Farmer Extorts Tourists At Mud Slough On Idaho Road
Report to Yellowstone Trail bureau alleges a Humphrey station Idaho farmer overflows a road ditch making a ten foot impassable mud pool. He posts private property signs and hauls tourists for 6 dollars, rising to 10 or 15 after SOS calls. mayors urged to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mattson
Yellowstone Trail Bureau
Chas. D. Merchant
John D. Pope
Humphrey Station
Idaho
Spencer
Monida
Mont
Pope
Mattson
Butte
One Man Cafe Chef J P Mabie Runs For Statecraft
J P Mabie, a Montana resident of Emigrant near Yellowstone, has run for Congress twice and for lieutenant governor once. He operates a one man cafe where he serves meals and discusses politics, siding with the Socialist party while entertaining notable visitors including Taft and Roosevelt, with a plan to host President Harding this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Montana
Emigrant
Yellowstone National Park
Park Road
J. FP. Mabie
Great Profits From Montana Oil Leases Lead to Big Dividends
California and Ohio Standard Oil subsidiaries buy and lease oil lands in North Montana around the Sunburst district. Cash deals, royalty shares, and large syndicate profits accompany rapid drilling activity as major independents and new companies push development. Northern Montana Exploration Co forms in Great Falls to acquire and lease proven oil structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Company
Standard Oil
Gordon Campbell
Arbe Beardside
Rhoades Syndicate
Great Falls
Lewistown
Campbell
Beardslee
Beaverhead County
Kevin
North
Rhoades‘syndicate
Dusty” Rhoades
Rhoades
al Palmer
California
Standard Oil Co
Ohio Company
Regina
Imperial Oil Company
Canada
C. B Stebbins
Texas
Harry Orchard
Denver
Ohio
Rocky Ridge Dome
Sunburst
Montana
Northern Montana Exploration Company
Leonard G. Diehl
Great Falls Tribune
D. K. Woods
J. W. McKenzie
Northwest Farm Mortgage Co
Women Make Beauty Aids a Necessity Of Life
A state wide survey finds women increasingly seek shampoos manicures and professional hair care. Marcel waves grow in popularity as busy women favor lasting styles and relaxation from beauty parlors over home routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
Marcel
Broadview Man Flies Own Designed Airplane
R M Grupe a Broadview mechanic flew in an airplane he built making two ascents and staying aloft for several minutes while covering substantial territory on both flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadview
R. M. Grupe
Battle with four bears recalls deadly Yellowstone incident
A Montana forest ranger’s 1917 bear kill spree at a station near Slough Creek is recalled after the death of Joseph Duret near Yellowstone. The account details Ranger John Friend dispatching four grizzlies in minutes, with one bear later chasing shells from a window for reload. Bear census figures show about 3,700 black and brown bears and 500 grizzlies in state areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Yellowstone
Joseph Duret
Slough Creek
Yellowstone National Park
Glen A. Smith
Missoula
Frenchy
Smith
John Friend
Friend
Yriend
Department of Grazing
Missola National Forest
Mount Jumbo
Plague Kills Gophers in Augusta County
Gophers in Augusta country die in hundreds from a mange like disease. Reports say the Reibling district is hardest hit and ranchers inflaming spread by releasing infected gophers on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Mange
Reibling
Bozeman Roundup Promises Wild Thrills This Year
Richard T Ringling Johnnie Mullins Lester P Work and Harry Healey are credited for building the Bozeman Roundup into a national draw. The event features ferocious animals and top cowboys with prizes and a pageant of the old west. Dates are August 2 3 4 and 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Richard T. Ringling
Johnnie Mullins
Lester P. Work
Harry Healey
Montana
Mr. Ringling
Mr. Healey
Mr. Mullins
Messrs. Work
Ringling
Erly
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. Mabie
Ings
Illinois Pipe Line Company
A. Beardslee
the Body Builder
Pontum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Miche
Daniels County
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