Heavier Wool Fleeces Reported In Judith Basin
Special Dispatch from Lewistown May 31 notes shearing under way in the Judith basin with fleeces heavier than expected. Average near nine pounds per head, with some ranches—G F Wright at Flatwillow—producing 10 to 15 pounds. Buyers foresee an overall clip near last season, despite an 8 million pound potential decline. prices above 20 cents for poorer to 24 cents for large, premium lots.
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Standard
Lewistown
Judith Basin
G. F. Wright
Flatwillow
Fergus
Peruna Trusts Cure Stories From Mrs Merald
A testimonial from Mrs. FE Merald of Indianapolis praises Peruna for curing ovarian troubles after a near operation. The letter notes rapid health gains, relief from pain, and gratitude, asserting many women avoid surgery with Peruna. It adds that correspondence is confidential and invites free medical advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus.
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Merald
Hartman
FE. M. Merald
West Twenty Eighth Street
Indianapolis
Ind
A. D. Streight
Ladies of
Peruna
Hesiates
BR. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Greatest Camp Meeting Ever Held in Montana
Lewistown hosts an interdenominational camp meeting from June 16 to 26 led by Rev. Beverly Carradine of St. Louis. About 200 voice choir and seven daily open air services, with child and youth programs, draw attendees from Central Montana.
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Standard
Lewistown
Montana
Beverly Carradine
St. Louis
Irrigation Canal Contracts Signed in Glendive Montana
Glendive Montana May 31 engineers of the reclamation service and Lower Yellowstone Water Users association meet as the group signs the contract with the interior department for the great canal. First 34 miles of canal bids open tomorrow by Engoer Weymouth and contracts let.
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Standard
Glendive
Mont
Lower
Yellowstone Valley
Reclamation Service
Engoer Weymouth
Illness Rebounds for Aldergulch Censor George Gohn
Virginia City reports censor George Gohn of Aldergulch suffering a paralytic attack again after several weeks. Dr. George Kennett attended and Gohn is said to be resting somewhat easier at this writing.
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The
Standard
Virginia City
George Gohn
Aldergulch
George Kennett
Waters distributed to Rock Creek users by appointed commissioner
Livingston May 31 Judge Henry appoints S A Vereey a Bozeman agricultural college student as commissioner to distribute Rock Creek waters among entitled users during the irrigation season this year.
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Livingston
Rock Creek
Henry
S. A. Vereey
Agricultural College
Bozeman
Yergey to Receive Salary Posts for June July August
The document states Mr. Yergey will be paid 85 dollars for June and 100 dollars per month for July and August, outlining his salary schedule.
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Yergey
John Howley Drowned in San Francisco Bay
Hamilton reports the death of Robert Howley 21, son of John Howley, drowned Sunday in San Francisco Bay while serving as engineer on an express launch dispatched to meet the Arctic. Born in Pueblo, he lived in the valley since age three and had worked on projects in Salt Lake and the coast. If recovered, the body will be shipped to Hamilton for burial.
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Standard
Hamilton
Higgins
San Francisco
Robert Howley
John Howley
Bob
Pueblo
Howley
Salt Lake
Clark Road
Preferred wedding ends brief jail stay in Great Falls
Great Falls May 31 John Vanbank after a short jail stretch chose marriage to Flora Betts over penitentiary time. He was arrested in East Helena for a alleged mock marriage in February and returned here. A deputy sheriff escorted them to a justice of the peace for ceremony after Miss Betts stated she still wished to wed. The pair won a new job prospect at the East Helena smelter through his foreman.
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Standard
Great Falls
John Vanbank
Flora Betts
Vanbank
Miss Betts
East Helena
Memorial Day Exercises in Livingston City
Memorial day in Livingston featured a sunlit procession led by the Gateway City band with Col. W. H. Yeaton as marshal. At the cemetery services were brief and moving with two recitations and taps by Bugler Joe Brooks. The afternoon program in the opera house included Rev. L. B. Hardy delivering the oration, music, Gettysburg address, and a recital by Miss Edna Laurens.
