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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1924
Page
3
A 22 year old, Uriel Sexton, armed with a 303 Savage rifle and a smaller automatic rifle, held a peace officer posse at bay for four hours in Mis soula. Tear gas was used to end the standoff after the mother, fearing gas effects, lunged at the youth and knocked the gun away. He was taken to the county jail.
Petroleum county, formed from the eastern part of Fergus, will become a county February 22. All officers except county commissioners and clerk will take office then, as provided by the new county law. The date follows the 60 day period after the secretary of state filed the resolution November 24.
F Wear division superintendent at Great Falls reports October 1924 traffic on the Great Northern system in Montana surpassed any October since 1916. Overall business shows recovery with small stations receiving more freight. oil and wheat shipments on the Butte division also at peak.
John Vanden Wall 28, a farm hand on the Andrew Erickson ranch southwest of Conrad, was shot and killed by Allen Erickson 16 while hunting jackrabbits. The incident was reviewed by County Attorney R. M. Hattersly and Coroner W. B. Starr, who ruled the death accidental and said no charges would be filed against the Erickson boy.
Plans are moving to create one game preserve covering a large part of Bull Mountain country southeast of Roundup. Deer have long roamed the district, suffered illegal hunting, and numbers are greatly decimated. The county’s wild character and natural shelter make it ideal for a deer range. Officials will review the proposal soon.
Sheriff Brannin of Sweet Graggs county reports Kenneth Bramler charged with grand larceny for taking four head of cattle from John Wiersma who lives 18 miles southeast of Rapelje in Stillwater county. Six more cattle found in Wilson pasture. Bramler accused of driving them there. Total alleged theft 86 head from Wiersma.
Walter Hossman was arrested on Bonnacord Creek near Banhack by sheriff’s office members. He was brought to Dillon on charges connected to liquor manufacture and possession of finished product. He claimed contamination of Grasshopper Creek and denied involvement, citing Sikh origins and local contamination theories.
A Yellowstone county report notes taxes are due promptly this fall as the treasurer cites payments up to $45 000 by Nov. A 325 pound mountain lion killed by rancher M S Dexter of Gold Creek is exhibited in Missoula. Fatal skating accident at Whitefish classed as a drowning. Grand jury indicts Christ Lindsty for murder from Plum Creek. Holland district sees a Montang Power line deal with poles ordered. Vander Doebeus of Lewistown named MSU Bobcats captain for 1925. Leavenworth sends N T Ortega and Jake Masset to federal prison. Sidney gains new firm Jew In fruit houses due to rail rate. Norris Brooks recovering after a 40 foot fall on Yellowstone river. Company M musters out. men transfer to Co K in Lewis town. Poplar votes for electric franchise to Cleveland of Washburn. Bert Cason wows radio fans when London station comes in during European broadcast.
A garbled report notes proposed highway links near St Marys and San Has reeturned CY s Missouta after. The text mentions a road from the head of La Take McDonald on the west and Lake Park site changes. Estimated costs around 800000 to 0, with references to public roads and Kitt ens Bineretos lane bureau.
Poetic epigraph from 1924 Western Newspaper reflects on time and memory. A quotation by Eugene Lee-Hamilton contrasts the fleeting present with the enduring past and suggests yesterday’s truth remains fixed beneath today’s surface.
A nostalgic guide to homemade sweets with steps for Peanut Candy Caramel Mixture Cream Candy and Peppermint Creams. Includes thermometer use for even results and tips on cooling shaping and decorating final treats.
The poem depicts a joyful Christmas scene where houses glow with holly and pine, neighbors share warmth as chimneys smoke and ovens bake meat. Sorrow is banished outside while a merry spirit fills every room and heart.
A vintage recipe piece describes fondant as the base for many candies. It outlines making fondant with sugar water cream of tartar and optional thermometer, then shaping and ripening. It also covers stuffed robins with almond fondant, glaze dipping, and a separate agar-based sugar candy recipe with steps and temperatures.
A hundred years ago Richard Bright identified signs linked to kidney changes to name Bright's disease. He explained how the kidneys become small and scarred with accompanying arterial and heart changes, plus slow, insidious symptoms signaling need for early physical examination.
A practical rule proposed by Prof. Henry C Sherman helps busy households budget weekly food spend into five equal parts: fruits and vegetables, meat fish and eggs, milk, breads and cereals, and sugars fats and misc. This simple method adapts to any family size income and avoids exact calorie counting.
Fragmented text references Lydia per cent and 98 out of 100 women using a medicine for ailments. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but suggest a claim about high efficacy in women and medicine use.
An uncommon reunion gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs D F Smith near Curryville Pennsylvania. Guests included former hired girls and men who served the Smiths over 86 years on the farm. Sixteen girls and seventeen men have worked for the family. Two are dead and only six of the others were absent.
A brief ad advises using good soap and Blue water with Red Cross Ball Blue to rinse children’s handkerchiefs, noting their often hopeless look before laundering.
In a rough exchange, a man from Rum pus Ridge, Gap Johnson, claims he was pulled from a wagon and whipped, asserting a prior incident when another man “drug me out and whipped me.” The City Star quotes the heated dialogue amid the dispute.
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years. It warns that imitations may be dangerous and urges consumers to say Bayer when buying.
A light exchange about fishing after a trip yields a joke that fish in schools seem to be truants on the water. The Houston Post captures a humor moment as the angler muses on fish behavior during a quiet outing.
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