State Land Board Buys 3 Million in Refunding Bonds
Helena report: the state land board purchased 3,074,000 dollars in the new refunding bonds for the permanent school fund. The purchase funded via state warrants retired to the treasurer, with half a million in warrants held by banks and insurance firms expected to convert to bonds. The session also addressed beer license rebates and fund distribution, plus plans for inspecting crop production loan borrowers and a small tremor felt in Helena.
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State Land Board
Helena
State Land Andinvestment Commissioner
I. M. Rd
Frank H. Cooney
Ray T. Nagle
Sam W. Mitchell
Elizabeth Ireland
Nagle
Brett
Deer Lodge
Commonwealth
State Board of Equalization
J. J. Paulson
Minneaplois
L. A. Smith
Montana
Market costs cut at Spokane market
Henry A. Wallace approves the Old Union Stockyards Spokane emergency tariff lowering yardage on all livestock effective May 1. Cuts include sheep 28 14 percent hogs 16 7 percent cattle 14 3 percent calves 20 percent amid prior reductions in hay grain and commissions.
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Henry A. Wallace
Union
Spokane
Wash
Old Union Stockyards
National Guard Officers Barred from Corps Leadership
Maj. Burton E. Bowen of Montana National Guard was advised by the War Department that Guard officers cannot serve as officers in the Emergency Conservation Corps. They and enlisted Guard members may enroll as individuals.
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Burton E. Bowen
National Guard
Montana
War Department
Emergency Conservation Corps
Court Reverses Damage Action in Train Car Collision
The Montana supreme court reversed a trial court damage award in a case by Carrie May Linney against Milwaukee railroad for a car damaged in a train collision at a Three Forks crossing. The action sought 700 dollars. the court ordered a new trial and sustained the demurrer to the first count for failure to plead facts constituting a cause of action. Mrs Linney and her husband were in the car when the train struck at the fourth track, pushing the car to a telephone pole where it was crushed.
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Supreme Court
Carrie May Linney
Milwaukee Railroad
Three Forks
John A. Matthews
Cattle Diseases Guide Offered Free by Cutter Laboratory
Free knowledge for stockmen outlines symptoms control and prevention of common cattle diseases in a concise authoritative book by F W Wood D V M veterinary medical director Cutter Laboratory Berkeley Calif Free copies available by writing to the Cutter Laboratory 8th St Berkeley Calif.
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F. W. Wood
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Calif
8Th St. Berkeley
Born in Same House Across Three States Near Missoula
Three siblings of a Missoula family were born in the same house near Hell Gate though under three different governing territories. George White born 1863 when Oregon territory prevailed, W. W. White born 1864 as Idaho territory held sway, and Mrs. Lillian Rossbach born after Montana territory formed. Chick White recalls frontier history and its gold camp era.
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Missoula
Old Hell Gate
George White
Orchard Homes
W. W. (Chick) White
Lillian Rossbach
Rossbach
Oregon Territory
Idaho Territory
Montana Territory
Union
Spaulding Meets With Foresters In Montana Reforestation Plan
Spaulding, director of Montana relief, travels to Missoula to confer with forestry officials on work camps and employment under the emergency reforestation relief plan. State Game Warden Marrs discusses game laws enforcement for camp men. Major Bowen acts as liaison between army officers and civil administration. Camps plan vaccination against spotted fever and supervise camp establishment.
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T. C. Spaulding
Montana Relief
Montana
Missoula
Charles B. Marrs
Burton C. Bowen
National Guard
Regular Army
Adjutant General’s
Army
Civil Administration
State Wool Show Moves to Falls Exhibition
The Montana state wool show will be staged with the North Montana fair in Great Falls from August 21 to 26. Secretary Murray E. Stebbins of the Montana Wool Growers association announces the change from the state fair. The show features fleeces, cash awards, eight trophy cups for individuals, and a large county display trophy.
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Murray E. Stebbins
Montana Wool Growers Association
Boston
Montana
Montana Wool Co-Operative Marketing Association
Great Falls
Stolen Lumber Returns to Billings Ball Park
The lumber stolen from Billings ball park has been recovered. About $100 worth of posts and boards disappeared and were found returned as fence construction resumed.
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Law and Order
Billings Ball Park
Crow Chief Foresees sweeping changes in Indian affairs
Crow Nation leader Robert Yellowtail reports that John Collier will trigger a major reform in Indian affairs. He predicts an earthquake sweep through the Indian bureau and a land slide among current officeholders, citing alleged misdeeds and urging bonded officers and revised leasing laws. President Roosevelt backs Collier and Indian group plans to introduce bills. A separate report notes a Nebraska rancher fleet using airplanes to monitor cattle, followed by a rockslide accident near Butte affecting several vehicles.
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John Collier
Robert Yellowtail
Washington
Yellowtail
Tribal Council
James H. Hyde
Crow Reservation
Crow Nation
Roosevelt
Indian Bureau
Montana
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Minneapolis
Weather Bureau
East Helena
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific
Here
Logan
Manhattan
White Sulphur Springs
State College
Bozeman
State Capitol
State Railroad Commission
Harry B. Schaefer
William L. Butler, Inc
E. B. Coolidge
LaRue Smith
R. W. Becker
R. W. Franks
William L. Butler
Salt Lake City
Flathead Co-operative Supply Company
Kalispell
A. H. Small
Neil C. Parker
Clifford E. Haines
State Rehabilitation Department
Lief Fredericks
Townsend
Billings
Bearcreek
The
Columbus
Belgrade
OLD Union
Ted Yee
Sincera Research, Inc
Montana Newspaper Association
Biat Falls
Mont
Tracera
Pavedi Post
William V. Stapp
Stapp
Butte
Dillon
Mr. Stapp
Spaulding
Foresters
Treasure State
Falls
National Capital
Collier
Nebraska
Eddie O'Connor
Yaad Een
Brown Securities Corporation
J. Merlin McLeish
Rainbow Hotel
General Electric
General Electric Supply Corporation
Distributors
General 4 Electric
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