State Market Director Oils Up Machine In Helena
Montana firms and individuals selling food and necessaries will receive notices that license fees are due under house bill 14. Licenses expire Dec 31 and fees vary by capital. Applications require extensive details on finances, ownership, and business scope. Also notes mining strike near Argenta and preparations for the state firemen meeting Sept 17-19 with planned entertainment and banquet.
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Helena
Montana
Frank Cone
Commission
John Duffy
Anaconda
John Brenner
Grant
Argenta
Move to expedite road building in Montana districts
Helena Aug 27 Montana moves to speed highway construction with four district offices in Billings Glasgow Great Falls and Helena under the state highway commission. Executive committee arranged truck contracts and rental terms for counties and the commission will condemn rights of way where needed.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Commission
Billings
Glasgow
Great Falls
Highway Commission
Frank Conley
Hugh R.’ Wells
X. W. Mahon
War Department
Missoula County
Beaver Tail Hill
Contraband Liquor Ordered Destroyed in Missoula
In Missoula on August 27 Judge A Duncan ordered destruction of 45 cases of whiskey held by Sheriff J T Green. The liquor was seized May 25 from a coal car in the Northern Pacific yards. The car was consigned to Perry Coal Co of Missoula, which denied knowledge of the liquor. Shipment originated in Rigby Wyoming. The liquor was held on a John Doe complaint with no ownership claims filed.
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Missoula
J.T. Green
A. Duncan
District Court
Green
Northern Pacific Railroad
Perry Coal Company
Rigby
Wyo
John Doe
Russian consul delays case over Montana mine death
Helena August 27 Nicholas Bogdavisnsky Russian consul for this district based in Seattle corresponds with the Montana compensation board regarding the death of John Seminken in the Spilator mine fire in Butte June 8 He seeks compensation for the widow but chaotic conditions in Russia prevent supplying evidence and the board will not pay for now.
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Helena
Nicholas Bogdavisnsky
Seattle
Montania Compensation Board
John Seminken
Butte
Ruskin
Water boil warning issued for Dillon residents
Dillon residents were told to boil drinking water due to extreme summer droughts affecting local water sheds. Papers filed here in a divorce suit from Anaconda named John and Anderson seeking separation from Mamie Anderson, alleging incomparability and extreme religious fervor. couple married in August 1918 in Anaconda.
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Dillon
Anaconda
John & Anderson
Mamie Anderson
Have
Soldier uses pistol to stop fleeing couple in Great Falls
A returned soldier identified only as Sittewell used a pistol to stop a fleeing pair, alleged to be eloping with musician Franke We Mitchell. He followed, halted the car near Great Falls, brought back the soldier's wife, and Mitchell was rearrested after returning later.
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Great Falls
War
Mitchell
Sittewell
50 000 Tons of Hay Coming to Montana Great Falls
August 27 report says about 50 000 tons of hay will be hauled into Montana to feed livestock in the Great Falls region. The Great Northern lines freight and passenger chief LB Woods notes the cost will average just over 200 dollars per ton, with stockmen paying over 1 000 000 dollars for imported forage. Most hay will come from Minnesota where county farm bureaus bale hay for members.
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Great Falls
Great “Northern
Woods
Minnesota
Fontana
Bones may be those of race of giants
Researchers excavating a well 13 miles from a place report finding bones of human form and enormous size. Surgeons doubt the remains are of a modern human, noting the lip bone resembles human anatomy though it is nearly three times larger and mostly in dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liams
Banquet to Lawyers a Happy Lewistown Event
A lawyers gathering in Lewistown featured a mansion banquet with Toast Ringier by Jude Cheadle. Impromptu talks were given by Speaker Belden Mayor Huarehuil Tom Stout and Justice Holloway. Reminiscences read by Jonnie Smith of Livingston and Walter Aitkin of Boseman.
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Lewistown
Jude Cheadle
Belden
J. "Huarehuil
Tom” Stout
Justice Holloway
Supreme Court
Vetee
Stewart
Livingston
Walter ‘Aitkin
Boseman
Lewistown News highlights and local items from August
Local briefs report Mrs Clara Blair and G J Blair dispute, John Quickenden threshes 100 acre wheat yielding 26 percent. funeral of Odilon Janeaux held. St Josephs hospital officers elected. Montana Power surveys extend line from Harlowton for several days. Melstone reports light harvest averaging seven bushels per acre at No 2 grade 193 per bushel. Great Falls sympathy strike as Boorman Lumber workers join teamsters walkout. Helena Rotary prepares annual winter events and kite club reorganization. Broadwater swimming and dance planned for Saturday with regional participation.
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Lewistown
Clara Blair
G. J. Blair
John Quickenden
Castle Butte
Odilon Janeaux
Francis Janeaux
St. Joseph's Hospital
A. W. Deal
Porter
C. C. Wallin
Beaverhead hunting seen as best in county history
Dillon August 27 stockmen and forest men predict the coming hunting season will be the best ever in Beaverhead County. Reports from recent weeks indicate large numbers of deer and elk in the area, with duck-filled creeks and nearby waters boosting expectations for a strong harvest.
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Dillon
Anodes and Klein to Play at Celebration
Roundup reports a Labor Day celebration featuring performers Anodes and Klein in a prominent local event. Details are unclear due to OCR errors, but the pair are billed as main attractions for the community celebration.
