Yegen Brothers Bank Insolvency Involuntary Petition Filed
Creditors Anna Olsen John Demps and Steve Gonga through Maury and Maury file an involuntary bankruptcy petition in Butte federal court alleging over one million dollars in insolvency by Yegen Brothers Banking House. They seek Judge Bourquin or Pray to declare them bankrupt and appoint a new receiver to supersede Hanson and the Billings receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Yegen
Peter Yegen
Yegen Brothers
Butte
Billings
Gardiner
Anna Olsen
John Demps
Steve Gonga
Maury & Maury
George Bourquin
Charles N. Pray
Harry L. Hanson
Yeren Brothers
District Court of
Silver Bow County
Harry L. Hanon
Hatchery reopening planned on Spring creek
J. H. Trece of Anaconda representing the state fish commission will arrange immediate reopening of the hatchery at Spring creek and stock it with eggs if ready. He will stay in Lewistown through hatching season to test trout spawning claims by locals that Spring creek fish spawn in winter rather than spring and pursue a change to the closed season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Trece
Anaconda
State Fish Commission
Spring Creek
Lewistown
Prospects of Reopening Bank Charles R Wiper and Henry Skaug Return
Charles R Wiper cashier of the Empire and State bank Lewistown and Henry Skaug examiner in charge have returned from Minneapolis after talks with the Agricultural Finance Corporation. The credit corporation agreed to provide financial assistance needed to reopen the bank and stabilize the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Wiper
Empire and State Bank
Lewistown
Henry Skaug
Minneapolis
Agricultural Finance Corporation
Wiper
Credit Corporation
High grade brick clay found on Fort Peck reservation
R P Jones, a coal mine operator, reports a deposit of high grade brick clay four and a half feet thick over at least a quarter section on Fort Peck Indian reservation near Medicine Lake. Samples were taken to Great Falls for analysis and the clay is declared first class. He plans to bring in experts from Great Falls to assess the field and arrange equipment for brick making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Medicine Lake
R. P. Jones
Jones
Great Falls
Gas drilling planned to serve Glendive households
Eastern Montana Oil and Gas manager John Johns announces gas supply work will begin in about 60 days. A well will be drilled on the Baker Glendive anticline in Ash creek country about 21 miles from the Cedar Creek wells to supply Glendive residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendive
John Johns
Eastern Montana Oil & Gas Company
Johns
Baker-Grendive
Ash Creek
Cedar Creek
Malta Commercial Club Raises Aid for New Settlers
The Malta Commercial club has raised $2,000 to help finance new settlers in the Milk River Valley. The fund will cover freight charges and maintenance until this year’s crop matures as newcomers arrive to settle irrigated land and grow beets beans and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta Commercial Club
Milk River
Oil Refinery Plans Revealed for Missoula Project
C. W. Hart of Hedges presented plans to Missoula chamber of commerce directors for an oil refinery in the city. The proposal promises a satisfactory railroad rate for crude oil shipments to Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Chamber of Commerce
C. W. Hart
Hedges
Mail Goes by Stage Line and Train Service Changes
An OCR readable fragment notes transport changes with mail routing by stage line to Gardiner replacing regular passenger train service on the Northern Pacific Park branch. It hints at altered schedules and possible service reductions or reassignment of routes.
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Gardiner
Northern Pacific
P Park
Ated
Sarasin
Double Tracking Planned On Great Northern Line Soon
Two weeks away see 200 workers lay 16 miles of double track from Gavre to Lohman. A Guthrie Co of St Paul holds contract, Superintendent Bartlett ready to start. Four steam shovel outfits arrive this week. Guthrie bid about 200 60 for the work. Fuglevand Sundberg Havre contracted concrete, Neut Baker subcontracts team work. Fifty men on new fuel oil plant and turntable concrete nearly done. Surplus corn sold in Winnett elevators 28 886 bushels worth over 15.00 per bushel. Measles epidemic threatens Browning schools with 33 cases in primary and nine quarantines. Richland county summer fallow acres drop from 11 000 to 11 000. corn acreage up 16 000. Deer venison case: H R Gilbert fined 100 and 50 days jail for out of season killing.
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G. N
Great Northern
Gavre
Lohman
A. Guthrie Company
St. Paul
Bartlett
Havre
Guthrie
Fuglevand & Sundberg
Neut & Baker
Pioneer Deaths Mark Montana Territory Age 74 to 78
Notices report the deaths of Sarah Ellen Billman at Woods Ranch near Big Timber aged 74 born in Galena Illinois. Judge W H Trippet Anaconda city attorney aged 76 with Montana pioneer career. John Buckner Montana pioneer and contractor aged 70. John Christian Seidensticker Madison County pioneer died near Twin Bridges aged 78. Surviving relatives listed.
