Montana Notes From Miles City to Missoula
A mosaic of Montana briefs reports mine strike at Libby-Ore with $860 per ton, a taxi driver injury in Missoula, a Butte court beating fine, and prohibition act convictions. Distilleries seized near Savoy, a nurse trainer to Turkey, a fatal mining accident near Willard, river ice disrupting a Poplar ferry, and Stanley Mondale news from Browning post office theft. Also bank consolidation at Winnett, rail layoffs, and shipments of canned peas and Netted Gem potatoes from Stevensville and the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Libby
Missoula
Harvey D. Cady
Great Fallse
Asa Simmons
Great Falls
Butte
Fleming
Barner Farm
Savoy
Pat Curran
Fred Violette
William Thibodeau
Baker
Axel W. Lindquit
Willard
Coas
Poplar
Missouri
Ray
Percival
Christan
Asi
James A. Murray
James Donner
West Woolman Street
Frank L. Funkenbusch
Powder River County
H. M. Johnson
Mike Horse
Silver Camp
Milwaukee Railway
George Preston
Broadus
Here
Wistown
First National Bank of Winnett
Winnett State Bank
Robert
Armstrong
Federal District Court
Browning
Montana
Stevensville
Ben
New York
Washington
Classified Ads Span Poultry to Newspapers for Sale
A jumble of classified items lists poultry buyers in Montana, teaching positions in Spokane, college catalogs in Gooding Idaho, fur repairs, rebuilt typewriters from Montana suppliers, bonded adjusters, a Montana Elena Helena notice, a newspaper for sale, and a Mrs marriage ad. It reads like a mid century classified page with diverse ads and notices.
Honey and nuts and produce price list and notices
A dense classified page lists honey prices from Weber Bros. Honey Co and other sellers, including white honey 60 lb cans at 6.50 and 10 lb pails at 1.50, with quotations on comb and extracted honey. It also advertises Hulled black walnuts, prunes, raisins, oranges, and mixed fruit boxes from California suppliers, plus poultry sales offering Holstein bulls and dairy ranch notices. Additional items include coyote poisoning methods, oil leases for sale in Wyoming, and assorted farm lands for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C.B. Laurel
Weber Bros. Honey Co
Laurel
Montana
Wickham Berry Farm
Salem
Nebraska
Fred Rubin
Oregon
California
Thompson
Nest
California Fruit Products’ Co
Colton
Calif
Historic foot race reunites Montana old-timers on old route
Andrew Fergus Horace Clarke Billy Johns and David Hilger gathered in Helena for a reunion recalling a 1874 half‑mile endurance foot race from Johns Station to a fence corner along the Fort Benton to Helena road. Disputes over the winner lingered as they posed for a group photo and took a ride at the Gate of the Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Fergus
Lewistown
Montana
James Fergus
Horace J. Clarke
Glacier Park
Malcolm Clarke
Little
Prickly Pear Creek
Sieben& Grimes
William
Billy) Johns
Helena
David Hilger
The
Historical Society of Montana
Billy Johns
Dave Hilger
Horace Clarke
Edgerton
Horace
Big Spring
Boat Landing
John M. Ming
Clarke Ranch
Judith Basin
Billy
Johns
Nicholas Hilger
Rainbow Lane cabaret in Butte closes after short run
Butte reports the Rainbow Lane cabaret, opened less than a month ago as the city’s first in years, has closed due to creditors actions. Great Falls records Henry Davidson, former Farmington postmaster, pleading guilty to embezzling 2675 dollars and receiving a 15 month Leavenworth sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Rainbow Lane
Great Falls
Henry Davidson
Farmington
Leavenworth
Montana
Great Fails Meat Company
George Muhich
W. H. Carroll
Rosebud County
St. Paul
Federal Grand Jury
Rocky Mountain Elevator Announces Montana Prize Contest
The Rocky Mountain Elevator company offers prizes for the best four 50-bushel loads of spring wheat in Montana with top awards of 225, 175, 125, and 76 dollars. It also offers prizes for the best four 50-bushel loads of field corn at 126 dollars for first and smaller awards for others. The state-wide contest aims to boost production and attract numerous farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Rocky Mountain Elevator Company
Fatal Hotel Shooting Over Woman In Superior
The 40 year old Harry Eckhardt shot and killed 50 year old Matt Miers at the Ordean hotel in Superior. Authorities believe Eckhardt acted in defense of his life after a long standing grudge over a local woman. Miers was reportedly intoxicated at the time of the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Eckhardt
Matt Miers
Winners at Grain Show Highlight Montana Exhibits
Clyde Norton of Columbus Montana won reserve championship in wheat at the Chicago International show. William Arnold of Fishtail placed seventh in hard red winter wheat. Montana led in oats. Alberta wins most oat prizes. Other Montana exhibitors and placements are listed for white spring wheat timothy seed and alfalfa seed. Judging at the Chicago show concludes tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Norton
Columbus
Mont
Chicago
Corvallis
Leroy Kirby
Simms
C. EB. Smith
C.gustafson
J. C. Redfern
Laurin
Arthur Nichols
Twin Bridges
M. A. Smith
H. B. Peterson
Victor
C. Gustafson
C. HE. Smith
Timothy
B. L. Payne
Clyde Park
W. W. Perkins
Camas
Hermit’s Bozeman shack burned after nuisance ruling
Colonel Sutton, a Bozeman hermit who kept chickens and bred rabbits in a shack at the fair grounds, faced eviction as his rabbits multiplied. The site was ordered burned by county authorities, and Sutton disappeared in the wake of his home’s destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Sutton
Bozeman
Sutton
Castoria Has Been Trusted Teething Remedy for Generations
Fletcher's Castoria is a long standing children’s remedy used for over 30 years as a safe substitute for castor oil paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It contains no narcotics and bears its signature on every package as proof of proven directions and physician recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Also Mentioned on This Page
AHL
Montana Meat and Commission Co
Butte, Mont
Albert
Spokane
Sunny Southern Idaho
Gooding College
Charles Wesley Tenney
Gooding
Idaho
Tannin Lottes & Haefer
Third Ave
Great Falla, Mont
ST. Mary's Home
St. Mary’s
Mother Superior
5Th Ave. N
Hoenck
Butte Mont
T. J. Hocking
Royal and Corona Typewriters
Glasgow
Lewis & Walker
Hesayers
Wyoming
Berouren
Elena
Ait
Helena,mont
Montan
Prich
Dorsh Greenfiel Company
Butte, Montana
Madison Square
C. J. Haron
Drady
N. D
Mentans
Dairy Ranch
White Sulphur Springs
Hol&tein
Sam
Muldoon
Eeeee Vxoming
P. O. Box
Casper
Wyo
Highwood
Highwood Mountains
A. Weholt
Jefferson National Forest
Highwoods
Forest
Bateman Biological Survey
State Game Department
United States
Borah
Mellon
Huseth
Cat Creek
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!