New Commission Meets At Helena For Organization
William P. Sullivan was elected chairman of the new Montana fish and game commission formed after the old panel resigned. The body opened several streams to fishing and deferred a permanent secretary, signaling a cautious start and cooperation with neighboring states on spawning protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
R. H. Hill
Helena
William P. Sullivan
Square Butte
Robert H. Hill
Tak En
Erickson
Mr. Sullivan
Harry
B."lord
Kalispell
B. L. Price
William Steinbrenner
Missoula
William Flynn
Anaconda
Dog Lake
Sanders County
Crow Nation and Billings Attendees Honor Chief Plenty Coups
Crow reservation members and white neighbors gathered at Chief Plenty Coups home for Memorial Day ceremonies honoring the late chieftain who died last March. Nearly a thousand attended as white and Indian speakers praised him as a peace-maker and friend of both races. Judge O F Goddard spoke at the grave, praising Plenty Coups as a statesman and exemplary citizen of Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Plenty Coups
O. F. Goddard
Montana
New Tax Law Planned To Catch Everyone
Washington reports outline of forthcoming levies aimed at average individuals beyond the high income tax. Higher postage and excise taxes on radios, cosmetics, automobiles, lubricating oil, candy, and other items, plus new charges on admissions and telephone services. Exemptions for married and single filers shift, with a married person earning over five thousand facing higher net costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Electric Ee
Emda
Nothing Definite Yet In Lindbergh Case
Hopewell New Jersey May 30 police say the search for Charles Lindbergh Jr kidnappers remains active with no new clues after the holiday weekend. Detectives report the suspects still at large and the case continuing from a police training school in Wilburtha five miles from Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
N.J
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Wilburtha
Trenton
Wheeler to demand vote on free coinage of silver
Senator Wheeler of Montana told the Senate he would seek a vote before adjournment on his bill for free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 with gold. He spoke amid debate on a tax bill amendment to tax silverware, which failed 43 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Washington
Montana
Senate
Congress
Thomas
Idaho
Connally
Texas
Memorial Day Parade Mired by Noonday Rain In Big Timber
Big Timber held Memorial Day activities with a late start for the parade to include rural students. The day featured a new flagpole dedication by the Boy Scouts and a cemetery salute after a storm. Participants included school children, Boy Scouts, Lions Club, American Legion and Auxiliary, Spanish American War veterans, and Women’s Club veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
Boy Scouts
Washington
Bankers Gather at Hunters Springs for Sheep Industry Talk
Hunters Springs hosts the Montana Bankers Association group No. 7 meeting as livestock expert Louis Vinke of Montana State College outlines Montana sheep age demographics. Officers elected include J. W. Corwin as president, Harry M. Grant as vice president, and O. M. Jorgenson as secretary tro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunters Hot Springs
Montana
Montana Bankers Association
Louis Vinke
Montana State College
W.J. Jameson, Jr
Billings
J. W. Corwin
Park City
T. J. Wegener
Livingston
Harry M. Grant
Bozeman
Mr. Cor
Natural Bridge Road Gets Gravel Work Expanded
Mr and Mrs W G Aller of Old Kaintuck express thanks for graveling of the Boulder road near Old Kaintuck and list donors and cash contributors totaling 85 dollars covering paid labor stenographic work and postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Aller
Old Kaintuck
Boulder Road
Ben Wade Koonts
P. A. Bruffey
Preart H. Nicholson
Charles Rasnick
M Bowen
Ruby Hauser
C. F. Ullman
Churchill & Amery
Dr. C. F. Watkins
Carl Wickstrom
F. von Eschem
R. A. Bray
John N. MacFarlane
Severin Ole
James ~. O'Connor
Blue and Gray Men Join in Memorials
In Marietta Georgia on May 30 old veterans from both sides of the Civil War met at the National cemetery for memorial services for Federal soldiers. A band from the 22nd Infantry led the procession through the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Grant
National Cemetery
22Nd Infantry
Pershing Attacks Prohibition as Basis of Racketeering
Paris May 26 Gen John J Pershing told the American club at a luncheon in his honor that prohibition in the United States fostered racketeering and would not have been adopted without popular vote He denounced lawlessness as due to apathy and listlessness of the people and blamed voters for permitting evils like brigandage bootlegging and gangs to grow through criminal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
