Warden Named to Montana Highway Commission
O S Warden of Great Falls was appointed by Governor Dixon to the four year Montana highway commission term starting April 1 1924. The vacancy follows H A Templeton leaving the commission after two years and ending April 1. Warden's selection cites his work on standard highway projects and improving Montana roads. The other members are George W Lanstrum and Henry Good. Minneapolis bandit shootout ends with one killed and one captured after three men attempted a drug store holdup.
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O. S. Warden
Great Falls
State Highway Commission
J. M. Dixon
Warden
H. A. Templeton
Templeton
Dixon
Montana
San Francisco
George W. Lanstrum
Helena
Henry Good
Kalispell
Minneapolis
Congress
Sioux City
Yankton
Gallatin
States
Salt Lake Valley
A. J. Oliver
Legislative Assembly
Francis M. Thompson
Beet acreage to be planted by Great Western Sugar rep
Sidney George Wolley, local representative for Great Western Sugar, is signing up about 5,000 acres for next season's beet crop. Last year the local beet harvest was worth $280,000 in this section.
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Sidney—George Wolley
Great Western Sugar Company
Montana Territorial Government Formed and First Legislature
The Montana territory formed in 1864 with Edgerton as governor and Langford as collector. The first legislature met at Bannack, faced seating disputes over Colonel Rogers, adopted the territorial seal, and planned education and road needs for rapid growth.
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Montana
J. M. Ashley
Ohio
Sidney Edgerton
Idaho
Congress
Lorenzo P. Williston
Edward B. Neally
Lyman E. Munson
Hezikiah L. Hosmer
N. P. Langford
Truman C. Everts
Bannack
Grasshopper
Robinson
John Rogers
Confederate Army
United States
Rogers
Folgerton
Legislative Assembly
Territory of
Stop Coffee And Try Postum For Restful Nights
If caffeine in coffee irritates the nervous system and keeps you awake during rest, consider switching to Postum to aid recuperation and promote calmer evenings.
Pillar of Montana Press Colonel Sam Gordon Dies at 81
Colonel Sam Gordon of Miles City Montana, a beloved editor and pioneer in Montana journalism, died suddenly at his home at age 81. He helped build the Yellowstone Journal into a recognized daily, mentored younger editors, and was revered for his editorial integrity and community spirit.
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Montana Press
Sam Gordon
Miles City
Montana
Northern Pacific
Daily Press of
New York
W. D. Knight
Yellowstone Journal of
H. G. Potter
Stockgrowers Journal
Yellowstone Journal
Colonel Gordon
Gordon
John McMurray
Anaconda Evening Recorder
Nestor
Judge Dwyer Recites Toast To Jack ONeill At Butte Banquet
At a banquet honoring retirement loyal miner Jack ONeill after 44 years in Butte the judge reads a poem praising old timers from diverse origins. It lauds the mining camp on Silver Bow and commends ONeill as a true friend and sturdy steel.
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Jack O'Neill
Butte
John V. Dwyer
Old Butte
Silver Bow
Iere
Steel
Nise
Jong Life
Rimmer
Remembered Montana editor Colonel Gordon
The Yellowstone Journal editor Colonel Gordon shaped local opinion by his weekly editorials and later sold the paper in 1916. He traveled Europe with his daughter and published travel letters that gained wide circulation. A genial pioneer, he wrote a town history and remained a respected, fearless journalist in Miles City.
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Gordon
Yellowstone Journal
Colonel Gordon
Milwaukee Railroad
Montana
Miles City
Europe
Diamond Dyes Color Kit Promises Easy Dyeing
A 165 cent package of Diamond Dyes contains simple directions for dyeing or tinting skirts, dresses, waists, sweaters, stockings, kimonos, coats, draperies, and coverings. The label warns to insist on Diamond Dyes and refuse substitutes at the drug store.
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Highway Commission
S. Warden
The
Great Falls Tribune
Edgerton
M. E. Prnssmann
the Council
Frank M. Thompson
Beaverhead County
Martha Edgerton Plassmann
Governor Edgerton
Erasmus D. Leavitt
Beaverhead
Frank L. Worden
Chouteau
Deer Lodge
Missoula
Nathaniel Merriman
Jefferson County
Charles S. Bagg
Robert Lawrence
Anson S. Potter
Madison County
William Faulds
Andrew J. Smith
James Stuart
Isaac N. Buck
Milo Courtright
George Detwiler
John H. Rogers
Patrick Ryan
Wila Huffaker
Alexander E. Mahen
Francis Bell
W. J. McCormick
John Owen
E. B. Johnson
Major Owen
Africa
House of Representatives
Hubert Lawrence
Territorial Legislature
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By Larry Dobell
Dwyer
Hatholith
Jonn VY. Dwyer
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