Butte Chamber Plans High Power Program for Wool Growers Meet
Butte chamber of commerce outlines a high powered three day entertainment and speakers program for the National Wool Growers association convention. W. M. Jardine discusses grazing fees and the Stanfield bill. R C Pollock tackles lamb consumption. W A Denécke speaks on native grasses. Matt Staff covers cooperative wool marketing. Harry R. Cunningham discusses Montana's future. Dr W J Butler addresses sheep disease prevention. Evan W Hall talks grazing land use. Miles City stockmen experiment noted. The Montana state association meets Jan 19 and the national group the next three days with Legion boxing, vaudeville, a smoker, dances, luncheons, and tours for attendees and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Pollock
National Livestock and Meat Board
W. A. Denécke
Federal Range
Dubois
Idaho
Matt Staff
National Wool Exchange
Montana
Iits
Harry R. Cunningham
Montana Life Insurance Company
W. J. Butler
Evan W. Hall
Milwaukee Railroad
Miles City
State Association
National Association
Butte Chamber of Commerce
H. A. Gallwey
American Legion
Silver Bow Club
State Symphony reports $200 deficit on first tour
Montana's State Symphony Orchestra led by Joseph Adam reports a $200 deficit from its first tour, a trial run to foster interest in orchestral music. The venture gained strong audience and press support, with founders in Montana contributing afterward, including W. A. Clark Jr. and J. R. Hobbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Montana
State Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Adam
Adam
W. A. Clark Jr
Butte
Helena
Ray M. Hart
Billings
Frank M. Kerr
People and Places from Dillon and Beyond
John Baird and family stay a week at Dillon hotel in the Big Hole basin. Frank Cushing returns to Spokane after two months with brothers. E W Bond wins Edison phonograph given by Hughes and McCaleb attracting a large crowd. Esther Nelson returns from Iowa after her mother’s death. Glen and Karl Decker come home from California after their mother’s illness. Bruce Hollister’s sister dies in Bozeman and is laid to rest in Chicago. J B Metlen returns from Mayo Clinic in Rochester improved. Hylo Pinochle Club to be hosted by Mrs H H Bates this Friday.
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Wisdom
John Baird
Dillon
Big Hole Basin
Spokane
Frank Cushing
E. W. Bond
Hughes & McCaleb
California
Glen
Karl Decker
Bruce Hollister
the Normal College
Bozeman
Chicago
Rochester
J. B. ‘Metlen
Mayo Clinic
H. H. Bates
Didn’t Pay Alimony, Went to Jail, Now Released by Court
Dr. W. A. Cash of Helena, held in county jail for contempt of court over alimony, will be released by supreme court order. The court said he could not comply due to no income or property, avoiding punishment for a condition he could not fulfill.
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Helena
W. A.cash
Supreme Court
Cost of Living Is Lowest in Butte of Any City in Nation
Butte appears among the cheapest U S cities for living per a December Monthly Labor Review from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report lists average retail prices of principal food items in 61 leading cities, placing Butte among the lowest nationally with a drop in food prices from September to October.
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Butte
United States
Monthly Labor Review
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor
New Schedule for Assessing Sheep Approved in Montana
A new five division method for valuing Montana sheep was approved by the state board of equalization. George K. Reeder presented the plan for 1927 with the Montana Woolgrowers' Association backing. Murray E. Stebbins said the plan aims for fairer taxation, with slight increases for some classes but overall benefits to all concerned. Divisions include Purebred sheep, Range bucks, Coming yearlings, Coming 2, 3 and 4-year-olds, and all others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
George K. Reeder
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
State Board of Equalization
Murray E. Stebbins
Stebbins
Bowling Alleys Set to Open in Bishop Building
Emery Smith leads local enthusiasts in installing a high class bowling alley on South Idaho street. Two Dillon leagues will form and the new center aims to attract daily play as the city’s best bowlers vie for strikes. Equipment from two years ago is being reused. opening hoped for by early next week with fifty Dillon men already signed.
