Annie Oakley recalled as famed woman sharpshooter
A reminiscence recalls Annie Oakley as the world champion woman shot with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. The narrator recalls posters, Miss Oakley’s prowess with gun and the iconic moment when she shot a hawk from a distance, prompting an army officer to acknowledge her marksmanship.
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United States
Janesville
Wis
Buffalo Bill
Wild West
Congress of Rough Riders
Annie Oakley
Johnnie Baker
Miss Oakley
Cleveland
Ohio
Middle West
Pssengers
Impromptu dance night ends with violinist swapping duties
That evening an informal dance began with no introductions. A man offered to relieve the violinist for a number, claiming rare but occasional skill. The violinist accepted and swapped the instrument to dance with some of the appealing dames on the floor.
World Famous violinist hypnotizes ballroom audience
The Belgian violinist Eugene Ysaye performs for an everyday crowd, playing a new sound that bewilders dancers. Couples stop midstep, entranced as Ysaye sits at the piano and a dancer weeps, revealing the impact of a legendary musician on a casual audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Ysaye
Why man will not live forever in September American
The September American ponders immortality and why humans do not or cannot live forever. It questions the appeal of extended lifespans beyond the expected end and suggests curiosity about what lies beyond this life. The narrator notes everyday encounters with sage bugs and reflects on the value of existence.
Cool Weather Halts Crop Damage Across Montana
The Agricultural Marketing Service and Weather Bureau report cooler, cloudier conditions ending a hot drought week through Aug 8. Frosts hit northwestern gardens on Aug 7–8, while eastern Montana saw showers aiding late crops. Irrigated crops show some gains. dryland oats and barley suffered. grasshopper damage persists. haying proceeds with second alfalfa crops and pastures needing rain.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Weather Bureau
Helena
Montana
Severe frost ruins most gardens after early cold snap
After weeks of heat the city records a sharp frost dipping to two degrees below freezing. Gardens suffer extensive damage while county reports show poor yields in spring and winter wheat and ongoing grasshopper damage. Harvesting continues in eastern county as temperatures fluctuate through the week with temperate highs and chilly nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mercury
Cece
Farmer faces cold snap threatens mustard crop
The writer laments a sudden temperature drop that iced over water troughs, jeopardizing 29 acres of mustard and thousands of other crops, risking financial hardship for farmers. The tone blends frustration with a sense of inevitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kismet
Lions Name City Representative for Gas Hearing
At the Lions club meeting President Arnold Hanusa announced a committee to represent Conrad, Valier, and Chateau at a public hearing to press Montana Dakota Utilities to lower gas rates. The group includes Dr. Bateman, T. O. Larson, C. D. McDonald, Wayne Gillette, and others, plus N. W. Edwards from Teton County. Citizens may join to attend. The hearing follows filings with the railroad and public service commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Arnold Hanusa
Court House
Conrad
Montana-Dakota
Valier
Chateau
Dr. Bateman
T. O. Larson
C. D. McDonald
Wayne Gillette
George Jackson
Keaton
Karl Bishop
Stan Smith
Billy Baillie
Claire Hensley
Arthur Bateman
Belle Plaine, Minn
H. W. Bateman
Bret Read Brings Wide Collection to Choteau Museum
Bret Read supplies a diverse museum collection gathered from his ranch including Fort Shaw Bricks Camp Baker Bricks Fort Benton Bricks bead work from eight tribes household items weapons tools Indian designs moose head bear skin World War relics Eskimo crafts Verdun German rifle Springfield Carbine 1876 Winchester 1860 44 40 1892 tools and a 1903 Cow Creek cap and ball pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Museum
Bret Read
Read
Fort Shaw
Camp Baker
Fort Benton
Verdun
France
Cow Creek
Montana
Pioneer Bole Farmer Chas R Hauxwell Dies in Great Falls
Chas. R. Hauxwell aged 78, a longtime Bole area farmer and Montan Pioneer, died after a month long illness at a Great Falls hospital. Funeral services were held at Crox ford's Mortuary. He was born in 1860 in Richmond England and immigrated to the United States at 18. Survivors include his widow Josephine, son Richard Courtney, one grandson, sister Eliza Cadghill of England, and stepson D. C. Bacorn of Oakland California.
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Chas. R. Hauxwell
Bole
Great Falls
Croxford
Hauxwell
Montana
Richmond
England
United States
Josephine Hauxwell
Richard Courtney
Eliza Cadghill
D. C. Bacorn
Oakland
Calif
Ringling Circus to Show in Great Falls Next Week
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey bring 1600 spectators a day of spectacle to Great Falls with 50 elephants 1009 animals 22 air conditioners and a rainbow hued tent. Performances set for 2 15 and 8 15 p m with doors at 1 00 p m 70 riders and 50 lions and tigers headline in a world fair themed show.
