Cinch Betting King Jim Murray Brought Fortune to Montana
Profile of Jim Murray a Montana pioneer and former Butte banker who amassed about 10 million dollars. Known for pranks and cinches he loved to win bets against friends at Jim McGovern's saloon and in public games while aiding struggling former associates. He spent years in California after a partial stroke.
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Montana
Jim Murray
Butte
Murray
Jim McGovern
Barney Lavalle
Barney
Jack Enright
Enright
McGovern
Bill Owsley
Silas King
Braund House
Waterloo
Philipsburg
Jack” Jones
Jack
Burray
Pioneer
Boulder
Hunter Hot Springs
Pat Jack
N. P
California
Masaryk's Early Life as a Blacksmith Apprentice
Thomas G. Masaryk, founder and resident of Czechoslovakia, once trained as a blacksmith's apprentice, reflecting his humble beginnings before his political leadership.
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Thomas G. Masaryk
Czechoslovakian Republic
Bozeman Pass Named for G W Irvin on Emigrant Trail
G W Irvin named Bozeman Pass in the Belt mountains after guiding a party of emigrants along the Bozeman trail in 1863. The 700 mile trek faced numerous hardships as Irvin, Bozeman, Ward and seven others pressed on despite hostiles. Irvin later held multiple public offices in Montana and died in 1907.
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Bozeman
Gallatin
Yellowstone
George W. Irvin
John M. Bozeman
Samuel Ward
Montana
Irvvin
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow County
Butte
Chicago
Irvin
Kansas
Fort Laramie
North Platte River
Wyoming
Platte River
Outfit
Sweetwater River
Ward
Belt Mountains
Aldergulch
Jim Williams
Colonel Sanders
George Ives
Territory
Internal Revenue
Flint Creek
Bitter Root
Charles S. Warren
Second Judicial District
Silver Bow
Amy & Silversmith
Elkhorn
Beaverhead
United States
Harrison
Thomas Stuart
United States Army
Joseph
Thomas H. Irvine
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Phosphate Feed Helps Cattle Weather Cold Winter in Montana
In Rosebud county Frank Barnum details a ranch trial by Brewster Arnold on 1000 cows using bone meal mixed with salt at half and half. Cattle fed from fall 1936 to January 1 showed under one percent winter loss, far below countywide losses, prompting continued year round bone meal feeding.
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Rosebud
Frank Barnum
Brewster-Arnold Ranch
Barnum
Brewster-Arnold
Japan Sees Substantial Rise in Income Tax Returns
Japan reports a notable increase in income tax returns, with higher filing activity across major regions. Officials attribute the surge to changes in tax policy and enhanced enforcement, signaling stronger revenue collection in the current fiscal period.
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Japan
Bobcat Maestro Breaks Arm After Fall on Slippery Walk
Lou Howard veteran director of the college band suffered a fracture in the right upper arm when he fell on a slippery sidewalk. He was resting at home after X rays examinations setting and bandaging.
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Lou Howard
College Musical
College Plans Dairy Exhibit and Short Course at MSU
Montana State College announces the sixth annual dairy industry short course and dairy products show from February 28 to March 5, 1938. Guest speakers include Prof. EB Reichart and S J Pearce. prizes will be awarded at the March 3 banquet after judging 182 milk samples and dairy products from 10 states.
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Dairy Industry
Montana State College
J. A. Nelson
Department of
EB. L. Reichart
University of Nebraska
S. J. Pearce
Weber Central Creamery
Ogden
Utah
Reichart
Nelson
Pearce
Iowa State College
South Dakota State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Scribes Relabel Olympic Baseball Terms as Goals and Outsiders
German reporters at the Olympic exhibition game used unfamiliar terms calling bases goals and outfielders outsides while referring to the pitcher as a thrower, reflecting language quirks in the coverage.
