Lawyers Plan Joint Session for Montana Wyoming Bar Associations
A joint meeting of the Montana and Wyoming state bar associations will take place at the Canyon hotel in Yellowstone National Park from September 2 to 4. W J Jameson of Montana announced the plan after a Billings Commercial Club conference. Frederick H Stinchfield of Minneapolis has agreed to speak alongside several other national figures, with invitations also sent to Utah and Idaho bar members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Wyoming
Canyon Hotel
Yellowstone National Park
W. J. Jameson
Montana Associaon
Billings Commercial Club
Frederick H. Stinchfield
American Bar Association
Minneapolis
Utah
Idaho
Lawrence E. Gaughan
Billings
Montana Association
H. Glenn Kinsley
Sheridan
Ernest J. Goppert
Cody
B. E. Berg
Livingston
Henry A. Chapple
Mr. Gaughan
Mr. Jameson
P. W. Spaulding
Evanston
Wyoming Association
River preacher Harold Harner aims for New Orleans voyage
Harold P. Harner known as the river preacher departed Fort Benton in a 14 foot rowboat loaded with provisions hoping to drift to New Orleans in time for Christmas. He teaches and preaches along the way and will offer music and health lessons at each stop. Harner previously rode the Mississippi during a flood and crossed from Pike's Peak to Galveston in a shorter voyage. He tuned church pianos for free before leaving town.
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Fort Benton
Harold P. Harner
New Orleans
Big Muddy
Mr. Harner
Harner
Mississippi
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Galveston
Tex
N’awlins
Whites to Pay Hunting Fee on Blackfeet Reservation
The Blackfeet tribal council at Browning adopted a resolution imposing a hunting and fishing license fee on whites who hunt or fish on the Blackfeet reservation. Attorney General Freebourn, in an opinion to State Game Warden James Weaver, says the tribe has the right to impose the fee.
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Browning
Blackfeet Reservation
Freebourn
James Weaver
Rose Bowl memory and a scoring decoy tale
Montana sports legend recounts O B Collins a Warm Springs alum and hiding decoy in a 1915 Rose Bowl era game. Dietz and Hanley hosted an unusual touchdown from a backfield substitute noted for blocking. Collins later quipped about the score print. A golf scene closes with humorous crowd bits.
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Pasadena
Collins
Warm Springs Sanitarium
Bill McCreedie
Bill
Cougar
O. B
Montana
McCreedie
Dick Hanley
Haskell
Northwestern
Cougars
Dietz
Joe Novak's Lucky Day in Helena Golf Tale
Montana golf lore recalls Joe Novak, a Butte native who became Helena Country Club pro as a teen. He rose through clubs, later famed at Bellair in Beverly Hills, returning home for an exhibition with his brother Frank and Fred Peckover, delivering unlikely bounces and a memorable finish.
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Joe Novak
Montana
Butte
Helena
Joe
Bellair Country Club
Beverly Hills
J. Novak
Novak
Anaconda
Frank
Fred Peckover
Dougherty Offered Bribe Over 1923 Dempsey Gibbons Fight
The 1923 Shelby bout drew a bribery claim involving referee James Dougherty of Philadelphia. He allegedly refused a NY syndicate bid to favor Tommy Gibbons or force a draw. Dougherty maintained his honesty, and the crowd muted any talk of bias, keeping faith with fair play.
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Dougherty
James Dougherty
Philadelphia
Shelby
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Jimmy
New York
Gibbons
Dempsey
Tommy
Montana
Jimmy Dougherty
BUNTS DEFEATED GREGG In Montana's 1908 baseball drama
On a summer day in 1908 Livingston and Bozeman staged a baseball matchup as Vean Lefty Gregg pitched for the visitors. The scene described captures a classic Western baseball afternoon with strong local attendance and the notable pitcher in action.
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Bunts
Gregg
Montana
Livingston
Bozeman
Vean
Lefty
Dempsey Snub Sparks Dougherty Public Grievance
A three year old motivator behind a press statement surfaces after Jack Dempsey refused to greet Jimmy Dougherty at Dempsey's Atlantic City camp in 1926. Dougherty, who had officiated three Dempsey bouts, felt betrayed by the champion during preparations for his clash with Gene Tunney. The incident, publicised widely, strained their supposed friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
Atlantic City
Jack
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Jimmy
Dougherty
Yellowstone Park Opens Fishing With Seasonal Closures
Yellowstone National Park opens fishing for the season until sundown October 20. Most waters are open with exceptions along streams near fish traps and several lakes and rivers permanently closed or seasonally restricted. Daily limits vary by area, with five fish per day near West Thumb and Fishing Bridge and ten fish per day elsewhere. no person may hold more than a two days' limit.
