Cattle Rustling Epidemic Reported Halted in Montana
Montana chief stock inspector F C Lavigne says nine rustling arrests in the state show the epidemic is checked. A rustling gang reportedly includes a woman. several charged and jailed or fugitive include Pat Murphy J W Allen Bert Walker Len Washburn Bob Hamilton Elmer Minor Jack Taylor Clair Burns Roy Harrison. Several suspects previously involved in Yellowstone county offenses were sent to state prison.
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Helena
F. C. Lavigne
Montana
Pat F. Murphy
Silver Bow
J. W. Allen
Rosebud
Bert Walker
Fereus
Murphy Allen
Walker
Len Washburn
Billings
Bob ‘Hamilton
Fergus County
Elmer Minor
Jack ‘Taylor
Clair Burns
Roy Harrison
Madison County
Mr. Lavigne
Yellowstone County
Population boost shown in Bozeman schools
Bozeman’s school enrollment rose over the past year indicating more city families. Public schools report large rise in first graders and overall enrollment up by more than 200 since opening week. Gallatin County High School exceeds 400 freshmen as classes expand into Irving and Emerson buildings.
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Bozeman
Gra
Gallatin County High School
Irving School
Emerson Junior High
Woodsmen battle Beartooth fire near Cooke City
Beartooth forest southeast of Cooke City burned over seven hundred acres after lightning struck a dead tree last Monday. Supervisor R T Ferguson rushed to the district as crews battled the blaze and sought to check prospectors and trappers amid the firefighting effort.
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Billings
Cooke City
Beartooth
R. T. Ferguson
Y. W. C. A. Strikes High Eating Costs in Billings
Y M C A opens a student lunchroom in Billings as luncheon prices drop to 15 cents. First day menu includes wieners mashed potatoes bread and butter and ice cream with no complaints on quality or quantity from school children.
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Billings
Woodcraft Meet Opens At Helena Oregon?
Seventy seven delegates from northern district attend the annual Neighbors of Woodcraft convention opening at the Odd Fellows hall in Helena with Mrs Minn Dibb district guardian presiding. Mayor Dryburgh welcomes. banquet planned. remarks by Mrs C C Van Orsdel grand guardian.
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Helena
Woodcraft
Oddfellows’ Hall
Minn Dibb
Chai
John Dryburgh
The
C. C. van Orsdail
Y. M. C. A. Progress Noted In State
Helena reports state Y M C A progress under secretary W B Van Aikin. County associations began early this year but faced a temporary setback from adverse crop conditions. Other lines of Y M C A work are actively pushed and to be resumed when conditions improve.
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Helena
W. B. van’ Aikin
Y. MC. A
van Aikin
Near East relief quota reached in Montana drive
Helena September 4 Leo Faust state chairman of the Near East relief reports Montana contributions amount to 102000 dollars surpassing the 90000 dollar quota. The state head says every county contributing met its quota and Montana remains active in the drive.
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Helena
Leo Faust
Near East Relief Live
New York City
The
Civ
Montana
Faust Sa
Alleged Swindler Faces Charge in Extradition Grant
Governor Sam V. Stewart today granted papers of extradition for C. F. Carrere, wanted in Granite county on charge of securing money under false pretenses. Carrere is held at Sioux City, Town, said to have swindled Granite county farmers of several thousand dollars.
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Helena
Sam V. Stewart
C. F. Carrere
Granite County
Carrere
Sioux City
Funeral of Ricks Held at Lewistown
Frederick Ri Ricks, 35, Grass Range stockman, killed in a Monday auto wreck near Winnett, was buried at the Methodist Church in Lewistown. Rev. R C Edgington officiated. The car stalled on a hill, brakes failed, it ran over the bank and overturned trapping Ricks. His father, riding in the car, escaped unharmed. Ricks once ran for county sheriff alongside Carl Riddick.
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Lewistown
Frederick Ri
Winnett
Methodist
R. C. Edgington
Mr. Ricks
Ricks
Cone ‘Resman
Carl Riddick
Officials Called for Printers Meet in Helena
Helena September 4 Officers of the state typographical conference called to meet here September 14 are William Lafleur Helena president B Fitz Hugh Lewistown vice president A J Tiller Anaconda secretary and G D Bowersox Great Falls treasurer The conference was organized last year at Great Falls.
