Pageant Planned for Yellowstone Opens in Gardiner
Gardiner and Livingston business leaders plan a large pageant of Yellowstone history at the Gardiner entrance with buffalo barbecue and night dance. Theodore Roosevelt may speak and Stephen Mather will attend. Indians from Crow reservation will participate. Bands from Livingston and Gardiner to perform. Photographers J E B Haynes to document event. Officials expect record attendance in 1925 season with strong railroad and interior department interest.
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Idaho
Utah
Yellowstone Park
West
Gardiner and
Livingston
Gardiner
Theodore Roosevelt
National Parks
Stepen T. Mather
Yellowstone
Montana
Park
Gardiner Pavillion
J. EB. Haynes
Department of the Interior
Butte Elks Temple Nears Early Fall Occupancy
Contractors rush work on the Butte Elks temple as foundation and ground floor are in place. Brick work will begin soon and two stories are to be added in the next two months, aiming for a premier fraternal home in the northwest.
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Elks
Butte
Fromberg Community Builds Cement Basement Floor
In Fromberg the community rallying spirit leads many men to donate labor teams and wagons for a new basement cement floor. The Methodist church women will fund all materials and provide a hot noon meal for the workers, showcasing strong local cooperation.
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Fromberg
Methodist Church
Trade Credit Use in Retail and Wholesale Sectors
Financial experts report that about 60 percent of retail trade and 90 percent of wholesale transactions are settled by credit instruments including checks trade acceptance drafts and notes.
Customs of Dress Among Early Native Tribes of the Northwest
Describes Northwest Indian dress from Harmon’s account, including materials from moose and beaver skins to rabbit strips, leggings, breechcloths, cap styles, and moccasins. Notes men and women’s garments, body paint, hair, jewelry, and use of blankets. Explains cooking, housing, animal husbandry, and dog and horse ties in nomadic life.
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Northwestern States
Northwest
Cascade County
Harmon Gays
Rockies
Maxmillian
Harmon
Misoula Chamber Sees Surge in University Settlement Inquiries
Missoula Chamber of Commerce reports a steady stream of inquiries from Montana residents and out of state families about living near the State University. Seekers cite housing needs and access to education for children as top concerns, with letters arriving daily to Secretary R. T. Spaulding.
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Chamber of Commerce
State University
Missoula
Wallace
Murphy of Butte Named State Purchasing Agent
J. E. Murphy of Butte has been appointed by Governor Erickson as state purchasing agent, a key post overseeing all state purchases with a $5,000 annual salary. Murphy previously led the speakers bureau for the Democratic state central committee and has past roles with Boston and Corbin Mining and Lindsay Produce. The appointment reinforces his qualifications and aims to benefit the state.
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J. E. Murphy
Butteman
Democratic State Central Committee
Erickson
Murphy
Boston & Corbin Mining Company
Lindsay Produce Company
Lewistown
Postal Savings Deposits Rise Across Montana Post Offices
February saw increases at all Montana post offices with savings depots, totaling 70 098 dollars for nine offices. Butte and Great Falls rank high nationally, while Roundup Havre Billings Red Lodge Miles City Missoula and Helena also place in the first hundred. In smaller towns with a single bank postal savings deposits remain notably large.
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Montana
Butte
Great Falls
Roundup
Havre
Billings
Red Lodge
Miles City
Missoula
Helena
Plan Scout Clubhouse on Lakeside Boulevard
Whitefish city council approved vacating and reserving part of Lakeside boulevard near the city park for Boy Scout Troop 4. The Scouts plan to build a clubhouse on the site and the park board chairman George Maxwell supports the move, predicting the land will be improved and cared for.
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Whitefish
Lakeside Boulevard
Whitefish Lake
Boy Scouts
George Maxwell
Butte figure named state purchasing agent and auditor
From 1910 to 1924 he served as auditor and purchasing agent for the Davis Daly Mining Co of Butte. Son of J T Murphy a Jefferson county democrat, he once was Boulder postmaster and has long been active in local politics. He immigrated from Kentucky in 1838 and is well regarded in Butte and Silver Bow circles. Women under four eleven in Turkey. Australia restricts short female immigrants.
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Davis- Daly Mining Company
Butte
Murphy
J. T. Murphy
Jefferson County
Boulder
Montana
Kentucky
Silver Bow County
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Aspirin
Bayer Aspirin
Bayer
Bayer Manufactura
Milwaukee
Jensen
Sevth Maninme
Agg
Martha Edgerton Plassmann
Garden City
Plan Scout
Turkey
Australia
INIGY
Irie
Ini
Percy
Sahara Desert
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