County printing bid dispute fuels county politics
The Sweet Grass Tribune accuses board members Rein and Esp of favoritism in awarding the county printing contract to the higher bidder, while contrasting Tribune and Pioneer bids. It cites a 1913 statement by Tom Stout asserting no printer can discount 50 percent and still break even, and argues the Tribune offered substantial savings.
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Sweet Grass Tribune
Board of County Commissioners
The
Tribune
Pioneer
Parker
Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass County
Esp
Rein
Tom Stout
Lewistown
Democrat
Fergus County
Senate
Helena
Mont
Jerome Williams
Big Timber
Montana
Blair
Ravalli County
Assembly
Congressman Stout
the Tribune
Big Timber Wins State Hoops Title At Bozeman
Big Timber captured the state high school basketball championship at Bozeman after defeating a strong Billings team in the finals. The victory, earned through hard fair play, prompted local readers to question why the victory story appeared late in the Gazette due to delays in telegraph transmission from Bozeman.
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Billings Gazette
Big Timber
Bozeman
Billings
Gazette
Agricultural College
Printing Delays Prevented Early Big Timber Victory
The article recalls how news sent to Helena and relayed to Big Timber reached late, causing early readers to miss the victory on Sunday morning. It notes newspapers cannot print ahead of reception or turn back time, and rues accusing others before facts are known.
Big Timber Fans Rally Behind Sweet Grass State Finalists
In Montana, Big Timber organized a special train and closed businesses to cheer the Sweet Grass team's state final bid. The crowd’s passion helped the smaller school knock off larger rivals, earning praise for its well trained, well coached players and loyal support.
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Columbus News
Big Timber
New County
Montana
West
Sweet Pea
Sweet Grass
Columbus
Montana notes on oil near Clyde Park and state appointments
Rosebud pioneer Hiram R. Mareyes is dead in a Montana note. Oil excitement grows near Clyde Park, while Senator Myers chairs irrigation and other committees. Governor Stewart names Louis Fehlberg to the sheep board and J A Charters pays on the Cruse ranch purchase. Immigrant homesteaders rise in Harlem, and Dixon meets President Wilson. Montana hosts boxing commissioners and a dozen 1913 drainage delegates. Grain rate study foresees railroad savings, Sheridan county votes name Plentywood as seat, and public utility data progresses toward a state public utility commission.
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Senate
House
J. E. Edwards
Rosebud County
Montana
Railroad Commission
Public Utility Commission
E. A. Morley
Helena
They Went Together Peddler Baron and His Horse Die
A Milwaukee Street tale recalls Tom Meyers a down on his luck peddler in Chicago and his horse Baron. On a cold Saturday Meyers found Baron ill and after failed remedies led him through the street until both collapsed and died beside the road, reported by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Tom Meyers
Chicago
Gutti
Dis
Baron
Meyers
Neddler
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
What a legal fence is in Montana
Governor Stewart signs the Fishbaugh bill defining a legal fence. The act specifies height ranges and fence types including three barbed horizontal wires, woven wire over 28 inches with a barbed wire above, and other barbed wire fences as legal. It also covers fences of four boards or rails and natural barriers where stock cannot pass.
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Stewart
Fishbaugh
Montana
A Mere Trifle Anyhow
An eminent German scientist visiting the United States tells his host about railroad trains. He praises speed safety and luxury but notes his wife dislikes the upper berths in the trains.
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Harper's Weekly
Pottery Makers of the Igorotes Craft Distinctive Clay Vessels
The writer notes Igorot artisans fashioning crude tools and wildly designed axes shields and pipes. Women mold clay into urns and bowls called fangaas, carried from distant pits by two girls while older villagers dry pieces in the sun, with no pottery baked.
A Girl's Pity In A Classic Banter
A brief exchange compares a king to a pitiable figure. A girl asks if King Midas turned everything to gold and ponders why the king could not eat a pickle with his fingers.
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King Midas
Chicago
Japanese Courtesy Bore to Both Oriental and Englishman
Excerpt from Yoshio Markino's Miss John Bull shows how Japanese courtesy can weary both sides. He recalls living in Greenwich and dealing with a landlady and landlord who seek daily updates on work. A simple reply of All right proves more pleasing than full details, sparking improved relations.
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Yoshio Markino
John Bull
Greenwich
Naval Office
Goldsmith Institute
John Bullesses
John Bulls
Sun exposure and heat tolerance across races and primates
The article notes limited thermo regulation in some animals and discusses human skin color in heat absorption. It claims black skin should absorb more heat, but colored races regulate temperature better under tropical sun due to perspiration. It compares humans, apes, and monkeys, stating two hours of tropical sun exposure is fatal for monkeys.
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Tropics
Common Belief on Razor Quality and Edge Longevity
The article discusses randomness in razor purchases and the idea of magical edge retention. It argues that while one razor may outperform others, current hardening methods do not maximize efficiency across all razors. The author suggests duplicating the best razor but notes the cost question lies outside his scope.
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Shipley N. Brayshaw
Engineering Magazine
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Big Thober
the County Printing
Montana News
Hiram R. Mareyes
Clyde Park
Myers
Irrigation Committee
Military Affairs
Public Land
Indian Affairs
Mines and Mining
Sam V. Stewart
Louis Fehlberg
Creston
Flathead County
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
James Ford
Kalispell
J. A. Charters
Grass Range
Col
Thomas Cruse
Cruse
Fergus
Dawson
Harlem
Joseph M. Dixon
Wilson
Dixon
Tumulty
Joseph L. Markham
S. A. Cooney
J. F. Davies
Butte
State Boxing Commission
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Billings Journal
A. T. Purdy
Eureka
Dwight Bushned
Twin Bridges
Jonathan Sewell
Anaconda
H. L. Vandyck
Gardiner
George Metcalf
Philipsburg
H. D. Kippen
Hamilton
H. H. Nelson
Vandalia
B. J. Berry
Glendive
Hugh J. Rogan
R. V. Benton
Frank Heiskill
W. H. Tallman
Simms
J. F. Hackley
Forsyth
J. M. Ryan
Conrad
David Bricker
Moore
Sheridan
Plentywood
Medicine Lake
Culbertson
Bainville
Eastern Valley County
Wolf Point
the Fair Dept
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