Fort Peck Dam to Sink Historic Musselshell River Sites
Arthur J. Jordan recalls Musselshell River history from Rocky Point to Kerchmal City and Musselshell City. Vigilantes and outlaws shaped frontier justice during 1860s to 1880s, with graves endangered by rising Fort Peck waters.
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Fort Peck
Kerchmval
Musselshell River
Wien
Arthur J. Jordan
Rocky Point
Hell Creek
Wilder
Sam LaFever
Charley Gibbs
Frank
Belvaux
Frank Belvaux
Northwest Hide and Fur Company
Kerchmval City
Glendinnin
C. T. Power
Fort Benton
Musselshell
Col. Glendinnin
FERA School to Open at Montana State Prison Deer Lodge
Education for prisoners will be established at the Montana state prison in Deer Lodge under Frank L. Houston state supervisor of the FERA adult educational program. Miss Grace Van Winkle will supervise the southwest district replacing Houston.
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Montana
Deer Lodge
Frank L. Houston
FERA
Houston
Butte
Grace van Winkle
Miss van Winkle
Anaconda
Glendive Welcomes New Weekly Paper Publisher
E. L. East, longtime advertising solicitor and foreman of the Dawson County Review in Glendive, forms a partnership with Charles E. Sebold of Butte to publish a new weekly newspaper in Glendive and run a job printing business.
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E. L. East
Dawson County Review
Glendive
Charles E. Sebold
Butte
Large potato acreage plans for next year
West seed potato shipments surge to Chicago district and Mississippi valley. W B Elliott says farmers expect a large crop using western seed potatoes from Minnesota and North Dakota.
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Middle West
West
W. B. Elliott
N. P
Butte
Minnesota
North Dakota
Chicago
Mississippi Valley Territory
Vandals Loose Gasoline From Tank Farm At Butte
J F Imes assistant manager of the firm said vandals emptied about 16000 gallons of gasoline from main storage tanks at Butte. The spill flowed for five hours covering several blocks and reaching the Great Northern railroad yards endangering valuable property and causing about 3000 dollars in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Company
Butte
J. F. Imes
Great Northern Railroad
Upholstery Care Advice for Clean Car Seats
Clean automobile upholstery is kept free of abrasive substances that break the threads when they become embedded in the fabric. It is a good plan to give the seat cushions a thorough cleaning and inspection, removing dirt and grit that can wear fibers.
Montana Prison to Launch Individualized Inmate Education
The director notes 75 state and federal prisons offer education, with Montana set to become the sixty sixth to introduce inmate schooling. He criticizes generic curricula and vows a tailored program addressing each prisoner’s needs rather than mass standardized vocational training.
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Montana State Penitentiary
Montana
Montana Guardsmen Get Motorized Fleet For 1935 Encampment
The Montana national guard at Helena will use 20 new 1.5 ton olive-drab cargo passenger Chevrolet trucks plus a fast reconnaissance car for the June encampment. Colonel E. H. Williams says four more trucks and five motorcycles with sidecars are on requisition. The fleet, part of the army motorization program, speeds 55 mph and converts to freight use. surplus equipment is being disposed of.
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Montana National Guard
Helena
E. H. Williams
163D Infantry
United States Army
Montana
Williams
Corral Dust Shows Fletcher Westward Spirit in Poems
Helena author R H Fletcher publishes Corral Dust a collection of poems and sketches that praise the pioneer west and hardy frontiersmen. The book features pen and ink drawings and aims to entertain while capturing the open days when ranges were unfenced and frontier life thrived in Montana.
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Robert Fletcher
R. H
Bob” Fletcher
Helena
Montana
West
Robert W. Service
Klondike
Yukon
Bob Fletcher
Last Chance Gulch
Warden Elected to Aeronautical Body
O S Warden publisher of The Great Falls Tribune was elected regional vice president for the ninth district of the National Aeronautic Association. The ninth district covers Alaska California Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada Oregon Utah Washington and Wyoming. He will join the association's executive board. Senator W G McAdoo of California serves as association president.
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O. S. Warden
The
Great Falls Tribune
National Aeronautic Association
Association
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Warden
W. G. McAdoo
Anaconda official warns HB 404 would raise copper costs
W B Daly, Anaconda mines general manager at Butte, told a state senate committee that HB 404 the one man drill act would add 3 to 4 cents per pound of copper. He warned that two man drill rules would force cessation of operations and close Anaconda and Great Falls plants, as the measure covers small and large mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Daly
Anaconda Company
Butte
State
Senate Committee On Mines and Mining
Anaconda
Great Falls
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Sam McKinzie
Fort Maginnis
DHS
Sam
Canada
Carrol
William Cantrell
Red” Mike
Brocky Gallagher
Granville Stuart
Plains
Bate’s Point
Pike” Sandusky
Frank Aldrich
Little Rockies
Darnell Ranch
Snow Creek
John Darnell
13Th
United States Infantry
Missouri
State Penitentiary
Musselshell City
Foster
Long
Davis
Jordan
Round Butte
Penitentiary
Conley
America
Spers
Zen Cook
Milwaukee Railroad
White King
Ian
163D
A.C. M
Pag Ag
Cig
Louise Month
Dane
SD Grunt
Trexts
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