Flatshead Power Co switches to copper wire for REA project
In Kalispell the Flathead Power Co decides to use copper wire in its $144000 REA project. Across Montana notes four cows killed on Highway 10 in two accidents blamed on poor vision in rain. Gov Ayers dissolves clerk of state highway patrol office. A Walkerville resident dies from shotgun accident. Richland county farmers push to fight gray rats believed to have arrived with relief hay around 1935. A ferry begins operating across the Big Dry near Jordan as river rises. State stock estray warrants total 11927 in first four months of 1938, down from 22340 in 1937. Cascade county indebtedness after July 1 stands at 188000, among the smallest for its size. Bozeman voters consider a $316500 school bond with possible PWA grant. Proceeds from a printers rodeo dance go to the iron lung fund. St Leo's in Great Falls announces June 16 dedication for Daniel J Burke Memorial building. Libby reports a pound break frees 24 dogs from the pound. Missoula notes sugar beet crop conditions improving for 1938. Lewistown and Great Falls boys win safety contest honors in council. County welfare restricts relief campaigning. Dairy division warns creameries to follow churning regulations.
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Kalispell
Flathead Power Co
Townsend
Lewistown Reenacts Wild West Shootout July Fourth 1884
Lewistown plans a staged town gunfight on July 4 reenacting the 1884 showdown that ended in a dramatic stage death. The event features actors playing Rattlesnake Jake Owen and Charles Fallon with Joe Montgomery directing, reflecting Judge Judith Basin history and Fergus County Argus coverage.
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Ewistown
Jake” Owen
Charlies Fallon
Joe Montgomery
Judith Basin
Judith Range
Lewistown
Fergus County Argus
Maiden
Fort Maginnis
John R. Vrooman
Argus
Montana
Fell & Vrooman
Vrooman
The
John Doney
Fort Belknap
Uns Argus
Desperate horse thieves terrorize town on Spring Creek raid
Three weeks prior, a Slim tall man dubbed Rattle Snake Jake and his companion Charles Fallon rode into town with a small band of horses from Wyoming. They clashed with local men over a dispute at a race, Jake brandishing revolvers and threatening violence as Fallon followed with a rifle, leading to Jackson being knocked down and forced to kneel.
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Spring Creek
Wyoming
Jake
Charles Fallon
Iday
H. Goodshaw
Dutch Henry
Bob Jackson
Jackson
Henry
Fallon
Desperadoes Fight in Lewistown Ends in Bloodshed
Report from Maiden to Lewistown describes a deadly clash on Big Spring creek with two horse thieves killed. Eyewitness accounts vary, but local business community recalls a bloody day’s work and a violent confrontation that stunned the town. Correspondent Vulcan filed details minutes after the gunfire ended.
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Vulcan
Montana April revenue tops two million after liquor gains
Helena reports April net income of 2 359 959 53 with gross receipts and refunds at 2 431 073 77. Liquor control leads as the top state revenue source, contributing 560 889. State notes air mail art by Vernon Fredlund at Chinook and outlines plans for an infantile paralysis sanitarium at Camas Hot Springs.
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Helena
Ray N. Shannon
Liquor Control Department
Vernon Fredlund
Joseph
Chinook
Plains
Thompson Falls
Camas Hot Springs
Montana
Desperate Shootout Ends in Deaths at Crowley Town
In Crowley a gang duel erupted after a drinking bout at Crowley & Kemp’s saloon. Jake Doane armed his gun and fired on John Doane, as Doane returned fire. Fallon and Owens were killed, Ben Smith shot in the head, and townsfolk engaged in the street gunfight until the desperadoes fell.
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Crowley & Kemp's
Jake
John Doane
Doane
T. C. Power & Bro’s
Fallon
Ed Clark
Power
Ben Smith
Smith
Barns
Crowley & Kemp
Icehouse
Owens
Jackson Brothers
Arrow
Montana Liquor Board Declares May Profit At Half Million
The Montana state liquor control board voted a 100000 dividend for May bringing profits to 500000 dollars to date this year. Board members note profits hold up despite sales drop and reduced operating costs, with gross sales down 20 to 25 percent while profits fall less than 2 percent. Chair J A Putnam R Dale Woods and Ben Moulton cite strong performance amid conditions and remind the figure excludes other liquor revenues.
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Montana State Liquor Control Board
J. A. Putnam
Hardin
R. Dale Woods
Hobson
Ben Moulton
Grass Range
Liquor Commission
L. M. A. Wass
Deaths in Lewistown Shootout Highlight Bravery and Condemn Criminal Glory
Justice Tombs presided as coroner after a gunfight left three outlaws dead. A jury ruled Rattlesnake Jake Fallon and another man died from self defense by citizens, while Benjamin Smith died from a Winchester shot by a desperado in the streets of Lewisown. Witnesses recount Fallon and Owens fighting to the end, with Owens fatally wounded after eight hits. The piece denounces the attackers while praising local resolve against intimidation.
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Justice Tombs
Jake
Charles Fallon
Benjamin Smith
Lewisown
W. H. Simons
William Kemp
C. E B. Richards
D. A. Meagher
J. B. Sullenger
E. DeFrate
Owens
Smith
Lewistown
Illustrated Press
Fallon
Army engineers inspect Livingston dam site in Wyoming
Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Sheridan Wyoming inspected the Livingston dam area. They discussed a relief map shown at the Livingston Chamber of Commerce, with $650000 expected for surveys by July 1 to support flood control and irrigation across 1 800 000 acres in the Yellowstone river drainage.
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United States Army Corps of Engineers
Sheridan
Wyo
Livingston Dam
John Tucker
State Engineering Office
Yellowstone
Army Engineers
Livingston Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone River
Livingston
Pat in one take out two A wonderful feat
A sales item touts White King Granulated Soap as superior for laundry. It promises fabrics last longer without rubbing or boiling, preserves colors, and leaves clothes whiter and cleaner while avoiding soapy odors.
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Pat
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Iy Cone
Jordan
Big Dry
Here
Fort Peck
William Nelson Ranch
Hmelena
John J. Holmes
Cascade County
M. T. Linnane
Harlowton
Deadman's Basin
WPA
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Great Falls
Allied Printing Trades Council
St. Leo’s
Daniel J. Burke
T. O. Rocque
E V. O'Hara
St. Leo’s School
Libby
Missoula
M. B. Wilson
American Crystal Sugar Co
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Bob K. Mansfield
John Kemp
Harry Parmelee
Keith Ebner
Walier
Bill Paulson
Havre
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Silver Bow
State Department of Agriculture
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LU Ste
General Paint Corporation
Miz
Charles Owens
United States
Eunice Fleming
Eureka
Montana State University
Independent Students
Big Spring Creek
Providence
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Stampede Committee
Central Montana
Central
Somers
Ray West
Fish Committee
Flathead Sportsmen’s Associaon
Choteau
Natalie McDermott
Fairfield Power Community
Washington, D. C
McDermott
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New State
Future Farmers
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Beer Department
Liquor Board
Dan Mizner
Montana Association of Future Farmers of America
Deer Lodge
Mizner
Montana Stzate College
U. S. Army Engineers
Star Photo Studios
M la Crosse
Wis
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San Francisco
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