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Helena
William Lafleur
B. Fitz- Hugh
Lewistown
A. J. Tiller
Anaconda
G. D. Bowersox
Great Falls
Granite County road bond wins election in 185 vote margin
Phiapsburg September 4. Granite county road bond election passed by a margin of 185 votes with 341 for and 156 against. Three precincts remain to report, but cannot alter the result. Voting sites include mail precincts yet to be counted.
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Phiapsburg
Granite County
Vets to Compete at State Fair Track Meet
The local committee on athletic events for the veteran athletes has arranged a comprehensive track program during the state fair. Entries should be mailed to C. P. Matthews in Helena.
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Vet Trans
C. P. Matthews
Helena
Philipsburg News notes water shortage and local visits
Philipsburg faces a water shortage as officials plan to pipe water from a spring in Brewery Gulch to ease the crisis. The report covers local travel and visits including Miss FE. L. Thompson of Anaconda, Mr and Mrs Paul Neal and family, Mrs James Connors, and other residents. School term preparations and vacation departures are noted amid community activity.
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Philipsburg
FE. L. Thompson
Hearst Free Library of
Brewery Gulch
Paul Neal
Dale
Anaconda
Wilma
Copper City
James Connors
Granite
Butte
Peter Scheveland
Pipestone Springs
Jackson
Jay
Henry Kroger
Rocket
Dave Morgan
Gallatin Farmer Reports Record Wheat Yields
Thomas L. Kirk, a Gallatin valley farmer, reports 58 bushels per acre on West Gallatin ground, another field at 38 bushels, and 110 bushels from two acres after sowing Turkey Red wheat purchased from Montana State College. He notes irrigation timing could have raised yields further.
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Bozeman
Thomas_L. Kirk
Gallatin Valley
West Gallatin
Montana State College
Kirk Neves
Billings to raise pay of policemen
Billings city council plans action on a police pay raise proposal from the police commissioners. The current scale is deemed inadequate with sergeants earning 145, captains 160, detectives 160, chief 350, and those with 16 months service to receive at least 135. District bonds favored. west side opposed high school bond issue. hotel fire at Rivulet, Mineral county prompts marshal to investigate.
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Billings
Wil Tate
Board of ‘Police Commissioners
Pas Ioimen
Lewistown
Smiths Demand Higher Wage At Rail Shop Convention
Great Falls reports the International Brotherhood of Jacksmiths delegates adopt a resolution seeking 82 cents per hour for mechanics and 0 cents for helpers. They cite a prior promise to raise wages after August 2 strikes and call for resignation of Washington department heads. The meeting notes social program and 1920 gathering details.
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Great Falls
International Brotherhood
Cine
Aakina
Allway
Washington
Parishes Named for Ministers in Helena Conference
Helena dispatch reports Methodist Episcopal Church South conference appointments announced from Mil to n Oregon district. Presiding elder T D Hartman listed Stevensville and Missoula. several towns including Butte, Corvallis, Deer Lodge and Jefferson Valley to be supplied. Three Forks notes district school enrollment, faculty changes, and local movements of pastors and residents. Charles W Thompson remains seriously ill in Gallatin Valley with family at his bedside.
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Helena
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Milton
Ore
T. D. Hartman
Stevensville
Boulder
R. H. Shafer
Bozeman
W. G. Forbs
Butte
Lowell Avenue
E. J. Harper
Hughes
Jefferson City
Bellevue
Corvallis
E. Powell
Clyde Park
C. E. Fenton
Deer Lodge
M.T. Nolen
Garrison
Clinton
Heron
Noxon
Jefferson Valley
North Boulder
Missoula
J.B. Coan
T. D.hartman
Summit Valley
Cardwell
West Gallatin
Willow Creek
Hill Three Forks
Three Forks
A. H. Hall
Three Folks
Minneapolis
Anumoose
North Dakota
Mliss Brook
Breetzke
Ruby Stahlford
Jane Milton
Margaret Mickey
Cladwell
Hazel Lundy
Miss Redington
Nellie Burke
Marian Bliss
Charles Rader
Livingston
Edith Alexander
Homer’ Dunbar
Boze=man
Wilder Nutting
Nutting
Clarkston
Walkerville
Helen Candish
John Rogers
Misoula
Mike Welch
Ruth
Edith Brannon
Kalispell
Feuth Hinman
California
James Althouse
Will Douglas
Mneg
Thomas Young
Jean” Wilkins
Cleveland Young
Community pays final tribute to Joseph McDonnell
A large Anaconda gathering filled St Pauls church for the funeral of Joseph McDonnell. The service featured a solemn high mass and solo performances, followed by a long procession to Mount Carmel cemetery. Fraternal and labor groups, led by Knights of Columbus, attended in honor of his long service as foundry superintendent. Surviving relatives include his wife and daughter Helen Louise, plus his mother and sisters.
