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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
12
The article discusses the challenges bootleggers face with dual state and federal enforcement after national prohibition. It notes rival enforcement, seizures of liquor and raid furnishings often sold for school funds, and the likelihood of separate prosecutions with Special Agent E. W. Burn based in Butte.
A humorous exchange follows Governor Stewart swapping an old Panama for a new straw hat. The secretary and Private Bill Aiken tease the outdated lid, prompting a fresh hat from the National Association of Men's Straw Hat Manufacturers. The new sailor-shaped hat changes the governor’s appearance and mood at work.
The article chronicles I. G. Baker & Co. of Fort Benton, a dominant 1860s Montana firm in merchandising, fur trade, and vast freighting. It notes partners, operations, wagon trains, steamers, government contracts, branch posts in Canada, and the firm’s role in early regional development and banking, led by W. G. Conrad and Col. James T. Stanford.
Miss Ruby Pascoe died after an automobile ride with Louis Keller a Butte public school faculty member. The coroner's inquest produced an open verdict with cause as shock and skull fracture. County Attorney Jackson may pursue prosecution.
Helena’s Brownie Burke, the smallest man in the U S forces, comes home with 13 months of service, 12 as a corporal in the Ninetieth division. He joined vaudeville before the war and served in France in the St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne campaigns, weighing in with 12 more pounds and plans to return to the stage.
Nathaniel Webb in Sullivan valley reports a human skeleton unearthed from a rock pile near the Bird Tail divide in the Cascade country. The well preserved remains show a possible instrument-mark. origin and date remain unknown. Webb suspects an outlaw killed by vigilantes long ago.
Bozeman's first pioneer woman Mrs W J Beall celebrated another birthday at her Bozeman avenue home where she has lived fifty years. Friends sent greetings by mail phone and in person as she reflects on Bozeman's growth since arriving August 1 1864 and plans to attend the state pioneers meeting in Butte in August.
The statement suggests any further German views on the peace terms will be voiced in an executive session as a matter of private consideration guided by their own wishes.
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