Homes for ex soldiers bill gains attention in Senate
Washington reports Senator Borah urged Chairman Smoot to advance a bill to reclaim arid lands and provide homes for former soldiers. Smoot to bring the measure to committee, then senate action possible. Meanwhile the senate passed a highway rights bill and approved homestead validations and Flathead Blackfeet claims. Postmasters Montana appointments updated in Toole County and Salesville.
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Secial
Washington, D.C
Mayator Borah
Smoot
Public Lands Committes
Bill
Arid
Korah
Senate
House
Court of Claims
Flathead
Monna
Blackfeet
Joo
Gros Ventre
River Crown
Gilman
Willam Porter
Sophia Seitz
Lizard
Toole County
Belle Ambergon
Salesville
Frank L. Maryette
Water conflicts and town water system plans in Lewistown and Ryegate
In Lewistown, Harvey and Burnett pursue suit against Sattto Anderson for $11,000 in damages over water diversion with an injunction to secure undisputed Ford creek water use. A prevention meeting at the theater features TS Mentrum, GaP Porter, and J. W. Stevens. The city aims to improve waterworks, establish a camping ground at the city park, and prepare for summer tourists with city water and conveniences. In Ryegate, the council approves a water system plan over Mayor Currie's veto, contracts with Security Bridge Co., and welcomes Mayor Northey as he supports the project while Currie leaves office.
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Lewistown
Maginnis
Kaye Sounny
Harvey
Ands G. P. Burnett
Mies Sattto Anderson
Ford. Creek
Marshal TS. Mentrum
Gap
Porter
J. W. Stevens
San Francisco
Rusthc
Mantel
UCR
Rypgate
Ryegate
Currie
Security Bridge Company
Northey
Billings Farmer Shoots Self In Well Tragedy
On a Sunday on his Billings area farm Lawrence Jordan 28 blew off his head with a shotgun while sitting on a well edge sending his wife and two children to a relative’s home. A German note left explains a failed suicide attempt amid financial troubles. Two days earlier Stephen P. Otis 73 shot himself in Shepherd yard, witnessed by a doorway observer, leaving four daughters and two sons as survivors.
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Billings
Lawrence Jordan
Jordan
Stephen P. Otis
Otis
Shepherding
Endo
Pet Raines
Hesper
Jessie Kobb
Ranchester
Wyo
Cora Black
Pocatello
Idaho
Otis Otis
Colorado
Lelan Otis
Shepherd
Baron De Oster Arrest Record Shifts to Idaho
Billings area reports Dr. De Oster known as Baron De Oster a motion picture agent is under arrest in Pocatello Idaho. Earlier in winter De Ogler faced spur ious check charges in Billings Great Falls and Lewistown with settlements and release. preliminary hearings were waived.
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Billings
de Oster
de Ogler
Arreet
Pocatolco
Idaho
Great Falls
Lewistown
Burglary and forgery charges bind over in Billings case
Yesterday Charles Hanley charged with burglary and C Bug den charged with forgery were bound over for district court on bonds of 1000 each. Hanley overpowered in a basement apartment by agent N A Chapple at midnight Thursday. Sugden finished a reformatory term last year and is believed. Funerals held in Billings yesterday for Louisa Bara Jefferies 2 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Jefferies Clan Dean Thurber 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs C I Thurber and George I Harnden. The funeral of John Nonald Gillis 16 brother of J H Gillis of Billings was held this morning.
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Charles Hanley
C. Bugden
Hanley
N. A. Chapple
Sugden
Billings
Louisa Bara Jefferies
WW. H. Jefferies
Dean Thurber
Mra
Thurber
George
Harnden
John Nonald Gillis
J. II. Gillis
Billings Club Opens Discussion on Crow Reservation Bill
In Helena May 19 the Billings Commercial Club pressed supporters to back a Crow reservation measure amended by the house. Trustees urged prompt action to avoid delay or defeat while noting potential benefits to Indians from opening the Crow reservation near White settlement. Also, wage scale for building laborers was signed, ending a series of strikes with daily pay from five to six dollars and fifty cents.
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Billin
J Walsh
Billings Commercial Club
Crow Reservation
Welayes
Crow
BN Hines
Helena
Associated Industries
The
Building Trades’ Council
Child Found Safe After Daylong Inligent Search
In Kaliswe ll May 18 a one year old girl, Mero, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Mero of Tall's Crossing, was found late Monday afternoon after an all day and night search. The child had wandered from her siblings at a spring near Lampert place and was located far up the mountainside with no injuries. Sheriff Mario Deputy T W Adams and Jamon K Lang of the bureau of child and animal protection aided, with Hoy Scouts and local residents assisting through the night and into Monday afternoon. The spring was dragged and a nearby pond drained as part of the thorough search efforts.
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Mario
T. W. Adams
Jamon K. Lang
Bureau of Child and Animal Prot Tion
Hoy
Cr. Cele
Kall
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Rapie Mignway
Public Roads Bureau
Sunate
Myers
Sint Gate
Lewistown News
Hell
Billings News
Billings Clubs
Washington
British Columbia
Pacific Northwest
Tnp
Pacifc
Northwest
Columba
Erbert Cuter
Pacifc Norwest
Povernmen Fondo Gr ‘Nformaton
E.C Smith
Hag
America
Nan
Nat'l Board of Fire Underwtaters
United States
Franco
Foley
Mina
Geo
Walbridge
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. C
Pierce
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