Trial of Chase James Opens in Melville Court
Monday morning in district court Judge B E Berg began the trial of Chase James charged with first degree murder in the shooting of Tench C Hannon in Melville on October 12. Dewey Dixon faces joint trial after James entries, jurors were drawn, and local lawyers from Big Timber Columbus Livingston appeared for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Brown
B. E. Berg
Sixth Judicial District
Stillwater County
Berg
State of
Montana
Charles E
James
John N. MacFarlane
John M. Carvin
W. O H. Shaffer
Sam G. Webster
Unclaimed Lands Produced In Montana Revenue Report
Washington reports that reclaimed lands on federal projects yielded 161.18 million pounds in crops last year off DSK irrigated acres. The interior bill Laday allocates funds to finish existing projects totaling about 260.97 million dollars, with no new projects. Accounts list Bitter Root Montana 550,000 Milk River Montana 24,000 Belle Fourche South Dakota 150,000 Shoshone Wyoming and related allocations to Sea River Montana 190,000 River ton Wyoming North Platte Nebraska and power revenue figures.
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Washington
Bill Laday
Bureau of Reclamation
Bitter Root
Montana
Milk River
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Shoshone
Wycoming
Witnesed Snonies
Sea River
Riverton
Wyoming
North Platte
Nebraska
Big Show at Chicago honors agriculture and livestock wins
Agriculture wins praise as exhibitors from across North America gather in Chicago for the fair. Iowa racks up grand championships in the animal division while Indiana remains the corn king and Canada dominates wheat. Montana claims best barley as Illinois and Indiana push for top honors in hogs sheep cattle and horses.
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Chicago
Arctic Circle
Rio Grande
Atlantic Seaboard
Australia
Iowa
Indiana
Canada
Montana
Ilinois
Ilionis
Hawkeye
American scientist on Russian farming and high speed growth
Dr. J. G. Dickson of the University of Wisconsin reports after a nine month Soviet farm study. He says Russia uses rapid, mass mechanized farming under five year plans, with vast trust and collective farms and unusual yields in wheat, barley, cotton, and soybeans. He notes efficiency, wage systems, and limited travel comforts amid a bold industrial agricultural push.
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Madison
Wis
Russia
United States
J. G. Dickson
University of Wisconsin
United States Department of Agriculture
Dr. Dickson
Dickson
de. Dickson
Governmnt
Livingston Gun Tragedy Ends in Husband Killing Wife
Otto Wenalan of Boyes Montana shot and killed his wife on the east porch of Alderman Ed M Sybert’s home in Livingston then fatally shot himself shortly before 4 oclock Thursday afternoon. Mrs Sybert is critically ill in Lott hospital as neighbors recount the tragedy. The couple had been married just over a year and had recently moved to Livingston from a farm in Boyes.
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Livingston
Otto Wenalan
Boyes
Montana
Himsel
Ed M. Sybert
Clark
Fifth Streets
Oyes
Sybert
Mer
Myrtle Hutcheson
Hill
Yakima
Wash
Autehbeson
Bair Company Feeds Large Band Of Ewes
The Bair company wintering 7,200 ewes on a Meagher county ranch with the largest band ranging on an old Fergus county area. Dave Kellas heads 2,409 ewes at Cat Creek near Musselshell. 1,800 leased to Gunder Egglund at the Hardy ranch near Black Butte. 3,000 leased to D MacFarland at Armell creek’s Fergus estate, an 1880 10,000 acre property. James Fergus founded Fergus county and proposed Judith County. Yellowstone National Park idea linked through Ignatius Donnelly, who helped push national park formation. Fergus died at eighty-four.