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Ringling, Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Great Falls
Terrell Jacobs
America
Dorothy Herbert
Kentucky
New York
John Ringling North
Mammoth Menagerie
Teton County People Swell Attendance at North Montana Fair
Teton County Day at the North Montana State Fair in Great Falls drew a record gate as residents from Choteau and nearby areas flooded the event. Chateau Municipal Band entertained with a western parade and a stand concert while Lions club promoted the Chateau 49ers celebration slated for September 29 and 30. D. L. Boggs, who attached signs to a trailer, was in a minor accident when the hitch failed. he repaired the damage and finished the parade.
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Teton
Montana
Great Falls
Choteau
Chateau Municipal Band
Lions Club
Chateau
D. L. Boggs
Choteau Softball Aims to Avenge Conrad Loss
The Choteau softball team, eliminated by Conrad 11 to 12 in the Pendroy tournament, seeks revenge in a return game at home Sunday. Garner and McCune pitched, O'Hare caught, side bets placed, locals vow a strong contest.
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Choteau
Conrad
Conrad Boys
Garner
McCune Niteched
O'Hare
Pickpocket at Fair Takes Wallet From J. W. Breen
Pickpockets active in Great Falls during fair week slipped a wallet from J. W. Breen last Tuesday evening as he moved through the gate line. He lost $40 from the billfold hidden in his hip pocket, with a cane-wielding man suspected of aiding an unseen accomplice. Police were alerted but have not yet arrested anyone.
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Great Falls
J. W. Breen
Mr. Breen
Man hitches to mare after losing four horses
Oliver Fairbrass 51, a farmer north of Omaha, hitches himself to an aged 16 year old mare named Queen to help pull a hayrack. His wife guides the horse while their car, used to mow and rake alfalfa, fails on steep hills.
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Omaha
Neb
Oliver Fairbrass
City delays lighting plan awaiting cost figures
City council postponed action on a proposed new lighting system as cost estimates were incomplete. A decision is expected at the next meeting. Several permits were issued for moving houses and building projects in Hobson and Hazlett additions, and for a neon sign at Rice Auto Court.
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Oscar Richem
Hirshberg
Ward Stansberry
Hobson
Amelia A. Randall
Rice Auto Court
Martin Vigen
Hazlett
Western Stretch of the Going-to-the-Sun Highway Now Ready for Travel
The western 21 miles from the West Entrance of Glacier National Park to Logan Pass are open with no road work after sealing and oiling. Belton to Avalanche Creek has been graded and surfaced, with a new park entrance near Belton and Park Headquarters. Eastern sections receive temporary paving and pilot-car delays as S Birch and Sons completes a 214 inch bituminous surface between Logan Pass and St. Mary.
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Glacier National Park
Logan Pass
TD. S. Libbey
Belton
Avalanche Creek
Carl Nyberg
Spokane
S. Birch and Sons
Great Falls
St. Mary
Mountains
Flower show prize drive gains near hundred donations
The Chateau Woman's club flower show plans a Sept 2 event at the Legion pavilion with prizes funded by close to a hundred gifts. Mrs Gay Franklin and Mrs Hampton Bloom led prize solicitation, listing cash merchandise and service donations from Dr Bateman to Gallatin Valley Elevator.
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Gay Franklin
Hampton Bloom
Chateau Woman's Club
Legion Pavilion
Bateman
Ray Fleming
Rexall Drug Store
Chateau Bakery
Eckford
Clara Baker
Oral Meadows
Gilbert Lee
Iona Davidson
John Dale
J. L. Billings
Geo. Carroll
N. W. Edwards
James Peebles
Taylor Garage—Flashlight
St. Anthony & Dakota Lbr. Co
Hanson Bros
Parkway
Rada
Friend
Chateau
Banks Funeral Home
Nonarch
Lbr. Co
Rexall Beauty Shop
Campo Creme
Stearns Electric Shop
Acantha
Howard Cunningham
Choteau Meat Co
Post Tavern
Choteau Cleaners
Montana Flour Mills
Bloom's Grocery
Dr. Stephens
A. J. Moore
Georgze Coffey
C. W. Boussard
Cc. J. Smith
Choteau Drug Co
Moderne
Wedum
Federated
Citizens State Bank
Jackson
Chuck's
Schneider
Murray
Club
Chateau Food Market
Gamble
Leigh
Texaco
Johnson
Rice Auto Court
Sturgis Home
Imp. Co
Kemp Chevrolet Co
Citizen
Allen Electric
Arensmeyer
Breen Oil Co
Shell Kleanzit
Dahlin
Tennant
Rocky Mt. Elevator Co
Knudtzon Lumber Co
B. I. Packer
E. J. Crary
Royal Theater
Hove
Gallatin Valley
Emerick Studio
Weet E. Nelson Insurance Agency— Co
Harry Porter
Chateau Beauty
Baker's Standard Service
Halvor Daley
E. B. Maynard
Montana Taxes Top National Rank in Fiscal Year Report
Washington report shows Montana internal revenue bureau ranking fifth among 48 states for tax collection and case work in the year ending June 30. Twenty deputy collectors averaged 1434 dollars monthly in deficiencies and handled 104 cases each.
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Washington, D. C
Montana Internal Revenue Bureau
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Islants
Ilifee
R.ities
Earth
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
Harry Bridges
CIO
Lions
Ringling Circus
Teton County
North Montana
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