Murder verdict in second degree in Ward case
Bozeman January 23 A jury found Richard Ward guilty of second degree murder in the shooting of Fred Rogers on November 5 The judge will pronounce sentence on Wednesday January 28 at 7 PM as service is set. The trial began yesterday concluding this morning. Francis Huffine died from shotgun wounds after an exchange with Elmer Nunnelly at the Fielder Huffine ranch. The county attorney will file information charging Nunnelly with Huffine’s murder tomorrow. Nunnelly’s attorney has not commented.
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Bozeman
Richardard
Fred Rogers
Francis Huffine
Elmer Nunnelly
Nunnelly
Local officials review disabled vet cases. Helena to take over
Frank B. Mitchell arrived from Great Falls to investigate disabled servicemen entitled to vocational training. All 20 state vocational advisers will be recalled Feb 1 and Helena’s office will handle cases after that date. Harry Yeager praised Montana banks for recovery and strong prospects. Bert Walls and Alice Murphy wed in Livingston with local officials as witnesses. Howard Hays and E H Moorman of Yellowstone Camps left for Bozeman on business. Several Spokane visitors, new ranch plans, and a fiftieth wedding anniversary noted.
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Livingston
Frank B. Mitchell
Government Vocational Board
Great Falls
T. A. Ross
Park
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
theHelena
Harry Yeager
Federal Reserve Bank
Minneapolis
Great Falls National Bank
Montana
Bert Walls
Alice Murphy
Justice of the Peace
O. T. Ragland
Peter Holt
Harry M. Shelver
Howard H. Hays
Yellowstone Camps Company
E. H. Moorman
Bozeman
M. McInness
Spokane
A C. Kipp
Farkway Ranch Company
MelIiness
Robert England
Flathead Farm Bureau school well attended
Polson January 24 The farm bureau school of methods held at Polson opened in the high school at 10 30 with a program by the high school orchestra and a vocational conference report by Adrian Henningsen. Community singing clubs demonstrations on clothing and soils were featured and a mid day lunch served by domestic science girls. The two day session closed with lectures on soils and child welfare and a division for men and women. The school met with cordial approval and is expected to yield profitable results.
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Polson
Farm Bureau School of Methods
Adrian Henningsen
Miss Swan
Miss Quaw
H. C. Green
School of Methods
Marshall
Tomson
Burke
Miss Quan
W. H. C. Greene
Farm Bureau
Biggest Catch Of Year In East Gallatin River
Bozeman January 23 A man fishing four miles from Belgrade in the East Gallatin River hauls up a prehistoric monster tooth measuring 10 inches long 11? inches wide and weighing 17 pounds Photographs have been sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington
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Bozeman
Gallatin River
Belgrade
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Cold snap halts fire as Lewistown shops saved
Lewistown reports a 14 below zero night with wind and snow as firefighters save the Bert Welch shops on Sixth Avenue at an estimated loss of 3500 dollars. Meanwhile the Montana State Council of Carpenters convenes February 2 for a four day session with social events and a delegate program headlined by President J T Nelson. The Herschel Towler auto theft trial is set for February 18, with Towler now living with relatives in Indiana. Delegates to merchant and industrial groups depart pleased with work and hospitality despite the cold.
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Lewistown
Bert Welch
Sixth Avenue
Montana State Council of Carpenters
Henry Dick
C. E. Taylor
Frank Givinitis
John Faulstitch
J. J. Hess
C. L. van Horn
J. T. Nelson
Herschel Towler
Benchland
Young Towler
Indiana
Nashville
Montana
Atlantic
Tennessee
Towler
State Retail Merchants’ Association
Associated Industries of
Funeral for Sailor William F. Krone, Krone’s burial in Billings
William F. Krone, a sailor who served at a French port during the war, was buried in Billings after funeral services under Yellowstone post of the American Legion. He recently received medical care in Billings and is survived by his widow, a French wife he married abroad.
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Billings
William F. Krone
Yellowstone Post
American Legion
Krone
Dilo
Mont
Billings School Bond Drive Aims at New Building
Billings voters face an April 5 election on a proposed $600,000 school bond to fund a new building as current facilities including the Lincoln high school site are reported to be overcrowded and threaten shortened hours.
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Billings
Lincoln
Park County Milling to Expand Flour Mill Capacity
Park County Milling Company will raise local flour mill capacity to 600 barrels per day next fall. The plan, announced by manager H. D. Cameron, involves more than 50 thousand dollars in improvements. Current daily output is just over 225 barrels.
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Livingston
Park County Milling Company
H. D. Cameron
Lincoln County Dogket Set to Start on Feb 3
Libby Montana district court judges call jury session for Feb 9 with a long docket of trials and numerous liquor and debt cases. A panel of 50 jurors from Libby Eureka Gateway Troy Fortune and other towns is listed for the February term.
