Indian Warrior and Rival Clash Over White Fawn Tale
In early 19th century Montana, Blackfeet warrior Kosato loses a duel for White Fawn to rival Great Bear after being outmaneuvered at a gambling game. Great Bear uses deceit to win the maiden and strip Kosato of his ponies, setting off a cycle of vengeance and renewed conflict.
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Montana
Canada
Kosato
The
Marias
Great Bear
White Fawn
White Fawn's
Great Esar
Crow Country
First university social work building completed at Washington Univ St Louis
A $300000 building dedicated solely to social work education is finished on the Washington University campus in St Louis marking a milestone for the school and the field.
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Washington University
St. Louis
Treasure State News In Brief Highlights Across Montana
Montana brief items note the state convention of the Knights of Pythias in Helena September 20 21 Auditor John J Holmes reports warrants totaling 23406980 issued in March with May expenditures 92101079 compared to 1936 figures Lewistown woman invited to join the San Diego Symphony on viola West to East dam project halted by water shortage at Ackley Lookout Mountain plane forced landing near Kalispell due to fog Missoula gas light hazard fire lookouts and forest watch statewide public notices and local crime and civic updates including re registration voter Callisto Erezzole Italian born naturalized citizen Kalispell Mrs Herbert Hoover Girl Scout visit to Kalispell and speech death of Jimmy St Vrain in Butte police mileage and calls counts bicycle registration plan in Lewistown Gallatin County FFA education tour and Mary Norman Ekern horseback summer trip to Phillipsburg
Kosato's Vengeance Banishes Chief and Fates Nez Perce Welcome
Kosato leads a brutal act against Chief Great Bear after his ponies are seized. He kills the chief and tricks Blood-oyeneers, abducts White Fawn, and flees with two ponies. Pursuers are driven off as Kosato and companions cross mountains into Idaho and join the Nez Perces.
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Kosato
Great Bear
Idaho
Nez Perces
Home Made Strawberry Jam Boosts Daily Life
Amid turmoil many prefer simple pleasures and home made jam. The article outlines quick strawberry jam and jelly recipes, using fresh berries, sugar, and fruit pectin, yielding about ten to twelve glasses each.
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Supreme Court
Gas Tank Explodes Injuring Three Men in Montana Incident
Marion farmer Foster Hendrickson of Thompson Falls and A. J. Miner of Heron were badly burned in a gas tank explosion while heating oil for road oiling. The fire spread to the tank and caused a fiery blast injuring all three men.
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Marion Farmer
Foster Hendrickson
Thompson Falls
A. J. Miner
Heron
Montana Highway Employment Nearly 1,100 Workmen
About 1,136 men were on highway construction in Montana in late May, per chief engineer D A McKinnon. Of these, 1,093 were Montana residents, with most others in supervisory roles. District totals included Butte 152 Billings 101 Wolf Point 12 Missoula 164 Kalispell 160 Havre 68 Miles City 151 Lewistown 95 and Bozeman 62.
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Montana
D. A. McKinnon
Butte
Billings
Wolf Point
Missoula
Kalispell
Havre
Miles City
Lewistown
Bozeman
Public Welfare Board Spent 625000 Timed Span Reported
The state board of public welfare spent 625000 between March 1 and June 9 per a statement to State Auditor John J. Holmes by administrator I M Brandford. Expenditures covered old age assistance needy children general relief and administration. The legislature had appropriated 160500 for the period March 1 to August Aas There remains 325.
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State Board of Public Welfare
John J. Holmes
I. M. Brandford
Increase in carloadings signals Montana freight rise
Montana railroad freight rose in April with a 26.9 percent gain over the previous year. Acting Traffic Expert Leo L. OConnell reported 20 536 carloads this April versus 16 213 last year, a rise of 4 335 carloads.
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Montana
State Railroad Commission
Leo L. O'Connell
Spotted fever cases reported in Malta and Glendive
Two new Rocky mountain fever cases were reported to epidemologist Dr. B K Kilbourne for Malta and Glendive. The report notes a significant decline in communicable diseases, while chickenpox topped the list with 22 cases.
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Heluna
B K. Kilbourne
Montana
B. K. Kilbourne
State Board of Health
Malta
Glendive
Historic Sheepwagon Burns: Haven for Noted Outlaw in 1908
James Bickford, famed horse thief and killer of Sheriff Webb, was tracked to a sheep wagon on the Elliot ranch and shot by a posse. The wagon, used on the Elliot ranch near Roundup, burned after being overturned by wind and a fire started in a small camp store inside. The blaze and ensuing gunfire left the wagon scarred and Bickford dead, ending a historic pursuit by local residents across Musselshell River country.
