Geyser Bob Dies, Noted Yellowstone Park Driver Passes
Robert Edgar known as Geyser Bob and famed Yellowstone Park driver for 30 years died at Yellowstone Lake hotel after a brief pneumonia illness. A Brooklyn native and Civil War veteran, he guided tours through Wonderland and spoke Indian languages, earning a world renown among visitors. P J Thielen prepared the body for shipment and burial arrangements are pending.
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Robert Edgar
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Lake
West
Park
George W. Wakefield
Livingston Enterprise
Montana
Yellowstone Lake Hotel
Loop
Brooklyn
N. Y
North Dakota
Yellowstone Park
Wonderland
New York
Bob
P. J. Thielen
Fort Peck lands open for settlement next month
The Fort Peck agricultural grazing and mineral lands totaling about 0.5 million acres will open for settlement under homestead and desert land laws at appraised values of 5 to 7 dollars per acre. Montana entries May register Sept 1 to Sept 20 at Glasgow Great Falls Havre or Miles City. Nebraska entries may file Oct 13 to Oct 25 at Valentine.
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Montana
Nebraska
General Land Office
Washington
Fort Peck
Fort Niobrara
Kinkade
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Miles City
Valentine
Montana Lands
Nebraska Lands
Thaw Held in Sherbrooke Hearing Set in October
Harry K Thaw remains in Sherbrooke Jail Canada awaiting an October hearing on his possible return to the United States President Huerta declines the peace proposal and President Wilson reports to Congress urging Americans to depart Mexico pledging protection for those who leave
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Harry K. Thaw
Sherbrooke
Canada
Huerta
Mexico
Wilson
Congress
Bozeman Plans Vote to Choose One Telephone System
Bozeman residents under W R C Stewart and County Attorney Justin M Smith circulate petitions to let voters on sealed ballots decide whether to discontinue Bell or Home Telephone. If 51 percent of dual users favor one system, the majority will govern future use. Merchants support reform to avoid poor service and double charges.
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Bozeman
W. R. C. Stewart
District Court
Justin M. Smith
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association
John Walsh
Walsh Clothing Store
Lake Basin Railway Faces Right of Way Talks
The Northern Pacific negotiates for Lake Basin country right of way from Hesper to Gibson. Deeds through Stillwater county are on file and Yellowstone county reports many deeds from small landowners arriving daily. Officials expect spring to begin grading with ties and machinery already dispatched to Hesper for rapid progress.
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Columbus
Northern Pacific Railway
Lake Basin
Hesper
Gibson
Stillwater County
Yellowstone County
Secretary McAdoo Plan Seeks 50 Million Bank Deposit
Secretary McAdoo proposed depositing 50 million dollars in banks serving agricultural areas. Bankers across southern western and far western states approved and many cities pledged representatives to a treasury conference in Washington. Most western cities and all southern cities had replied with favorable responses, though some southern bankers felt no conference was needed.
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McAdoo
Treasury Department
Washington
Howard Elliott Medals For Boys And Girls Fair Contest
Rules for the county fair industrial contest for boys and girls set September 16 to 19. Prizes of 10 and 5 dollars. first prize winners earn Howard Elliott medals and a week’s free stay at Helena state fair. Potatoes must be well shaped and uniform. corset covers must be hand sewn and neatly finished. Entries should be notified to Jessie F Evans, Big Timber Montana, with additional funds possible.
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Industrial Department
Helena
Jessie F. Evans
Howard Elliott
Big Timber
Montana
Dancing Party for Young Lady Visitors
Miss Gladys King hosted a dancing party on Tuesday evening for Miss Martha Robinson of Butte and Miss Ruby Potter of Columbus. Chaperones Harvey Coit and John W. Davis oversaw refreshments. invited guests included Emma Webster Helen Busha Beatrice Busha and many others with a list of attendees.
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Gladys King
Martha Robinson
Butte
Ruby Potter
Columbus
Harvey Coit
John W. Davis
Emma Webster
Helen
Beatrice Busha
Bella
Anna McDonnell
Della Perrine
Francis Colvin
Verona Bethke
Arlie Mulherin
Myrtle Dodge
Emily Webb
Signa Crest
Alvshild Crest
Nellie Pound
Winifred Richards
Pearl Harris
Estella Fraser
Rachael Sheridan
Dorothy Hines
Edythe Patterson
Hannah Degerman
Gladys Davis
Grace Dillon
Clyde Davis
Percy Webb
Deryl O’leary
Neal Magelssen
Charley Lamb
Alva Lamb
Robert Coit
Murray Darst
Homer Busha
Roy Harris
Robert Heeber
John Hayden
John Campbell
Clarence Hines
Harold Colvin
George Reynolds
Rex Benedict
Harold Geiger
Chester Fraser
Birge Brammer
Carl Cross
Ralph Pound
Clarence Caulkins
Floyd Beiley
James Roberts
Record Breaker in Stock Shipments to Montana in August
The first six days of August set a record for stock imports to Montana with 38 shipments totaling 365 head of horses 61 cattle and three swine. The report by Thomas F Myers in the office of State Veterinarian W J Butler notes this as an unusually strong showing for the current season.