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Lincoln County
William Larson
W. F. Doonan
John Mullin
Lillian Glynn
E. M. Sanders
Yank Consolidated Mining and Milling Company
Ken
Z. Roozen
Eureka Lumber Company
J. H. Hoffman
W.N. Skinner
Joe Shulkin
Henry Weidner
Citizens’ Bank of
W. W. Redfield
P. W. Detjens
J. F. Michaels
W. A. Hillis
Edward Hughes
J. Z Clark
L. Hunter
W. H Gray
L. B. Person
H. B. Anderson
George Williams
Libby
Jacob Miller
Patrick Cunningham
E Cornell
J. H. Gallinger
Charles Hance
Jesse Wetzel
A. 0. Calhoun
Percy Keller
John Hrub
Fr.s. Kinzie
Troy
Leroy Rowe
Ural
Aloysius Duchesne
Ben Nelson
Rexford
Fred Gilmond
Trog
John Branham
Warland
Gooper Harrison Dead Pioneer of Beaverhead
Dillon Montana January 23 news reached here of the death at Los Angeles of James Cooper Harrison a leading Beaverhead stock owner. Paralysis caused his death after a long health trip. Born in Kentucky December 29 1854 he lived in this county 32 years and built one of the state’s largest cattle plants on Grasshopper. He leaves wife seven children four sons and three daughters and a brother Frank Harrison. Funeral plans will be announced upon arrival of the body.
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Dillon
James Cooper Harrison
Los Angeles
Kentucky
Harrison
Beaverhead County
George
Ezra
Thaddeus
James
James Crook
Melrose
Sylvester Hirschman
Frank Kellum
Millpoint
Frank Harrison
Mystic Chapter Initiates Five New Members in Polson
Mystic Chapter No. 53 Order of the Eastern Star held a large meeting at the Masonic hall in Polson. Five new members were initiated as a social program followed with music and readings. Mrs. James Harbert Mrs. H. E. Bakeman Mrs. Hepp and Miss Doris Harbert entertained the Presbyterian Ladies Aid at Mrs. Harbert s home. A large attendance of members and visitors enjoyed a social time and a lunch that yielded a handsome sum. Martin Franz, father of Mrs. J. M. Buhler, left Polson after a week s visit.
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Howard Nash
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Irving Johnson
Doris M Harbert
Smallest Power Motor Drives Dental Tool Holder
A four ounce motor, 1% inches in diameter and 2% inches long, forms the electrical portion of a new dental tool holder as the world’s smallest practical power motor.
Montana employers fail to file alien reports under compensation law
Helena Jan 23 A total of 34 Montana employers who have adopted the compensation law did not file the alien report with the state industrial accident board for the second and third quarters. Some may have reduced plant forces below 50 workers, exempting them. The accident board will review the delinquency with the employers to determine causes. Anaconda Standard Publishing Company reports no aliens among its staff.
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Helena
Montana
State
Industrial Accident Board
Accident Board
Anaconda Standard Publishing Company
Ice growers strike as haulers demand higher pay
Miles City January 23 Fifty teamsters hauling ice for a local ice company walked out seeking a raise from 20 to 25 cents per cake. They argued thicker ice cakes this winter reduced haulage capacity, with each cake weighing well over 25 pounds. The dispute was referred to General Manager J. B. Campbell and settled at 20 cents per cake. The article notes ice quality this year is unusually thick.
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Miles City
J. B. Campbell
Quality harvest stored in favorable weather conditions
A better quality harvest than last year is being secured and stored under weather conditions that ensure safe keeping. The report notes the crop's improved quality and the protective climate aiding preservation.
American Legion rink back in operation at Dillon
Dillon January 23 The American Legion skating rink resumes operations after a thaw pause and stands as one of the state’s best artificial ice sheets. A divorce was granted to Gladys Browning from Terry Browning on incompatibility grounds. postal inspector J KR McWharter checks local post office business. Cr K Wyman returns from Boulder for health. A dinner dance is hosted by Mr and Mrs Marshall Field Mr and Mrs Roscoe Cornell and Mr and Mrs A F Waldorf at the Andrus grill.
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Postal Service
Cr. K. Wyman
Boulder
Marshall Field
Roscoe Cornell
A. F. Waldorf
Andrus Grill
Railway clerk shot self in Missoula AI station
MISSOULA Jan 23 W D Lane a railway mail clerk thirty years old shot and killed himself today Despondency due to ill health was the cause ascribed by the police.
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Missoula
W. D. Lane
Heavy hay shipments boost Montana rail traffic
Helena reports a surge in hay buying across Montana with daily requests for cars from shippers and receivers. Southern Idaho supply and Oregon Short Line co operate with Montana to move feed to Montana points, with railroads giving shipments priority. Livingston directors choose a dozen volunteers to represent at the Western Montana division Yellowstone trail meeting in Deer Lodge, aiming to recruit more delegates.
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Helena
Montana Railroad Commission
Idaho
Utilities Commission
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Montana Commission
Montana Points
Commission
Livingston
Chamber of Commerce
Western
Montana
Deer Lodge
L. R. Nye
E. M. Niles
H. B. Blair
O. N. Francis
H. J. Miller
Dan Miles
Chris Jensen
W. G. Straszer
William Stryker
W.A. Ortmyer
E. M. Grigsby
John Woolverton
J. F. Alspaugh
Splendid Treatment for Wrinkled Skin
An at home facial remedy using Pure powdered saxolite dissolved in witch hazel promises quick refreshment for flushed saggy skin. The article claims wrinkles smooth and tissue draws in immediately with residue none, advising readers to ask the druggist for saxolite powder.
Phelactine Method Promises Hair Removal Victory
No greater benefit to hair removal has been seen than the Phelactine method. It removes hair from roots and all, unlike depilatories, quickly and safely. Odorless and non irritating, it leaves skin soft and hairless with no sign of former trouble.
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