Grave Robbers at Work on Infant Grave
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Hatfield Conrad who died last April was stolen from Highland cemetery Great Falls on Nov 24. The empty casket was found at the gate and the tool house broken with grave digging tools missing. Police investigate as suspects seek a reward. Mrs Hatfield Conrad was a Chateau girl and the child died of cerebro spinal meningitis after a coast trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield Conrad
Tne Sexton
Highland Cemetery
Great Falls
Global unrest and strikes ripple through 1900s North America
The bulletin notes a miners strike scene in Lead 8 D and a looming trouble, recognition of Nicaraguan insurgents by the United States, and disputes between the United States and Chile with King Edward to arbitrate. It reports rail disruptions on the Pacific slope, a switchmen strike in the Twin Cities, a fatal wreck on Great Northern lines, and rising lumber and export activity to British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
England
United States
Chile
Alsop
Twin Cities
Canada
British Columbia
Carson Sees Richer Resources Here After Western Tour
S. M. Carson returned from a trip to Everett Washington and across Idaho to Leavenworth. He argues western Montana has more varied resources and richer agricultural lands than Washington counties and praises dairying as the future. He notes Snohomish valley land costs and pasture use, with dairies up to 330 cows, but asserts Montana can outproduce on lower costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Carson
Everett
Washington
West Side
Great Northern
Big Bend Wheat Fields
Wenatchee Valley
Cascade Mountains
Snohomish Valley
Smokestacks
Rom Bonner
Idaho
Leavenworth
Eton County
Big Bend
Puget Sound
Carson
Sound Country
Teton County
Snohomish
Tetan County
Snohomish County
Large Examination of Teacher Applicants Across Towns
Last week the regular November teacher certificates exam was held Friday and Saturday at three sites: Mia Anderson and Messrs Toan and Guthrie in the county courthouse. Dr. Ryan at the Conrad school. and Mrs. Wheat in Browning. Six examinees in Chateau, eleven in Conrad, and one in Browning. Papers are sent to the board and are being graded this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
Mia. Anderson
Messrs. Toan and Guthrie
Board of Educational Examiners
Conrad
Ryan
Browning
Lutheran Services Held in Schoolhouse at Fairfield
Fairfield residents note Lutheran services in the schoolhouse on Friday November 26 led by Rev Lunde. George Frey plans a Wisconsin winter with relatives. Mrs D D Cole and Phil S Cole spent Thanksgiving at Cole Bros ranch. Florence Crittenden from Bozeman arrived to visit sister Mrs W W Cole for weeks. John Langwald went to Sunnyside Friday. Frank Harris returned from Powers ranch with chores. H L Filladay bought prime cattle from T C Power Co. Fred Kruck traveled to Chateau Saturday. John Zimmerman Jr visited Sunnyside Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Cole
Phil$s. Cole
Cole Bros. Ranch
Mises Florence Crittenden
Bozeman
W. W. Cole
John Langwald
Sunnyside
Frank Harris
Powers
H. L. Flladay
T. C. Power
Fred Kruck
Chateau
Institute Leaders Host Montana Farm Seminar at County Court House
A Successful Institute with superintendent F. Cooley from Montana and Prof. Edmund Burke from the Agricultural College, aided by M. O. Dean, state nursery inspector, held sessions at the county courthouse. W. W. Gamble led talks on fruit growing dairying irrigation and related topics. Rancher questions stood out. The instructors then moved to Valier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valier
County allocations of forest revenue tallied in 25 percent share
The Treasury will send 78172.37 to the state to be split among counties with national forests. The funds fund the general school and road accounts, allocated by forest area per county, with totals for Absaroka through Sioux listed in the distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury Department
General Road Fund
Forest Service
Absaroka
Beaverhead
Blackfeet
Beartooth
Bitter Root
Custer
Cabinet
Deéerlodge
Flathead
Gallatin
Helena
Jefferson
Kootenai
Lolo
Lewis and Clark
Madison
Missoula
Sioux
Land Decision Reverses Contest Over Hein Homestead
The General Land Office reversed a Great Falls decision and dismissed the contest filed by J. Wesley Earhart against J. E. Hein’s homestead near Conrad. The case hinged on whether Hein owned over 160 acres. testimony showed an agreement with J. Leech for 203 acres but no transfer of ownership before entry. Hein’s improvements exceed $5000. W. M. Cockrill and G. W. Magee represented Hein locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wesley Earhart
J. E. Hein
Conrad
General Land Office
Great Falls
Hein
J. &. Leech
Leech
Year 1909 crop yields and prices overview
The summary notes 1909 yields for cotton and hay fell below 1908 while 1908 set records for those crops. Potatoes tobacco and corn oats cheat posted rising yields. Six leading cereals produced 4.688 billion bushels, up 7.6 percent from 1908 but just under past records. Despite plenty, cereal meat and provisions prices stayed high, suggesting demand may surpass production.
