Montana Pioneers Elect Leaders at Bozeman Meeting
Fort Benton chosen as 1926 meeting site by Montana Pioneers and Sons and Daughters groups at Bozeman gathering. Mary Malston first female president of the Pioneers. William Clark II elected president of the Sons and Daughters. Other officers named. 151 members registered with 13 new arrivals. Three honorary members added and a call for a pioneer monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benton
Bozeman
Society of Montana Pioneers
Society of Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Mary Valston
Deer Lodge
Pioneers Society
William Clark, II
Butte
W. A. Clark
Society of Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
W. J. Beall
The
Malston
Beall
Missoula
Commissioner Is Out In Stillwater County
Columbus News reports Judge Miller may appoint a replacement for Charles W. Fisher who resigned after admitting an unlawful county road work claim. Fisher had refunded about $500 and the county owes him for honest labor. Several farmers are named as possible successors including Adolph Rivers and Ole Eggen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus News
Absarokee
Fisher
South Side
Dame Rumor
Adolph Rivers
Ole Eggen
L. C. Piper
K. QO. Haugan
Arie DeGroot
O. T. Kem
Pete Fuchs
Clarence Rich
Ralph Selkirk
Effort To Regulate Busses Expands Outside Montana Cities
Montana seeks to bring all taxicabs and motor busses operating outside city limits under state transportation law. The Montana railway commission and Montana Motor Transport association lead the push with Ernest Richards as fieldman. Attorney General Foot urges county attorneys to prosecute violators and appeals in the Tolm taxi case. Billings and Great Falls enforce state licenses and indemnity insurance for for hire operators beyond city borders. The law targets carriers serving suburbs and institutions outside municipalities, with $5,000 per passenger or $10,000 total and $1,000 property damage minimum insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Montana Railway Commission
Montana Motor Transport Association
Ernest L. Richards
Fieldman
Foot
Supreme Age
Flowis and Clark
Sam Tolm
District Court
Billings
Great Falls
Richards
Montana Masons Elect Rowland Grand Master In Missoula Assembly
A. J. Rowland of Miles City was elected grand master of the Montana grand council at the 16th assembly in Missoula. One hundred delegates attended. degrees were conferred on 13 initiates as officers were elected and appointments announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
A. J. Rowland
Miles City
Great Council of Royal
Masonic Fraternity of
Montana
Order
Rowland
E. W. Spottsworth
Henry Pickett
Helena
Miles S. Parsons
Butte
Stirratt J. Burgess
L. T. Haubert
E. D. Fredlund
Chinook
Raymon Armour
Great Falls
Geo. D. Wolfe
Billings
C. S. Bell
M. D. ‘Edson
Harlowton
G. G. Hoole
Glendive
Grand Sentinel
Helena Council
L. E. Blixt
T. I
Russell D. Miller
J. J. Hindson
Ray Lemert
Harlan Hart
Grand Council
Spottswood
Hoole
H. S. Gatley
Frank W. Haskins
Search Continues for Frank Lewis in Beartooth Area
Sheriff Brannin and Deputy Fallang return from Cooke City country with no trace of Frank Lewis. They pursue another clue after a fruitless Carbon county search and previously traced him from Big Timber toward Red Lodge and into Wyoming. A pursuit across Beartooth mountains and Clark Fork canyon remains active with capture expected but uncertain due to rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannin
Fallang
Cooke City
Frank Lewis
Lewis
Carbon County
Red Lodge Picket-Journal
Beartooth Mountains
Sweet Grass County
Henry Hughson
Red Lodge
Clark Fork
Big Timber
Dean
Frank Whitsel
John Albert
Rosebud
Mackay
Ed Brannin
Oscar Fallang
Shupak
Grove Creek
Charles Johnson Ranch
Wyoming
Clark Fork Canyon
Cadillac Auto With History Found By Harlowton Sheriff
Harlowton officers recovered a Cadillac touring car converted into a truck with a Ford license. The vehicle, long tied to a Minneapolis theft two years past, was identified by engine number and found carrying moonshine and beef. The driver was held for driving a Cadillac with a Ford license. A federal agent arrived to take possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlowton
Minneapolis
Leo Cremer
Cremer
Livingston
Park Hotel
Insurance Company
Whitsel
Clark
Wheatland Counts
Dry Forces To Hold Do Something Meet
A general prohibition conference is set for next Tuesday in Washington to prepare for the September 1 reorganiz ation of the dry forces. Eight division chiefs and 22 state directors are invited to discuss enforcement viewpoints with Washington officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrews
The
Treasury
