Melville to Open Midget Flour Mill in Wheat Belt
Melville plans a new 20 barrel daily capacity Midget flour mill with $10,000 capital, $7,500 cost, $8,000 subscribed, site donated by T. G. Blakeman, aiming operation by November 1 under a promissory Absorakee style management. The project leverages the region’s strong wheat belt prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville
Big Timber
Absorakee
Harry Raiff
Columbus
Blakeman
T. G. Blakeman
Thaw Escapes From Matteawan Asylum In Morning Flight
Harry K. Thaw the Stanford White slayer escaped from Matteawan Hospital for the Criminally Insane at 7 45 this morning. He sprinted through an open gate jumped into a waiting automobile and sped toward the Connecticut line pursued by attendant Howard Barnum. A reward has been offered and Thaw is at large likely beyond the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Dr. Kiel
Stormville
Matteawan
Connecticut Line
Canada
Thaw
R. F. C. Keith
Howard H. Barnium
Montana State Fair to Award Record Grain Prizes
Montana farmers compete for $5,470 in farm products prizes at Helena from Sept 22 to 27. Top wheat, oats, corn, alfalfa and barley cash awards and special premiums attract prize seekers, including $1,259 in cash from Louis W. Hill. Gasoline engines worth $225 pick best Montana wheat and irrigated oats, with more special prizes across hardy grains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
International Harvester Company
County High School Opens September 15
County High School will open for business on September 15 as work on an addition to the building progresses. Plumbing contract awarded to A. W. Strickland and wiring to Montana Power Co. Activities for boarding pupils from outside and exam details for country pupils are provided by county superintendent Mrs. Jessie F. Evans and Prof. C. V. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Strickland
Montana Power Co
Jessie F. Evans
C. V. Brown
Pardon the Raise Came Too Late in Stillwater County
Stillwater County faced a $300 000 raise by the board of equalization that arrived late. The commissioners set a protest date but delayed hearings to a subsequent day, rendering protests ineffective. A 19 mill levy for state and county purposes was approved, 2.5 mills above the prior 16.4 mill levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Board of Equalization
Burmeister Sells 160 Acre Ranch At 35 Per Acre
E F Burmeister famed Shawmut booster and former Wisconsin sheriff, sells his 160 acre ranch for 35 dollars an acre with 105 acres in oats expected to yield 70 bushels per acre. He also disposed of 11 quarter sections of the old McClatchey place as buyer demand remains high in Edgerton Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Burmeister
Shawmut
Burmeister
Wisconsin
City Council Regular Session Acts on Water Works and Rentals
City council met in regular session with all members present. The committee on water works was extended to the next meeting. A remonstrance opposed Improvement District No 18 for curbing costs at 1.87 per foot. bids will be solicited. Five ordinances passed including penalties for immoral rental of houses and a $288 raise for the city clerk. Library plans revised. bids for construction were requested and heat piped from the high school building will be explored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Water Works
McLeod Street
Fourth Avenue
Park Tour Trip Leaves With Arvidson Party
Mr and Mrs Axel Arvidson, Mrs Augusta Sheridan and Miss Amery started Monday for a Park tour with Shaw Powell Co. The journey was delayed two days hoping a relief operator could replace Will Amery at the Northern Pacific station. On Monday he relinquished his place and the group departed without him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Arvidson
Augusta C. Sheridan
Miss Amery
Shaw-Powell Co
Will Amery
Northern Pacific
Knights Templar Parade Directed by Telephone in Denver
In Denver on August 14 a Knight Templer parade with over 40,000 in line will be guided by a central switchboard and branch telephones. More than 100,000 visitors are expected as 150 extra operators join the regular staff to handle calls. Emergency phones and dedicated lines connect newspapers, hotels, and information bureaus for smooth coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
John Chase
Telephone company plans for convention surge in Denver
A Denver based telephone company explains that conventions create a surge in calls and require facility expansion. It asserts its plants and exchanges are designed to handle maximum daily traffic, with about 200 000 calls per day during conventions, and emphasizes careful preparation to meet extraordinary demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Nebraska Autoists Visit Billings En Route to Yellowstone Park
A party from Burwell Nebraska including Mr and Mrs James Butler H J Coffin and A I Cram plus three children arrived in Billings after traveling via the Black Hills route. They praised Montana roads and crop quality, plan to view Yellowstone then depart for the park with Butler serving as Garfield county treasurer and Coffin and Cram in lumber and banking businesses.
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Nebraska
Big Timber
Yellowstone Park
Billings
James Butler
H. J. Coffin
A. I. Cram
Burwell
Neb
Yellowstone National Park
Black Hills
Montana
Park
Butler
Garfield County
Coffin and
Cram
Five Million Plus Assessment Calculated for 1913
County Clerk F R Hickman received from J J Ryan a state board of equalization statement showing Sweet Grass county railroad assessments. Northern Pacific main line 37.36 miles at 21000 per mile yields 784,560 while side tracks 8.73 miles at 2100 per mile yields 18,333. Total railroad assessment 802,893. County assessor had 4,300,273. after equalization increases total rose by 12,215. Including state board railroad assessment grand total assessable property 5,115,381.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Hickman
J. J. Ryan
State Board of Equalization
Sweet Grass County
Northern Pacific
Board of Equalization
Duck Creek Telephone Co Files Its Articles
The Duck Creek Telephone Co has filed its articles of incorporation with the county clerk. The firm aims to build a telephone line between Big Timber and Duck Creek with Springdale as its base. Directors for the first year are W. D. McKenzie A. M. Clark William Muir Jr R. S. Jarett and L. P. Officer. Capital stock is 1000 dollars in 20 shares of 50 each, each director holding one share. Shares allow one constructed telephone line per holder subject to other shares. All stock is subject to assessment.
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Duck Creek Telephone Co
Big Timber
Duck Creek
Springdale
W. D. McKenzie
A. M. Clark
William Muir, Jr
Indians Choose Wild Ones Over Broken Horses in Government Sale
W A Clark, former Big Timber resident, recently visited and described supplying 1151 brood mares to four agencies under Interior Department rules. The purchase, mainly from Montana and Washington, followed weight and age limits, with colors barred, halter breaking required, and Indians voting on shrinkage and unbroken delivery. At Pine Ridge the scene resembled a yard full of wild bronchos as the prize distribution granted each Indian a team wagon harness and farming implements.
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W. A. Clark
Big Timber
Montana
Washington
Interior Department
Clark
Pine Ridge
John Bond Buried at Livingston
John Bond, employed by Preston Bros., drowned in the plunge at Hunters Hot Springs, near Hunters. James H. Preston witnessed the incident, with Bond grabbing Preston before both went under. Rescue attempts failed. funeral held in Livingston with interment at Mountain View.
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James H. Preston
Springdale
John Bond
Hunters
Big Timber
Livingston
Robert
E. L. Bond
Bozeman
Whitfield
Mountain View
Preston Bros
Hunters Hot Springs
Bond
J. H. Preston
Mr. Davidson
Preston
Corwin
Twoother
Whitheld
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Harry K. Thaw
Asylum
County High School
Yellowstone
Edgerton
Wis
Gallatin Valley
Musselshell Divide
Hesper
Billings Gazette
Yellowstone County
City Council
M. S. Telephone
the Mountain States Telephone Company
Emer
Sam
Sweet Grass County Fair
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