Reward Offered to Halt Camp Raider Sheep Killings
The Montana state board of sheep commissioners in Helena approved funding up to 250 dollars with matching sheepman contributions to hire detectives against marauders. The meeting re elected T. C. Power as president and set an advisory program on carcass disposal and a twofold dog treatment regime to curb diseases. They urged annual sheep dipping from June to November and anticipated an 18 cent per pound wool price as market conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
Helena
Old Offcers
T. C. Power
F. D. Miracle
George J. Joyce
Helens
L. C. Piper
Carbon County
Jeff Doggett
Broadwater County
M. E. Knowles
Montana
Galen
F. C. Schwartz
Madison County
I’. C. Power
Beaverhead
W. J. Crowell
Broadwater
J. D. Doggett
Carbon
Granite
L. Walker
Jefferson
E. J. Stanley
Lewis and Clark
Madison
Park
J. M. Darrock
Rosebud
John Davidson
Sweet Grass
Harvey Coit
Ironbound Publicity Bill Passed by Senate in Landslide
A sweeping campaign publicity bill, described as the harshest ever, was adopted by the senate last Monday with near unanimous support. It caps campaign spending, requires disclosure of all primary and general election expenditures, and bans promises of political jobs. The measure, originating in the house, now faces conference before final enactment amid partisan debate. Senators Bacon Bailey Bankhead Johnston Bryan Overman and Taylor opposed the primary election amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Committee On
Privileges and Elections
Congress
Bacon
Bailey
Bankhead
Johnston
Bryan
Overman
Taylor
Court House Bunch to Meet Clerks on the Diamond
Next Sunday the Court House Bunch and the Clerks and Counter Jumpers clash on the baseball diamond to decide superiority. Players named include F R Hickman and J A Bailey for the Courthouse and Harry Cross and E R Patterson for the Clerks. The Clerks boast a thirteen man lineup to signal confidence in victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pound
B. J. Kleinhesselink
F. M. Lamp
O. A. Fallang
J. W. Kirkwood
H. Utermohle
W. H. Kelly
Harry Cross
E. R. Patterson
Allen Dodge
C. Brammer
Dorman Kellogg
George Brammer
Bert McWhirk
C. C. Paulson
Harry Reeder
Gazaway Arrest and Return After Hold Up Claim
Sheriff Fal lang pursued Gazaway after reports he held up sheepman S. M. Fitzgerald near Nye and forced a check for 88 dollars. Gazaway allegedly rode to the Fitzgerald ranch with a rifle, demanded settlement, cashed the check, bought clothes at Fishtail, and, after being arrested at Joliet, brought back to jail with 190 dollars in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gazaway
Red Lodge
Fallang
Gazaway
S. M. Fitzgerald
Nye
Fitzgerald
Joliet
Fishtail
Tourists urged to explore scenic Boulder river region
A Helena newspaper maps mountain trips from the city and extols a Boulder river drive as superior for scenery and accessibility. It notes missteps on a Logan to Billings route while praising lodging, stopping places, and the beauty of the Boulder river landscape attracting visitors from Twin City areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Northern Pacific
Logan
Livingston
Yellowstone
Billings
Columbus
Big Timber
Melville
Lewistown
Boulder River
Who Knows Kimball Murder Arrives in Billings
The body of John Kimball was found dumped near Billings with a bloody coat and iron bar nearby. At inquest witnesses tied the deceased to a dairy job near Big Timber and noted he had left $45 in Columbus with two men before traveling toward North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Big Timber
John Kimball
Columbus
Kimball
North Dakota
Montana's Winter Wheat Prospects and Dry-Land Settlement
Harry B. Drum, a veteran Montana stockman, argues that homesteaders will stay and the era of free range is over. He predicts science-led dry-land farming will turn every acre above the ditch to wheat within five years, boosting Montana's yield beyond its northwestern peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Drum
Montana
Free Range
Northern Pacific to Sell Lands in Musselshell County
The Northern Pacific railroad will place its lands in Musselshell county on the market after Roundup residents pressed for sale. LandCommissioner Thomas Cooper announced prices averaging about 8 dollars per acre, with 20 dollars top for select tracts, sold in 160 acre units up to 320. Contracts run ten years with 6 percent interest and 10 down, 9 equal installments. Deeds require actual cultivation milestones to be met in years one through three.
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Northern Pacific
Roundup
Musselshell County
Thomas Cooper
Railroad Company
New County
Cooper
Fish Dynamiters Arraigned In Red Lodge Case
Frank Snyder pled guilty and was sentenced by Judge Fox to six months in the penitentiary for dynamiting fish in Clark's Fork. Charles Pullick pled not guilty with a provisional plea, facing possible trial next December.
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Frank Snyder
Charles Pullick
Red Lodge
Clark’s Fork
Snyder
Fox
Pullick
Possible elevation of Montana bishops sparks Iowa ties
News from Marshalltown, Iowa, reports that Montana bishops Lenihan and Carroll may receive higher honors and transfer. Lenihan, of Great Falls, said only the pope can answer such questions, while Dubuque bishops named three possible successors to Archbishop Keane.
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Marshalltown
Montana
Lenihan
Carroll
Iowa
Dubuque
John J. Keane
Des Moines
Great Falls
Big Timber
Holy Father
Keane
Sweet Grass County Tax Assessment Shows Rise Over 1910
County Assessor Nichol Olson reports Sweet Grass county's property list subject to taxation increases by 308 579 over 1910 exclusive of railroad assessment. The total grand value reaches 5 503 654 for 1910 with railroad figures to be added, indicating county growth and a higher levy across multiple classes including land improvements mortgages and furnishings.
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Nicholson
Sweet Grass County
State Board of Equalization
Austrian Fisherman Convicted for Illegal Netting in Deer Lodge
In Anaconda court Nick Vider faced a $200 fine and thirty days in jail for illegal fishing. He used a dip net on a pole along Race Track creek, scooping trout as a rewards of his method. The case marks the third Deer Lodge county conviction in a month for seining fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon County
Nick Vider
Anaconda
Vicor
Race Track Creek
Vider
Deer Lodge
Fire at Fort Yellowstone Destroys Barracks
News of a Tuesday morning fire at Fort Yellowstone nearly destroys the three story stone barracks housing Troops F and G First Cavalry. Origin unknown. a soldier fell three stories to the basement and was seriously injured. Loss about 4000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Yellowstone
First Cavalry
State Fair Premium List Highlights Helena Event
The Pioneer notes receipt of the premium list for the State fair in Helena from Sept 25 to 30. The 120 page book details camping, a nursery, a separate dairy building, Montana dairy displays, and a livestock auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
James A. Shoemaker
Montana
Telegraphers Resist Wage Cut Over New Northern Pacific System
Local talks in Livingston and Missoula with officers of the Order of Railway Telegraphers and members discuss the new wage scale for Northern Pacific operators. Railroad changes to a telephone system prompt pay cuts for telephone operators, prompting resistance to unequal pay for similar hours. Missoula draw included about fifty telegraphers. Livingston meeting reportedly voted to strike unless wage reductions on the Livingston Billings segment are rescinded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Missoula
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Northern Pacific
Telegraphers’ Organization
Billings
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Boulder
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Carrell
Etetiaxeoas
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