Prosperous Season Observed in Busy Ennis
Aug 21 Ennis reports a bustling town with many improvements. Buford-Ellinghouse Motor Co installs equipment and an acetylene welding plant, while electric lights brighten several businesses. South Montana Bank adds a new vault and safety boxes as renovations proceed. Local figures note strong activity, camping along Madison river, and a busy summer with added shops and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie
Buford-Ellinghouse Motor Company
Aolding
South Montana Bank
H. E E. Steffens
Southern Montana Bank
California
Katherine Ennis
L. J. Baker
W. H. Comley
Ennis
Madison River
F. M. Witzgerald
Fitzgerald Hotel
Ward Henderson
Burris
Lawrence Dunn
Don C. Marriott
Collins T. Putnam
Boston
Louis Block Jr
Carl Sidler
Milwaukee
W. S. Angle
Helena utility board considers tearing up section of rail line
Helena August 21 The Montana state utility board reviewed Helena Light and Railway Company petition to tear up part of its upper line to the Broadwater natatorium between Kenwood and the junction with the lower Broadwater line citing the area as uninhabited. The board took the application under consideration and approved extending the lighting system to Lennox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana State Utility Board
Helena Light and Railway Company
Broadwater
Kenwood
Lennox
Montana college students join aviation training at Berkeley
Bozeman reports four Montana Agricultural College students William Finlay O C Mudd A L McMahon and C B Sherry are on furlough from the Presidio San Francisco after weeks of officers training. Finlay and Sherry requested transfers to the aviation department and were granted. They await orders to go to Berkeley for ground school then to San Diego to finish flying instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana Agricultural College
William Finlay
O. C. Mudd
A. L. McMahon
C. B. Sherry
Presidio
San Francisco
Finlay
Sherry
Aviation Department
Berkeley
San Diego
Cal
Laundrymen Favor Rate Raise at Montana Hotels Meeting
The Montana Laundrymen's association annual session in Billings elected M. J. O'Connell as president and J. W. Judd as secretary and state manager. They approved a policy readjustment benefiting individual patrons while proposing higher rates for flat or contract jobs at hotels and lodging houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Missoula
Montana Laundrymen’s Association
M. J. O'Connell
Bozeman
MD. Delano
Helena
J. W. Judd
Butte
A. A. Howard
Visitors from Butte Enjoy Fishing at Meadow Lake Inn
Campers and anglers from Butte are spending vacations at Meadow Lake Inn in McAllister. The new inn opened in May by Lenardo Remington is expanding with more cottages. Guests report excellent fishing with government-supplied young fish stocking Meadow Lake, including thousands of rainbow trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
W. EE. Wiley and Family
E. Ferguson
E. M. Bowers
J. M. Murphy
John MeekEwan
J. Chauvin
C. A. Bradley
L. L. Gordon
Helena
Montana Wesleyan College
New Meadow Lake Inn
Lenardo Remington
Denton and
Moore
Lewistown
Wilbur McCourt
L. L. Davis
C. P. Tilzey
Charles Willard
A. McKinnon
Frank L. Rbalkovetz
A. J. Herzig
W. A. Grover
W. T. Thompson
Bureau of Fisheries
Bozeman
United States
Meadow Lake
Hason Held On Murder Charge By Coroner's Jury
Billings Aug 21 Mike Hason arrested at Laurel on the charge of slain Carl Heimann while the two were alleged traveling together. Coroner's jury bound him over to Stillwater county district court. Oregon reports say the victim had a considerable sum of money. The badly mutilated body yielded little silver. Hason denies traveling with Heimann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mike Hason
Laurel
Carl Heimann
District Court
Stillwater County
Oregon
Hasan
Tleimann
Methodist conference opens in Billings with strong attendance
The southern Montana Methodist conference opened in Billings with Mayor Johnson giving an address of welcome and responses from Dr. R. P. Smith of Bozeman and Bishop Franklin Hamilton of Pittsburgh. Attendance was strong among both ministers and lay delegates. The first public service featured Dr. Boden 4. Kesler of Denver discussing The Functions of the Church. Bishop Hamilton will preside as the weeklong sessions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Johnson
R. P. Smith
Bozeman
Franklin Hamilton
Pittsburg
Montana
Boden
Kesler
Denver
Hamilton
Lewistown
Masons Open State Meeting in Helena
The Montana Masons began their state meeting in Helena with a session lasting until Friday night. Dr. R. E. Hathaway of Glendive is away at Fort Riley, so M. R. C. Smith of Missoula acted as presiding deputy grand high priest during the convocation of Royal Arch Masons.
