Home Mission Work Stressed For Westward Church Expansion
Dr. A P Morrison at Mountain View Methodist speaks on home missions amid Westward growth. He notes immigration as a major church concern with 1 4 million newcomers this year and warns the needs of 5 000 western congregations without worship houses. He urges funding and outpost churches as rail lines spur rapid settlement across Montana Nevada Wyoming Colorado and Oregon.
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A. P. Morrison
Mountain View Methodist Episcopal Church
Growth of probationers and church reach across western regions
The group grew from a small start to over 4 000 probationers, up more than 208 percent in 15 years. Communicants in Oregon rose 83 percent, California 93 percent, and Washington 122 percent. A western conference notes, If funded, we could build 25 churches and open 42 preaching places in 12 months.
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Oregon
California
Washington
Western Conference
Long Run From Billings To Spokane Ends In Spokane
Special Dispatch from Billings details H. H. Norris of the Northern Pacific returning after a 16 day trip from Billings to Spokane. He rode via Helena Great Falls Havre Clinton and Great Northern, facing washouts and a five day halt before restoration. Norris estimates railroad damage in the millions and says regular traffic will take weeks to resume.
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The
Standard
Billings
H. H. Norris
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Norris
Helena
Missoula
Great Falls
Montana Central
Havre
Great Northern
Clinton
Flathead County
Fargo
N. D
Coroner's Fast Run to Recover a Body Turns Up a Dog
A Miles City crowd rushed to the South Butte scene after a corpse was found under a bridge. The “body” proved to be a buried dog in a velvet box, recovered with the coroner and undertaker arriving in haste, amid tales of city hall mischief and a separate officer assault incident. A Miles City horse story follows, detailing a nose bag fed animal left in rain until 42 days later a fat, sprouted fodder-filled bag kept the horse fed and thriving, despite the missing bag and public curiosity.
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South Butte
Daniels
Tan
Miles City
Butte
Butte St John Society Plans Big Day in Anaconda
The St John the Baptist society of Butte. Mass in the morning. In the afternoon sports speeches and a special train to Anaconda for about 509 members. A parade to the Catholic church with high mass by L Orpheon Francois. A Washoe park concert. A baseball contest and a closing ball.
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St. John the Baptist Society of
Butte
Anaconda
Copper City
L'Orpheon Francois
William Page
Flora Rooney
J. M Marcotte
Penefer
Dr. Mollette
J. A. Varonneau
Avila Nadeau
Gus Grenon
Joe Dubie
John Dubie
Arthur Dubie
F. X. Girard
Omer Vadnais
Louis Dubeard
Pr. Tremblay
Ernest P. Guaymore
Frank Boucher
J. A
Jack Collins Home After Mayo Clinic Appendectomy
Montana figure Jack Collins returns to Butte after undergoing appendectomy at Mayo Brothers Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. He recalls a hard siege but stays optimistic and credits his wife for support as he reunites with friends in familiar Montana surroundings.
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Jack Collins
Montana
Butte
Mayo Bros
Rochester
Minn
Collins
Democratic Convention Denver Ticket Sale and Events
July 3 and 4 Oregon Short Line sells round trip tickets to Denver for 32.50 with return by July 20. Berth reservations available at Short Line city ticket office 2 N Main Butte. Also retiring piano sale at actual cost and St John the Baptist society plans special train meeting at 9 AM from Butte depot to Anaconda with round trip 1 and tickets at local stores.
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Oregon Short Line Railroad
Denver
Short Line City Ticket Office
Main Street
Butte
F. D. Wilson
D. F
P. A
St. John the Baptist Society and
Friends
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
Anaconda
Boucher
New Electric Line Work Begins in Yellowstone Valley
Work to connect the former Billings Water Power plant with the Yegen plant starts tomorrow. Madison River Power company now operates as Eastern Montana Power company in Billings. A transmission line will serve most of the state's eastern area and light Laurel roundhouse. The line links to the Madison River valley plant.
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Standard
Billings
Billings Water Power Company
Madison River Power Company
Eastern Montana Power Company
Yellowstone Valley
Laurel
Madison River Valley
Sanders Co-Operative Ditch to Open by July 1
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Billings reports the Sanders Co-Operative Ditch irrigation canal will be completed by July 1 with water turned in. Work has run about three months. headgates are installed and only minor dirt work remains. The canal taps the Yellowstone River and waters a large ceded Crow reserve tract.
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Billings
Sanders Co-Operative Ditch Company
Yellowstone River
Crow Reservation
Drunken Americans Delay South American Regiment
The San Francisco Argonaut recounts a clash where General Blanco fails to bring up his regiment as the aide reports two drunken Americans blocking the advance, causing the delay in the battle. The commander-in-chief learns of the obstruction and the regiment remains behind.
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San Francisco
Dobbs Family Plans Boise Trail Trip to Rawhide
Spokane carpenter F. O. Dobbs will start June 25 with wife and children in an old prairie schooner over the Boise trail to Rawhide Nevada. They plan a three to four year journey with water reservoir tents and camping gear. They may proceed to Arizona if health permits after Nevada.
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Standard
Spokane
Wash
F. O. Dobbs
Rawhide
Nev
Boise Trail
Monument to late Sheriff Webb planned for courthouse yard
Prints show a diagram of the proposed granite monument and drinking fountain in the courthouse yard to honor the late Sheriff Webb. It will stand 8 feet high and 4 feet square, erected this fall at a cost of 1559 dollars.
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Billings
Sheriff Webb
Secretary
The
Chamber of Commerce
Zola Paris Forbidden by Japanese Censor
The Tokyo government bans the sale of a translation of Zola Paris citing public morals concerns. Censorship echoes past bans on Tolstoy Anna Karenina and some Gorky novels, while defending Japan’s culture as purer and less involved with Western immoral literature.
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New York Sun
Zola
Paris
Tokio
Tolstoi
Anna Karenina
Maxim Gorky
Japan
School of Naturalists
Advertising Makes Clerks Enthu siastic Says Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia Record piece argues that clerks lack enthusiasm when a store fails to advertise. It compares pushing underexposed goods to a carpenter with dull tools and warns that merchant neglect of advertising saps staff morale and sales.
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Philadelphia Record
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