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Cascade
Hamillton
Harvey Woods
Trippet
W. H. Trippet
Anaconda
Montana
Deer Lodge
Harriet M. Trippet
Ethel Roark
Spokane
W. K. Trippet
Whitefish
Mont
Buckner
John Buckner
Billings
Pennsylvania
Augusta Barfuel
Helena
H. F. Buckner
Redwood Falls
Minn
P. F. Buckner
St. Paul
Henry Sterk
St. Louis
Isaac Small
Denny Swan
Milica
Seidensticker
Madison County
John Christian Seidensticker
Twin Bridges
Schleswig-Holstein
Prussia
United States
Ohio
Oil News Highlights Montana Wells and Leases
Absaroka Oil Company will finish west of the Ten Mile structure near Billings after expansions begun by ex Senator T Hogan. The Baker No 3 near Great Falls has produced 160000 barrels in 165 days, an exceptional show. Pry Forks near Conrad reports heavy water flow at 2700 feet, with optimism for oil soon. Black Hawk Oil renews leases at Plat Willow as operation nears pay. Laurel structure drilling to begin within two weeks with a standard rig shipped from Casper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absaroka OU Company
Billings
T. Hogan
Reee Ee Falls
Nnnonneremen Ande
Hogan
Kevin Sunburst
Denver
Absaroka Company
Ballantine
Ohio
Baker No
Wevin-Sunburet
Pry Forks
Conrad
H. N. Kistner
Black Hawk Ol Company
Black Hawk
Plat Winllow
Kistner
Laurel
Pennsylvania-Kentucky Onl & Gasoline Refining Corporation
Wheeling
W. Va
Casper
Wyo
Hudson’s Bay
Karsse
Schulm
Smd
Red Bird
Schultz
Lodge Pole
New York
Almosre Cdog
Weamen
Wolf Head
Wolver
Kuown
Fisher Cap
Prando
Montana Children’s Home society wards placement
The Montana Children’s Home society at Billings has placed 2 and 2 children in good family homes in the past year, bringing total wards placed since inception to 2300. Rev. Arthur D. Sloate, superintendent of the Billings district, says demand exceeds supply for children ages one to three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Children’s Home Society
Billings
Arthur D. Sloate
Sloate
Great Northern Sues Driver After Auto Hits Freight Car
The Great Northern Railroad sues Stewart Johnson in district court claiming damages from a collision where Johnson's automobile struck a freight car, making it out of service. Damages sought total 7046 including 58.46 for repairs and 12 days of lost service at a dollar per day. incident said to have occurred near Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Railroad Company
Stewart Johnson
Veazey, Cutt & Glover
Johnson
Land Bills Move From Committee for Fort Keogh Lands
Measures H. R. 4319 and 2756 reported from Public Lands Committee would set aside portions of Fort Keogh for Miles City park and Custer county fair ground. They also transfer Fort Keogh property to the agricultural department to convert into a government agricultural experiment station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Halls
Congress
Fort Keogh
Miles City Park
Custer County Fair Ground
Public Lands Committee
Port Keogh
Interior
Agricultural Department
Government Agricultural Experiment Station
Army Recruiting Stations Open Soon in Miles City and Sheridan
Colonel EF Andrews of Helena announced that an army recruiting office will open in Miles City around April 1. He also noted a recruiting station has already opened at Sheridan Wyoming under his district command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Ef, Andrews
Helena
Andrews
Sheridan
Wyo
Boys Bag Mountain Lion Near Wise River
Wallace Campbell and Frank Hoog with Denilson and Cecil Butler of Wise River hunted coyotes. Wallace found a missing trap chain and followed dogs to Hoog's barking. The dogs treed a mountain lion that Wallace shot. the animal weighed over 150 pounds and stretched seven feet tip to tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Chester Campbell
Frank Hoog
Denilson
Cecil Butler
Wise River
Hoog
Blackfeet Life and the Western Frontier Saga
A reader’s portrait of Blackfeet life and the Schultz memoir. A Western frontier tale traces Blackfeet hospitality and religion, conflicts with settlers, and Schultz's risks with Wolverine and Bull’s Head as they steal a girl, endure wars, and face dwindling bison herds and famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F W Schultz
Molo
Ariie
Washington
Schultz
New England
Missouri
Fort Benton
Wolverine
Piks-oh’-ki
Bull's Head
Gros Ventre
Three Bears
Gros Ventres
Yountres
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Winnett
Flatwillow
Browning
Richland County
F DePew
H. R. Gilbert
Echo Lake
Miles
BISON
A. D
Bull
Bulls Head
Blackfeet
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