Sylvanite Ghost Camp of Montana Once Thriving
In extreme northwest Montana near the Idaho border the Sylvanite mining camp rose after 1894 from the Keystone and Goldflint mines on the Friday claim. A bustling community with stores, hotels, and a 500 population in 1897 gave way to decline when ore proved base rather than free milling. By 1910 the camp lingered as mining faded and ghostly remnants remained.
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Sylvanite
Montana
Bill Lemley
Pete Berg
Great Northern
Libby
Lincoln County
Friday Hill
Crawford Creek
Kootenai River
Idaho
Kootenai
Canada
Columbia
Keystone
Finch and
Campbell
Spokane
Bond
Leonia
Ometime
Plans for a new Montana School of Mines campus
A look ahead to 1931 at the Montana School of Mines shows optimism with the largest enrollment in history, strong voter support for measures, and tentative plans for a new library or dormitory. The campus sketch highlights native plantings, a circular driveway, a practice field, and possible tennis courts.
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Montana School of Mines
Freiberg of America
Francis A. Thomson
Montana
State Board of Education
Thomson
School of Mines
Rocky Mountain Foothills
Rocky Mountain Garden Club
U. S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Big Butte
Metallurgy
Butte
Rocky Mountain
Nyquist First Term Montana House Member
David N. Nyquist a Republican from Valley is serving his first term in the Montana legislature. Born in Sweden he came to Montana in 1912 and served 19 months in World War I with the 262nd Infantry in Europe seeing action on the St Mihiel Meuse Argonne and Flanders fronts. He is adjutant of the Opheim American Legion post, married with three children, a Methodist, and educated at Cokato High School Macalester College and Minnesota College of Law. he has worked as deputy county attorney for Daniels County and as Opheim town clerk and attorney.
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David N. Nyquist
Valley
Sweden
Montana
262Nd Infantry
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Flanders
Opheim
American Legion
Nyquist
Cokato, Minn
Macalester College
St. Paul
Minnesota College of Law
Minneapolis
Daniels County
Crews Clearing Route On The McDonald Pass
Work has begun on the McDonald Pass highway as a forest service project. Supervisor L C Hurtt of the Helena National Forest confirms Best Brothers of Elliston, subcontractors to Clifton Applegate and Tool, are clearing timber for 5.35 miles of road from the lime kiln area to near the Continental Divide top. The $110,000 project replaces the Priest Pass route over the divide.
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McDonald Pass
Forest Service
L. C. Hurtt
Helena National Forest
Best Brothers of
Elliston
Clifton
Applegate & Tool
Elliston Territory
Continental Divide
Priest Pass
Apple sparked first downfall. peaches led since then
A terse local aphorism notes an apple as the start of humanity’s fall, while peaches are credited with carrying the burden in later ages, reflecting rural humor in Chickasha.
Western Boy Story and California Syrup Claims
Fragmentary text promotes California Fig Syrup as a health booster for children, claiming increased appetite and strength. It asserts the product builds tone and helps headaches and general vitality through its “genuine” California fig content.
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California
Danteartan
London dock workers form a 600 member horticultural society
Dock workers in London establish a horticultural society with six hundred members, while South African film fans show preference for American comedies and dramas.
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Dock Workers of
London
South Africa
Senate May Ask for More Time in Montana Legislature
The Montana Senate considers lengthy sessions as many House bills move forward. Fifteen bills went to the Senate before 12 more cleared the House on third reading. Proposals include a drivers license law with examinations and a 16 year minimum, plus bills on stolen property trials and jury excuses. A $6 million highway debenture and Silver Bow consolidation await the governor's signature.
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Senate
House
Montana
Montana counties May Advertise Resources Outside Boundaries
The attorney general ruled that counties may appropriate funds to advertise their resources beyond county lines but may not use funds to support a fair in another county. The opinion was issued at the request of A. D. Thomas, manager of the Richland County fair.
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Montana
A. D. Thomas
Richland County
Flames Consume Sylvanite Except Two Buildings
A devastating fire sweeps through Sylvanite in the northwest, reducing most of the town to ashes. Only two structures survive along with the old tramway on the hillside, remaining as relics of a once thriving settlement.
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Sylvanite
Project Farmers Urge Pasture Rights in Fairfield Project
Farmers in the Fairfield project urge that all lands within the project be reserved for grazing. They request government land be allocated for pasture to support livestock, citing ample hay and grain as sufficient to feed stock. They have sent letters to Senators Walsh Wheeler and others urging this claim and urging priority grazing access.
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Fairfield Project
Interior Department
Walsh and Wheeler
Leavitt and Evans
Mead
Bureau of Reclamation
Joseph M. Dixon
Joseph M. Dixon, Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Hill County Turkeys Reach 30 Cents a Pound
The January cleanup of poultry by the Northern Montana Turkey Growers association finished recently with higher returns than Thanksgiving shipments. Secretary Leon Mc Nicol says most of the birds were sent east at prices up to 30 cents per pound, about 3 cents above top grade turkey toms a year ago.
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Northern
Montana Turkey Growers Association
Leon McNicol
East
Helena Banker Named to Succeed Shirley Ford
A. T. Hibbard, vice president and cashier of the Union Bank and Trust in Helena, was elected vice president of the Montana Bankers Association at the midwinter executive council meeting in Helena. He succeeds Shirley S. Ford, formerly of Great Falls and now of Omaha.
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A. T. Hibbard
Union Bank and Trust Company
Helena
Montana Bankers Association
Shirley S. Ford
Great Falls
Omaha
Thieves Take 106 Coins From Billings Collector
Karl Arentzen of Billings spent 30 years gathering 100 old coins, but thieves quickly decided on 20 modern silver dollars in the box. They stole the box from his home, removed the silver coins, and discarded the container with the old coins. Arentzen later found the box and its remaining contents in shrubbery. A Danish coin dated 1165 A.D. was noted among the items.
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Karl Arentzen
Billings
Arentzen
Louise Vaughn Promotes Weekly Menus and Fillings Booklet
Readers are invited to watch for new weekly recipes or mail submissions for Louise Vaughn's upcoming booklet featuring menus, recipes, and sandwich fillings.
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Louise Vaughn
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Tom Patterson
Columbus
Frantzi
John Maki
Jack Benjamin
B. E. Harris
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North Hibbing
Minn
Louis Lumiere
N. Nyquist
David Ar
Oren Syrui
Richy Craig Je
Columbia Broadcasting System
KFPY
Blue Ribbon
Makwarten
Bigges Teller
Hill County
Helena Man
Shirley Ford
George
REX
Royal Milling CO
Kalispell
Trexis
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