Civil service exams open for varied posts with modest pay
October will bring a wave of civil service examinations across Montana and western states. Jobs include testing engineer at $1200, university posts in Colorado, Washington, and California, a Santa Fe domestic science teacher at $900, highway engineers up to $2250, mechanical draftsmen at $1000, and more. Applicants must show relevant training, pass exams, and some roles demand road building or language skills.
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Civil Service Bureau
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University of Colorado At
Boulder
University of Washington At
Seattle
University of California At Berkeley
Santa Fe
Patent
Carlisle
Civil Service
Montana
Civil Service Commission
Forest Ranger Service
Anaconda
Ashland
Bozeman
Chateau
Dillon
Great Falls
Kalispell
Libby
Livingston
Red Lodge
Sheridan
Thompson Falls
Tales Told in Butte Hotels
Maj George W Reif commands the Second Montana National Guard and visits Butte en route to Virginia City after contributing to national target practice at Camp Perry Ohio. Also notes Seattle trip by Swedish resident Charles Bergman and Crow Indian fair plans, with emphasis on harvests and shows.
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George W. Reif
Montana National Guard
Butte
Virginia City
Ella Reif
Camp Perry
Ohio
Union
Montana
Mississippi Valley
Reif
Billings
New Federal Building Planned for Bozeman Appears Likely
Washington considers an appropriation for a Bozeman federal building after Postmaster Kirk received a letter from John W. Parsons, acting assistant supervising architect. The missive asks for details on space needs and other specifics to support the proposal.
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Hogeman
Washington, Db
TI. L. Zwirk
John W. Parsons
Kirk
Ethics Code Proposed to Curb Fraternal Insurance Practices
Special Correspondence reports a forthcoming code of ethics for fraternal insurance societies. The plan, approved at the national congress, requires truthful benefit representations, proper rate disclosures, and prohibition of mis representations. It targets organ izer poaching and cross order solicitation and assigns a largely female committee to craft the canon, drawing on parallels to the legal profession.
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Standard
Chicago
American Bar
American Medical Association
National Fraternal Congress
Boston
Congress
Publc
Howard Crisgins
Royal Arcanum
A. E. Stevenson
Independent Order of Foresters
John J. Hynes
Miss West
Bar
American Bar Association
Iit
Two Cars Derailment Shakes Passengers Near Fort Benton
Special Dispatch to the Standard Fort Benton Montana September 14. An eastbound passenger train derailed at the stockyards four miles west of Fort Benton. The day coach left the track and the smoker rear derailed but no serious injuries occurred. After hours of delay the line was cleared and the train continued. A woman passenger received shock but declined further treatment. Fort Benton residents on board include L. A. NM Chestnut Charles Schilling and Mr and Mrs J Thaxter.
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Standard
Fort Benton
Montana
Porter
Bailey Defends Tariff View Against Bryan Raw Material Idea
U S Senator J W Bailey replies to William J Bryan on Democracy and the Tariff arguing for low revenue duties on raw materials and manufactured goods. He defends the Texas 1896 platform opposing free raw materials and insists compensatory duties have no place in a Democrat tax system. He asserts taxes should fund government and cautions against shifting costs to consumers.
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Dallas
Tex
United States
J. W. Bailey
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Bailey
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Deer Lodge Notes Report Summer Visitors and Local Socials
Special Correspondence from Deer Lodge details visits from Miss Lauretta McCarthy and Miss Lola Bedford, departures for Pomona, Calif., and numerous local gatherings. Notes on college plans, school activities, county institute attendance, a large reception for Miss Irene Robinson and Edvin Partridge, and social events at the Gullette home highlight the season as autumn flows in.
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Standard
Deer Lodge
Cal
Thomas McTague
McTague
Lauretta McCarthy
Kalispell
Mae Wilson
H. B. Davis
Pomona
Idaho Falls
George Ramsey
Margaret Mashburn
Hillmansville
Thomas Norton
Victor
Joslyn
Lucy Catlin
Jacksonsville
Thomas W. Catlin
W. J. Higgins
Bozeman
Lillian Williams
Missoula
Philipsburg
County Institute
Georgia Smarr
Stelmbrecht
Alfred Whitworth
California
Irene Robinson
Edvin Ellis Partridge
Guayamas
Mexico
Presbyterian Church
F. W. Gullette
Norma
Los Angeles
Gullette
W. S. Higgins
Transformer chief Ohlandt directs Missouri Silver Power work
Special Dispatch reports from Boulder on September 1 that Richard Ohlandt, who oversees the transformer and linemen, leads the Missouri Silver Power project in the region. The piece notes his role in coordinating electrical infrastructure efforts.
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Boulder
Richard Ohlandt
Missouri Silver Power
Transformer Wiring Reaches Boulder Lighting Installation
Word from Helena says the machinery for the transformer supplying Boulder lighting is en route. The remaining wiring will be completed soon, with many buildings already wired.
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Helena
Boulder
Twin Bridges Notes on Sheep Sales and Land Trends
Livestock buyers shift to fat sheep and lambs with Max Lauterbach selling 4.00 head to a Chicago firm. Lauterbach estimates net about 3.40 per head for 40 pound lambs. County reports two land sales in Centennial valley, Winslow ranch to McCarthy of Breadwater county at about 5 per acre and Ike Marble ranch to Mr. Miller of Iowa around 12 per acre, Miller planning blooded cattle stock. Additional items note Mrs. B L Pidgeon’s Cleveland trip, Edna Ox returning to Missoula for state university, Dudleys back from Salt Lake, and L A Thompson’s 7000 bushels of oats contracted to Butte parthes.
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Twin Bridges
Max Lauterbach
Chicago Commission
Lauterbach
Centennial Valley
Winslow
Lakeview Land and Cattle Company
McCarthy
Breadwater County
Ike
Lakes
Miller
Iowa
B. L. Pidgeon
Cleveland
Ohio
Edna [Ox
Missoula
State University
Fred Dudley
Salt Lake
L. A. Thompson
Butte Parthes
Virginia City Notes Highlight Local Events and Ventures
Virginia City reports a busy week with theater rehearsals for The Woven Web at the Auditorium Oct 7 to aid the Elks charity. Minesman Charlies F. Simon and associates sold the McKee group to eastern and Montana capitalists and search for another rich mine. Miss Bess M. Bradford joins Virginia City High School before a health scare in Butte. An elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. De Hass, travel from Oklahoma to Lewiston, Idaho for health reasons. California mining man Engineer Kelsey works Alder Gales ground for the Con solidated Mining Co. Miss Effie and Ruth Buford head to Los Angeles for winter. Henry Buford accompanies. A shop advert admonishes readers to notice ads from stores that value their customers.
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Standard
Virginia City
Virginia City Dramatic Company
Elks’ Charity Fund
William Walker
Ruby Valley
Martin Johnson
Laurin
Charlies F. Simon
Meadow Creek
McKee Group
Montana
Bess M. Bradford
Miss Bradford
Missoula
Butte
J. W. de Hass
Oklahoma
Lewiston
Idaho
de Hass
Kelsey
California
Consolidated Mining Company
Effie
Ruth Buford
Los Angeles
Henry Buford
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