Penney Company Announces Acquisition Of Byars And McCracken Chains
J C Penney Company announces purchase of the J B Byars Co including W J Lindsay Co and J N McCracken Co with 117 Golden Rule stores in 12 states. Byars operates 101 departments, McCracken 15 in Montana and 1 in North Dakota. Penney stores will install standard front and fixtures. New stores take over January 1 1929 with staff retained. 1928 group sales around 8 million, expected 10 million in 1929 and total Penney stores reach 1212.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. B. Condran
J. C. Penney Company
J. B. Byars Co
W. J. Lindsay Company
The
Byars Co
J. N. McCracken Company
J. B. Byars Company
Denver
Colorado
St. Louis
Montana
North Dakota
Livingston
J. C. Penney Co
Teton Co operative Reservoir Company assessment notice
Directors meeting held March 2 1929 levied an assessment of 37.50 dollars per share on the capital stock at the principal place of business in Bynum Montana Teton county.
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Bynum
Teton County
Montana
Teton Cooperative Reservoir Company Delinquent Stock Sale Notice
Delinquent stock on which assessments remain unpaid by April 6 1929 will be declared delinquent and sold on May 4 1929 to cover the delinquent assessment and sale costs. Payment required at Bynum Montana by E B Noble secretary. First publication March 7 last March 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bynum
Teton County
Montana
E. B. Noble
Teton Cooperative Reservoir Company
Bynum, Mont
Notice to Creditors Estate of Sina L Otness Deceased
Administrator Charles L Otness announces creditors claims against Sina L Otness deceased. Claims must be shown with vouchers within four months after first publication at Bert J Packer Chateau Montana. Dated March 1 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sina L. Otness
Sina L. Otmess
Bert I. Packer
Chateau
Montana
Charles L. Otness
Lina L. Otness
Bert J. Packer
Publication notice for proving will and executor in Montana
In the Nineteenth Judicial District Teton County Montana the estate of Charles L Webster deceased is set for will proof and letters testamentary hearing Friday March 22 1929 at 11:00 AM in Chateau Court House. Contested by any interested party as petition by Harry C Webster for letters testamentary follows. Dated March 4 1929 Blanche M Jacobson Clerk A V Swanberg H Norskog attorneys Odd Fellows Building Great Falls Montana First pub March last March 21 CHARGES LOWERED BY TELEPHONE COMPANY follow up note of recent nation-
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State of
Montana
Teton
Charles L. Webster
Chateau
Teton County
Harry CC. Webster
Harry C. Webster
Blanche M. Jacobson
A. V. Swanberg
H. Norskog
Odd Fellows Building
Great Falls
Mountain States Telephones Cuts Long Distance Connection Fees
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph announces March 1 rate cuts for connecting new or extra home and business lines and for moving or changing equipment. Residential connections drop from 3.50 to 2.50, business extensions from 3.50 to 1.25, residence extensions from 3.50 to 1.00, and instrument changes to 1.00. Moving within premises falls to 1.00 from 3.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Furs Come From Far Regions Including Oklahoma
W. E. Pinnell of Pinnell Fur Co reports receiving furs from across the state and as far as Oklahoma with February shipments also from Oregon Washington and Idaho. Post al cards advertise pelts and prices and the firm plans broader direct mail buying. Visitors saw mink from Oklahoma at the headquarters and noted southern fur quality lags behind Montana and other northwest mink.
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W. E. Pinnell
Pinnell Fur Co
Oklahoma
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Pinnell
Montana
Snail Sight Debate Sparks Naturalists’ Inquiry
The article reviews conflicting views on snail vision. One expert argues snails may see dimly, avoiding bright light and seeking shade, while another after 2,400 cases suggests daylight position is accidental. Experiments show no reaction to bright light at close range and removal of eyes yields no behavioral change.
Careful Bus Driver Maintains Stop At Silent Railroad Crossing
A Massachusetts town bus route crosses an old railroad line that has no trains since removal. The seasoned driver stops each trip at the crossing, citing safety and past fatalities caused by empty guns as a warning to passengers including a frustrated traveling salesman.
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Massachusetts
Cagliostro the Adventurer Guiseppe Balsamo Biography
Italian adventurer Giuseppe Balsamo, born in Palermo on June 8, 1743 and died in St. Leon on August 26, 1795, joined the Brothers of Mercy to study medicine before adopting the name Count Cagliostro. He traveled across Europe using chemical mixtures and tricks to amass wealth, returned to Rome in 1780, became embroiled with Freemasonry, and was imprisoned for five years before his death.
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Cagliostro
Guiseppe Balsamo
Palermo
St. Leon
Italy
Order of Brothers of Mercy
Count Cagliostro
Europe
Rome
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Byars and McCracken
Teton Co-Operative Reservoir Company
Cheyrolf T
Flint
Mich
Power-Morgan Company
Choteau, Mont
Buick
Choteau Garage
Choteau, Montana
Carson
Court House
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