Rankin Sues Railroads for 35500 Plus Interest
Attorney General Rankin files suit against Northern Pacific Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads seeking 35500 and interest. Defense argued federal authority over interstate sleeping car commerce. Judge A J Horsky in Lewis and Clark county rules the state valid. possible appeal unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Wontana
A J Horsky
District Court of
Lewis and Clark County
Horsky
Supreme Court
Beet Industry Vision Spreads in Milk River Valley
C H Barnes, valley field organizer, visits Har lem meeting businessmen to promote sugar beets and a new farming system. He explains plans to prepare 5 000 acres for beets in 1924 by growing cultivated crops, hoping a beet processing factory will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Barnes
Harlem
Mr Barnes
Milk River
Colonization Plan for Bynum Irrigation Project
Bonds sold for the Bynum irrigation project will irrigate about 200 acres on Porter beach northwest from Conrad and east from Bynum. Great Northern plans a colonization scheme to settle the land with stock and dairy cows to back settlers’ success. Project completion is expected this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bynum
Porter Beach
Conrad
Great Northern
Cream Buying Station Planned at Antelope
A cream buying station will be set up at Antelope to meet state requirements and begin operation in ten days if all goes well. A building next to the flour mill will house a water and drainage system and be fully equipped with cream handling facilities. Miller Gus Steinberg will purchase the cream and pay top prices.
Dillon Stock Show Canceled Over Foot and Mouth Disease
Foot and mouth disease in western cattle prompts Montana officials to cancel the Dillon livestock show planned for April 24 26 in Dillon. State veterinarian Dr W J Butler and livestock association leaders in Butte agreed on the cancellation citing disease prevalence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
California
Montana
W. J. Butler
The
Livestock Association
Butte
Toston State Bank Closes In Broadwater County Montana
The Toston State Bank in Broadwater County has closed after withdrawals and loss of confidence cited by Cashier A E Southam. State Examiner L Q Skelton advised the closure on April 8. It is the first Montana state bank to close in over a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toston State Bank
Broadwater County
L. Q Skelton
A. E. Southam
Montana
Druggist Arrested in Butte for Grand Larceny over License Funds
On complaint of State Game Warden C A Jakaways acting through the county attorney office at Butte W Wilson a druggist of Butte has been arrested charged with grand larceny for failing to account to the state for fishing and hunting licenses issued by him last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls
C. A. Jakaways
Butte
W. ©. Wilson
Hailee
County Clubs Planned For Farm Youth In Yellowstone
Plans to organize boys and girls corn potato poultry and hog clubs are being developed through the county agent Stapleton in Yellowstone County. Farm youth of club age are being enrolled in the program through the county agent's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of- Stapleton
Yellowstone County
Wee Farms Resettled Near Dodson Seek Prosperity
Abandoned farmland around Dodson is being resettled by former locals and new settlers from Idaho and Missouri. Prospects for farm success are strong with talk of a stamp mill at Dodson to process Sandusky ore, while wild geese signal spring near Billings. Hog driving, Flathead Navigation, and Missoula refinery developments are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Idaho
Missouri
Sandusky
Heng Lauled
East Helena
Billings
Hollings Lake
Yellowstone Valley
John Linderman
Glentana
Linderman
Flathead Lake
Somers
Dewey Lumber
Montana Pioneer Obituaries Reminisce Forty Year Involvement
A series of obituary notices from Montana recount longtime pioneers and settlers. Harrington of Missoula, a 19th century legislator and merchant, dies at 81. Michelson, a Jefferson valley rancher, dies aboard a train en route to Harrison. Conley of Musselshell, 66, dies after illness. Condon, Niehart miner, dies at 66. Ellen M Rowles of Great Falls dies at 68. Gobrite, Helena pioneer of 1863, dies at 82 with Virginia City ties. Hodges of Park County dies at 73. Mary Murphy, Helena pioneer, dies after a Maine career in Montana. Norval Head, 78, dies near Bozeman on Reese Creek residence.
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Harrington
Fayette Harrington
Missoula
Montana
Michelson
Andrew Michelson
Jefferson Valley
Dillon
Los Angeles
Harrison
Cooley
John R. Conley
Musselshell
Virginia City
Hodges—Woodson Hodges
Park County
Missouri Creek
Missouri
Murphy
Mary Murphy
Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Head
Norval Head
Reese Creek
Bozeman
Quotations of Interest to Montanans Week Ending April 5
Montanan markets roundup lists grain and livestock quotes. Wheat prices at series highs and lows appear from Minnesota and Chicago exchanges. Copper tin and zinc prices also noted with regional commodity movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Montana
Chicago
Portrayals of Old Jim Bridger in The Covered Wagon
The piece discusses portrayals of Old Jim Bridger, contrasting oral campfire tales with bookish legends. It remarks on rugged frontier imagery, references Salt Lake, Grand Canyon, and Wakeup Gorge, and notes differences between dramatic folklore and written accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Jim
Bridger
Sir George Gore
Ad “Munchiausen
Rocky Mountain Campfire
Salt Lake
Gran’ Canyon
James Bridger the Immortal Mountain Scout of the West
A portrait of James Bridger, born 1804, as guide to Gen. Dodge and a central figure in the American fur trade. The piece recounts Bridger’s tall tales, cartography skills, and pivotal roles in discovering South Pass, Great Salt Lake, and Fort Bridger, ending with his death in 1881 and Dodge’s grave marker.
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Grenville M. Dodge
James Bridger
General Dodge
Bridger
Arthur Chapman
United States
Mississippi
Virginia Bridger Huhn
Kansas City
Kans
Hahn
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Emerson Hough
Oregon Trail
Times
Portland
Tully Marshall
Southwest
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Napoleon
New Orleans
Rockies
Texas
California
Canada
Pacific Northwest
Louisiana Purchase
St. Louis
Columbia
Lewis and Clark
Missouri
West
Manuel Lisa
Manuel
Missouri Fur Company
John Jacob Astor
New York
American Fur Company
Astor
Astoria
China
Lisa
Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Virginia
William H. Ashley
Ashley
Smith
Jackson
Provost
Sublettes
Fitzpatrick
Campbell
Beckwourth
Jim
Kansas
Montana
South Pass
Wyoming Rockies
Great Salt Lake
Yellowstone
John Colter
Milton Soublette
Rocky Mountain Fur Com
Black Fore
Green River
Utah
Bri
Ft. Bridger
Jackson County
Virginia Bridger
Albert Wachsman
Captain Wachsman
Frank Hahn
Washington Park Cemetery
Rocky Mountain
Old Jim
Allie
Salt Lake
Sir George Gore
Jim Bridger
Sir George
Gore Range
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Attorney General
Charles A .Smith
Harlem-Dodson Federal Aid
Ers Iy
Hart Refineries Company
Edbington
Great Divide
John Dickinson Sherman
Fyeoors
Egile
W. F. Reynolds
J. W. Gunnison
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