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Yellowstone National Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Park
Bureau of Fisheries
Indian Creek
Panther Creek
Glen Creek
Gardiner River
Mammoth
Mirror Plateau
Duck Lake
West Thumb
Sodautte
Grebe Lake
Canyon
Yellowstone River
Upper Falls
Gull Point
Stevenson's Island
Pelican Creek
Yellowstone Lake
Fishing Bridge
Ewe Raids House Attacks Woman Near Broadus
Mrs. Guy Parker of Broadus faces a humorous yet startling event as a pet ewe enters their farm home after a door is left ajar. The animal drinks milk from the pantry, consumes a pie, overturns items, and butts Mrs. Parker when she attempts to drive it out with a broom. Her husband comes to the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Parker
Broadus
Parker Farm
Parker
Bozeman Sluggers Feasted by Remneas Five Inning Gem
Livingston faced Bozeman with Alex Remneas on the mound. For five innings Remneas held Bozeman’s sluggers in check as the Gallatin Murderers’ row remained quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Alex Remneas
Bozeman
Gregg
Gallatin
Bozeman Bunting Becomes Key in Lopsided Victory
Bozeman defeats Gregg led by a bunt driven attack in the sixth inning as eleven runs cross the plate. Livingston and mneas contribute with timely hits while Gregg endures six errors and a rough night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Gregg
Livingston
Mneas
Steel plates chosen for Montana license tags
Montana will continue using steel for automobile license plates. Copper bids were considered but ruled out as overpriced. The steel contract was awarded to Montana Hardware Co. of Butte at 4.79 dollars per hundred.
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Montana
Board of Examiners
Montana Hardware Co
Butte
This Little Pig Went to Market in Missoula
A nimble pig leads two pursuers through Missoula streets in a two hour chase. The pig dodges alleys garages and byways until a west side flower catches its eye, where Ray Thibodeau and Ed Harland capture it. The animal faces a fate of pork products or eggs as a lighthearted ledger of a town chase.
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Missoula
John R. Daly
Jesse Owens
Porker
West Side
Ray Thibodeau
Ed Harland
Doris Anderson Named Acting Montana Extension Leader
Doris S. Anderson, Yellowstone county home demonstration agent since 1928, is named acting state leader of the Montana Extension service during Miss Frances Smith's eight month absence. Margaret Conlon will fill Yellowstone county duties, while Smith pursues graduate work at Columbia University from July 1, 1937, to March 1, 1938.
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Frances Smith
Doris S. Anderson
Yellowstone County
Miss Smith
J. C. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Columbia University
Anderson
Taylor
Margaret Conlon
Sun River
Aylor
Stillwater County
Lake fish dying at Georgetown lake near Anaconda
Dr C J D Brown of Montana State College reports to the state game and fish department that more than 75 percent of the fish in Georgetown lake have died from winter stagnation. Georgetown lake, a key trout spawning ground, suffers from stagnant water due to chronic moisture weeds and shallow depth not exceeding 25 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. D. Brown
Bontana State College Department of Biology
State Game and Fish Department
Georgetown Lake
Anaconda
Grown
Bank dividend paid on East Helena State Bank liquidation
S. L. Kleve, state superintendent of banks, announced a 7 percent dividend of $5,929.46 on claims against the East Helena State Bank now being liquidated. Dividends paid thus far total 101.83 percent of the claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Kleve
State Superintendent of Banks
Agaross
East Helena
Special Summer Course July 5 23 at Montana State College
In Montana vocational agriculture instructors plan a three week summer session at Montana State College July 5 to 23 for graduate students with a bachelor degree. The first such session will be led by Clyde McKee R H Palmer Dr Howard Welcerent H E Cushman and William Nelson. Courses cover economics of land utilization poultry management veterinary relations farm mechanics teaching methods supervised practice pasture and range improvement.
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Vocational Agricul
Montana
S Rho
Montana State College
Alf. Atkinson
Peek Cdons
Clyde McKee
R. H. Palmer
Howard Welcerent
H. E. Cushman
William Nelson
Memorial Will for Sacajawea Park Planned on Highway 91
Plans by the state highway commission call for a roadside park along the west side of 3 mile north of Armstead to honor Sacajawea. The Lewis and Clark site will feature a stone guard rail flagstone walks planted trees and golden willows with a landscaped strip. Over $7 000 was allocated for the project and bids have been issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacajawea
Armstead
State Highway Commission
3 Mile
Old Snowshoe Mine Near Libby Leased
The Snowshoe mine near Libby has been leased by J. K. Clarke and associates of Stevensville who will install a mill and work the dump and tailings for about five years. They also operate a similar property near Victor and expect improved ore recovery rates from 45 percent to 85 95 percent with modern equipment.
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Libby
J. K. Clarke
Stevensville
Clarke
Victor
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Watson
Snyder
Kelly
Grege
Remneas
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