Thrashing Begins in East Gallatin Despite Dry Season
In Bozeman on August 21 the thrashing season starts in Gal Latin with two beginning operations in East Gallatin. The corn and grain yield is about half the normal crop though some farms report better results. The dry season largely caused the shortage and pockets of smut appear in parts of the grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Gallatin
East Gallatin
Railroad Valuation In State Slightly Increased
Helena Aug 21 The state board of equalization listed rail transport assets totaling 829,962,726 up from 81,043,541 last year with no declines and several increases on major lines and branch systems including Chicago and Milwaukee Bainville Plentywood West Power Shields river Bitter Root Northern Pacific and others. The board also denied a bank tax revision petition by First National Bank of Great Falls and cut penalties on Stillwater County tax assessments while approving adjustments to solvent credits for W B Storey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Equalization
Chicago & Milwaukee
Lewistown
Great Falls
Great Northern
Bainville
Plentywood West
Power
Shelby
Billings
Sweet Grass
Northern Pacific
Bitter Root
Shields River
Ford
First National Bank of
Stillwater
W. B. Storey
Stillwater County
Clarence C. Steers
Rancher Driven Insane by Hard Field Labor
Missoula August 21 Gottenride Wal man of Rowan was committed to the state insane asylum at Warm Springs after a court hearing. Doctors Turman and Anderson recommended commitment citing mental derangement from extreme heat and long harvest hours over the past 10 days. Walman, born in Sweden, had prior insanity adjudications and a long past in mines and farming in Montana. He and his wife have one four year old son. the family remains on the Ronan area ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Gottenride Walman
Rowan
Warm Springs
Asa Duncan
G. F. Turman
E. C. Anderson
Sweden
America
Minneapolis
St. Peter
England
United States
Butte
Montana
Runaway Coal Wagon Causes Little Damage in Dillon
A runaway coal outfit roamed several blocks in Dillon’s business district this morning but caused minimal damage. The jail delivery saws were found by Under Sheriff Gosman on a windowsill. Local residents Thomas Gilbert and Howard Morse left for Helena by motor. Rancher Max Lauterbach returned from Twin Bridges and planned a Yellowstone trip with his brother Frank. Government investigations into filed exemptions proceed with potential prosecutions for discrepancies. Edgar Rife visited from Medicine Lodge. A railroad piling machine has been in town laying the footing for a new coal elevator and bridge over Blacktail creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Gosman
Oregon Boat
Thomas Gilbert
Howard Morse
Helena
Max Lauterbach
Twin Bridges
Yellowstone Park
Frank
Butte
Edgar Rife
Medicine Lodge
Blacktail Creek
No Deliveries on Future Wheat Contracts After Sept
Chicago August 21 Wheat deliveries on future contracts will not be made after September 1 following a Chicago Board of Trade directors meeting. President Joseph P. Griffin said no price had been fixed for September settlement under the government price fixing committee. The decision aligns with a federal food administrator request to refrain from deliveries after Sept. 1. Once the government price is fixed, the Board will name a settlement price for unsettled contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Joseph P. Griffin
Wilson
Griffin
Board of Trade
Anaconda Old Timer Visits Anaconda Friends
George Brazill, a Montana pioneer and cattleman, celebrated 60 years since first seeing the state. He homesteaded southeast of Hell Gate canyon, built a modern two story home, and now visits Anaconda to sell cattle. He notes crops below normal due to scant rain, but hay and alfalfa quality are good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brazill
State of
Montana
Hell Gate Canyon
Jesse
Harry
Brazill
Anaconda
Timothy
Copper City angler’s wild corkscrew tale ends with dynamite
Heard on the Streets of the Copper City recounts Jake Keane, a river angler, as his daydreaming leads to a shocking discovery. While he rests mid story, his sons find four Roman candles and a fifth object that turns out to be dynamite, prompting panic and caution from the fisherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copper City
Jake Keane
Jake
Big Hole
Pete
Joe
Mike
Mary Pickford Stars In Less Than the Dust
Mary Pickford appears in the new play Less Than the Dust as a young castaway raised among India’s lowest caste. The action spans India and England with vivid sets, street life, a British garrison, temple pools, and desert storms, highlighting Pickford’s blend of comedy and innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pickford
India
England
Appealing Girlish Charm at Margeret Screenings
A film with big scenes showing the uprising of the natives and their repulse by troops, balanced by a strong human love story. The picture appears at the Margaret this afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
