Havre Clings to Buffalo as Town Nuisance
Havre Montana still hosts a roaming buffalo blamed for hay losses and street mischief. Local factions debate origin from Stampede group or medicine show. Attempts to cage or relocate it failed. Red Cross and other groups declined bids. A mass meeting seeks a solution as the animal remains at large and Harvean hay markets feel the impact.
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Havre
Bull Hook Creek
Royal Corral
Stampede Association
Hill County
Jack Maybee
Bull Hook River
Thespians
Montana
Charles J. Kops
Great Falls
Tom C. Penny
Bozeman
Carruth
Penny
Kops
Red Cross
Council ‘of Defense
The
Elks Lodge
Havre Cemetery Association
Pyper
Archie Bazoot
Pioneers of Montana to Assist Needy Members
A Helena man urges the Montana Pioneers association to aid aging pioneers at the Anaconda meeting on September 5 and 6. He calls for a committee to develop plans including monetary help and a suitable home for the needy, with broad support from the Society of Montana Pioneers and the Sons and Daughters of Pioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneers OF Montana
Helena
Montana
Montana Pioneers’ Association
Anaconda
Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Commonwealth
Hife
Tgh Society of Montana Pioneers
Two Great Falls Lieutenants Killed in War Service
Three young men from Great Falls earned second lieutenants' commissions at Fort Sheridan and faced fatal outcomes. Herbert K. Jones was killed, Scott L. Len nen died of wounds, and Bernard McMeel survived after returning from hospital. Jones had worked at the Conrad bank and was beloved by local youths, son of Llewellyn Jones of Meade Kansas.
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Great Falls
Fort Sheridan
Herbert K. Jones
Bernard McMeel
Scott L. Lennen
Lennen
McMeel
Jones
Conrad Bank
Llewellyn Jones
Meade
Kansas
Miner Paid for Loss of Blind Eye Ruling Sets Precedent
The state industrial accident board ruled that Republic Coal must compensate Andrew Martin for the loss of a defective eye as if it were normal. If the good eye were lost instead, total blindness could merit about $4,000 plus weekly wages for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Industrial Accident Board
Republic Coal Company
Andrew Martin
Klein
Mexican service ribbons issued for soldiers in border and Mexico
Army to issue two Mexican service badges for World War I era service. The first covers service in Vera Cruz 1914 and Mexican expeditions 1916 1917 plus border patrol engagements, with a five stripe pattern. The second badge covers border patrol service from 1916 with a five stripe green centered design.
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France
Philippines
Flexico
Vera -Cruz
Mexico
United States
Border Patrol
A. BE. F
National Guard
Shorty's Saloon Remembered in the Plains Ballad
A nostalgic poem by John B. Ritch from Lewistown Montana recalls Shorty's Saloon on the plains. It paints a primitive bar serving lickER and the rugged era of cowboys freighters and trail drivers. The verse reflects memory, longing, and the faded life of the border outpost.
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Nowhere
Shorty
Pard
Bacchus
Para
Gopher Extermination Tied to Prairie Bird Decline in Montana
Montana sportsmen report widespread bird losses as poisoned oats intended to kill gophers contaminate prairie chickens and sage hens. Warnings spread about meadow larks and other songbirds vanishing, with officials awaiting broader state totals to gauge damage. Local cases include a Gallatin County woman feeding poisoned cats to chickens, revealing the danger of current poisoning methods.
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Montana
Valley County
Gallatin
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Linebarger Park Board
R. G. Linebarger
Linebarger
Animal
Youne
Buffalo Discoura
Insurance Department
American Society Equity
Sra
John B. Ritch
Lewistown
Sin
Borderless
Gopher
DeHart
Lenine
Trotzky
Russia
Rermanent
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park Camping Company
Livingston, Montazs
Levine Builders
Leetie
BPA
ASAE
Seattle
Butte College of Telegraphy
Butte, Montana
Carnation
Liles
Carnation Milk Products Company
Seattle, Wash
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