Three receive 5 to 20 years for Bynum bank robbery
Indeterminate sentences of five to twenty years were handed to John Buck Mitchell J L Buckley and Fred Gardener for the First State Bank of Bynum robbery committed in broad daylight on July 12. The trio tied clerk Venna Horrocks fled with 1583 dollars and the bank strong box. Mitchell and his wife were captured after a two day manhunt in the Teton canyon area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Greene
District Court
John “Buck” Mitchell
J. L. Buckley
Fred Gardener
First State Bank
Bynum
Venna Horrocks
Kyle Jones
Mitchell
Gansman Coulee
J. L. Collings
Blackleaf
Geo. M. Coffey, Jr
Chateau Hospital
Collins
Teton Canyon
Augusta
Bernard
Alberta Davis
Gardener
Buckley
Shorty
Slim
Jones
Billings
Treasurer Pays Pondera and Glacier Counties in Tax Settlement
County treasurer Otto Wagnild cancelled a Teton county debt and remitted 15 720.59 dollars to Pondera and Glacier counties from Teton funds. Pondera received 9 747.56 dollars and Glacier 5 973.00 dollars as pro rated shares of delinquent taxes. An audit and agreement determined amounts due, with future collections pro rated among the three counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wagnild
Teton County
Pondera
Glacier Counties
Teton ‘County
Teton
Waynild
Pondera County
Glacier County
Boards of County Commissioners
Pondera and
Glacier
Ben English longtime Montana pioneer dies in Dupuyer
Benson English a Dupuyer resident for 41 years and noted pioneer in livestock and stage service died Monday after a long illness. He was 61. Funeral services were held at Dupuyer conducted by Rev A W Hammar of Buffalo. He was a Baltimore Ontario native who moved to Montana at 20. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Mary Lindsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson English
Montana
Dupuyer
A. W. Hammar
Buffalo
English
Baltimore
Ontario
Canada
Augusta
Craig
Mary Lindsey
Choteau to Host Great Northern Annual Picnic Crowd Above Six Hundred
The Great Northern Club selects Choteau for the annual picnic with a 600 plus crowd. A special train arrives July 31 at ten, stays until nine. Lions Club coordinates local comfort, concessions, grounds, and entertainment. Giants Goats and Orientals play a ball game. admission 25 cents. An afternoon and evening dance with an orchestra is planned at the American Legion pavilion. The Boys Band may greet the train. final plans depend on county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Great Northern Railway Company
Great Falls
Chateau
Chateau Lions Club
Great Northern
T. J. Bowling
Frank O’hara
Lions Club
Great Northern Club
American Legion
J. M. Baker Co
Spring Creek
Robert Clarkson
Bynum irrigation project completes construction and ready for turnover
District engineers report completion of the Bynum project begun October 1, 1925, at a construction cost of 400000 dollars. The system will irrigate about 22000 acres, with 150 new settlers and over 100 dairy animals already relocated. Nearly one third of the area is irrigated now, with a projected carryover for 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bynum
R. H. Fifield
Billings
Chateau
C. C. Carey
Winston Bros. Co
Teton
Muddy Creek
Idaho
Northwest Agricultural Co
D. P. Fabrick
Cole
Bynum District
Phil I. Cole
Cho
Lions Club allocates funds to improve local swimming pool
After a conference with Great Falls men, Lions Club directors approve 25 to clean and upgrade the pool. Plan includes repairing dressing rooms, installing a new spring board, adding a raft, and roping off shallow areas for children. Cleanup aimed at removing glass fragments from the pool deck and improving safety and appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Lions Club
Milwaukee official praises Teton County prospects
Milwaukee official Calkins and agent Hall toured Teton County to inspect agricultural and development potential. They noted real progress in colonization and land development along Milwaukee's branch, signaling continued cooperation though no definite plans were announced. Local officials met in Miles City and Conrad as the journey progressed westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RM. Calkins
Milwaukee Lines
Teton
County
Dick Fabrick
Northwest Agricultural Co
Mr. Fabrick
Bynum
Milwaukee
Calkins
Teton County
Chicago
Miles City
Evan W. Hall
Chateau
Farm Bureau
Mr. Hall
Conrad
E. J. Hirshberg
Larson Wool Clip Tops Ten Pounds Per Fleece Average
The T. O. Larson wool clip averaging above 10 pounds per fleece with about 4 000 fleeces totals just over 41 000 pounds. Mr. Larson completed loading at Walier last Saturday night. The clip sold earlier to Gordon McKee for Dewey Gould & Co. in Boston at 35 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Larson
Larson
Walier
Gordon McKee
Dewey, Gould & Co
Boston
Early 1920s Billings bond issue funds irrigation project
The Farm Mortgage Corporation of Billings floated a one million dollar bond issue to finance the undertaking after years of work. Payne Webber Co. and associates bought the bonds following endorsement by Boston engineer P L Churchill. Winston Bros Co of Minneapolis was awarded the contract after bond funds were paid, with R H Fifield as district engineer and C C Carey directing construction oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau
Farm Mortgage Corporation of Billings
Payne-Webber Co. and Associates
P. L. Churchill
Boston
Winston Bros. Co
Minneapolis
R. H. Fifield
Billings
C. C. Carey
Reclamation Service
Sun River
Farmington seeks opening of Hungarian pheasant season
Farmington residents push for a season opening on Hungarian pheasants citing crop damage in grain fields. Harry Thompson circulates a county petition to present to the State Fish and Game Commission, arguing hunters with Montana licenses should be allowed to hunt county birds if not legally closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Teon
Harry Thompson
Chateau
Thompson
State Fish & Game Commission
Montana
Smoking and Open Fire Ban in Lewis and Clark Forest
Forest Supervisor Wm E Lockhart announces a smoking ban within the Lewis and Clark Forest area starting July 23 banning fires without written permits. The rule runs through September 30 1927 and each year from May 1 to September 30 with map on file at Chateau office for public inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis & Clark Forest
Wm. E. Lockhart
Secretary of Agriculture
Lockhart
Chateau
Andrewses Visit Choteau From Power
Mr and Mrs W P Andrews of Power were visitors in Choteau yesterday.
Bannatyne Oil Showin Draws Dutton Attention
Excitement in Dutton eastern Teton county after a 340 quart nitro shot increased flow at the Bannatyne well three miles north and eight east of Dutton. Oil potential estimated at 25 to 30 barrels daily with gas flow around 100000 feet. Ohio Oil Co officials show interest. two more wells rumored in vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutton
Teton County
Bannatyne
Bill Elliot
Ohio Oil Co
Donald Kerr
Chateau
Choteau
Ladies Guild to Meet in Park Thursday Afternoon
The Ladies Guild will meet with Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Sutton in the park Thursday afternoon, July 28. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hirshberg and their daughter Eva and son Lee left this morning by auto for Berkeley, California, to establish their home. Oscar Gaare, Fairfield country farmer and Montanna elevator manager, succeeds Fred J. Williams at Fairfield. Gaare runs an 80 acre dairy unit on Fairfield’s edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Guild
Morgan
Sutton
Park
E. J. Hirshberg
Eva
Lee
Berkeley
California
Oscar Gaare
Fairfield
Teton County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Burns Detective Agency
Burns
Deer Lodge
J. L. Billings
Dick Reiding
Ben English
First National Bank
Liberty
Choteau U
G. N
Goats
Orientals
Falls
State Commission
Forest Service
Dutton Field
Mre Evens
Capital and Credit
Citizens State Bank
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