Test Board's Powers Case in Montana Supreme Court
A case on whether the state railway commission can compel truckers to obtain motor vehicle licenses is before the Montana Supreme Court on appeal from Custer County. The commission sought a temporary injunction to force Reed to license his truck, but the request was denied in district court.
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State Railway Commission
Montana Supreme Court
Custer County
Reed
Miles City Shipping Association
Sheep Camp Haven Solves Missing Oil Crew Mystery
Three oil field workers Al Anderson Cleo Markman and Jack Connolly were found alive after their abandoned empty fuel truck was found in 30 degree weather eight or nine miles south of Cut Bank. They had taken shelter in a sheep camp with a stove and were brought to Cut Bank unharmed. They were en route to the Marshall well on the Blackfeet reservation to perform cement work when the vehicle stalled.
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Cut Bank
al Anderson
Cleo Markman
Jack Connolly
Marshall Well
Blackfeet
Death claims state pioneer Curtis Stimson in Polson
Curtis Stimson, a veteran of midwest and western pioneer days, died at his Polson home after a long illness. Born 1841 near Akron Ohio, he moved to Michigan, then Iowa where he ran a wheat farm before opening a Dixon Nebraska bank in 1880. He joined Polson at the Flathead reservation’s opening in 1910 and lived there thereafter. He would have turned 95 on March 18.
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Curtis Stimson
Middle West
Oregon
Flathead Valley
Polson
Mr. Stimson
America
England
Akron
Michigan
Iowa
Dixon
Neb
Stimson
Flathead Indian Reservation
Cities Adjacent to Water Landings Benefit from Marine Air
A survey finds 220 U S cities with populations of 10 000 or more lie near suitable water landing areas and could gain from marine air facilities and related services.
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United States
Ortego Beats Bartfield In Butte Boxing Thriller
Ortego of Mexico defeated Soldier Bartfield of New York in a 12 round battle in Butte on July 3 1919. The crowd roared as Ortega outgunned the middleweight veteran and the fight drew praise from critics as the fastest and hardest bout in two decades.
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Butte
Bartfield
New York
Ortego
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Jack
Ortega
Broadway
Bartfiela
Ortega King
Deer Lodge
McIntosh
John McIntosh
The
Standard
Think Twice Before Attempting Trip to Gibbon Pass
L J Croonenberghs warns Gibbon Pass is a deadly hazard with eight feet of snow and a one lane trail. He and Herbert Kuphal say the pass opens for heavy trucks only and even then risks trapping a vehicle in minutes. They urge motorists not to attempt the trip.
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Gibbons Pass
L. J. Croonenberghs
State Highway Commission
Mr. Croonenberghs
Herbert Kuphal
Highway Commission
Highway No. 10
Lula
Conners
Croonenberghs
Chamber of Commerce of
Missoula
Salmon
Elk Open Season Closes Feb 11 in Park County
The elk hunting season in Park county north of Yellowstone closed at 5 pm February 11 by order of the state game and fish commission. The program aimed to reduce the herd by about 3 000 to protect winter feed. Assistant game warden J H Chartrand estimated around 2 000 elk had been killed or shipped from the area.
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Park County
Yellowstone Park
State Game and Fish Commission
J. H. Chartrand
Short Course in Dairying at Montana State College
The fourth annual dairy industry short course and dairy products show will be held February 24 to 29 at Montana State College. Guest speakers include Dr. D R Theophilus and Dr. A Rogers with other industry leaders. Entries include milk, churning cream, butter, ice cream, and cheese with a judging contest and prizes at the banquet.
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Dairy Industry
Montana State College
J. A. Nelson
D. R. Theophilus
Department of Many Industry
University of Idaho
Nelson
State Aid For Vocational Rehabilitation Moves Forward
The bill passed the House and awaits Senate action as Montana earmarks 350000 dollars for vocational rehabilitation. Elizabeth Ireland, state superintendent, says the program will aid 116 disabled persons under Lief Fredericks, head of the State Bureau of Rehabilitation, to become self supporting.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Montana
Elizabeth Ireland
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Bureau of Rehabilitation
Lief Fredericks
Historic Montana boxing showcase and Bartfield clash recounted
An article recalls an early 20th century boxing scene in Montana with Ortega, Mickey King, Beadle Kelly, Ed Uren, Frank Sullivan, Kid Williams, and referee Paddy O’Hern. Bartfield’s bravado and a Fourth of July exhibition led to about $6,500 in receipts, used to fund a campaign to legalize boxing as voters weighed the sport’s status on Sept 2. The piece notes boxing’s wartime boom and Montana’s legal footing since.
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Ortega
Mickey King
Frank Conley
Deer Lodge
Beadle Kelly
Ed Uren
Frank Sullivan
Kid Williams
Paddy O’hern
Bartfield
New York
K. of Co
Mexico
Joe Simonich
Granite Street
Willard
Dempsey
Toledo
Big Jess
Jack
Notch
Clark
Park Street
Mr. Palooka
Clark Boy
Billy Meyer
Uncle Sam
Montana
Montana Railroad Board Seeks Hearing on New Freight Rate
The state railroad commission requests a temporary suspension of a new interstate commerce commission freight rate on Montana seed trains bound for eastern markets. The rate would be 50 percent higher than the old rate, and the state board seeks a hearing to review the matter.
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State Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana
State Board
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Kentucky
Schenley
Schenley Distributors, Inc
Schenley's
Cream of KentUcky
Kentucky Straight Whiskey
Down South
Schenley’s
Montana Ring Tales
Battling Ortego
Soldier Bartfield
Wbal’y
Avebib
NeureviLie
Onenssers
Déstillecy
Bottoms Up
Bottoms
Brown-Forman Distillery Company
Louisville
Cobbs Creek
Continental Distilling Corporation
Philadelphia
Varnanas
UQUOR
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