John J Pershing
United States
American Club
State Board Reduces Sheep Valuation in Montana
The Montana State Board of Equalization advised assessors to cut sheep valuations by one dollar per head, setting yearlings at $2 and ewes at $3. The move, expected to save sheep growers about two million dollars in taxes, comes as demand for Montana sheep remains weak. The board noted tax revenue losses but argued relief during industry distress is preferable to overtaxation burdening a key sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Equalization
Montana
Show Me Slogan Originator Vandiver Dies in Missouri
Willard D. Vandiver former congressman and credited originator of Missouri slogan show me died in Columbia at age 78. The expression was reportedly coined in an 1899 Philadelphia Five o'clock club address where Vandiver quipped I come from Missouri you've got to show me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Missouri
Willard D. Vandiver
Champ Clark
Vandiver
Five o’Clock Club
Philadelphia
Horse Ranch North of Lewistown Sold
Lewistown May 26 The county sells the Horse ranch three miles north of Lewistown totaling 4365.23 acres for 8600 dollars. Peter Hanson of Roy buys the tract with a three room log house and multiple barns. Appraised at 9459.75 dollars and sold for 90 percent rate with alfalfa and bottom land on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Peter Hanson
Roy
Armells
Stockgrowers Elect Bill Donald to Important Post
Great Falls May 27 Hearted by the exchange of viewpoints on the prospects for their industry members of the Montana Stockgrowers association returned to their homes Friday night after selecting officers and adopting resolutions Delegates from across the state reported excellent growth of grass and other feed crops and improvements in livestock herds Charles L Anceney of Bozeman was elected president by eight votes over Julian Terrett of Brandenburg W H Donald of Melville was chosen first vice president and others were named to key posts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana Stock‘growers’ Association
Charles L. Anceney
Bozeman
Julian Terrett
Brandenburg
W. H. Donald
Melville
Local Golfers Stage Spring Handicap Tournament
Crazy Mountain Golf club hosts a June 5 to 11 18 hole handicap event with rules posted at the course. Members may pair freely and the handicap list includes many local players. The club also plans matches against Harlowton on June 13 and hosts visitor clubs later in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crazy Mountain Golf Club
Bob Hart
Fred Colt
Malcolm Goosey
G. A. Berges
J. B. Hinds
E. R. Patterson
A. R. McDonnell
Jas. Elliot
Yule Rees
Chas. Jones
Geo. Campbell
Ruby Oie
Harry Hart
Jack Fjeide
R. H. Wiedman
Alva L. Lamb
F. H. Sauer
Julius “Barstad
H.C.’ Ruydet
Harold Hawks
Homer Wheeler
Will Michels
L. D. Severance
Miss Holly
C. W. Haas
Harlowton
Mrs Alvira Bull 95 Dies in Bozeman
Mrs Alvira Bull aged 95, pioneer of Madison county, died at her Bozeman home Sunday evening. Born August 25 1836 in Ohio, she married Alonzo N Bull in 1857. The couple moved to Jefferson Montana in 1875, lived in Madison valley for two decades, then settled in Bozeman where Mr Bull died in 1909. Funeral services are set for Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Alvira Bull
Madison County
Ohio
Alonzo N. Bull
Jeffers
Mont
Madison Valley
Illinois Republicans Adopt Wet Platform
At the Illinois Republican convention the party endorsed the wet position on prohibition while omitting President Hoover. Len Small, seeking a third term, urged repeal of state and national laws and cited the 1930 referendum. William Hale Thompson backed Small as they controlled the gathering and sent 11 uninstructed delegates to the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Hoover
Len Small
Illinois
Small
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Values of State Grazing Lands in 1931 Decline From 1924
The Helena Independent reports private grazing land across 56 counties averaged 4.05 per acre in 1931, totaling 122,063,107 dollars for 30,345,455 acres. The taxable share fell from 9.7 percent of all property value in 1924 to 8.9 percent in 1931, with a marked shift in county assessments and several counties showing higher per acre values in earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Equalization
Dan J. Muri
State Board
Fallon
Custer
Flathead
Cascade
Lake
Sheridan
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Sage Creek
Meagher
A. B. Cook
Yank River
Canada
Lincoln County
Finance Committee
Banking and Currency Committee
Norbeck
South Dakota
Smoot
Banking
Hunters Springs
Gen. Pershing
Columbia, Mo
Horse Ranch
Bill Donald
Melville Stockman
Phillips
John Arnold
Birney
E. A. Phillips
Butte
Glendive
Bozéeman
Association
Sur River Canyon
United
State Bureau of
Anima
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