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Harlowton News
Bair Company
Meagher County
Dave Kellas
Cat Creek
Musselshell
Mosby
Gunder Egglund
County
Fergus
James Fergus
Yellowstone
Ignatius Donnelly
Minnesota
Montana
Donnelly
Congress
Wheeler Attacks Indian Affairs Over Oklahoma Conditions
Senator Wheeler charged the interior department with criminal handling of Indian affairs at a Senate hearing. He described conditions in Oklahoma among the Five Civilized Tribes as pitiful and said field agents had not visited. Interior officials defended some efforts while blaming land shortages and citizen Indians for others.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Interior Department
Senate Indian Affairs
Indian Bureau
Montanan
Oklahoma
Five Civilized Tribes
Joseph M. Dixon
Dixon
Charles J. Rhoads
J. Henry Scattergond
Grain Action Seeks 1000000 Damages in Helena Court
A federal lawsuit filed in Helena seeks 1 million dollars in damages from the McCabe Brothers company Minnesota grain elevator concern. Lydia Linquin sues on behalf of her husband Charles Linquin injured November 15 1938 at the Wilsall Montana elevator. The complaint cites gross negligence for failing to guard the belt drive shaft provide a shield and avoid adhesive coating on the shaft leading to a glove entanglement and arm amputation.
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Helena
Dec
McCabe Brothers Company
Minnesota
District Court of Park
Benjamin E. Berg
Lydia H. Linquin
Charlies E. Linquin
Wilsall
Mont
Linquin
Uikim
Lingquin
Livingston Honors Senator Arthur W. Miles on 50th Montana Anniversary
Livingston residents through the Chamber of Commerce honor Senator Arthur W. Miles marking fifty years in Montana business. The Pioneer notes his early move to Montana with the regular army, his ascent as Livingston’s oldest active businessman, and his role in Billings’ first business block.
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Ils Chamber of Commerce
Livingston
Montana
A. W. Miles
Arthur Wellington Miles
Nelson
A. Miles
Northwest
Arthur Miles
Daniel C. Miles
General Miles
Fitchburg
Westminster
John Miles
Swansea
Wales
Massachusets
San Francisco Widow Murdered in Downtown Apartment
Mrs. Roselly Baker a wealthy widow and former dancer was strangled in her downtown San Francisco apartment. Detective Sergeant Allan McGinn said Wallace Middleton the actor and two other men were detained for questioning. Police noted Middleton last saw Baker alive and connected a theater showhouse tied to the case. Evidence included a shoe heel a suit button and a skin fragment from a man’s hand.
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San Francisco
Roselly Baker
Wallace Middleton
Allan McGinn
Middleton
Mes. Baker
McGinn
Green Street
Walter
State Board Finishes Labor of Canvassing
Helena officials report official statewide election totals for November 1. Key figures include U S Senator J J Walsh 106 274 votes against Albert Galen 66 724 with close races for Associate Justice John A Matthews 77 261 and Albert Anderson 76 916. District results show Evans and Stout leads in their houses and support for building bonds and university millage taxes.
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Albert Anderson
United States
J. J. Walsh
Albert J. Galen
Charles E. Taylor
Farrier-Labor
John FF. McKay
W.L. Weight
John M. Evans
Mark D. Fitzgarrald
Charles Squires
P-L
J.P. Cavanaugh
Tom Stout
Scott Leavitt
James Ostby
J. M. Kerase
Wayne Lagrange
Justice Supreme Court
John A. Matthews
Albery Anderson
Tony Hartwick
Thomas
Carey
Jeonard Young
Ole Sandvik
W. F. Held
FE. M. Wood
Former Denver Judge Causes Uproar at New York Church
Former Denver judge Henry Lindsey interrupted Bishop Manning’s service at St John the Divine in New York City. He denounced the bishop, leaped onto a pulpit table, and sparked a chaotic scene as ushers and police escorted him out amid shouts and punches.
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Lindsey
Denver
Gotham Church
New York
Henry Lindsey
Willian T. Manning
St. John the Divine
Bishop Manning
House of Justice
House of God
The
Dioecese
Children’s Court
Cathedral
Bishp Manning
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Chase James
Tinch Hannon
Robert Langston
Elock
Fred L. Gibson
Dro
AL OP
O'Leary
de LW. Baskett
Pr. Fisket
Casper Gratl
Paden
Ford
Roy Langston
Tesse
Young Langston
Melville
Fellah
Hannon
Tineh
Gan
Tinch
Windy City
Aulies
Senator Wheeler
Helena U.S
Senator Arthur W. Miles
Buffalo and
Elk
New England
National Bank
Massachusetts
Arthur W. Miles
State Board
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