Resignation of Horace S. Davis as Sweet Grass County Attorney
The Pioneer notes Sweet Grass county regrets the resignation of County Attorney Horace S. Davis who plans to leave for Billings. Davis served five years, leaving a strong record in Montana criminal court, with law and order upheld and no use of assistants. His departure is described as a significant loss to the county’s official and professional life.
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Sweet Grass County
Horace S. Davis
Billings
Sweet Grass
Davis
Montana
Hoyle
A Remembrance Card Outshines Gift Value at Christmas
Tomorrow is Christmas and the spirit of remembrance matters more than gifts. A simple card from a long forgotten friend, tucked amid ties and handkerchiefs, can carry value beyond the price of five cents. Such gestures touch the heart, not vanity.
The Pioneer Is Through
The Pioneer reports Dr J Meek Wolfe formerly of this city has moved to White Sulphur Springs. A Livingston paper denied any change in location and Wolfe says Gardiner is good enough for him. He now resides at White Sulphur, relying on his skill and experience for future treatment decisions.
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Pioneer
J. Meek Wolfe
White Sulphur Springs
Livingston
Gardiner
White Sulphur
Christmas edition by Dillon Examiner praised as exceptional
Clara Adams leads the Dillon Examiner in a 58 page Christmas edition praised as a top example from any daily or weekly. Produced under the Rotary club, it features tri color printing, local scenes, Dillon history, and valuable historical reference for subscribers. Other weekly editions also revive old covers with merchant ads and nostalgic boyhood memories.
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Clara Adams
Dillon Examiner
Rotary Club of
Dillon
Examiner
Public Entitled to Protection in Justice System
The Massachusetts Judicial Council warns leniency has expanded to dangerous levels harming public safety. It argues the citizen's right to security outweighs excessive mercy, urging sentencing deterrence while preserving reform for capable offenders. It notes probation's role but says the pendulum has swung too far toward leniency.
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Portland
Oregonian
Judicial Council of
Massachusetts
America
Leniency and justice in penology
The piece argues for leniency while stressing the public and potential victims deserve the benefit of knowledge that punishment is certain. It warns that failing to impose adequate penalties harms misguided youth and risks future immorality, criticizing shortsighted sentimentality that ignores the broader good.
Enforcing Impossible Laws in Prohibition Debate
A Wall Street Journal subscriber critiques enforcement of prohibition as costly and impractical, urging focus on history and constitutional limits. The piece notes political factions, Civil War analogies, and the rise of vested interests like the Anti-Saloon League and bootleggers.
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Wall Street Journal
Coolidge
National Clearing House
Anti-Saloon League
Boston Harbor
Mason and Dixon
United States
Blackstone
Stillwater County Prepares for January Taxpayers Meeting
Absarokee Enterprise reports a countrywide meeting planned for early January to outline plans. Progress hindered by illness, but attorney ready to push proceedings. Next taxpayers gathering set for Absarokee, aiming for a centrally located, accessible forum to discuss fumigation and court house reforms.
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Absarokee
Court House
Taxpayers
Pa Gets Calling On Early School Grades
Helena high school principal A J Roberts recalls a Parent-Teachers rally anecdote about a prominent citizen upset by his son’s grades. The man learned his father’s 1895 class records show a passing average of 71 and an algebra test of 29, sparking quiet embarrassment at home.
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Helena
A. J. Roberts
Helena High School
Roberts
Lumber For Sale And Church Dinner Auction
Rough lumber priced at 22 dollars per thousand board feet at the mill and 27 dollars per thousand delivered to the south side of Mydland hill. Ward and Parker of Melville Montana announce. The Settlement church ladies hold their annual dinner and auction at the church on December 29.
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Mydland Hill
Ward & Parker
Melville
Mont
Ladies of the Settlement Church
Noted Publisher Munsey Dead In New York
Frank A. Munsey longtime publisher of newspapers and magazines died at Lenox Hill Hospital at 71 after postoperative illness. He owned New York Sun and Evening Telegram at death and left a multi publication legacy including Argosy All-Story Munsey's Monthly and a New York grocery chain. Funeral at Cathedral of St John the Divine with tributes from President Coolidge.
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New York
Frank A. Munsey
Lenox Hill
New York Sun
Evening Telegram
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Munsey
President Coolidge
Allen W. Mansfield
John M. Thiyde
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mr. Munsey
Horatio Alger
Notice of Annual Meeting of Big Timber Building & Loan
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Big Timber Building & Loan Association will be held at the Citizens State Bank on Monday January 18 1926 at 7 o clock p m. The meeting is to elect trustees and transact any other business.
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Big Timber Building & Loan Association
Citizens State Bank
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