Anaconda Plans Record State Golf Tournament
Anaconda hosts Montana’s twenty first state golf championships July 20 25 with a record entrants count. The five day program at Anaconda Country Club includes social events teas dances musicales and an enhanced clubhouse. S E Ainslie treasurer and W K Smith club president manage entries due July 19.
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Montana
Anaconda
Niblick Wielders
Anaconda Country Club
Samuel T. Blair
Conda
P. F. Fitzgerald
Anaconda Club
W. K. Smith
Helena
H. A. Gallwey
Butte
A. W. Merkle
G. W. Taylor
Billings
George F. Shea
R. J. Kennard
Great Falls
Earl Ely
J. J. Malee
D. J. Feeney
C. A. Lemmon
Bayard S. Morrow
Blair
Enor Matson
Smith
R. E. Brooks
S. B. Ainslie
George Sarsfield
Frank Tucker
Golfers of
Sam Blair
Alex Remneas
E. K. Matson
Wrestler Bear Match Scandal Shocks Butte Crowd
In Butte a staged wrestling bear matchup with Thomas of Centerville collapsed when a smaller bear was substituted. A secret deal muzzled the animal and a massive crowd packed the Silver Bow saloon for the bout. The ruse ended with the boycott and the bears leaving town after a wild street exhibition in Marysville.
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Bears
Thomas
Centerville
Hi ’Ave
Jack
Rizzo
Jack Hawke
iMontana
Hi’ll
Silver Bow
Clark’s Bank
Eers
Ex president Grant visit sparks Butte groceryman tale
Frederick Scheuer of Butte, a German born groceryman, rode with General Grant to Gold Creek for the Northern Pacific spike ceremony. He smoked the general’s cigars, borrowed a light, and dined in the ex president’s private car with Carl Schurz present. The crowd left hungry as no food was arranged. Scheuer had arrived in Montana in 1860.
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U. S. Grant
Northern Pacific
Frederick Scheuer
Butte
Gold Creek Creek
Montana
Scheuer
Carl Schurz
Gold
Schurz
Grant
William Evarts
Henry Teller
Colorado
General Grant
Mit
Deer Lodge
Championship Golf Tournament Schedule and Prizes Highlight Weekend
A dense schedule outlines Saturday semifinals for men and women across multiple flights with 18 hole and 12 hole formats, followed by handicap matches and afternoon second 18 holes. Sunday features junior and senior championship runs with morning finals for men and women, plus a noon driving contest and daily prize events.
Whitlock Company Amalgamator’s Long Mining Career Highlighted
A Colorado native, he served as Whitlock company amalgamator taking the first report at the property. He spent years in mining and mercantile work, ran an East Park street grocery in Butte for 18 years, and after retiring resided near Park Canyon on the Woodville road. His afternoon with President Grant and his party stood as the peak of his life.
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Colorado
Whitlock Company
East Park Street
Butte
Park Canyon
Woodville
Grant
Veeder Named Director of Public Assistance in Helena Transfer
Frederic R. Veeder, long in charge of the Great Falls office of the state board of public welfare, is named director of public assistance for the board and relocated to the state office at Helena, announced by I. M. Brandford, state administrator.
Saccharine sweetness far surpasses sugar by 550 times
A note states saccharine is 550 times as sweet as sugar, highlighting a measurement of relative sweetness. The claim emphasizes intense sweetness compared to standard sugar.
Kalispell Parade Prizes Announced
Kalispell officials announced prize money for the July 4 and 5 rodeo parade with Director Mack T. Monroe saying plans are shaping up. Top float prize is 50 dollars, then 35 and 20. drum and bugle corps 10 and 5. best dude ranch turnout prizes 5 and 10. individual dress categories for cowgirl, cowboy, Indian woman and Indian man. H L Brown to oversee the parade.
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Kalispell
Mack T. Monroe
H. L. Brown
May license taxes show sharp drop from prior year
The board of equalization reported May license tax and fee collections totaling 041,061.78, down from 563,259.76 in the same month last year. Gasoline license taxes led May receipts at 530,005, up from 458,005 a year ago.
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Rate Board of Equalization
Overdraft Reduction at State University Fund
Figures from State Auditor John J. Holmes show the university’s overdraft on its lace fund dropped from 407063.33 in January 1933 to 41644.74 in April 1937. The peak overdraft occurred in May 1934 at 57782.41, with the high mark noted in the report.
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State University
Mnit
John J. Holmes
Nanchang claims 900 years of impregnable city walls
Nanchang in Central China touts its 22 mile ring wall as never scaled by an enemy in the 900 year history of the city, emphasizing its enduring fortifications and resilience.
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Nanchang
China
Elling State Bank declares 10 percent dividend
State Bank Examiner L. Kleve announced a 10 percent dividend to depositors of the Elling State Bank of Virginia City totalling 12550.34 dollars. The bank, one of the state's oldest financial institutions, closed in December 1930, and this payment brings the total to 35 percent of deposits returned.
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State Bank Examiner 8. L. Kleve
Elling State Bank
Virginia City
State Relief Expenditures Reported for March to May
I M Brandford, administrator of the state board of public welfare, announced that expenditures for belief during March, April and May totalled 791,321 dollars. Of this amount 589,170 dollars was for old age assistance, 60,564 dollars for aid to needy dependent children and 141,587 dollars for direct relief.
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I. M. Brandford
State Board of Public Welfare
Visiting athletes seek birds and animals for village shows
The text notes American and English visiting athletes seeking storks this autumn, Danes seeking rabbits, Swedes requesting swans and ducks, while the Berlin zoo supplies diverse animals to the village.
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Oympie
Berlin
Binding of baby girls feet remains a regional custom in China
Reports indicate the practice persists in several Chinese districts where families continue binding infant girls' feet to shape their arches. Authorities acknowledge ongoing cultural tradition challenges and public health concerns amid reform efforts.
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China
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