Merchants Hold Banker Meeting at Montana Convention
Delegates to the Retail Merchants Association of Montana convened in Lewistown with brief public sessions and lengthy committee work. Four addresses highlighted turnover of stocks, salesmanship, clerk education, and pricing comparisons with notes on House Bill No. 14 and trade commission Rule 4. Social events and banquets accompanied the sessions as the convention winds down.
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Lewistown
Retail Merchants’ Association of Montana
Robert Cline
Columbus
R. Porter
Bynum
John A. Lovelace
Montana
Amos Booth
Butte
C. H. Gallagher
Booth
The
Trade Commission
Associated Industries of Montana
Elks’ Club
City council approves Main street paving districts
Deer Lodge reports protests heard Monday evening over paving districts. Opposition centered on Main street over unequal cost distribution. Despite objections, paving will proceed with five districts to be paved.
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Deer Lodge
Main Street
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Don’t stay stuffed up. Quit blowing and snuffling with Pape's Old Compound. A dose every two hours for three doses breaks up a cold, opening nostrils and head passages, stopping a runny nose, and easing feverishness and aches. Pape's Cold Compound is quick, inexpensive, tastes pleasant, and contains no quinine.
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Pape
Blood Poisoning Hamline Wizard Oll A Safe First Aid Treatment
Blood poisoning from small cuts is warned as common when neglected. Hamline's Wizard O1 is touted as a safe antiseptic for wounds and sprains promising quick relief from pain and inflammation. It is advertised for other ailments and priced at 30 cents with a money back guarantee.
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Hamline
Oll
Hamlin
Outsiders Examine Silver Properties Near Dillon
Reports from Dillon on January 20 indicate outsiders have been quietly inspecting old silver mines near town with plans to reopen idle properties. Syndicates have taken over several old claims and expect to ship ore by mid summer, banking on silver’s price. Many mines sit as they were left decades ago, with rusted machinery and shuttered shafts, awaiting only modest investment to resume profitable ore extraction.
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Dillon
Plans for Handling Elk at Western Meeting
Helena January 20. Forestry officials and game wardens from western states will meet with the federal game warden and deputies in Salt Lake City February 16 to discuss managing large elk herds big game and livestock on forest reserves. Stockmen from the West will send representatives to give their perspective. J S De Hart state game warden plans to attend. State Forester J C Vanhook will not be present due to other duties.
Doctors Testify Ward Was Insane in Murder Trial
Doct ors test ify Ward was insane when he fired the fatal shot and acted under an irresistible impulse from an overpowering mental disease. Drs Blair Elliott and Bo testified after cross examination by the county attorney. More physicians to testify tomorrow.
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Bozeman
J. F. Blair
E. Elliott
William S. Bo
Richard Ward
Fred Rogers
Mary Bensch Dies at Family Home in Deer Lodge
Mrs. Mary Bensch of Deer Lodge died at 1:30 this morning after months of illness. A Clinton, Iowa native about 49 years old, she came to Deer Lodge seven years ago with her husband Henry and two children Earl and Ethel. Survived by husband and children, interment in Dubuque, Iowa, will be with husband and children accompanying the casket.
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Deer Lodge
Mary Bensch
Fifth Street
Dubuque
Iowa
Lynch
Timothy J. Lynch
East Park Street
Sacred Heart Church
St. Patrick’s
Haight
Charles Haight
Sherman & Reed Parors
Tibbits
Nellie Tibbits
Charles W. Tibbits
South Dakota Street
Chicago
Sherman & Reed
Ater
Beaverhead tax sale and storm relief pace Dillon report
Beaverhead county held a tax sale at the courthouse with under a dozen bidders the largest delinquent irrigation district in the Big Hole Basin owed about 19000 dollars. Unpaid taxes this year were far below recent years as Miss Mathews the treasurer noted about 500 dollars from the sale. Blizzards spared this section despite forecasts. The high school game with Central Butte was canceled and local efforts to clean streets and curb gutter waste continue. Road planning seeks to divert summer motor travel toward Yellowstone Park with maps and sign posts under discussion.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Big Hole
Weather Bureau
Central High
Butte
Central
Beaverhead
Yellowstone Park
Billings Woman Clara Throwne Dies After Yearlong Illness
Mrs. Clara Throwne wife of W Y Browne died in Billings after a yearlong illness aged 51. She and her husband had lived in Billings since 1901 and she was active in lodge and church work. Funeral will be held Wednesday.