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James Bickford
Elliot Ranch
Roundup
Bickford
James T. Webb
Woolford & Richardson
Musselshell River
Yellowstone County
Desperado
Elliot
Devil’s Hole
Fergus County
Compromise on Gas Rates For Sweet Grass Consumers
Sweet Grass gas users save about $1 000 annually after a compromise rate reduction by the state public service commission and Consumers' Gas Co. The utilities had appealed the commission's earlier rate order in court.
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State Public Service Commission
Consumers’ Gas Co
Billines seeks extension of water system beyond city
The city asks the public service commission to expand its water system outside city limits. It would charge suburban commercial customers 20 percent more and suburban domestic customers 15 percent more than Billings residents. The application was taken under advisement.
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Billines
Public Service Commission
Gasoline Tax Refunds Rise in May
The state board of equalization processed 3,781 gasoline tax refund claims in May, totaling $80,504.81. May last year had 3,024 claims totaling about $72,000. Gasoline tax collections in May reached $528,245 versus $458,003 a year ago.
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State Board of Equalization
Grizzlies Announce New Uniforms for Montana Football
Montana Grizzlies plan a bold uniform update this fall replacing gold and black with copper maroon. New gear includes gold jockey satin pants with copper stripes and copper maroon jerseys with large gold numbers, plus maroon helmets. A set of eight stationary blocking dummies on cables and concrete anchors will train six man-line blocking and rush drills.
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Montana Grizzlies
Montana
Grizzlies
Annual State Highway Conference in Glacier Park
Chief Engineer Don A. McKinnon announced the third annual Montana Bituminous Highway conference will be held at Glacier Park from September 7 to 9. More than 500 highway engineers, technicians and chemists from the United States Canada and Mexico are expected to attend. Discussions will focus on bituminous oil mat surfacing and new trends in road construction.
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Montana
State Highway Department
Glacier Park
Don A. McKinnon
McKinnon
United States
Canada
Mexico
Trains Fatality Near Wagner Claims One Life
Thomas Ryan, 35, fell from a moving freight train near Wagner and was killed instantly as twenty cars passed over his body. A coroner's jury returned an unavoidable accident verdict. Companions Rap Seal Hawkins and Victor Furrer testified. No relatives located. Ryan believed to be from Chicago and a tool maker.
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Thomas Ryan
Wagner
Rapseal Hawkins
Victor Furrer
Ryan
Chicago
Lettuce Leaves Separated Before Rinsing Under Water
To separate the leaves of lettuce remove outer leaves and core then place the head under running water to rinse and separate each leaf for cleaning.
Steer Head Design Prompts 1938 Montana License Plates
A preview in Deed Lodge at the state prison showed the 1938 Montana license plates featuring a steer's head. The orange plates carry raised black numerals and a steer motif to separate county numbers from the rest, honoring pioneer days with a wild Texas longhorn look.
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Montana
Deed Lodge
State Prison
Ted Bergstrom
Foreign Fisherman Arrest Highlights License Confusion
Peter Mourakis of Saltese, a 17 year resident, was arrested by Deputy State Game Warden Dale T. Shook after 11 resident licenses failed to fit the occasion. Police seized his fishing tackle and he was fined $27.50.
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Peter Mourakis
Saltese
Northern Pacific
Refrigeration Urged for Eggs to Safeguard Prices
The dairy and poultry division of the state department of agriculture urges poultry raisers and eye handlers to refrigerate eggs promptly after laying, especially in hot weather, and to ensure clean eggs to command the highest market price.
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Dairy and Poultry Division
State Department of Agricultures
Miss Minerva Bennett Named State Music Supervisor
Miss Minerva H. Bennett named state supervisor of music in the schools by State Superintendent Ruth Reardon. Bennett has directed music education in Anaconda Butte and Helena and led Temple University musical education in Philadelphia. She hails from Virginia City.
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Minerva H. Bennett
Ruth Reardon
Bennett
Anaconda
Butte
Helena
Temple University
Philadelphia
Virginia City
Careful with fossils on Montana highways
The state highway commission told field workers not to disturb fossils and to inform the Montana Society of Natural History. Society members led by Chief Highway Engineer D A McKinnon will relocate specimens to museums once notified.
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State Highway Commission
Montana Society of Natural History
D. A. McKinnon
Ackley Lake Irrigation Funding Approved
The state water board received a $25,000 federal grant for the Ackley lake irrigation project in Judith Basin county. The completed system will irrigate 5,000 acres of land.
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Ackley Lake
State Water Board
Judith Basin
Kevin Bank Final Dividend Paid to Depositors
The Kevin State bank, closed in March 1933, received a final dividend from the Hallidating division of the state banking department totaling $1,731.43. The payout raised the total dividends to depositors to 9714 percent.
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Kevin State Bank
Hallidating Division
State Banking Department
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