Giant Roundup derrick readied to drill oil and gas
In Roundup a tall 84 foot derrick assembled by L. A. Moran stands ready to drill by July 4. Geologists Hoff and Johnson call the terrace formation promising for oil and gas. The Eagle Sandstone is expected to yield gas, with Kootenai sands Mosby and Van Duren pay streaks to be reached, with a depth limit near 8500 feet though 4000 feet may be drilled if needed. M. P. Dearborn named trustee for drilling funds.
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L. A. Moran
Roundup
John D. Hoff
Russel V. Johnson
Eagle
Havre
Kootenai
Mosby
van Duren
M. PD. Dearborn
Funeral for Senator Henry Ellingson held in Big Timber
Funeral services for Senator Henry Ellingson who died June 17 at his Big Timber home were held at the Lutheran church with interment in Mountain View cemetery. The service featured hymns by a quartet, a church sketch of his life, and a large turnout of mourners from Melville and nearby communities. Ellingson, born 1846 in Norway, immigrated to America in 1865 66, lived in Minnesota Wisconsin and Montana. He helped found the first Lutheran congregation in the Ellingson home area, built a substantial Montana career in farming, commerce, and auto insurance, and served as a state legislator and senator. He leaves a widow, three daughters, three sons, and 22 grandchildren.
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Big Timber
Henry Ellingson
Lutheran Church
Mountain View
Crazy Mountain Range
Melville
L. Onerheim
A. Tronrud
E. Neste
Martin Gradne
Lennep
Mont
P. ©. Fallang
J. H. Gunderson
Sam Solberg
Byneset
Trondhjem
Norway
Ellingson
America
England
Allen Line
Quebec
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Rushford
Minn
Winona
Menomonie
Wis
St. Paul
la Crosse
Oskosh
Stevens Point
Fillmore County
Scandinavia
Henry Ellingston
Gina Becken
Montana
West
Ellingsons
Oscar
Crazies
Gallitin County
Park
Sweet Grass
Stillwater
Carbon
John
Hilma
George
Carbon County
Bear Creek
Barrage
Motor Inn
Susanna
George Rostad
Emma
Mark Smaby
Washington
C. A. Becken
Edwin
Grass County
Sweeting
Conditions ideal in some counties in Montana crops
Helena June 21. Montana reports ideal moisture in 23 of 25 counties for the week ended June 12. Yellowstone and Lewis and Clark had little rain but recent showers came. Labor, alfalfa conditions, and crop growth are strong. cutworms minor. total production crops near 45 percent normal. wide areas report excellent growth and livestock condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Charles D. Greenfield
Agriculture and Publicity
Yellowstone
Lewis and Clark
Musselshell
North End
Lewistown News Local Briefs From June 21
Claude Maury a prominent stockman and rancher filed for the republican sheriff nomination with Deputy Sheriffs John Sharpsteen and Burr Hill also seeking. Democratic hopefuls include Guy Tullock and Leslie McCann. Great Falls Methodist conference meets Aug 18 in Lewistown. Fergus county farm bureau will handle small woolgrower clips at no cost. Fergus Pure-Bred Stock Association names Amos Snyder president Fred Colver vice president Henry Murray secretary and Ben Hill treasurer with exhibitor plans for fairs. County Agent Carl Peterson notes excellent grass between Lewistown and Harlowton and reports a major gopher destruction campaign near Wheatland. George W. Gruner of Bozeman and Anna Christopherson of Hobson received a marriage license. Ohio company plans to deepen Brush Creek well by 600 feet and drill two more on Musselshell holdings in sections 22 and 29.
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Lewistown
Claude Maury
Armelis
John Sharpsteen
Burr Hill
Guy Tullock
Leslie McCann
Great Falls
The
Methodist Church
Montana
Fergus County Farm Bureau
Fergus Pure-Bred Stock Association
Amos Snyder
Becket
Fred Colver
Brooks
Henry Murray
Hobson
Ben Hill
Pier
Association
Carl Peterson
Harlowton
Peterson
Wheatand County
George W. Gruner
Bozeman
Anna Christopherson
Ohio Company
Brush Creek
Musselshell Valley
Musselshell
Tokyo Telephone Demand Seeks Service For 64000 People
Tokyo reports about 45000 telephones and 64000 residents seeking service, highlighting high demand and infrastructure strain as officials plan expansions and modernization efforts.
Girls in Half Sox At Chico High Vote Silk Stocking Ban
Chico High School girls reject a silk stocking ban amid high living costs and respond by adopting half socks and boys socks. The movement was defeated and a quirky fashion shift gained traction among female students.
