Oldest Policeman Awaits Bride in Frank Forties Style
Sam Protine, a centenarian on the police force, pursues marriage to Lottie amid public attention and village gossip. Critics mock his age while he defends his plans, insisting the wedding will occur at Columbia Gardens with his circus past and rival Senator Jones clashing over pride and legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam _ Protine
Lewistown
Lothario
Columbia Gardens
Sam
Butte
Lottie
Georgie O’day
John Robinson
Jones
Monkey House
Cockle Burr
Marysville
Park Street
Havre Weather Station Long Standing In Montana
The Havre weather station has operated for 43 years under Co. W. Ling and dates back to Fort Assinniboine. It supplies data to Washington and Chicago for forecasting and climate study. Ling and station staff maintain delicate instruments measuring rain, sun, wind, and cloud movement.
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State College Extension Service
Montana
Havre
Co. W. Ling
Fort Assinniboine
U. S. Signal Corps
Ling
Weather Bureau
Washington
United States
Chicago
Williston
N. D
Kalispell
C. F. Marvin
D. C
Ohio
Signal Corps
Fort Meyer
St. Paul
San Francisco
Cossack alfalfa hailed as profitable highland crop
A. F. Engel, a rancher near Jordan, Montana, praises Cossack alfalfa for dry Garfield county lands. He notes high yields from 2½ acre plots with seed sold at one dollar per pound and plans to expand acreage to over 50 acres this year. Engel urges thick planting of eight pounds per acre and seed treatment for good stands.
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A. F. Engel
Jordan
Garfield County
Engel
Montana
Wild beasts rarely attack man unless cornered says Montana notes
An editorial argues most North American carnivores avoid humans, citing a Park County grizzly incident near Yellowstone where a trapper was killed after being trapped. It recalls cougars jaguars and wolves retreat or attack only when cornered, wounded, or exhausted.
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Park County
Yellowstone Park
North America
Yellowstone
Homeseekers Ship Children Back To Family In Box Car
Mrs Mabel Tucker of the Great Falls YWCA reports rescuing two young girls from a boxcar that carried household goods from Idaho. A rancher family moving to Canada had included the children with five others in the day coach. The mother alerted the yard office to locate the car and the railroad confirmed it arrived in Great Falls. Special agents investigated and reunited the family, who then resumed travel and agreed to pay their own fare. Separately Baltimore suffered a fire on the Locust Point river front at the B O railroad causing about 4 804 900 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Tucker
Great Falls
Baltimore
Locust Point River
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Sidney Tornado Event Leaves Wreckage Across Highline
The storm ripped Sidney farm buildings, killed Mrs Olson and injured three children. A schoolhouse between Sidney and Fairview toppled, telegraph lines failed, and the largest barn in the Yellowstone valley was demolished. An airplane in Lambert sustained hail damage as the storm moved over miles of eastern Montana.
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Highline
Miles City
Earl Tr. Vance
Lambert
Sidney
Olson
Fairview
Yellowstone Valley
Montana
Judge C. H. Loud
Revenue Office Changes in Montana Revenue Service
Charles A. Rasmussen announces personnel shifts in the District of Montana. David Marks resigns due to ill health. A. P. Engebretson becomes chief field deputy. Roy Crismas named division chief at Billings. John A. Simon returns to Helena as zone deputy. G Leighton Burley named deputy collector at Butte. Moving to new quarters at Main and Placer completed. Public invited to visit the modern offices.
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Charles A. Rasmussen
Internal Revenue
Revenue Force
District of
Montana
David Marks
A. P. Engebretson
Marks
Revenue Service
Washington
Roy Crismas
Billings
John A. Simon
Helena
G. Leighton Burley
Butte
Main and
Placer
Rasmussen
Revenue Department
Great Falls Campbell acquires 100000 acre oil structure
Great Falls Gordon Campbell has acquired a new oil structure comprising about 100,000 acres located on the eastern end of the Sweetgrass arch.
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Great Falls
Gordon Campbell
Sweetgrass Arch
Daly’s Rise and Rescue in Anaconda Raise Old Tales
In Anaconda the memory of Marcus Daly thrives with stories of his ascent and battles. Haggin Tevis and Hearst helped Daly through finances while he built smelters and learned the business, then returned home after a New York interlude to stay with friends in Anaconda.
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Anaconda
Marcus Daly
Nevada
Daly
Hearst
Haggin
Tevis
Mark
Ana
New York
Forty year old claim finally paid by government
George D. Miles, president of the First National Bank of Miles City, receives $183 from the government after a 40 year dispute over a pre emption claim. The overcharge was due at $2.50 per acre for the Miles addition, though land values have risen since.
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George D. Miles
First National Bank of
Miles City
The Fighting Wolverine in Montana's Glacier Park
The wolverine, a ferocious scavenger in Montana, targets porcupines and bears alike. Its reckless attacks often end in fatal quill injuries and infections, leaving the Glacier park region as its last stand in the state.
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Montana
Glacier Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam Protine
Protine
Searn
Miles City, Montana
Homeseekers
Revenue Office
Roy Orisman
Greenfield
Ford Building
Great Falls, Montana
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