Hold Up Men Caught After Missouri River Pursuit
Sheriff McKenzie reports four robbers captured after an evening hold up at Belt Creek mouth near Great Falls. One suspect drowned in the Missouri River. two named as Jimmy Clark and John Cobell, both from the reservation. Clark previously served a prison term. most stolen property recovered. Captives to be held in Collins prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKenzie ‘Atates
Missouri River
Belt Creek
Creat ‘Falls
Great Falls
Missouri
Jimmy Clark
John Cobell
Rom
Clark Reply
Collins Piiorrow
December Court Calendar Montana versus Various Plaintiffs
The December term of court will convene next Monday with listed cases including State of Montana vs Allie E Peck grand larceny on December 7 and State of Montana vs Joe Faust robbery on December 8, plus several other damages appeals and title suits. Additional cases such as State of Montana vs Eugene oil grand larceny December 9 and Roma Clark vs Dorothy Vernon appeal December 16 are scheduled with dates through December 21 and 23 in the calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Montana
Allie E. Peck
Joe Faust
A. W.ood
Eugene
Joe. Lillard
W. H. Franklin
B. B. Rogers
A. W. Speer
John Town
R._D. Redmond ve
W. G. Downing
W. H. St. Clair
Wm. Dawes
J. M. Wilcox
Roma Clark
Dorothy Vernon
Sherburne Morse
Alice Martin
Stossell
Great Northern Railway
Third and Fourth Grade Win Attendance Prize
The report notes attendance dipped below last year due to only fifteen teaching days. Third and fourth grades lead with the highest attendance for the month, earning the honor two times in three this year. List of pupils with no absences or tardies includes Alta Cohoe Hazel Harria Otis Pyatt Ruth Tweet Ethel Valley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Cohoe Hazel Harria Otis Pyatt
Ruth Tweet
Ethel Valley
Jack Radcliffe
Tom Radciffe
Orrin Evatt
Lucretia Bateman
Joseph Bateman Everett
Christian ‘Wallace Coffey
Laura Uaymes
Iver Lestrad Melville Evatt
Oscar Lyons
Immigrants Seek U S Citizenship Amid Rush of Naturalizations
Edward Strassburg John Rose Effie Luinstra and others in Farmington Chateau and Collins declare intent to naturalize. Dates range Nov 19 to Nov 29 with natives from Germany Prince Edward Island and Holland. Officials warn tightening rules and strict Q&A for citizenship papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Edward Martin Strassburg
Farmington
Germany
John Martin Rose
Chateau
Prince Edward Island
Effie Luinstra
Holland
William Klingenberg
Collins
Huipbregt Vermulm
Henry Vermulm
Cornelius Vermul
Colling
Collins Hold-Up Repeats as Gang Strikes Town Again
A year after a prior Collins robbery, five or six masked men robbed Boorman Mercantile Co. of about $875 cash plus goods, plus $90 from a train crew, then fled toward the Teton. Sheriff McKenzie pursues leads as townsfolk and travelers are questioned. A similar daytime robbery on Birch Creek flats reportedly netted a small sum from rancher Daniel Faust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Ben*eist
Boorman Mercantile Co
Collings
Teton
Feist
Sheriff McKenzie
Jobo Brossma
Farmington
Ted Hawley
Choteau
J. J. Cashman
Bynum Streepman
Wallace Coburn
Sun River Canyon
Birch Creek Flats
Daniel Faust
Land Office Records Set in Great Falls November
J M Burlingame of the Great Falls land office said November filings reached 1411, a record for the office and likely for the country. October had 1347 filings, with officials expecting a new record to stand awhile despite approaching cold weather as land seekers continue to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
