Public sentiment on national prohibition and Montana’s soda stance
The Pioneer weighs whether prohibition will endure or fail. It notes Montana’s Attorney General Ford pushing to include soft drinks like Bevo under prohibition, arguing they contain no alcohol. The piece notes Ford’s habit of proposing many initiatives, yet unresolved by Montana’s people and its Supreme Court.
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United States
Montana
Ford
Mr. Ford
Bevo
Pablo
Supreme Court
Sweet Grass County Votes Bond for Roads and Bridges
Sweet Grass County taxpayers approved a $10,000 bond for roads and bridges and seek a additional $125,000, raising total to $225,000 if the second issue passes at a September special election. The paper predicts easy approval and argues for faster progress and better infrastructure statewide.
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Sweet Grass
Gand
Sweet Grass County
Montana Primary Law Battle Sparks Political Factionalism
An Helena group including Doc Lanstrom Dixon Ford Hart protest a primary law change to allow party delegates to state conventions. They warn against a state convention nominated ticket and predict corrupt candidates if the old system remains. The piece argues electing delegates would yield a cleaner, party aligned ticket.
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Helena
Doc’’ Lanstrum
Joe Dixon
Ford
Hart
Montana
Lanstrums
Dixons
Fords
Harts
Rankins
Wheelers
Dunns
B. K. Wheeler
Butte
U. S. District Attorney
ASR
Local notices from Big Timber area update community activities
Livingston visitors Misees Mae Dillon and Hazel Troupe are in Livingston this afternoon. A Fourth of July parade auto lineup is requested at the library by 10 a.m. A gypsy group was in town last week and many residents attended the Al G. Barnes circus. A marriage license was issued in Livingston to William Seager and Aline Webster. Judgments were rendered in a bank suit against Sweet Grass Land & Livestock Co. A phone line to Gibson is planned with a stock meeting upcoming. Safe from overseas Sergt. Merritt L. Webb is en route home to Camp Russell.
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Livingston Enterprise
That City
William Seager
Livingston
Aline Webster
Big Timber
Prather Will Probate Outlines Grandchildren Trusts
The Prather will details that grandsons Thomas and Ralph gain equal shares of rents and profits once they reach age 21 or 25 for certain assets. Doris Bryant receives oil paintings while bedding is split with Ethel Prather. The will assigns trust management to a named trustee with annual fees and directs funds to education and maintenance for younger children.
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Thomas
Ralph Prather
Doris Bryant
Prather
Ethel Prather
Ralph
Citizens State Bank
Doris
Myron Bryant
R. L. Lewis
Alva L. Lamb
Taken from The Pioneer local notes and bonds vote
Thirty year residents and visitors are listed from Red Lodge Helena and Aberdeen as the community notes cover guests at the Fox and Budd households. The waterworks bond proposal passes four to one with six percent interest, surprising many by the margin. Birkeland awaits shearers from Boulder as Grey Cliff ranches seek contracts around 23 3 4 cents per pound.
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Birkeland
Grey Cliff
Boulder Country
Mr. Birkeland
Fragmentary OCR Note on Conviction and Property Sale
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a conviction and a sale related to cattle and property belonging to an unnamed entity. It references payment and a possible legal action but provides no clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
Fergus Winter Wheat Is Reported Total Failure
Lewistown reports indicate the winter wheat crop is largely worthless with most fields burned beyond salvage though two districts show it in good condition. Acreage is described as the smallest in years while spring wheat contrasts sharply in prospects.
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Fergus
Lewistown
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Jerome Williams
Ierately
France
Premeent
League
Misees Mae Dillon
Hazel Troupe
A. P. O'Leary
Flint, Mich
C. H. Diahl
T. A. Veblen
Agnes Veblen
A. Knowles
Big Timber Canyon
Mary Elizabeth Baker
Kansas
Mrs. T. K. Baker
G. H. Howard
Frank
Mary Belle Chase
A. L. Phillips
Kirwin
al G. Barnes
T. K. Baker
Boulder
L. J. Webb
Sergt
Merritt L. Webb
Camp Russell, Wyo
Meagher County
Caroline Carnes
Duane
Billings
Idaho
Josephine Wayman
Commercial Bank & Trust Co
Sweet Grass Land & Livestock Co
Gibson
Court House
San Diego
G. W. Baker
Cal
Baker
Elmer McConnell
Bay
Beulah B. Patterson
Mason City
Iowa
Thad Busha
Horace S. Davis
Edna Patterson
Pioneer
C.n.skillman
Red Lodge
Sidney Fox
J. P. Clark
A. G. Keller
H. C. Pound
Eagle Lodge of
Maggie
Mary
Dora
Cora Veazey
Alice Deegan
Florence Hickox
St. Vincent’s Academy
William Stewart
William Bowie
Aberdeen
Scotland
Josie Baker-Cordit
Ottumwa, Towa
Dick Budd
Scandinavian
Theo
Montana Power Co
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