90 000 Will See Park This Year
Yellowstone opens for the season on June 15 with 150 buses, 90 drivers and 12 trucks handling about 1,200 to 1,700 daily visitors. The fleet covers extensive miles, with tire outlay over $100,000 and strict schedules to ensure safety and economy.
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Yellowstone National Park
America’s
Great Wonderland
Park
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company
W. H. Child
W. M. Nichols
Transportation Company
Gardiner
Yellowstone
Cody
Recollections Of Bud Burdett A Noted Powder River Cowpuncher
A veteran recounts Bud Burdett’s career from 1869 onward, detailing his work with the S H Outfit on Powder River, his skill with horses and cattle, and his lasting reputation among cowpunchers in Colorado Nebraska Wyoming and Montana. The piece recalls his friendships, notable rounds, a song about a top hand, and Burdett’s later life in Spokane after marriage to Daisy Spillman.
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Range
Bud Burdett
S H Outfit
Powder River
Kansas City
Denver
Colorado
Nebraska
Wyoming
Nevada
O-Bar
Hat Creek
Johnny Lea
Maginnis
Pumpkin Creek
Custer County
Bob Roberts
Maurice Sullivan
Miles City
Larry Wolverton
Bud
Park Street
Harry Crounse
Jake
Daisy Spillman
Ekalaka
Mont
Montana
Washington
Spokane
Buffalo
Chicago
Passenger Fares Rise August 26
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 20 percent fare increase effective locally Aug. 25 at midnight. Tickets at old rates usable until that time. round trips may be sold with dates not later than Aug. 26. The 1920 tariff with new rates filed in Washington will reach local offices shortly. Separate note: T. C. Power Company, Helena, seeks grain and grass seed buyers after harvest.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Commission
Fish Mouth and Foot Malady Solved by Helena Chemists
Helena scientists Dr. Emil Starz and Dr. Marsh of the state livestock sanitary board laboratories report identifying Bacillus necrophorum as the cause of widespread fish deaths in the Missouri river near Great Falls. The germ, found in gills and blood of carp and suckers, was cultured and observed under a microscope. They caution that no treatment is yet known and note the illness may stem from contaminated river mud.
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Missouri River
Great Falls
Emil Starz
Starz
Marsh
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Starr
Helena
Montana
Man Leaves $200 for Funeral Then Ends Own Life
Jim Rork a ranch hand near Great Falls sent $200 for his funeral and wrote a note saying he would shoot himself at the Missouri River. His body was found near Ulm about five rods from a bridge with a bullet wound in the temple. No motive was given and the death appeared self inflicted.
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Isn
Missouri River
Jim Rork
O'Day
Great Falls
Ulm
Rork
O’day
Missouri
Ror
Forest Fires Under Control In Montana After Heavy Rain
State Forester Van Hook reports controlled fires across Montana following 12 hours of heavy rain in Kalispell country. He had just returned from Ovando where teams had been battling blazes and, with the rain, put them out.
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Kalispell
van Hook
Montana
Ovando
Arizona Street Sad Sight. Now Old Color Has Gone
A history of Arizona Street in Butte contrasts its color and crowding in prohibition days with today. It remains a hub for job seekers as 600 casuals arrive daily and many more wait nearby, while wages range from 50 cents an hour to 150 200 dollars monthly for salaried posts.
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Arizona Street
Butte
Arizona
Northwest
Razor Belt
Wayfarer
Yesteryear
W. J. Keeley
Keeley
Freight Claims Adjusted on Destination Value of Goods
Interstate Commerce Commission directs carriers to settle loss or damage claims on the destination value of goods. The ruling, binding despite tariff provisions, affirms carrier liability and ends the McCaull-Dinsmore dispute.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation Bureau of Boston
Montana Railroad Commission
State Commission
Montana
McCaull-Dinsmore Company
Supreme Court
Interstate Commission
McCaull-Dinsmore
Albania Demands Evacuation of Tarabosa and 600000 Francs
Rome correspondent reports Albania has issued an ultimatum to Serbia demanding immediate evacuation of Tarabosa and payment of 600000 francs. Durazzo dispatch cited.
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Rome
Central News Agency
Albania
Serbia
Tarabosa
Durazzo
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Teddy Blue
S-H
Scott & Hank
Little Powder River
T. C. Power Company
Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Michigan
George A. Bailey
McQaull-Dinsmore Company
The
Montana Sugar Co
Forsyth, Mont
Yellowstone Valley
Forsyth, Montana
Joan F. Edwards
Bank of Commerce
Forsyth
W. A. Denison
American National Bank
Henry Schlueter
First National Bank
Rosebud
E. F. Meyerhoff
National Bank
John FE. Edwards
R. 8. Nutt
Vellawatone Bank & Trust Co
Sidney Montana
A . W. A. Denison
C. N. Takes
Miles City National Bank
Farlow & Quin
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