President Coolidge Views Tri State Wild West Roundup
At Belle Fourche on July fifth President Coolidge in a 10 gallon hat watched a crowded tri state roundup. Cowboys and cowgirls clashed with unruly steers and bronchos while an Omaha Indian dance thrilled the spectators. The president and Mrs Coolidge applauded the daring feats and laughed at the crowd's cheers for Cal Cool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Coolidge
Norbeck
Mr. Coolidge
Cal
Bonding company compromise considered by Silver Bow county
Silver Bow county commissioners will review a proposed compromise with Oatis Stranahan and Har ris Toledo bonding firm over a county claim of about 10 000. Board chairman Tim Kearney and county attorney N A Rotering returned from Toledo where court action was paused as a compromise was offered. The official terms will be presented today.
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Commissioners
Silver Bow County
Oatis, Stranahan and Harris
Toledo
Tim Kearney
Board of County Commissioners
N. A. Rotering
Kearney
Shooting Incident Leads to Arrest in Lynch Block
Frank Galloway and Joseph Chaison were peppered with shotgun pellets in an apparent failed attack on Galloway by Joe Simmons. Simmons was arrested and booked on first degree assault after detectives say a shotgun was found in his East Park street room.
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Frank Galloway
East Broadway
Joseph Chaison
East Park Street
Joe Simmons
Galloway
Chaison
Simmons
Powell
White
Pair to face robbery charges in district court
Lubricio Valles and Luis Monts confess to holding up Theodore Desco and Frank McKinney near the Harrison Avenue theater Sunday night. Victims were relieved of a watch and about $7 in cash. The suspects said they committed the crime to obtain money for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubricio Valles
Luis Monts
Tim Downey
Inmates Riot at Marquette Prison After Attempted Escape
Twenty one inmates were held in detention cells after a rioting episode at the Marquette branch prison following an attempted jail break by two armed prisoners. One guard was beaten and a convict was slightly injured during the disturbance.
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Associated Press
Marquette
Mich
Marquette Branch Prison
Local Man Describes Assault Incidents and Charges
Joe Mush told Deputy County Attorney A R Bertoglio that Stanley Shirich and Bob Shirich attacked him after he refused a $20 loan, leading to third degree assault charges. Emilia Reyes is charged with first degree assault after a knife was used in a Independence Day stabbing. Hugh Nevin faces third degree assault. Joe Kamenski is charged with failure to provide.
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Joe Mush
East Broadway
A. R. Bertoglio
Bertoglio
Mush
Stanley Shirich
Bob Shirich
Emilia Reyes
Emima Chardes
Galena Street
Justice of the Peace
J. J. McNamara
Chardes
Reyes
Hugh Nevin
Louis A. Buckley
J. Herold
Brodin
Nevin
Joe Kamenski
A. H. Wilkinson
Helen Kamenski
Jefferson Street
Court Clerk Weds Former Butte Resident in San Francisco
Miss Myrtle Boyle daughter of Mr and Mrs P J Boyle of 404 South Ex celsior street married Joseph Mc Mackin a former Butte resident now of San Francisco. The couple will reside in San Francisco where Boyle previously worked as a court stenographer. Mc Mackin a Butte man now with General Motors. A newly invented instrument shaped like a harp can be played as a harmonica and provides own accompaniment.
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Myrtle Boyle
P. J. Boyle
South Excelsior Street
San Francisco
Joseph MecMackin
Butte
Miss Boyle
Court of Justice of the Peace
L. A. Buckley
McMackin
General Motors Company
Butte Woman Seeks Aid After Bootlegger Husband Arrest
A Butte mother with three children sought county aid at the commissioners' office claiming destitution after her husband, a bootlegger, was arrested in Ogden Utah and jailed for six months. She asked funds to cover transportation to her mother there and offered proof of poverty. The request was taken under advisement.
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Butte
Ogden
Utah
Francis Silver
Man Injured After Fight at Thomas Hill
John Johnson of 1718 Thomas Avenue was taken to St James hospital with tongue lacerations a bruised rib and other minor injuries after a fight with Charles Black at Thomas Hill. He was later discharged from the hospital.
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John Johnson
Thomas Avenue
St. James Hospital
Charles Black
Thomas Hill
O'Keefe
Johnson
Receiver reports on Yegen bank finances in Butte
Harry L. Hanson as receiver for the Yegen Brothers bank reports a $66,584.81 cash balance. For April 1 to June 30, 1927 liabilities total $1,167,525.86 while assets are $1,417,541.80 with $233,465.22 good, $692,494.71 doubtful, and $491,581.87 worthless. The bank has paid $180,392.88 in dividends.
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Harry L. Hanson
Yegen Brothers’ Bank of
Butte
W. E. Carroll
Naval officer seeks Mathes family contact in Butte history
Lieut. Com. Stanley Mathes of the San Diego based Navy requests to reach any person named Mathes in Butte. He is compiling a history of the Mathes family in America and the Mathes name is not on the voter list. The inquiry arrived yesterday at Clerk James J. Harrington's office.
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Butte
Mathes
Stanley Mathes
San Diego
America
James J. Harrington
Lost Butte boy sparks frantic police search
A worried mother called the Butte police station repeatedly yesterday afternoon and evening to locate her 11 year old son who vanished yesterday morning after being frightened by a man. She believes he may have gone to Rocker, where the family once lived, and described him as fair with overalls and a blue checked shirt with torn sleeves. Installation of 36 road lighthouses in Victoria, Australia has greatly reduced automobile accidents.
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Butte
High Court Decision Freezes Tax Funds for Railway Assets
The Montana Supreme Court rules that tracks and trolley wires of the Butte electric railway are personal property. This frees about $13,000 in taxes held since 1925 in the protested tax fund, with Silver Bow County to receive roughly $6,000. Chief Justice Callaway authored the decision, a precedent likely affecting other counties and street railways in the state.
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Supreme Court
Butte Electric Railway
Silver Bow County
Callaway
Wein's Buyer Leaves for Eastern Cities
Ben A. Myers, Wein's Clothing buyer, departs for three weeks to review fall and winter stock. He will inspect Hart Schaffner & Marx in Chicago, Selz Shoes in Chicago, Stetson in Philadelphia, Manhattan Shirt in New York, Luxite in Milwaukee, and other Wein's suppliers.
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Ben A. Myers
Wein's Clothing Company
Mr. Myers
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Chicago
Selz Shoe Company
Stetson
Philadelphia
Manhattan
New York
Luxite
Milwaukee
Wein’s
Butte
Myers
Kearney Glad to Be Home in Butte
Tim Kearney, chairman of Silver Bow county commissioners, returns from the East praising Montana. He cites prospects of better crops, low taxation relative to other states, and cool evenings. He notes Wisconsin crops look strong and contrasts Montana favorably with Illinois highways and gas tax revenue.
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Tim Kearney
Silver Bow
Union
Kearney
Illinois
Advice from the rear in town hall hunting tale
A big game hunter lectures in town hall recalling a bull moose encounter. A voice from a back room jokes that he could have saved the last word.
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Salt Lake City
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Vou
Downey
Capital Younger
Washington
Maria de Lourde Villar
The
Montana Power
Calnawg
Yegen Bank
Ata
Victoria
Australia
Wein
Treasure State
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