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Choteau Montanan in Choteau, Montana

13 May 1921

Page 7

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Choteau Montanan

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Choteau, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1921

Page

7

Two gang lords and a brutal prison break in Deer Lodge

The 1904 Jordan Montana killing of Ed Curl led to the Deer Lodge prison plot by George Rock and William Hayes. They murdered Deputy Warden John Robinson during an escape attempt with fellow convicts Stevens and Young. Rock was hanged in 1908 and Hayes in 1909 after trials that labeled them first degree murderers. Robinson’s death stunned inmates and guards alike.

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Montana Jordan Ed Curl George Rock John Robinson Deer Lodge Rock William Hayes Miles City Big Dry Creek Carl Curl Glendive Hayes Stevens Young Bearmouth Rock and Hayes Robinson Frank Conley Billy Penitentiary
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Bondy Named State Boiler Inspector for Montana

J H Bondy of Great Falls was appointed by the industrial accident board to succeed P H Pracer as state boiler inspector. He will assume office May 15. Bondy has long experience in Montana industry including work at Great Falls iron works and a machinery expertise valued by the board.

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J. H. Bondy Great Falls P. H. Pracer Billings Industrial Accident Board A. E. Spriggs George P. Porter Chester A. Davis Bondy Montana Minnesota Helena
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Bachelor Tax War Sparks Montana Feud

William Atzinger of Fort Benton declares he will go to jail rather than pay the bachelor tax of three dollars and will not marry to escape it. He defies the law while continuing his work as a state fair director and faces letters from many readers including two Great Falls spinsters who mock the stance and urge him to find a wife.

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Montana William Atzinger Fort Benton Atzinger Chouteau County Helena Great Falls Mont Mr. Atzinger the Leader Jennie Uncle Sam Gladiola MAB Day P. S
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Bachelor tax protest by Atzinger challenges law

Atzinger declares refusal to pay the single man tax and challenges its constitutionality. He accuses spinsters and married women of causing his bachelor status and insists only equal taxation for old maids would compel payment, threatening arrest actions by Chouteau County officers.

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