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Montana
Thos. F. Myers
W. J. Butler
Heavy Freight Traffic Rebounds on Northern Pacific
Freight business on the Northern Pacific improves after a slump. Heavy trains run in both directions and next month is expected to be one of the heaviest for the traffic department. Five switch engines work at Laurel four at Billings and Livingston with immense traffic along the line. No 41 the Burlington west bound remains the top carrier for passenger volume.
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Northern Pacific
Laurel
Billings
Livingston
Burlington West
Federal funds aid forest fire protection in six states
In the last quarter of the fiscal year the federal government joined with New York Maine Minnesota Montana Washington and Oregon in a cooperative fire protection program. The plan covers about 87 million acres of forested watershed land with navigable streams and allocates 51 500 dollars in federal funds. At present 14 states cooperate and Kentucky South Dakota and West Virginia may join by early fall. The federal share is 85 000 dollars for the season, with the cooperating states to match three dollars for every federal dollar.
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New York
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Kentucky
South Dakota
West Virginia
Attempt to Round Up Buffalo on Flathead Reservation
Charley Allard plans a fall roundup of the Pablo buffalo herd on the Flathead Indian reservation. Four previous roundups have failed to corral all the aged bulls, and many thousands of dollars have been spent, but some animals remain elusive due to their wily and strong natures.
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Charley Allard
Montana
Buffalo
Flathead Indian Reservation
Pablo
New Regulations for Duck Hunters in Montana
Montana hunter rules change with government limits on shooting from sunrise to sunset. Effective October 1, hunters may shoot any time in September and only during daylight hours from sunrise to sunset from October 1 through December 15. Time varies by region and depends on Helena weather bureau sunrise and sunset data.
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Montana
Helena
Governor Sam V Stewart Joins Colorado Springs Visit
Governor Stewart traveled from Big Timber to Billings to throw the first ball in a Billings Sheridan game and planned to curtail excursion duties on his Helena return. He then went to Colorado Springs with Mrs. Stewart to attend the national convention of governors.
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Colorado
Sam V. Stewart
Big Timber
Billings
Sheridan
Wyo
Helena
Colorado Springs
Col
Stewart
Secretary Lane Seeks Time Extension for Homesteaders
Secretary Lane recommends to Congress an extension of time for settlers on homestead property to improve development prospects. He cites complaints from reclamation project settlers caused by funds shortages for purchasing stock to feed crops.
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Lane
Congress
Department
Tax Book Complete
County Clerk Hickman finished the tax book yesterday after twelve days of work, five weeks sooner than in previous years.
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Hickman
Montana State Fair Promises Wide Exhibits and Attractions
Entries for all divisions are streaming to Secretary A. J. Breitenstein as Montana farmers seek space for stock grains and fruits. The horticulture building will house the fruit exhibit. The Montana Fish Commission will present an educational fish exhibit with a moving car showing development from egg to swimmer. Dairy displays include milking machines and separators from Sharpless and De Laval with a model creamery and a two day milking test. Outdoor attractions include two wild west shows seven vaudeville acts and bands. Joy Week runs September 22 to 27 in Helena.
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Montana
A. J. Breitenstein
Montana State Fish Commission
E. P. Mathewson
Sharpless Separator Company
de Laval Separator Company
Breitenstein
Orpheum
Helena
Federal Judge Bourquin Rules Grazing Permits Void
Helena August 19 Judge G M Bourquin ruled that exclusive grazing permits on ceded Crow Indian reservation lands are without authority and void. The decision denies the United States injunction against Ash Sheep company from trespassing with its bands, potentially opening thousands of acres to general grazing.
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Helena
Crow Indian Reservation
G. M. Bourquin
United States
Ash Sheep Company
Montana
Congress
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Lake Basin Railway
Order of Eastern Star
Josephine Gilham
QO. E. S
E. C. Hale
Bourquin
Sweet Grass County Fair
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