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Joseph McDonnell
St. Paul's Church
Anaconda
Cherry Street
Father Coopman
Tracy, Burke and Schulte
Father Sandy
Deer Lodge
Father O'Shea
Butte
St. Paul's
Frank Provost
Calvary
McDonnell
Mount Carmel
Knights of Columbus
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Catholic Order of Foresters
Sons of Veterans
Loyal Order of Moose
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Iron Molders
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Patrick McCarthy
James Duffy
P. J. Brophy
Hugh Daly
James Carrigan
L. Carriga
Charles Gallagher
J. L. Hamniti Walter Sewell
Richard’ Nagle
Patrck J. Boyle
Peter McVeigh
James M. Brown
Maurice English
Pucker
D.’ Hennessy
Timothy Dowd
Chris Lannon
Deer Loch
Helen Louise
Bridget McDonnell
W.ick. Ryan
Hancock
Mich
Rosanna McDonnell
Fort Wayne
Ind
Anaconda Residents Share Brief Yesterday Visits
Local residents and visitors moved through Anaconda with brief calls and trips. Ed Lowery trans acted business in the city, Art Campbell and Mrs. Fred Wagner and Mrs. L Coldwater with son Aleck planned extended or short visits, while Ira J. Stagg, RK Heimbach, T W Rosenstein, D Tinetti, Thomas Walsh and others pursued travel, duties, or homeward routes. Mrs. Thomas Barrett planned Seattle relocation as Misses Masel and Feeney returned from Anaconda socializing.
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Ed Lowery
Art Campbell
Denver
Col
Fred Wagner
Antelope
Helena
RK. Heimbach
Seattle
Puget Sound
R. Theller
San Francisco
T. W. Rosenstein
D. ¥. Tinetti
Butte
Thomas Walsh
Great Falls
Thomas Barrett
Alice Masel
Stella Feeney
Thomas P. Gilchrist
Sheridan
Wyo
Frank ‘Davis
East Third Street
J. Clark Johnston
J. J. Moe
Big ‘Timber
Spencer J. Crosby
Neal
William Binnegar
Deer Lodge
Minneapolis and San Francisco figures linked to event
Partial OCR reads Baldock and D Kellner among names connected to a Montana Neapolis gathering. Mr and Mrs Minneapolis figures listed alongside San Francisco ties. Fragmentary item suggests social or business connections across cities.
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Neapolis
Baldock
Minneapolis
D. Kellner
San Fran
County Commission to canvass election results
The Deer Lodge county commissioners meet in Deer Lodge on September 15 to canvass the returns of the September 7 1919 special election. Clerk J E Bailey notes the formal session and official duties for the county records. In other local items funeral services for David Foreman a noted prospector drew many mourners from Grace Range area. University news reports B Vanatek of Billings announces a permanent secretary will soon be installed at the Missouri university with a temporary office opened pending appointment.
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Wuscos
E.W. Stevens
Deer Lodge
Philipsburg
Deer
University
Aesena
W. B.vanatekon
Billings
Missour
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Portland
Hamilton
United States Mail
Drummond
Helmville
Ovando
the Klaue
Minnie Dibb
Viser
Frances Pullen
Sophia Hayer
Mildred Bushnell
Roundup
Frances Freyler
Lillian Orcutt
Conrad
Aptain
Guards
Jeanette Faltermeyer
Townsend
Grace Sloan
Cora Siefred
Havre
Jennie Flatow
Mary Ibault
Marysville
Catherine Coteringham
Helen
Montana State Fair
Broadwater
Broadwater Hotel
Helena, Mont
Philipsburg News
Gallatin
Smiths
Oregon
Anaconda News
J. E. McDonnell
St. Paul’s
Annec
Onda
Tmplayes
Sears
Bluebird
East Park Avenue
Itesssreeres
Luneta
India
Tesee
Blanchard
Superior
Rex
Betsy Ross
Sylvester Mercantile Co
Kelly Commercial Company
David Foreman
Ploner
Grace Range
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