Regimen and a Gatlin Gun Defied by 73 Year Old Prospector
Tommy Coughlin, a 72 year old Butte prospector in Thompson park near Butte, refuses to abandon five mining claims despite a forest service order. He claims it would take a regiment and a Gatlin gun to move him, recounting a past dynamite incident with a rat in his cabin. The story links to Thompson park's 1913 park law and notes his long mining career and family.
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Tommy Coughlin
Thompson Park
Butte
Forest Service
Tommy
Jere Murphy
Coughlin
Deer Lodge Forest
Golden Shield
Blue Jay
Red Beard
Johnnie Hill
Tom Boy
Kit
Murphy
Pioneer Byrd Robertson Dies After Long Montana Life
Byrd A. Robertson, longtime Sun River resident and former Sun River store operator for about 40 years, died recently at Havre’s hospital. Funeral services were held at Sun River Methodist Church with Rev. Morange officiating. Burial followed in Sun River Cemetery. Robertson had lived in Montana for over 50 years.
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State
Byrd A. Robertson
Montana
Havre
Sun River Methodist Church
Morange
Sun River Cemetery
Robertson
Sun River
Mon
Montana highway project employs 2197 state workers
The Montana state highway commission reports 2197 men back on road work as weather allows. 98.5 percent are residents. out of state workers are limited to three per project with the contractor. Workmen are distributed across Helena Butte Billings Wolf Point Missoula regions.
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Montana Silver Association
Butte
East Helena
State Highway Commission
Montana
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Central
Helena
Southwestern
Southeastern
Billings
Northeastern
Wolf Point
Northwestern
Missoula
Montana Life Insurance Shows Strong Finances and Assets
The twenty third annual statement from Montana Life Insurance reports a policyholders surplus of 1.5 million dollars and a contingency reserve of 304 038 37. Total assets reach 12 183 405 with 50 percent in bonds and Treasury securities and 3.5 percent in real estate. The group notes steady asset to liability growth and 45 889 717 dollars in insurance in force for 1932. Best's Life Insurance Ratings assigns an A excellent rating, citing strong investments and prompt claim payments.
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Montana Life
Montana
State
John J. Holmes
U. S. Treasury
Best’s Life Insurance Reports
How To Eliminate Poultry Worms In Montana
A Montana Experiment Station circular by Dr. Howard Welch outlines how tapeworms and roundworms affect hens, with symptoms such as thin appearance and poor color, and notes separate treatments for roundworms. It covers post mortem checks, three worm species, and prevention, with copies available via county extension agents or the station in Bozeman.
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Montana
Montana Experiment Station
Howard Welch
State College
Bozeman
To acquire wealth and spend it wisely quote
A historical aphorism notes that gaining wealth is challenging and preserving it is harder, but spending it wisely proves the most difficult of all per E. P. ay.
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E. P. Ay
Indian Civil Officials Don Blue Uniforms for State Occasions
Civil officials in India wear blue uniforms of various shades for state ceremonies and formal events showing official identity and decorum.
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India
Bark Beetle Spread Threatens Western Forests
Regional foresters report bark beetle outbreaks decimate millions of trees in Bitter Root Missoula and Beaverhead regions. The epidemic, aided by costs of control, has reached Pattee Canyon and Yellowstone park area with heavy losses to lodgepole and yellow pines. At Beaverhead 16 305 582 trees affected by end of 1932 and Ravalli Missoula counties contain massive pine stocks. In Hamilton a monkey recaptured after escape from a lab cage.
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Pattee Canyon
Missoula Valley
Ravalli County
Missoula County
Beaverhead Forest
Board of Entomology
Yellowstone Park
Dillon
Wisdom Battlefield
Ranchers foresee better season with lower rail rates
Al Croonquist secretary of the Dude Ranchers association says lower railway rates and improved air facilities should boost Montana Wyoming resort business. He just toured ranches in Wyoming Black Hills and Colorado districts. About 40 vacationers are currently on ranches and spring bear hunters are expected in May.
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Montana
Wyoming
al Croonquist
Dude Ranchers Association
Black Hills
Colorado
Livestock Reservoirs Planned Across Five Counties
Sixty one reservoirs were located surveyed and planned in Custer Dawson Richland Roosevelt and Rosebud counties serving 37000 sheep and 4020 cattle enabling use of 160320 acres of grazing land. There is potential for broader development in nearly every dry land county.
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Custer
Dawson
Richland
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Leveling land before irrigation boosts returns
Work spent in leveling land before irrigation usually brings more returns than many more times that work trying to get water to spread itself evenly over an uneven field. Leveling may be done with home made implements.
Cotton Mills Expected to Hold 400000 More Bales
It is estimated that Chinese cotton mills will have 400000 additional bales of native cotton available compared with last season.
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China
False Impression Given of Curley
The article notes widespread, often erroneous, claims about the Crow scout Curley from the Seventh Cavalry under General George A. Custer. It mentions sustained publication of misleading stories, including a New York magazine publication of a letter signed Lone, regarding Curley and his role in the 1876 Rosebud expedition.
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Curley
Seventh Cavalry
George A. Custer
Rosebud River
Montana
Curley Was Not Interpreter Says Crow Agency Official
A letter from Crow Agency Superintendent Asbury dated February 6 1925 states Curley could not talk English or French and only knew a few words of Sioux Nez Perce and Crow Tongue. The source argues a long standing claim that Curley served as an interpreter is false and unconvincing.
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Wolf
Curley
Crow Reservation
Asbury
Crow Agency
Roosevelt County Develops 490 Acres for Flood Irrigation
In 1932 Roosevelt county expanded flood irrigation by creating 490 acres. The project aimed to improve agricultural water use and reduce drought impact in the region.
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Roosevelt County
Panama Canal Ends In Cristobal And Colon
The Atlantic entrance cities Cristobal and Colon mark the canal’s far end. A Chinese proverb states a gem cannot be polished without friction and a person not perfected without trials.
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Cristobal and
Colon
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Lost 40 Pounds On Doctor's Advice From Kruschen Salts
A reader from Seay, Waldo, N. Dak reports losing more than 40 pounds in a year using Kruschen Salts. The ad copy promises safe fat loss and health benefits, urging daily half-teaspoon doses in hot water and offering a money back guarantee if not pleased.
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Seay
Waldo
Haman
N. Dak
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