J. M. Burlingame
Great Fallaland
Falls Tribune
Montana Insurance Department Issues November Bulletin
State Auditor H R Cunningham and deputy C D French announce a 25 percent premium reduction for dwelling policies and seek further cuts. Notice warns against using non admitted insurers with two companies refused admission The Walla Walla Fire Insurance Co and Guardian Fire Insurance Co are in receivership, delaying claims for years. Michigan Commercial Insurance Co and Northwestern Fire and Marine seek Montana admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Cunningham
C. D. French
Insurance Department
Montana
Brooklyn Fire Underwriters
Indiana Fire Insurance Agency
Interstate Business Men's Accident Association
Walla Walla Fire Insurance Co
Guardian Fire Insurance Co
Michigan Commercial Insurance Co
Northwestern Fire and Marine
Lawn of
Falls Men Taken in By Game Warden
Game Warden Dorrington from the fifteenth district arrested Ralph Allen and John West from Great Falls for hunting without licenses. West, a socialist, was fined 100 dollars plus costs after a hearing before Justice DeHaas. the elk and deer he killed were sold at public auction. Allen proved license status via Stanford, where he had obtained a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorrington
Sun River Country
Ralph Allen
John West
Great Falls
Allen
West
Justice DeHaas
Stanford
Marriage Licenses Listed With Dates
Marriage licenses show Chas. W. Glaze of Conrad and Marie Hingle of Spokane on November 20. Byron B. Rogers and Mabel H. Nasa of Chateau on November 20. Joseph Francois Jangue and Eliza beth Chaix of West Butte on November 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Glaze
Conrad
Marie Hingle
Spokane
Byron B. Rogers
Mabel H. NASA
Chateau
Joseph Francois Jangue
Elizabeth Chaix
West Butte
Montana News Patchwork Reports Local Trials and Projects
The column catalogs varied state items including smallpox news in Columbia, a new Presbyterian church planned for Stanford, Kalispell trolley prospects, Judge Hunt’s Helena return, and obituaries for Perdie and Peterson. It notes strikes by Great Falls plumbers, coal mining hazards, a fatal accident at Red Lodge, a mill accident at Plains, and a post office closure at Satchwell. It also covers a boundary shooting, a Helena banquet for F A Heinze, warden reappointment at Deer Lodge, a large donation offer to Weslyan University, a Miles City death by probable self harm, two locked-horn deer killed in Gold Creek, Bitter Root Water Power incorporation, and life imprisonment for Peter Robinson.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rocky Mountain Elevator Co
Turkey
Cripple Creek
Geological Survey
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Walter Wellman
Dr. Cook
Peary
Vancouver
New Westminister
David A. DeArmond
Butler
Pacific
Puget Sound R
Coox
North Pole
Copenhagen
Liod
Wash
Northern Pacific
G. N
the West
Fairfield
John Zimmerman, Jr
Eaith Devlin
Frances McLeany
Ester Riley Vincent Ward
Ida Wall
Land Office
Insurance Bulletin
News of the
Columbia
Kalispell
Perdie and
Peterson
Ruby Valley
Peter Fenichio
Red Lodge
Alex McDonald
Donlan
Plains
Postoffice Department
Satchwell
Rosebud County
Lasseyboy
International Boundary Fence
Ty Sie
F. A. Heinze
He Duo
Frank Conley
Deer Lodge
Jacob Mills
Weslyan University
PAP Ag
Rudolph Busse
Miles City
Busse
Charles Gibbons
Hollenbeck
Gold Creek
Bitter Root Mountain Water Power Company
Kalispell, Mont
Peter Robinson
Roy Short
Lewistown
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