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Livingston
Gateway City Band
W. H. Yeaton
Joe Brooks
Park Street
Main
Callendar Streets
Opera House
L. B. Hardy
Congregational Church
Hardy
Edna Laurens
Memorial Day Observed in former Montana Capital
Memorial day was widely observed in Virginia City with bright weather and a city hall ceremony led by the Grand Army of the Republic. A parade followed to the cemetery where graves were decorated by Grand Army members, Spanish-American War Veterans, and local secret societies.
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Standard
Virginia City
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
New Under Sheriff Appointed in Billings
John Staffek resigned as under sheriff and H. M. Brayton, formerly with the Gazette editorial staff, was appointed to fill the vacancy Brayton is known in Montana for his former role as traveling solicitor for a Helena newspaper.
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The
Standard
Billings
John Staffek
H. M. Brayton
Gazette
Brayton
Helena
Weather report: crops thriving with showers across Montana
The Standard’s Special Correspondence from Helena reports the week ending May 29 as cool and cloudy but generally satisfactory for growth. Frequent light showers kept vegetation thriving. range grass is abundant, cattle and sheep fattening, wheat and oats near normal growth, alfalfa and garden crops progressing, and lambing largely successful.
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Standard
Helena
R. F. Young
Climate and Crop Service
Weather Bureau
Crop prospects rise after rains in Valley and Yellowstone
J. E. Adams notes fine ground conditions at Valley Oswego with rains from 21st to 23d boosting growth of wheat oats barley and hay. J. E. Flaherty reports grass and crops growing well on a cool rainy week, and I D O'Donnell notes alfalfa slow but late seeding complete in Yellowstone.
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Beaverhead
Dewey
George P. Lowe
Dillon
AG. R. Featherly
Winston
George Beatty
Canton
E. J. Anglen
Cascade
Great Falls
S. H. Bauman
S. H. Cameron
Anna Epperson
Carbon—Dean
O. E. Haskin
Joliet
L. W. Whitney
Chouteau
E. Wilson
Custer
Midland
Dawson—Blackmon
T. L. Blackmon
Fergus—Else
Hy Willis
Flathead
Montford
E. T. Sloan
Big Fork
F. C. Bailey
Gallatin
Bozeman
J. S. Edwards
Belgrade
William Worwood
Lewis and Clark
Birdseye
Wolf Creek
Frank J. Hanks
Madison
Pageville
T. D. Bushnell
Cameron
J. C. Boardman
Puller Springs
F. S. Metzel
Meagher
P. J. Moore
Oka
F. I. Bower
Missoula—Eddy
J. H. McKay
Missoula
C. E. Coleman
Arlee
B. H. Denson
Park—Muir
Ernest Speith
Powell—Ovando
A. O. Goodfellow
Rosebud
Crow Agency
J. E. Adams
Oswego
J. E. Flaherty
Yellowstone
I. D. O'Donnell
Annual outing of the Lewistown Elk Herd
Lewistown will host its annual Elk Herd picnic on July 23 a Sixteen Mile canyon ride along the Montana railroad with Bozeman Elks invited and a brass band of Lewistown providing music. The program aims for an enjoyable day without imposing on the picnic plan.
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Standard
Lewistown
Ptenic Ea
Cowboy Hokum Hurt As Horse Fells Near Forsyth
Eugene Hokum a Long S ranch cowboy near Big Missouri river north of Forsyth was brought to Billings hospital in critical condition after his horse fell on him yesterday morning He suffered brain concussion and a severely twisted neck doctors fear for his recovery as companions carried him for rail transport all night.
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Standard
Billings
Eugene Hokum
P. L. Herring
Big Missouri River
Forsyth
Hokum
Lindsay
Funeral of Walter Pavey Headed by Local Fraternal Orders
Livingston May 31 funeral services for Walter Pavey 49 who died Saturday were conducted at St. Andrew's Episcopal church under the auspices of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The procession led by Gateway City band honored a Livingston fire department veteran born in London who served in India and the British West Indies before settling in Livingston in 1898. He left a wife and several siblings all living in England.