F. A. Hazeltine
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Alaska
Charles Goff
Carl Jackson
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Elias Marsters
Addison K. Lusk
Roy C. Lyle
John F. Vivian
Prohibition
Haynes
W. H. Walker
Treasury Sleuth Targets Dance Tax Across Montana
Absarokee, Montana. Floyd I Eaheart of the U S Treasury Department IRS visited towns in the state to collect a 10 cent tax on dance tickets over 50 cents per attendance. Managers at Stillwater Club Riverside Inn Spring Creek Fishtail Roscoe face back payments totaling about $125. Future tickets will include a 10 cent tax, raising totals to 1 10. The officer noted the mistake and will continue inspections in upper valleys for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absarokee Enterprise
Floyd I. Eaheart
United States Treasury Department Internal Revenue Service
Montana
Absarokee
Jay
Stillwater
U. S
Riverside Inn
Spring Creek
Fishtail
Roscoe
Eaheart
William Green Calls Tariff Pullback Over Textile Wages
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor urged Congress to withdraw tariff protections for textile makers who cut wages. In a letter to American Woolen Co president M G Pierce he argued tariff walls enable wage reductions and urged restoring pre reduction pay levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
M. G. Pierce
American Woolen Company
Disaster as Mackinac steamer boiler explodes in Narragansett Bay
In Newport Rhode Island Aug 19 the Mackinac explosion killed 37 and left 4 missing with 8 severely burned as steam enveloped passengers. Investigations by state federal and local authorities followed while Newport nurses tended survivors and the death toll rose hourly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Mackinac
Narragansett Bay
Naval Hospital
Newport Hospital
Rhode Island
Larchmont
Oscar A. Heltzen
Associated Press
George McVay
Rhode Island Attorney General’s Department
Newport Police
United States
Jesse H. Metcalf
Secre
Joseph Levalle
Central Falls
Newport Mariners
Sullivan’s Wharf
Pawtucket
Flower Show Earns Highest Praise At Big Timber Event
The Big Timber Womans club staged a thoroughly praised flower show in the auditorium last Saturday. Winners across Cosmos, Pansies, Zinnia, Sweet Peas, Dahlias, Nasturtiums, and the Best and Greatest Variety were announced with modest cash prizes. Vegetables were deferred to a later September display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber Womans Club
C. C. Nicholson
Mcleod
Myrtle Kuhns
Harriet Nordstrom
Dahlias
J. W. Kirkwood
Harvey Coit
Nasturtiums
D. Claiborn
W. S. Bechtel
G. A. Loasby
American Legion Chooses New Officials at Montana Convention
At the seventh annual Montana Legion and auxiliary convention on Saturday afternoon, officers were elected led by State department commander Charles L. Sheridan of Helena and Vice commander S. M. Larry Boyle of Glendive. Delegates named to the national convention include G. T. Busha and Dr. W. O Davis among others. Scobey reported a 137 percent membership gain for the year. The auxiliary elected Mrs. R. M. Porter of Red Lodge as president and Mrs. H. E. Greene of Red Lodge as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth
H. E. Greene
Red Lodge
National Bank of Montana Bids Highest on State Bonds
Helena Independent reports the State Board of Examiners awarded 592000 state educational bonds series I and J to National Bank of Montana and partners Wells-Dickey and Eldredge of Minneapolis on a 4 percent bid with a 3788.80 premium. Gov. J E Erickson, Sec. of State C T Stewart, Atty. Gen. L A Foot served on the board. Stewart opposed further bond sales. Other bids from Montana Trust, Metals Bank, Newton and Co, Benwell and Co, and Northwestern Trust are listed with net rates and premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Examiners
National Bank of Montana
Wells-Dickey Company
Eldredge Company
Minneapolis
J. E. Erickson
Charles T. Stewart
L. A. Foot
Stewart
Treasury
B. S. Rives
Salt Lake City
Mr. Rives
Montana Trust and Savings Bank
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al Orton
Frank D. Brown
S. F. Tuttle
Boulder
August Trask
David Hilger
William Dingwald
Drummond
Fred Scheuer
Sons and Daughters Society
Lottie Rumsey
James Arnold
George Porter
Fred Axtell
Rinda
Brown
Charles M. Russell
C. O. Marcues
W. J. McMahan
Thomas R. Moore
Lewistown
Mr. Moore
Anna Padeen
William Belles
Stillwater County
Sheriff Brannin
Jesse Clemons
Clemons
Cadillac Auto
Navy Hospital
American Legion
Metals Bank and Trust Company of
Newton and Company of Denver
Benwell and Company of Denver
Northwestern Trust Company of
St. Paul
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