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Billings
Clara Throwne
W. Y. Browne
Quarrel Over Bobsled Ends in Bozeman Shooting
France Huffine was shot in the abdomen during a dispute over a bobsled near his brother Fielder Huffine’s ranch about 20 miles north of Bozeman. Elmer Nunnelly surrendered and is jailed. Huffine is reported dying at Deaconess hospital. sheriff and county attorney investigate.
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Bozeman
France Huffine
Huffine
Elmer Nunnelly
Nunnelly
Fielder Huffine
France
Promised Blizzard Fails to Arrive in Billings Helena
Jan 20 dispatches report a sharp cold wave across Helena and Great Falls with temperatures plunging from 50 above to below zero and a forecast of rising temperatures within 24 hours. Billings saw only light snow and a temporary drop in temperature, with warmer conditions and bright sun today.
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Helena
Jan
Great Falls
Billings
Political jockeying as filing nears in Dillon
Dillon January 20 candidates by the score have unofficially announced their candidacy for multiple offices. Handshakes prevail among national party members, with notable interest in the sheriff’s race as several seek the April nomination. Few commissioner talks surface, though southern county contenders may emerge from both Republicans and Democrats.
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Dillon
Elk Shipment Leaves Gardiner for Banff Park
The first shipment of elk from Yellowstone park leaves Gardiner for Banff Alberta. Two hundred one and two year old elk are loaded in four cars and mailed by express via Helena and Great Falls to the Canadian park. Howard Siebald, Canadian parks chief game warden, accompanies the shipment and pledges to send mountain goats to Yellowstone if officials request them.
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Livingston
Yellowstone Park
United States
Gardiner
Rocky Mountain Park
Banff
Alberta
Helena
Great Falls
Canadian Park
Howard Siebald
Hame
Yellowstone
Man named Charles Fink dies in Gold Creek
A man identified as Charles Fink died suddenly last night while working with a Milwaukee railway gang at Gold Creek. No relatives found, remains at Bien & Kors parlors. Deer Lodge reports several local happenings including a Butte Mines School basketball game and a Republican rally with regional attendees.
Local residents depart for visits and relocations
Mrs McDonald visits Bancroft Idaho then Ellen and Nora Juffy head to Portland for health and schooling. E A Hannah and son William travel to California for the winter. Walls Page returns from Butte on business. William Carey and family from Rock Creek ranch visit town. Virgie Bellivall resigns Trout Creek teaching post for Great Falls school. Irvine county superintendent.
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Philipsburg
Butte
William Carey
Rock Creek
Virgie Bellivall
Trout Creek
Great Falls
Irvine
Local News Briefs From Helena County Meeting and Weddings
Attendees include J J McDonald who married Miss Sullivan of Butte at Sacred Heart church in Butte. Adolph Hallam, from Granite county high school, returned from Bozeman with agronomic insights. George Metcalf and wife travel to Chandler Arizona to visit their son Robert. J W Holmes leaves for eastern markets on his semi annual buying trip. County Commissioner Hughes attends a county meeting. Local high school boys basketball team heads to Boulder for a Friday game.
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Bozeman
State College
J. J. McDonald
Butte
John Angus McDonald
Sullivan
Sacred Heart Church
Joyce
Charles Lee
McDonald
Hughes
Hall
Boulder
Minor tobacco sales crackdown and local business notes
Sheriff McClarty warns tobacconists to refuse sales to minors with a $500 fine for violations. Meats adulteration found at one shop. Ad Iten charged. Merchants attend Lewis town convention. various local officials and executives travel for meetings. Railway club to play at Bozeman. auto theft incident near Bozeman road. Community and industrial updates include smelter plans for Cooke City, Yellowstone Trail gathering in Deer Lodge, and Rotary club membership grants.