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Standard
Livingston
Walter Pavey
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Order of Eagles
Pavey
Gateway City Band
Livingston Fire Department
Douglas Sutton
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
St. Mary's
London
England
India
British West Indies
America
Memorial Day Observed in the Judith Country
Memorial day was widely observed in Lewistown with a large procession and strong participation by civil groups and veterans. Frank E. Smith was absent due to the drowning of his son, but the city council and veterans carried out the program with an opera house address by E. W. Mettler. Delegations from Kendall, Gilt Edge and nearby towns joined the ceremonies.
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Lewistown
Frank E. Smith
Opera House
Spring Creek
E. W. Mettler
Kendall
Gilt Edge
Health and digestion for lasting good health
The text explains that health rests on keeping the stomach and digestive organs in normal condition. Proper digestion aids bowel movement and blood purification, leading to good health.
Abe Schilling's Best Offers Money-Back Tea Guarantee
A grocer promises customers a refund of their money if the tea they bought by Abe Schilling's Best does not meet expectations. The policy emphasizes customer satisfaction and a simple exchange.
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Abe Schilling
Experts Entitled Only 10 Regular Fees In Helena Case
Judge J M Clements rules expert witnesses in criminal trials may not be paid more than the regular $3 a day. In James S Keer's murder case several doctors were paid $50 to $75, prompting a temporary restraining order from John B Wilson. The Keer trial opens in Great Falls with many Helena witnesses and assigned prosecutors and defense attorneys planning travel.
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Standard
Helena
J. M. Clements
Clements
James S. Keer
Thomas Crystal
B. C. Brooke
0. M. Lanstrum
Creighton
Brooke
John B. Wilson
Keers
Great Falls
T. J. Walsh
C. B. Nolan
Chad Spaulding
la Croix
Wonderland in Winter Garb At Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park opens soon with 16 tourists aboard the park train from Livingston. A 200-strong party of hotel staff joined a special train as last of the park help. Snow remains deep around Yellowstone Lake, giving early visitors a view of Wonderland in winter attire.
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Standard
Livingston
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Lake
Wonderland
Mother and Son Hurt in Runaway Accident near Cokedale
In a runaway near Cokedale on Memorial Day eve Mrs. James Dowty and her seven year old son were seriously injured and taken to St Luke's hospital in Livingston. The wagon carrying five children and three adults overturned when a trace loosened and a horse kicked. The driver Tom Williams lost control. all occupants were thrown out but only Mrs Dowty and her son suffered serious injuries.
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The
Standard
Livingston
Cokedale
James Dowty
St. Luke's Hospital
Tom Williams
Mrs. Dowty
Small Boy Charged With Burning A Schoolhouse
Belgrade May 31 Joseph Davis eleven son of W H Davis of Dry Creek charged with incendiarism in connection with fires at the Dry Creek or Valley View schoolhouse and Woodmen hall. The school house burned twice and residents are divided over guilt while officers investigate and the boy remains out on bail set at sixty dollars.
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Standard
Belgrade
Joseph Davis
W. H. Davis
Dry Creek
Valley View
Woodmen Hall
Body found in lake near Aldridge after disappearance
The body of Oliver Atkins, 30, missing from Aldridge since winter, was found yesterday in a lake near Aldridge. Coroner Short travels to hold an inquest. Atkins went hunting and did not return. searchers found no trace until now. His father and brother live in Aldridge.
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The
Standard
Livingston
Oliver Atkins
Aldridge
Short
Atkins
Shearing to Begin at Sheep Creek Plant
Culbertson reports shearing starts next Monday at the Sheep Creek plant with 35 000 sheep booked. Officials expect the total to double as trail brands will also be handled there.
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Standard
Culbertson
Sheep Creek
Death of Blacksmith Eli Sheppard in Missouri mine incident
Eli Sheppard aged blacksmith of Stockett died in a Great Falls hospital after being run over by a mine car at Stockett on Monday. The injuries required amputation of a leg and he never regained consciousness.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Eli Sheppard
Stockett
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