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Chico
Cal
City approves Warren bid to pave 15 city blocks
In a special session the city council awarded Warren Construction the contract to pavement 15 blocks under federal aid. The 18 foot wide pave plan extends 36 feet across Main street to the northern and western city limits, with an estimated cost near 80009 dollars. A new Main street parking ordinance limits parking to right angles, removing angled parking and improving flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Construction Company
Main Street
State Senator Seeks Governor Office in Roundup
June 21 Dan W Slayton of Musselshell county candidate for governor on the republican ticket is campaigning actively and receiving many letters of support from across the state. Slayton emphasizes businesslike governance over flashy speeches, noting his long success in business and his tenure as Musselshell County senator who helped introduce and pass key measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan W. Slayton
Musselshell County
Slayton
Virgils Homestead oil case settled after litigation
The Virgils Homestead dispute over 160 acres near the Van Duzen well ends in a settlement. Tri City Oil receives payment for drilling the test well now at 500 feet. Quadrant Oil is created to manage the property and a $10,000 fund is set to finish the well next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgils Homestead
van Duzen
Tri City Oil Company
Roundup Oil and Gas Company
van Duren Company
Finch, Crane and Flasher
Quadrant Oil Company
Personal Ads Note Phone Scarcity Rings London Markets
Advertisements in London personal columns highlight a shortage of telephones in the British metro area. Phone owners are able to fetch favorable prices by selling their numbers, signaling market demand and resource scarcity in urban communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Butte Set For Poppy Day Observance
Mme Guerin lauds Butte generosity for Poppy Day to aid French war orphans. City Mayor Stodden proclaims June 22 sale. girls distribute poppies at 9:30 with proceeds to the First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Guerin
Butte
Flanders
France
Flanders Field
Legion Dance
Stodden
Mme. E. Guerin
United States
A. Millerand
Organization For the Protection
Montana Power Company
First National Bank
Amtras Cook Habibulla Khan Hosted Outdoor Feasts
A. C. Jewett in Asia notes the late Afghan amir Amtras Cook Habibulla Khan was skilled in cooking. The article recalls his informal cooking tournaments held with his sir dars, often outdoors during his excursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Habibulla Khan
Afghanistan
A. C. Jewett
Asia
National Third Cup of Coffee and Bargain Foods Ad
A cluttered advert lists coffee brands and prices from National Markets, promotes soap and tea deals, and showcases lard milk eggs butter and canned goods with per unit prices and case offers. It highlights flour prices, meat cuts, and canned vegetables with notes on refunds if not meeting value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Hills Bros
Woman Dies on Road Returning Home near Big Timber
Big Timber June 21 news reports the sudden death of Mrs Elizabeth Wood Jennings while returning to her ranch home 12 miles west of the city. She was accompanied by her husband J H Ammerman and daughter who were shopping in town. After car trouble they walked in and she expired on the road. No further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BIG Timber
Elizabeth Wood Jennings
J. H. Ammerman
Congressman Evans 15 Seeking Another Term
Helena June 21 John M. Evans of Missoula Montana congressman for the First district filed with C T Stewart secretary of state his declaration of intention to seek the nomination on the Democratic ticket Asphalt was first used as a road material in Paris about fifty years ago but has attained its greatest usefulness in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
John M. Evans
Missoula
Montana
C. T. Stewart
Paris
America
Town and Country Deluged by Rainfall Roundup
June 21 report describes a three day rain spell that flooded streets and basements, with three inches of water in offices. The storm brought hail in some areas and concern for crops, while moisture now protects grain for at least 30 days. Residents pump water from lower levels as damage is reported in northern city sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Josephson
The
Commercial Club
Roundup Tribune
Ocean holds vast hidden gold treasure claim
The text states every ton of sea water contains about one grain of gold and estimates 300 cubic miles of ocean, giving about 90 billion tons of gold in the sea, more than in all historically melted gold.
District 3 and northern Butte territory auction notice
District 3 covers all territory in Deer Lodge and Powell counties and north of the Northern Pacific tracks through Platinum street to the city limits of Butte. The district offers four prizes a piano two talking machines and a gold watch. Also includes Jefferson Madison Broadwater Lewis and Clark Gallatin Park and all Montana east of these counties.
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Butte
Northern Pacific
Platinum Street
Rocker
Williamsburg
Ramsay
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Powell Counties
Beaverhead
Granite
Ravalli
Missoula
Sanders
Flathead
Mineral
Jefferson
Madison
Broadwater
Lewis and Clark
Gallatin
Park
Montana
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Gitizen
Senator Ellingson
Richland
Custer
Rosebud
Wheatland
Pergus
Cascade
Teton
Sheridan
Roosevelt
Blaine
Toole
Lewistown News
Tokyo
Schilling
A Schilling & Company
San Francisco
United States Mail
Drummond
Helmville
Ovando
Hamilton
Flanders’ Field
Amtras Cook
Ewe Efelete
Dakota
North Main Street
East Park Street
West Park Street
Gongressman Evans
Franklin
Maxwell
Sadie Courtney
Colorado
J. G. McCready
J. W. Lamberton
Philips
Minnie Rowe
Jack Tracy
Margaret Paxson
S. Montan
Pearl Smith
Carolina Mildred Hogan
W. R. van Orden
Helen Hurley
Wyoming
Elizabeth Winslow
Melvin Ditto
Esther Harris
Holmes Mary Williams
Reynolds Clair Philips
Julian Angove
Columbia Gardens
John McMeekin
Jack Limert
Dillon
Agnes Kay
Grant
Tom Olmstead, Jr
Ruth Wadell
N. 3d
Cleatus Muchmore
A. Florence
Philipsburg
Margaret Keyes
Divide
Eileen B. Cheney
Lima
Helen Roe
Effie Todd
Melrose
Flora Wright
Stevensville
June Staffenson
Margaret Bowdish
Ronan
Sarah A. Peterson
Huson Orecevece Obelee District NO 6
Mary Fogarty
W. Quartz
Phoenix Bik
R. Seamel
Idaho
F. V. Sullivan
EB. Park Seeeeeeee
Elia Ryan
W. Silver
Elizabeth Walker
W. B. Renouard
E. Center
Margaret Faso
Daly
Nellie Herlin
G. E. Woodward
Anna Zugel
Kathleen Larsen
Joe Keane
Marie Conway
Helen Hayes
Babe
Alberta Copeland
Romncry
Catherine Taylor
Sixtem
Philip C. Duncan
Virginia City
A. Johnson
Logan Preser
Helen Wood
Jack Toohey
White Sulphur Springs
Kathleen Tiggerman
Warren
Florence Buck Bozeman
Clara Schhulke
Fr. Ritch
Metzel
Alder
Mai L. Teeee
Nelta Byers
Boulder Serene
Ina Young
Three Forks
Enid Vickers
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