Moonshiners in Two Montana Cities Caught in Distilleries
In Great Falls and Butte police raided small distilleries. C. J. Martin, and Frank Rogerson with A W Barnes were detained after officers seized a 265 gallon still, 25 gallons for sale, flasks and jugs. Distillation used malt liquor and six week process amid garlic to mask odor. Mexico note closes piece.
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Leavenworth
Bacchus
Hounds of Justice
Great Falls
Seventh Avenue South
C. J. Martin
Sam
Martin
Spokane
Butte
Pleasant Alley
Frank Rogerson
Kentucky
A. W. Barnes
Texas
Rogerson
Blue-Grass
Barnes
Legislature weighs drought relief and bonds for farmers
The Belden drought relief bill passes the Senate and heads for the governor’s signature. It authorizes county warrants up to 10000 dollars and allows special elections for more funds. The plan forms a welfare commission to manage the fund, with debates on irrigation, land commissions, and bond issues totaling tens of millions. Governor Stewart urges more justices and other reforms as the session considers tax relief and open-seat rules.
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Belden
Senate
House
State Board of Land Commissioners
Assembly
Kinney
Leuthold
Williams
Ronald Higgins
Stewart
Supreme Bench
Representa
Tive Bull
Gallatin
High Court
Judiciary, Committee
Supreme Court
George W. Patten
Bozeman
Montana Bar Association
F. W. H. Collins
Billings
Campbell, Collins and Wood
F.F. B. Reynolds
Newman-McCormick
Old Age Starts With Your Kidneys
Science links aging to weakened kidneys and digestive organs and promises life extension by cleansing and supporting kidney function. Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules claim to restore vitality, improve kidney action, and prevent return of symptoms with odorless capsules sold by pharmacists with money back guarantee.
Butte Barber John Jahreiss Moving His Old Shop After Forty Years
John Jahreiss, a Butte barber known as Last John, plans to move his long‑running shop from the Butte hotel after 24 years at the current site. He arrived in Butte in 1880 and recalls the rough, bustling early days with steam trains, Deadwood stage travel, old hotels, and a thriving entertainment scene.
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Butte Hotel
Jahreiss
Ogden
Utah
Beaver Canyon
Pleasant
Deadwood
Centennial Hotel
Hennessy
St. Nicholas
Clothery
Owsley
Beaver
Comique Theater
Daly Bank
California
Park and
Montana
Phosphate Remedy Promises Boost for Thin Texans
A 1918 public notice promotes Euro-Phosphate as a cure for nervousness and general debility. It claims phosphorous deficiency causes thinness and that the organic phosphate nourishes nerves, increasing vigor and restoring body contours, with cautions about fat-producing foods.
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Donlan
Railroad Commission
Church of Lewis and Clark
Featherly
Long
McCone
Arnold
Judiciary Committee
Gibson
Cisively
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Higgins
Joseph Pope
Ford
Sixteenth Assembly
Larson
McQuarrie
Missoula
Edwin N. Norris
Nebraska
Kansas
J. T. Carroll
A. E. Sheldon
Powell County
Representative Roberts
Cascade County
Committee On
Great Northern
Congress
Park Smith
Lewis and Clark County
S. V. Stewart
Ronald Higgins of
John L. Slattery
Valley County
Fred Gibson
Park County
Finck
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Earber
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