How Bill Haley Left His Home and Became Governor
A 19th century Missouri native Bill Haley leaves home for the west, journeying through the Black Hills to Terry, Montana. He becomes a cattleman in Prairie County and serves as state senator acting governor during Dixon and Story's absence, with Prairie County neighbors supporting his rise.
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Joseph M. Dixon
Nelson Story, Jr
William S. Haley
Prairie County
Bill Aiken
Billings
Dixon, Stewart, Norris and Toole
Haley
Bill" Haley
Montana
Bul
Harrison County
Bill” Haley
Missouri
Bill
United States
Iowa
Black Hills
Terry
Alabama
Helena
Danner Sentenced to Death for Montana Murder
Seth O Danner was found guilty of murder by a Gallatin county jury and received the death penalty after a seven hour deliberation. His wife Iva testified she saw him kill Mrs Sprouse and heard him say he had killed John Sprouse. the couple buried the bodies near Central Park Montana. The trial featured competing confessions and a contentious debate over punishment versus the court.
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Seth O. Danner
Gallatin County
Danner
John Sprouse
Mobridge
S. D
Sprouse
Central Park
Montana
Sprouses
South Dakota
Danners
Kansas
Dillon
Sheriff’s Office
Three Forks
Florence
Iva Danner
E. A. Peterson
John
Florence Sprouse
Yellowstone Trail
Gallatin
Bozeman
Capitol Echoes Rise After Years of Contentions
In a rare public showing he speaks plainly in English, cutting through decades of silences. The capitol corridors have echoed with crimination and recrimination for nearly three years as new notes emerge.
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Ike
United States
Capitol
Corn and Corn Growing First Authoritative Work in 20 Years
EB N Bressman and H A Wallace publish a comprehensive corn manual titled Corn and Corn Growing. The Montana State College agronomy associate professor and the secretary of agriculture's son present breeding economics history and production insights in a 300 page text with 100 illustrations. Educators and scientific men hail it as the first up to date corn book in two decades and plan to use it as a classroom text.
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EB. N. Bressman
Montana State College
H. A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
United States
Bressman
Smith- Hughes
Corn Belt
Montana State
Glendive Leader Promises Federal Building Effort
Congressmen Scott Leavitt told Glendive chamber of commerce diners he would make every effort to obtain a federal building for Glendive. The statement came during a formal dinner honoring the Montana representative.
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Glendive
Scott Leavitt
Montana
Bozeman Girl 19 Injured In Colo Auto Crash
Miss Margaret Schell 19 of Bozeman sustained injuries in an automobile accident while returning from a dance between Fort Morgan and Brush Colorado.
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Bozeman
Margaret Schell
Fort Morgan
Brush
Colo
North Central Montana corn show planned in Great Falls
The Great Falls Commercial club's agricultural committee launches a six county effort to stage Montana’s first North Central Montana corn show in Great Falls on November 5 6 and 7. More than 10 000 ears will be exhibited with prizes over $500 across eight corn classes plus 12 special classes and three sweepstakes.
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Montana
Great Falls
Fr. E. MacSpadden
Cascade County
Cascade
Chouteau
Teton
Pondera
Meagher
Judith Basin
Agricultural Committee
The
Montana farmer back from Oregon touts western pasture value
Charles Israel returns to Billings after 16 years away to seek farming in western Montana. He contrasts pasture abundance in Montana with Oregon where land sells for 25 to 300 dollars an acre and yields of 20 bushels wheat or 40 bushels oats per acre are considered good. He notes pasturing near Mountview cemetery and prior moves to Flathead country and Willamette valley where he lost about 10 000 dollars in four years.
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Montana
Oregon
Charles Israel
Billings
Flathead Country
Willamette Valley
Cat Creek and Kevin Sunburst Oil Tax Revenues Outlined
Quarterly state board of equalization reports show Fergus county Cat Creek field produced 492106 barrels and Toole county Kevin Sunburst produced 262281 barrels for the quarter ending September 30. Cat Creek value listed at 836580 and Kevin at 183597 with prevailing crude prices of 1.70 and 0.70 dollars per barrel, yielding about 20403 dollars in taxes. Cat Creek has 213 wells and Kevin Sunburst 257 wells. older Cat Creek wells average higher output than newer Kevin Sunburst wells averaging about 50 barrels each.
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State Board of Equalization
Fergus County
Cat Creek
Toole
Kevin Field
Gasoline Tax Increase Proposed in Montana
A two cent per gallon tax on gasoline would apply to oil not produced and refined in Montana. The proposed levy targets fuel imports to the state, with revenue earmarked for transportation projects and road funding.
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Montana
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Bill Haley
State
Seth Danner
S. O. Huseth
Oprican Optometrist and
Opitcices Ma Aw Warts Wn
T. Id
Wocking
Royal and Corona Typewriters
Glasgow, Montana
L. T. Paton
Mont
Agricultural Committee of Commercial Club
Board OF Equalization
Kevin
Riis
Mutual Oil Company
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