STATE FISH CAR RETURNS AFTER 2900 MILE TRIP
The state fish car Thymallus completed a strenuous three weeks in the northern region covering 2900 miles. It distributed 1,042,500 native trout and 28,000 rainbow trout across multiple towns including Havre Eureka Libby Kalispell Cutbank Shelby Bynum Albright Monarch Neihart and others. Key distributions included 225,000 native trout at Havre on August 3 and 200,000 native trout at Cutbank Shelby and Bynum on August 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Eureka
Columbia Falls
Libby
Troy
Kalispell
Cutbank
Shelby
Bynum
Albright
Monarch
Neihart
Bids Sought for Fire Escapes in Anaconda Schools
The board of trustees of School District No 10 Anaconda Mont invites bids by Sept 6 at 8 pm to furnish and fabricate fire escapes for all Anaconda school buildings and to erect them as well. Drawings and specifications are in the high school clerk’s office. The board may reject any or all bids. Florence N Cole, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Anaconda
Mont
Florence N. Cole
Notice for A M and S M Special Meeting
Notice lists A M and S M No 117 announcing a special meeting Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Only paid up card holders admitted. James Walsh recording secretary reports the business of importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M
S. M
James Walsh
Atlantic Coast Sinking Evidence by George H. Cook
More than fifty years ago Professor George H. Cook, then New Jersey state geologist, presented evidence that the Atlantic coast of North America was subsiding at about two feet per century. Farmlands cultivated sixty years earlier were found buried under salt marsh grasses as old roads lay several feet beneath the surface of salt water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
George H. Cook
New Jersey
Atlantic
North America
Coastal subsidence evidence links Atlantic shores across oceans
Geologists report the Atlantic coast of Europe and North America share a long standing subsidence theory. Professor Cook’s arguments and independent studies in England, Southern Scandinavia, the Netherlands and France support a slow land sinking. Estimates place a decline of one to two feet per century in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
England
Scandinavia
Netherlands
France
Atlantic
Europe
North American
North Atlantic
America
Montanan Names List of Attendees and Locations
A compiled roster lists individuals and their origins including Montana towns Butte Missoula Helena and St Paul as well as Milwaukee Salt Lake Chicago Portland Los Angeles and Tokyo. The names include R A Mahn J W Reemis H R Schaaf H W Doennecke S Kawasaki W N Lazellersen Gordon C Smith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Mahn
Butte
J. W. Reemis
Milwaukee
A.L. Stringer
Salt Lake
H. R. Schaaf
Akron
Ohio
H. W. Doennecke
Rolla
S. Kawasaki
Tokyo
Japan
T. W.W. Lazellersen Dillon
W. J. Duncan
Missoula
Mrs. Gordon C. Smith
St. Paul
A. P. Mahn
Chicago
E. A. Aldrich
Portland
W. M. Simpson
Los Angeles
WN. Rinier
Oskosh
Wis
Charles A. Winston
Jefferson City
W. F. McclIntyre
Helena
A. C. Schroen
St. Louis
New Device Promises Niagara Falls Power Balance
From the New York World comes a report on a proposed machine that allegedly saves Niagara Falls while preserving river power for industrial use. The article outlines how the device would modify water flow to protect the falls and still supply energy to factories downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Pittsburgh inventor patents a flue motor paddle wheel
Printer Robert R. Rothman returns from Washington with a working model of a flue motor. The device uses a paddle wheel that stays submerged with blades sliding to new angles during each revolution. Experts foresee great potential for irrigation and power applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reclamation Department
Irrigation Department
Where They Stand Amid German Americans and naval service
The New York Herald notes most German-Americans stand with the nephew of Hindenburg who serves in Uncle Sam's navy, contrasting with self-appointed leaders who have brought disgrace to a once honored name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viereckys
Hindenburg
Uncle Sam
New York Herald
Satisfied merchant markets in rising prices call for buyers
A promotional note urges shoppers to review today's ads and pick where to buy needed goods, highlighting merchants content with thin margins during inflation and encouraging informed purchases.
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Ennil
M’allister
Madison County
Hason
Masons
Walman
Dillon News
Anaconda News
Atavias
Wrigley’s
Atlantic Coast
Niagara
College OF
North Central Association of Colleges
Mississippi
College Bulletin
Randolph St
Minn
High Schoo
Derham Hall
College of St. Catherine
Randolph Street
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