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Anodes and
Klein
Wife Pleads for Charles Holland in Butte Case
Holland’s young wife and small children beg authorities for mercy as he faces arraignment tomorrow. She says he stole out of desperation after a long period without work and warns she will be left destitute with her babies. Sympathy flows for the family amid the tense situation in Deer.
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Holland
Butte
Power City Girl Is Ship's Sponsor at Duluth Yard
Aug 31 report notes Power City Girl will sponsor the ship built at the McDougall Duluth shipyard in Duluth with launch Sept 25 under the Great Falls Commercial club. Also mentions Col Theo Gore Roosevelt Jr to speak in Billings Sept 21 or 22 for American Legion post events.
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Beat Falls
Betoghe
McDougall-duluth
Billings
Theo Gore Roosevelt Jr
Am Can Legion
Roosevelt
Barometric spring on Zeigler Mountain predicts storms
In Montana near Warland a spring near Zeigler Mountain rises five inches before storms, earning the name barometric spring. Lookouts at the forestry station atop the 5500 foot peak monitor the rising water to forecast bad weather for the area and often call the lookout to check conditions.
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Laby
Zeigler Mountain
Montana
Kootenai
Warland
Auto overturns kill occupant in Yellowstone trip accident
A.B. Williams of Victor and William A Sherman of Chicago were in a car that overturned in Yellowstone on the way to Darby. Sherman died from a fractured skull. Mrs Williams suffered two broken ribs while Mr Williams was bruised. Sherman was Mrs Williams's son and Williams’s stepson. He had come to Victor to spend vacation with relatives. Remains taken to Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Yellowstone Park
A.B. Willams
Victor
William" A. Sherman
Chicago
Trained nurse gains 22 pounds after Tanlac use
Towne avenue Los Angeles graduate nurse with seventeen years practice says Tanlac made her stronger and restored appetite, blood circulation, and sleep. She reports rising from 130 to 152 pounds after four bottles, endorsing Tanlac and noting sales by Fuller Drug in Anaconda and Newbro Drug in Butte.
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Towne Avenue
Los Angeles
Calif
Anaconda
Fuller Drug Company
Butte
Newbro Drug Company
Advt
Pioneers to Gather in Butte for Annual Montana Meeting
Butte prepares to host the Society of Montana Pioneers convention with about 500 attendees. Sons and Daughters of Pioneers coordinate tours, tea, car rides, and a banquet with dance at Finlen hotel. Activities include business sessions, badge distribution, and entertainment for visiting pioneers and members of the younger organization.
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Butte
Montana
Society of Montana Pioneers
Headquart S
Country Club
Gardens
Finlen Hotel
Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Bert la
O'Connor Daly
Pioneer
Meeting Attendees and Pioneer Leaders Named
The meeting will be attended by C W Hoffman president Tom Mc Tague vice president J A Sanders Secretary John C Curtin treasurer Frank Brown historian The State Officers of the Sons and Daughters of Pioneers are Fred Scheuer president George Furlong vice president Lottie Rumsey secretary Cornelius Hedges
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C. W. Hoffman
Tom McTague
J. A. Sanders
John C. Curtin
Frank Brown
the Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Fred Scheuer
George Furlong
Lottie Rumsey
Cornelius Hedges
Restore to Entry Ten Power Sites on X1-SOXEPN
A brief item notes restoration to ten power sites on X1-SOXEPN for Oker and related entities. Details are sparse but imply a maintenance or redeployment effort affecting energy infrastructure. No dates or organizations beyond Oker referenced.
Northwestern names James L Lee as athletic director
Northwestern University appointed James Leonard Lee to head its athletic department. Lee has seven years as editor of the Evanston News Index and prior experience on a Chicago newspaper, reflecting the trend of seasoned newspapermen moving into executive sports posts.
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Northwestern University
Bie
University
James Leonard Lee
Evanston News-Index
Chicago
Farmers Picnic at Race Track Draws Large Crowd
At Senator Tewey’s Race Track ranch three counties Silveron Deer Lodge and Powell join in the annual farmers picnic expected to equal last year’s turnout of over 6000. Speakers Maj Stephen J Cowley Lieut Col Albert J Galen and Lieut Col TC Witherspoon will address the crowd around noon. Dancing and sports fill the day with nurses from the faylum on duty. A special Northern Pacific train departs Butte at 9:30 for Race Track with a 1 round trip fare. return leaves at 10:45 p.m.
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Tewey
Silveron
Deer Lodge
Powell, Arhe
Stephen J. Cowley
Great Falls
Albert J. Galen
Helena
TC. Witherspoon
Butte
Beanland
Faylum
Northern Pacific
Race Track
Watlancht Wheel Clockwork Vibration Claim
A fragment notes a balance wheel mechanism producing 300 vibrations per minute and cites 18 000 per hour or 432 000 per day with a total of 157 788 000 in a birthday context. The garbled OCR suggests a technical timekeeping claim without clear sourcing or dates.
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Watlancht
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Tworton
Russ
Dillon News
Schilling
Colon
Schilling & Co
San Francisco
United States Mail
Drummond
Helmville
Ovando
Lewistown News
Survey
Montana Power Company
Harlowton
Melstone
Boorman Lumber Company
Riple Club
W. H. Strong
Otto Koch
Strong and Koch
Colonel McGuinness
Captain McGuinness
Rotary Entertainment
Rotary Clubs
Iblings
Charles Holland
Power City Girl
A. Sherman
Gring
Mrs
Josephine Freeman
Pierces
Utah Canning CO
Pierce
Pioneers of
Sons and Daughters
Northwestern
Bobby Post
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