Admiral Dewey Dies in Washington at Age 79
Admiral George Dewey, famed for the Spanish American War and long served as president of the Navy Board, died at his Washington home at 5 56 PM in his 80th year after a prolonged illness. He had been lucid recently and expected to return to duty before his collapse. Authorities announced the death to the nation and ordered flags at half mast.
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Washington
Dewey
Navy Department
Navy Board
Navy
Admiral Dewey
Wilson
Daniels
Oldest Settlers prepare for annual banquet in Roundup
The Oldest Settlers committee met at secretary Mrs. J A Baart’s home to set the February 9 1917 banquet at Woodman hall. Members appointed for soliciting reception table and entertainment duties. Officials discussed Empire Highway plans entering Montana from Wyoming via Chance Pass linking Roundup Musselshell and other towns, noting the need for an improved trunk road.
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J. A. Baart
Woodman Hall
A. L. Halladay
G. M. Coffey
Angus Rose
Henry Radcliffe
Maggie Lockhart
Byron Carson
Henry Beaupre
Mary Read
Henry Kelly
A. C. Burbank
Roundup Commercial Club
Montana
Wyoming
Chance Pass
Red Dodge
Red Lodge
Billings
Roundup
Lewistown
Great Falls
Chateau
Shelby
Musselshell County
Robinson
Empire Highway Named for Cross-State Route
County commissioners approved a new trunk highway route from Red Lodge to Shelby. The Empire Highway name was proposed by F X N Rademaker of Yellowstone County and endorsed unanimously by the commissioners. Secretary H M Robinson provided remarks at the meeting.
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Red Lodge
Shelby
F. X. N. Rademaker
Yellowstone County
H. M. Robinson
Marriage Licenses Issued by District Court Clerk
Since our last report marriage licenses have been issued by James Gibson, clerk of the district court as follows: Frank J. Lahr, 27, and Rebecca Gore, 27, both of Cut Bank, Leonard Delbert Beiflich, 22, of Bynum, and Armetta May Horter, 19, of Valier.
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James Gibson
District Court
Frank J. Lahr
Rebecca Gore
Cut Bank
Leonard Delbert Beiflich
Bynum
Armetta May Horter
Valier
Senator Larson To Send Bills To Public At Foot Offices
Senator Larson will send copies of all bills from the fifteenth legislative assembly to Attorney L A Foot for convenience of members of the commercial club and the public. Several bills have been received and others will follow as fast as printed. They may be seen at Foot and Foot law offices.
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Larson
Fifteenth Legislative Assembly
L. A Foot
Commercial Club
Foot & Foot
Governor Stewarts reply disappoints Montana lawmakers plans
Legislative Side Lights reports Governor Sam V. Stewart declined to give concrete recommendations on consolidating and trimming state boards to improve efficiency. The House adopted a resolution seeking guidance, but the governor offered only vague assurances to advise in the future and meet with committees. The piece also notes Senators Burlingame and Larson as thrifty, plotting dinner pranks on colleagues to save expenses.
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Helena
Sam V. Stewart
House
Kommis
Richland County
Kommit
Billings Daily Journal
Larson
Teton County
Burlingame
Cascade
Thomas Larson
Teton
J. W. Speer
Great Falls
Electric City
Placer
Speer
Senator Williams
Capitol
Civil cases filed in district court report
Civil cases filed since the last report include Andrew Knoutson vs Andrew Monson filed Jan 9. First National Bank of Conrad vs Crouch and Gregson et al filed Jan 15. Easton Grasdock vs Trustees of School District Twenty One et al filed Jan 15. W N Verge vs H V Cole and Sarah Cole filed Jan 16. Louis Morgan vs Lester Still foreclosure filed Jan 16. John C Rice vs John W White contract filed Jan 16.
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Andrew Knoutson
Andrew Monson
First National Bank of Conrad, ® Corporation
Louis Morgan
Lester
John C. Rice
John W. White
Montana bill seeks proper coalering of grain cars to curb losses
Senator George H. Stevens of Choteau county reintroduces senate bill No. 33 to require railroads to ensure grain cars are properly coopered to prevent leakage and losses, especially at blind sidings with no weighing stations. Critics note prior assurances failed to pass the session.
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Helena
Senate
George H. Stevens
Choteau County
Stevens
Committee On Railroads
Railroad Commission
State Railroad Commission
Great Northern Railroad
Senator Stevens
Montana
Eighth Grade Examinations Held Across County Schools
County Superintendent Grace M. Thompson held eighth grade exams on Wednesday and Thursday, listing ten pupils from Choteau Agawam and Bynum, with many more attending yesterday. Schools including Chateau Porter Farmington Fairfield Cleiv Eyraud Dupuyer provided numerous students, naming each participant.
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Grace M. Thompson
Frank Jenks
Jay Lyon
Choteau
Milton Trodick
Frances Suiste
Agawam
Engebregt Jaramo
Louise Cashman
Spring Valley
Chateau
Clifford Yeager
Erma Cleland
Alice Martine
Marion Pridham
Ruth Andrews
Dorothy Haugen
Hazel Trescott
Chas Guthrie
Harold Timothy
Hattie Miller
Nettie Nesby
Elizabeth Hall
Miles Fairbanks
Porter School
Edwin Hightower
Theo Bristol
Gertrude Hanoum
Christine Nyberg
Maud Arnett
Esther White
Albert Nyberg
James Campbell
Arnold J. Hoeschen
Ethel Nyberg
Mrs. Odenwald Dies in Shelby After Illness
Mrs. Odenwald, longtime Chateau resident, died January 13 at her sister Edmonson's home in Shelby after a brief illness linked to a cold that developed into pleurisy and pneumonia. Survivors include her husband Jacob and three sons Oscar Harry and William of Chateau, plus siblings John Zimmerman William Zimmerman and Fred Zimmerman and sisters Edmonson Kalispell. Funeral services were held in Chateau with Rev. Kummick of Power officiating.
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Jacob Odenwald
Chateau
Edmonson
Shelby
Oscar
Harry
William
John Zimmerman
Fairfield
Wm. Zimmerman
Conrad
Fred Zimmerman
Wyoming
Bonathan
Kalispell
Mra
Odenwald
Fort Benton
Big Hole Basin
Kummick
Lutheran Church
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Oldest Settlers’ Meeting
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Chas. Klockler
Chas. E. Trescott
John W. Kerr
Fred Perry
Nellie K. Gray
G. A. Boutilier
Mesaames
H. L. Halladay
Ed. Bailey
B. G. Trescott
James Sulgrove
Empire Highway
Legislative
Stewart
Assembly
Josephshirshberg
Julius Hirshberg
Hirshberg Brothers
Choteau, Montana
Alfred
Joseph Talifson
George Miller
Frank Stuart
Ethel Thorbahn
Giger Himes
Carrie Stuart
Bole
Cecil Williams
Florence Wiseman
Roy Sandberg
Maurice Hane
Clarence Hane
Dina Johanns
Farmington
Chas. C. Bouma
Anthon Spoelder
Lili Jacobson
Henri
Etta Slanger
Clarence Jacobson
George Lindseth
Ida Lindseth
Helen Crittenden
Florence Young
Orvis Bonney
Pearl Breckenridge
Marion Tweet
Obert Lee
Henry E. Nelson
John K. Standish
Arley G. Hanson
Cleiv
Fred Forntiest
Eyraud School
Iva Moore
Dupuyer
Mrs. Odenwald
Citizens State Bank
Chotehall, Montana
Capital
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