West Point Appointment Tests Planned in Montana
Senator Wheeler announces a statewide examination for Montana residents aged 17 to 22 on July 1 1925 to select a principal and two alternates for the United States Military Academy at West Point. Tests will be held October 25 in multiple cities starting at 9 00 am.
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Miest Point
United States Military Academy
West Point
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Civil Service
Senator Wheeler
Senate
Washington
D. C
Kalispell
Missoula
Butte
Dillon
Helena
Great Falls
Bozeman
C. F. Morris
Douglas Parker
Ray Barkaloo
Skelton
Family Stranded at Glendive Park Seeks Help
A Glendive tourist park reports a family of seven in distress since Sept 22, with five children aged 2 to 7 and a mother in near frenzy. The father left for Canada over three weeks ago and has not been heard from. the family traveled from Minot North Dakota.
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Glendive
Canada
Minot
N. D
Victor Fire Destroys Major Business Block in Sept Fire
A September 21 blaze in Victor destroyed much of the business district. The pool hall of Rudolph Franke sparked the fire, fanned by strong winds, wiping out the Victor Mercantile, Victor Realty, Safley Drug, Farmer's Bank, Masonic temple, and multiple shops. Losses reached about 75 000 with the mercantile stock and buildings heavily damaged.
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Masonic Temple
Victor
Victor Mercantile Company
Victor Realty Company
Safley Drug
Farmer’s Bank
Kaa
United States Forest Bureau
Jennie Murphy
Wannacott & Howard Meat Market
Will attempt to save life of brother who slew wife
Shelby report states F B Tex Hunt, on trial for slaying his wife at Sweetgrass on Sept 8, is a second cousin of Ma Ferguson who has been nominated for Texas governor. Hunt’s brother T J Hunt of Waco arrived to aid the family. Hunter, once in Montana under another name, led a cattle life before disappearing years ago.
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Poplar
Wolf Point
Roosevelt County
Anderson
Pal
Everett Kaoski
John Kaoski
Stockett
William Lahto
Lahto
Lee Roy McBurney
Kaoski
Laho
Frank Turlock
Glendive
Turlock
Shelby
F. B
Tex” Hunt
Sweetgrass
Ma” Ferguson
Texas
T. J Hunt
Waco
Montana
Hunter
Washington
Hooster
Moe
Lone Star State
T. J. Hunt
Texas & Brazos Railway
Long Trail
Intermountain enrollments exceed expectations
One hundred seventy five students have registered in both academy and college at Intermountain, with figures from the college showing enrollment likely to surpass 290 as arrivals continue. Denominational support is Methodist and Presbyterian, yet many students belong to other faiths including Christian Science, Christian, Lutheran, German Lutheran, Baptist, Episcopalian, Congregational, and various Methodists and Presbyterians.
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Intermountain
Game Law Violators Arrested at Polson in Season Start
Federal Game Warden Hamson arrested five men at Polson after the hunting season opened. Four Missoula men Dick Haner John Morgan George De Fersne and Frank De Fersne shot ducks at Nine Pipes reservoir before the legal time and pled guilty before Judge Hitchcock. Each man was fined 25 and costs I I Scott of Missoula paid the same fine.
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Hamson
Polson
Nine Pipes Reservoir
Missoula
Dick Haner
John Morgan
George
Frank de Fersne
Hitchcock
I. I. Scott
Thief Steals Buick in Milwaukee Flight Ends in Yard Pile
In Milwaukee, Sept 20, a Chevrolet Buick speeded east with a stranger at the wheel outside the Boseman hotel. Bob Yetlings, manager of Boseman Auto, chased the car as a garage man pursued from the site. The thief fled after crashing into a pile of ties and leaping away.
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Boseman
Bosemen
Bob’ Yetsings
Boseman Auto
Sciiver
Githes
Milwaukee
Pioneer farmer Charles Stout builds thriving 47 acre homestead
Charles O Stout arrived in 1908 with two suitcases and a trunk on a 47 acre site near Balldatine. He turned buffalo range to productive fields, failed in fruit, then found success with sugar beets and winter sheep feeding. By 1923 he grossed 13k to 14k with net around 8k and plans to expand beet acreage to 80 in 1924.
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Charles O. Stout
Balldatine
Northern Pacific Railway
Stout
Post Office
Washington, D. C
Huntley
Buffalo Range
Zight
Dairymen Aid National Honor Recipients Named in Montana
Montana State College records show twelve dairymen earn the National Dairy Association roll of honor for 1924. Six members from Bitter Root cow testing association and six from Flathead association meet criteria of herds over five cows averaging 800 pounds butter fat annually with yearlong membership through July 1, 1924. Honorees include J W Randles and David Lea and sons of Stevensville, R H Daniels of Corvallis, Archie McKillop and D C Gray of Hamilton, and Ford and Hollister of Darby from Bitter Root. Flathead honorees are C K Iverson, F X Grosewier, Ed Kelley of Kalispell, W Scott and Joe Monegan of Whitefish, and Bertha Houser of Creston.
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Montana
National Dairy Association
Dairy Department
Montana State College
Bitter Root Cow Testing Association
Bitter Root Association
J. W. Randles
David Lea
Corn and hog market signals amid rising prices
The text notes that a tight corn crop boosts hog trading as the swine industry pushes toward liquidation. Prices seem likely to rise even if corn is scarce, with stock readings and hog futures suggesting a firming market despite uncertain demand.
Putting Up for Winter Fruit Canning Tips
A Western newspaper article promotes home canning with practical recipes for Pickled Apples Apple Jelly Grape Jam and advice on rapid cooking. It underscores cost savings from buying in bulk and preserving fruit when plentiful and provides step by step instructions and safety notes for sterilized jars.
Poetic Dawn Duty and Kindness Meditations
A brief verse urging cheerful waking and labor with smiling kindness to brighten home life, attributed to Steven son.
Savory Souffles Recipes From a Historic Kitchen
A damaged OCR passage outlines basic souffle technique and variations. It describes butter and flour roux, milk, and egg yolks with stiff whites folded in, baking in buttered dishes or a water bath. Variants include cheese souffle and chicken with mushroom sauce, plus notes on dessert versions.
Burglars Target Safe as Bill Vanishes
Fragments describe a burglary attempt as a back entry breached a safe. The text hints at a voltage distraction and the suspect identified as Bill who disappears after the break in.
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Bill
Customer complains about saleslady indifference
A shopper confronts a sales clerk over poor service and lack of attention. The exchange focuses on the clerk's perceived indifference and business understanding during a sales interaction. No further details on location or names are provided.
Powerfully Persuasive Glasses Joke Wins Laughs
A potential customer questions the glasses while a savvy salesman boasts that the high power lenses let you see ten miles away. The quip pivots on exaggeration as a humorous sales pitch.
A Born Ruler and the Four Year Marriage
A Bristol Times and Mirror feature recalls a marriage of about four years. The wife is described as not a good wife but making him a very good husband, reflecting on domestic dynamics and humor in a historical anecdote.
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Bristol Times and
Mirror
Cyclone Paus Freight Train Stacks Cars Near Fayetteville
A Arkansas cyclone tore six freight cars from a rapidly moving train near Fayetteville and piled them in a heap by the tracks. The rest of the train remained intact with no wreck reported.
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Arkansas
Fayetteville
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