O'Brien Boosts Great Columbia River Project
J Tom O Brien Spokane business leader and former Anaconda Standard circulation manager discusses the Columbia basin project. He cites a 350 million dollar plan to divert the river across 1 753 000 acres, with Goethals endorsing the scheme. He notes storage on Flathead Lake and Pend d Oreille, tunneling through Spokane, and publicity spending of 200 000. The government may loan funds for 35 years at 4 1 2 percent, land sold at 146 per acre with soldiers preferred. He predicts bumper wheat and renewed Northwest prosperity.
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Columbia Basin
Washington
J. Tom O'Brien
Spokane
Panama Canal
Mr. O'Brien
Colonel Goethals
Panama
Montana
Flathead Lake
Pend D‘oreille
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
O'Brien
Anaconda Standard
James H. Rowe
Butte
Northwest
Drumming Up Veterans for Seattle Reunion
Maj. Wilmer B. Brinton, once of Butte, now in Seattle, visits Butte with friends ahead of the August reunion of the Ninety first division. The veteran, a Spanish American and World War I figure who led the motor supply train, plans a Seattle gathering to coincide with the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention. He partners with John W. Daniels in a West Seattle undertaking business.
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Wilmer B. Brinton
Butte
Seattle
Major Brinton
Lie
John W. Daniels
Daniels and Brinton
West
Suit for debt filed against Charles Tyman
Brownfield-C Carpet company sues Charles Tyman in district court to recover 237 dollars claimed on an old account plus court costs. The action seeks judgment and costs.
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Brownfield-C Carpet Company
Charles Tyman
Drive on speeders and traffic violators targeted
Mayor Cocking and Sheriff Duggan announced an intensive traffic enforcement drive in Silver Bow County due to a rise in accidents. Five men and one woman were injured last week from reckless and speedy driving as they push for more convictions to curb tram violations and stop cars from speeding past stopped streetcars.
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Cocking
Duggan
Passenge
Los Angeles
W Gou nIg le to Address Rotarians and Kiwanis Members
W Gonigle will speak to Rotarians as Dee J McGonigie of Kiwanis will deliver the main address at 6 30 pm at the Thornton hotel Also on the program are Clarence Conn with Miss Margaret McHale on piano Miss Maxine Eyerman dancing with Miss McHale and Kaythe Geraldine or Leary reading A letter from W H Shad Stanley of Va praises Foley Kidney Pills reporting relief after three bottles and continued absence of symptoms The note cites kidney pain backache and urinary symptoms as relieved by the product
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W’gonigle
Dee J. McGonigie
Kiwanis Club
Rotana Club
W. H. Shad- Stanley
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Marvella
Veldyne
Orlando
Gerona
Arabella
Jesses
Flemingham, T
Ersey
Symons
Symons” Plotigs
Paxson & Rockefeller Company
West Park Street
Fifth Avenue
Grace Peters
Elizabeth Arden
Pizabeth Arden
Riddell
Sheriff
G. L. Fosmer
McCall Company
New York City
Pattern Department
Symons Dry Goods Co
Plana
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