Prisoners Escape County Jail in Daring Breakout
Thomas Mold and James Carson fled the county jail Sunday afternoon using a gas pipe to batter a wall and a table knife to saw an iron bar. They climbed through the cells to the transom and crawled to liberty, evading guards until Undersheriff Kirkwood discovered the escape at 4:30 p.m. A $50 reward is offered for their recapture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mold
James Carson
Sheriff’s Office
Liberty
J. W. Kirkwood
Fallang
Walvoord
Mold
Carson
State's Taxable Wealth Totals in Montana Figures
Figures prepared by J. J. Ryan show Montana real estate and improvements totaling 135.94 million dollars and livestock at 3.25 million. Real estate noncity land leads at 54.98 million, with city and town improvements at 39.94 million and city land at 27.43 million. Sheep exceed cattle in value, with buffalo listed as 84 head. The report also notes mining ditches and infrastructure values and the large land area in Flathead and other counties. The article previews the Dry Farming Congress including governors day and an international exposition tentatively set for October 25-29, with plans for agricultural education and development discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Ryan
State Board of Equalization
Montana
County Boards of Equalization
Ryan
Wlathead County
Cascades
Fergus
Custer County
Flathead
Dry Farming Congress
West
Congress
Agricultural and Development Congress
Dry Farming Congress invites nations for 1909 session in Billings
Secretary John T. Burns issues official call for the fourth annual Dry Farming Congress to meet October 26 27 28 1909 in Billings Montana. The invitation targets foreign diplomats governors of states agricultural leaders and county officials among others. A side item notes a Franklin auto record run from American Fork to Contact with a fishing party and cattle purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana
John T. Burns
United States
Wallis Huidekoper
American Fork
Franklin
Huidekoper
Dr. Tracy
Helena
C. N. Skillman
Sheriff Fallang
A. B. Gould
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Yellowstone Valley
Glass-Lindsay Land Company
Big Timber
Sweet Grase County
Glass-Lindsay Land CO
Board of Equalization
Franklin Auto
Mr. Gould
P. Bruffey
Mr. Bruffey
Foley
W. D. Richarde
Jade
W.H Patterson
Rexall Drug Store
Bell
Big Timber National Bank
Joan F. Asbury
C. T. Busua
T. Schenck
John FE
Asbury
Joseph D. Radford
C. T. Busha Thomas Flax
D. D. Smith
Ragan
F. EB. Taylor
Chas. T. Schenck
Brighten Up
Sherwin-Williams
S-W
Big Timber Lumber Co
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