Woolgrowers to Meet Jan 17 19 in Great Falls
Montana Woolgrowers association sets its annual convention for January 17 to 19 at Great Falls with Hotel Rainbow as headquarters. Kathleen Nielsen reports record interest and a possible attendance peak. last year drew 800 in Billings. The event includes a wool show, botany display by Montana State College, a fat lamb show, and a Tuesday banquet with State Sen. Tom Larson as toastmaster.
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Montana Woolgrowers’ Assn
Great Falls
Kathleen Nielsen
Helena
Lions and Rotary Clubs
Woolgrowers
Montana
Montana State College
Dan Thurber
Cascade County
Great Falls National
Palm Room
Tom Larson
Choâteau
Hotel Rainbow Management
Spokane Junior Livestock Show Set for April Dates
Montana 4 H club members are reminded by Ray E. Cameron that the Spokane Junior Livestock show will be held April 13 to 15, 1938. The dates fit feeding projects in several counties and offer a market for animals finished early in spring. An essay contest is also part of the event with details provided by the extension agent.
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Montana
Bank Dividends Paid in Five Montana Banks
The state banking department distributed $90,211.43 to depositors of five closed Montana banks. Banks named include First State Bank Medicine Lake $7,791 Larabie Bros Deer Lodge $56,058 Pondera Valley State Bank Conrad $9,911 Elling State Bank Virginia City $12,550. Also stockholders of Superior State Bank receive 20 percent of liability assessments totaling $3,900.
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State Banking Department
Montana
First State Bank
Medicine Lake
Larabie Bros
Deer Lodge
Pondera Valley State Bank
Conrad
Elling State Bank
Virginia City
Superior State Bank
Peck teachers barred from prior service credit
Fort Peck schools are under federal control not state or county funded so teachers for the 1936 37 year are not entitled to prior service credit under the Montana teachers retirement act, per Attorney General H J Freebourn.
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Fort Peck
Montana
Aid for Needy Blind Program Considered by Board
I M Brandfjord of the state board of public welfare announced a $42 000 a year program to aid the needy blind. The plan would cost $14 000 from state funds $7 000 from counties and $21 000 from the federal government as part of next year’s schedule.
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I. M. BrandfJord
State Board of Public Welfare
Chilean wild potatoes rival hazel nuts in size
In Chile wild potatoes grow about as big as hazel nuts, suggesting notable variation in native tubers. The observation contrasts with cultivated varieties and hints at local ecological adaptations among potato relatives in the region.
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Chile
First White Man to See Montana by Verendrye Family Story
The recent discovery confirms Chevalier Verendrye as the first white man to sight Montana on January 1 1743. The narrative recounts Sieur de La Verendrye and his sons long the Missouri and Mandan trails, their encounters with the Crow and Snake tribes, the burial of a leaden plate near old Fort Pierre, and later links to Custer and Sully expeditions.
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Montana
Chevalier ‘Verendrye
Sieur de la Verendrye
Monaia
Verendrye
Chevalier
Pierre
Fort la Reine
Assinniboine
Mandans
Missouri River
Mandan
Pierre de la Verendrye
Sait Sea
Little Missouri
Powder River
Shining Mountains
Old Fort Pierre
State Historical Society of
South Dakota
Northwest
Big Horn Mountains
Dians
Great Salt Sea
Yellowstone River
Salt Sea
Canada
France
St. Lawrence River
Lake George
Alfred Sully
Fort Rice
Kill Deer Mountains
Glendive
George A. Custer
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Little Big Horn
Europe Holds One Fifth of World Motor Road Length
Europe accounts for 1,225,700 miles of the world’s 6,665,000 miles of motor roads. The figure highlights Europe’s large share of global road infrastructure.
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Europe
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Bobecat
College
Montana Association
Falls
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PECK
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Enarco
New York City
Fort Benton
River Press Publishing
Co? Mdesichkson
University of Washington Huskies
al Albrickson
Jane Sharp
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