30 foot plume, with four inch pipe directing flow and estimates from 0.5 to over 2000 barrels daily. The town races to manage the spill and containment.
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Winnett Fields
Montana
Ank
Winnett
Supt. L. 8. Lantz
Frantz
Fashion Hints on London Styles and Glove Lengths
In London today the common sights include blue and white jumpers with sleeves well above the elbow and short white cotton gloves. A white dress with short sleeves shows about four inches of red skin above and below the elbow.
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London
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