Montana mild winter ends with rare subzero days
February report from the Montana weather bureau notes a unusually mild season with few subzero temperatures. The state recorded minimal zero readings across multiple stations including Helena Kalispell Missoula Great Falls and Billings. November featured a moderate start followed by a heavier snow event, while December and January stayed largely above freezing with light snowfall and open pasturage.
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Yelena
Monna
Montana
Rockies
State Division
United States ‘Weather Bureau
Helena
Kalispell
Missoula
Great
Glasgow
Miles City
Weather Bureau
Grant
Harpy Creek
Dillon Sketches and Inventions Highlight Weekend News
A light slate of local happenings includes the first automobile in Dillon driven by Matt Orr, a 15 mph homemade box car with bearings cooling challenges, and notes on mountain lion activity near Blacktail. Chokecherry Chief faces grand larceny charges after a town incident, with an out-of-court settlement likely. Centennial valley bill clears the Montana House 37 to 10 and heads to the Senate.
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Heinze
Assembly
Dillon
Matt Orr
Frank Landon
Chokecherry
Clarence Cotton Marshal Stone
Cotton
House
Senate
Eliel Bros
Frank Elies
Hel
Montana Railroad Board Urged to Protest Freight Cut
Arthur M. Geary of Portland appeared before the Montana Railroad Commission urging protest against proposed grain freight rate cuts from the corn belt to the Pacific coast. He said delaying the April 1 effective date would harm Montana livestock shippers and align with Oregon Idaho and Washington grain growers against lower meat product rates. He warned the plan could bottle up livestock from the West and force sales at nearby packing plants at the buyers price.
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Monana Railroad
Commie‘glen
Mountain Pacific Territory
Washington, Idaho
Oregon
Arthur M. Geary
Portland, Ore
State House
Northwestern Livestock Shippers’ League
North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc
Idaho
Washington
Geary
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana
Point
Corn
Pacific Slope
Beaverhead High Basketball Team Heads to Bozeman
Beaverhead high school boys basketball squad departs for Bozeman this morning to play in the mid winter tournament. Players include Max Wilcomb Adolph Stewart George Gosman Findlay Watson Ray Willie and Paul Henneberry.
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Ong
Helena
Senate
Selway
Madison
Beaverhead
Beaverhead Esstily High School
Bozeman
Max Wilcomb
Adolph Stewart
George Gosman
Findlay Watson
Ray Willie
Paul Henneberry
Dog Guides Sub Mail Carrier After Owner’s Absence
A collie named Shep helped substitute mailman Carrier OConnell by guiding him to the correct starting point when the owner was away. The dog later disappeared and was found at home grieving. Postal workers say Shep will await OConnell’s return and accompany the substitute again.
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Butt
O'Connell
Shep
Forstall Anzlong
Margheria Rodolf
Postal Ca
O’connell
Duchée
Onions Display Strength in House Wrecking Case
San Francisco case declares onions as house wreckers in 1920 incident. George L. Burtt aided and abetted by storing 43 carloads of onions in a building with 25 carload capacity, causing collapse. Miss Edith L. Bull secured $8,028 damages. both Burtt and Bull are deceased. heirs continue the fight.
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State Supreme Court
George L. Burtt
Edith L. Bull
High Court
Burtts
Miss Bull
Barber Receives Medal for Service in Denver Story
Denver reports on a barber named Bill Thomas who earned a medal for his service. The notice notes his name and the reward amount of 60 cents, indicating a commemorative recognition.
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Denver
P.H
Bill
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Maintau
Railroad Commission
Durkee
San Francisco
Samson
Earle
Richfield
Beaverhead Auto Sales Company
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The
Board of Examiners of Plumbers of the
City of
Evarston
Harry H. Hanson
Fortieth General Assembly
Evanston
C. T. Roome
M. D
Chas. S. Wallace
A. J. Buton
Harry Hanson
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