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Livingston
James McClarty
S. E. Leard
Ad Iten
Justice of the Peace
Frank Bender
Iten
Walter Akam
A. W. Miles Company
Emmett Taylor
Winslow Mercantile Company
George Wright
Wright & Reynolds
John W. Fryer
Sax & Fryer
Lewistown
F. C. Beller
Hill-McClelland Cattle Corporation
Chicago
Green Bay
Wis
E. M. Niles
Reed Point
H. Stoltenburg
Minneapolis
Thompson Yards Lumber Company
Railway Club
Bozeman
State College
Charles Shorthill
Bozeman Road
L. A. Nye
Yellowstone Trail Association
Western
Montana
Deer Lodge
John Collett
Chico Hot Springs
Frank Gottlob
Denver
Texas Oil Company
W. E. Bennett
Northern Pacific Railroad
Spokane
Park
Northern Pacific
Laurel
W. F. Tanzer
Western Smelting and Power Company
Seattle
Cooke City
John Jonas
Howard H. Hays
Rotary Club
Local Oil Deal Seeks Control By Prominent Lewistown Syndicate
A Lewistown business and professional group has contracted with Musselshell Oil and Gas to buy many shares with an option to gain control. The 4000 acre landholdings will be drilled once the deal completes. Names include J W Woodard H L De Kalb O W Belden Tom Stout Edouard Sutter J W Cochran P J Osweiler and others. Eva Beckman becomes assistant cashier at Moccasin State Bank the first woman in the U S to hold such a post. Leslie McCann announces Democratic bid for sheriff in April primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Musselshell Oil and Gas Company
J. W. Woodard
Bank of
Fergus County
H. L. de Kalb
O. W. Belden
Fred R. Warren
Rodney Anderson
Charles R. McClare
C. G. Brown
N. M. Barker
William Smith
Rae Swift
d’Autremont
A. L. d’Autremont
G. J. Wiedeman
Tom Stout
Edouard Sutter
A. W
A. F B. Wetrick
John W. Seiden
J. E Lane
Eva Beckman
Moccasin State Bank
Leslie McCann
Leap year dance enjoys lively Miles hall hour
DARBY Jan 20 The leap year dance hosted by Mrs P K Hill and Mrs Gabe Harmon Saturday night in Miles hall drew a full crowd Rev Mr White of Connor visited for census work The public installation of officers for the J O O F and Rebekah lodges drew many attendees with a bountiful supper Lester Brown treated rheumatism at Sleeping Child springs Mr Minnie Tracy learned of her Deer Lodge sister’s status
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Minnie ‘Tracy
Deer Lodge
Seventh and eighth grade hike ends in success
ill health notes Mrs Tracy left last week to take care of her. Milton Hammond is treated in Seattle. The state superintendent visited Darby school and gave advice about sneak eyes. Will Tacy not improving as fast. The seventh and eighth grades with Miss Sestak enjoyed a hiking party exploring eastern hills to Deer Mountain and back before dark. Mrs Fred Printz on the sick list.
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Tracy
Milton Hammond
Seattle
Darby
Will Tacy
Miss Sestak
Deer Mountain
Fred Printz
1919 Billings court cases rise overall
In Billings on January 20, 1919 district court criminal trials rose sharply from 1918 totals yet major offenses fell. The year saw 156 criminal cases with many bootlegging trials, 743 civil actions, 192 probate actions, 634 marriage licenses, 151 divorces, and 46 foreigners naturalized.
