Falls Observes 41st Birthday with Pioneer Gathering
About 250 pioneers met at the First Methodist church gym in Great Falls to mark the city’s 41st birthday. Gov. J E Erickson, Mrs. Catherine Roland aged 101, Mrs. John Epperson the county’s oldest resident, and 21 founders of the city attended. The event featured mayoral remarks, songs by Mrs. Van Teylingen, and reflections on Paris Gibson’s early plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Roland
City
John Epperson
Montana
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
First Methodist Church
Cascade County
Old Timers’ Society
J. E. Erickson
Utah
Mitchell
H. A. Sheppard
William Cockrill
John Green
Gray
Sam Steppenson
First National Bank
Sprout
Grand Opera House
Erickson
West
Kathryn Sutherlin
The
Met
Sickness and Courage Tie Ill Man to Horse in Treacherous Trek
Addison Dishman 68 from Florence suffered a paralytic stroke at Fish Creek. A long, arduous eight mile journey to Missoula followed, with his sons and wife guiding a saddle horse through swollen streams and a washed bridge. A rope secured his body as the horse pressed forward, finally reaching dry ground and an automobile for further care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Dishman
Fish Creek
Florence
Missoula
Mr. Dishman
Crude tourniquet saves life after highway accident
Mike Aumon suffered severe injuries when his car overturned on the Butte Anaconda highway near Gregson Springs after colliding with a sign board. A shoelace improvised into a tourniquet by Dr. H Herman staunched a severed artery bleed, reportedly saving Aumon's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Aumon
Herman
Butte
Aumon
Butte Anaconda
Gregson Springs
Gregson Road
Cattle Dip oil emulsion to fight ticks tested in Hamilton
Dr Emil Starr chemist for the state livestock sanitary board oversees a new oil emulsion dip to deter wood ticks and spotted fever ticks. The program, tried by Bitter Root ranchers, aims for longer lasting protection than arsenical treatments. Starr recently returned to Helena after supervising dip preparation at Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Starr
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Hamilton
Dr. Starz
Helena
Beet Workers Arrive for Phillips Development near Dodson
Seventy Russian German farmers have joined Phillips Development Company near Dodson to work in the beet sugar section. They arrived from Walla Walla via the Great Northern and were quartered in an old school building. More families are arriving to join the sugar beet operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Development Company
Dodson
Walla Walla
Great Northern
Bilding
Harrowing incident ends with patient improving in hospital
The man was taken to a Missoula hospital where he is said to be improving nicely after a harrowing experience. It is reported the ordeal had no visible effect on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Dishman
Missoula Hospital
Forest Fire Losses and Prevention Urgency in America
An impassioned warning about forest fires detailing the destruction of life and wealth, the progression from small embers to sprawling wildfires, and the need for citizen action to prevent fires. It cites historic blazes in Peshtigo, Hinckley, Cloquet, and more to emphasize ongoing risk and responsibility.
Pioneer Stockman Samuel Spencer Dies After Runaway
Samuel Spencer, 85, famed northern Montana cattleman who came from Canada over 45 years ago, died at his Fort Shaw ranch from injuries suffered when a wagon team ran away. He built a major ranching empire, endured rustlers and hostile tribes, sold 4,000 acres on the Teton to John Knowles in 1924, then bought the Fort Shaw Robins ranch where his fatal accident occurred. He previously lived near the Marias River and first entered Montana cattle with 1,500 head via the Mullan trail in 1880, facing severe winters and ongoing conflicts as he expanded his operation. He left Great Falls for California last fall and returned shortly before his death. survived by two sisters and several nephews and a niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Spencer
Montana
Fort Shaw
Cascade County
Mr. Spencer
Canada
Teton River
Great Falls
John Knowles
New Bedford
Mass
California
Spencer
Alberta
Marinas River
Cheyenne
Wyo
Northern Pacific
Bisamrck
N. D
Hivestock
Idaho
Mullan Trail
Marias River
North Country
Maria McIntyre
Spokane
Charles Keenan
Castletown
Clifford McIntyre
William McIntyre
Eden
Mont
Elizabeth Miller
San Monica
Cal
Spry outlines new range plan for western grazing
William E. Spry former Utah governor and now commissioner of the general land office spoke in Great Falls on a plan to lease western grazing lands to stockmen for long terms at low costs. He argued the scheme would stabilize the industry, clarify range boundaries and allow long term planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Spry
Utah
General Land Office
Washington
Great Falls
Spry
Ohio
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Interior Department
Montana
Budget Bureau
House Subcommittee On Appropriations
Field Service
Surveying Service
Surveyor General's Office
United States Court Commissioners
Courts of Record
Douglas
Wyo
Reclamation policy debate outlined at club meeting
The speaker urged unity to support a sustained reclamation policy as western interests warn that eastern inaction could threaten funding. He noted budget cuts and job losses but pledged continued service and urged Congress to back a sound program to ease tax burdens. Senator Walsh previously pressed for a clear policy and public backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spry
T. J. Walsh
Walsh
Mystery Infanticide Probed by Great Falls Sheriff
Sheriff Tom Norton continues a probe into a newborn infant found at the city dump north of Great Falls. An old undershirt and a flannel cloth wrapping the infant are the sole clues guiding the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Norton
Great Falls
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Falls
Governor Erickson
OLD Timers' Society
Gibson
Repaune
A.C. M
A. Weholt
Chicago
Kilarney
Rolland
Sam Stevenson
Govenor
Teton
Davidson Brothers
Charley
Harry
David
Joe
Will Smith
Harlowton
Montana Mitchell
Wisconsin
Michigan
Phillips
Minnesota
Hinckley
Sandstone
Barronett
Perley
Clayton
Shell Lake
Cumberland
Granite Lake
Cloquet
Samuel T. Spencer
Commission OF General Land Office
West Tells
War
Navy
Agriculture
Ornamental Iron and Wire Works
Arizona St
Bayer
Milwaukee
Jensen
St. Butte, Mont
FISK
Massasoit
Cord
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