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Billings
Jan
Fred Inabnit
Helena Office To Run Montana Vocational Training
The Helena officer of the federal vocational training system will handle all Montana work starting February 1 as director G. I. Stevens announces the closing of the Billings branch. Twenty field officers who toured the state to contact disabled soldiers will be recalled February 1. Only about half of Yellowstone county enrollees have contacted the local office.
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Billings
Helena
Federal Vocational Training System
Montana
G. I. Stevens
Yellowstone County
Stevens
Census drive aims for full Billings count
Census officials the Billings Commercial club and local newspapers are mounting a joint effort to count all residents by the census books closing Wednesday night. Many people away from the city have not been counted and lodgers in rooming houses were often unaccounted for.
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Billings
Billings Commercial Club
Incorporations Include Federate Mines and Reduction Company
Helena dated notice lists new filings. Federate Mines and Reduction Company of Radersburg with capital of 250 000 by Otto Albrecht M H Paulsen and others. Hall Mercantile Company of Hall capital 20 000. Wise Construction Company of Hardin capital 25 000.
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Helena
Federate Mines and Reduction Company
Radersburg
Otto Albrecht
M. H. Paulsen
Hall Mercantile Company
Hall
Wise Construction Company of
Hardin
Davis-Daly Mining employs 108 aliens in Butte
Reports to the state compensation board collecting Americanization statistics show the Davis Daly Mining company in Butte has 108 foreign workers, of whom 58 have not begun naturalization.
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Helena
State Compensation Board
Davis-Daly Mining Company
Butte
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or prolapsing piles. Stops irritation soothes and heals. You can get restful sleep after the first application. Price 60c.
Palmer says no 14 percent wage boost added to coal price
Attorney General Palmer said he had no information that bituminous coal operators added the 14 percent miners wage increase to coal prices pending final wage settlement. He noted some regions charged more than the fuel administration price, with higher charges tied to pre October 31 1919 contracts exempted by Garfield order.
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Washington
Palmer
Wilson
Fuel
Garfield
Remains of Joseph Drecun due today in city
The body of Joseph Drecun is expected to arrive today from Hot Springs Arkansas. The funeral will be held at the Daly Shea parlors at a time to be announced in later papers.
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Drecun
Joseph Drecun
Hot Springs
Ark
Daly- Shea
Card of Thanks and local obituaries
Undertakers notice prints a card of thanks for Mrs. Mary O Neill and lists relatives Jeremiah Sullivan Mary Sullivan Joseph Sullivan John Sullivan. Obituaries for Ignac Zdencaj Catherine Dennis Michael P O Hara Thomas Coakley Fred R Warren note funeral details and locations at Walsh funeral chapel Holy Savior Holy Cross St Patrick's Butte lodge B P O Elks.
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Mary O'Neill
Sisters of St. James’ Hospital
Jeremiah Sullivan
Mary Sullivan
Joseph Sullivan
John Sullivan
Coakley
Thomas Coakley
Walsh
Ater
Pollastro Rites Planned for Utah Man Peter Pollastro
The remains of Peter Pollastro aged 24 lie at Dugsan's undertaking parlors. He belonged to Societa Figli d'Italia of Salt Lake City and several Utah lodges including Aberdan Knights of Pythias Kenilworth and Kenilworth lodges. Funeral arrangements to follow.
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Pollastro
Peter Pollastro
Dugsan
Poallastro
Societa Figli d'Italia
Salt Lake
Utah
Aberdan Lodge
K. of P
Kenilworth
Funeral for Miss Julia Best at Richards chapel
The funeral for the late Miss Julia Best will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Richards' funeral chapel with services led by Rev. F. Co. Fulford. Interment follows at Mount Moriah cemetery.
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Zdencaj
Ignac Zdencaj
George Michelich
Jefferson Street
Holy Savior Church
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DALY
Shea Company Park
Hone
Emsalmers
Sam R. White
South Main Street
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M. J. Walsh CO
Larry Duggan
North Main Street
Joseph Richards, Inc
Warrington Richards
George T. Wade
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Wingles
Moose
Sherman & Reed Funeral Directors
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