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Dillon
Bishop Buildiig
Idaho
Emery Smith
Dillon Bowling
Smith
Beaver Situation Bids Fair to Be a Problem
Montana trappers took 16 061 beavers from damaged dams and ponds over the last two years. Each beaver hide was tagged at 50 cents by the state game warden. In 1925 6 300 hides were tagged and in 1926 9 761 were tagged, as Chief Deputy Jack W. Carney reported. Licenses allow trapping only when damage occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Jack W. Carney
All Assessors Must Attend State Meeting in Helena
Montana assessors are required to attend the annual County Assessors' association convention in Helena on January 19 and 20 unless the state board of equalization grants permission to be absent. Beaverhead County assessor B. W. Emerick expects to attend. The meeting overlaps with the county commissioners association gathering in Helena on January 20, 21 and 23, as called by the state board of equalization per statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
County Assessors’ Association
Helena
State Board of Equalization
B. W. Emerick
Beaverhead County
Emerick
as‘Beasers
County Commissioners Association
Farm and ranch properties offered by C. C. Newman
Real estate ad from Dillon Montana inviting buyers to secure a spring season ranch or farm. Emphasizes sheep cattle hogs dairying or mixed farming with flexible financing and a wide range in Madison County. Offers to fit buyers with value for money.
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Madison County
C. C. Newman
Dillon
Mont
Marriage of Irene Lowery to Gaines McCracken announced
The marriage was performed in Butte on March 26 this year. Irene Lowery, longtime assistant postmistress in Deer Lodge, is a popular local figure and active in the Business and Professional Women's club. Gaines McCracken, formerly with the Golden Rule store, now in Bozeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Misay
Irene Lowery
Gaines McCracken
Bozeman
Butte
McCracken
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Golden Rule
Silver State Post
Tom Morrow the sheepman in Montana visits Butte links
Tom Morrow, a Beaverhead County rancher across the Big Hole river at Divide, spent days in town last fall buying ducks and sheep for his ranch. A Montana old-timer and former longtime driver in Butte, he is well known and trusted in the county for his honesty and pleasant manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Morrow
Big Hole
Beaverhead
Divide
Mr. Morrow
Montana
Butte
Tom
Old Montana Marshall's fear reveals long unseen cowardice
In Los Angeles Tom, a retired Montana marshal, recalls meeting old friends George Sutliff and Bill McDermot after the Volstead act, and Charley Clark’s hotel room liquor run. He admits fear when asked to transport a contraband grip, confessing a once spotless courage faltered, marring his storied reputation.
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Los Angeles
George Sutliff
Butte
Bill’ McDermot
McDermot
Finlen
Toms
Montana
A. S. Marshall
Tom
California
Charley Clark
Senator Clark
Charley
Old Taylor
Old Crow
Sutliff
Grip
Bill McDermot
Marshall
Mary Pickford’s International Names Across Nations
The article notes Mary Pickford, stars in United Artists Corporation release Sparrows, travels to Hartwig next Tuesday and Wednesday. It states she is widely known worldwide with varied names in different languages, including La Belle Pickford in France and Marie Pickford in Sweden.
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Mary, Pickford
Hartwig
United Artists Corporation
Release
Sparrows
Ione American
France
la Belle Pickford
Italy
Mary Pickford
Sweden
Marie Pickford
Countries
Winter Wheat Planting Heavier For Next Year
Helena Dec 23 Unusually favorable seeding conditions and a poor harvest in the south central state raise Montana winter wheat acreage prospects. Montana farmers seeded 664 000 acres for next year up from 500 000 last fall and 148 068 harvested in 1926. December 1 conditions were 93 percent of normal. Snow cover limited damage from an early December cold wave, with chinook impact varying by location.
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Helena
Montana
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Jardine
W. M. Jardine
National Wool Growers’ Association
Rexall
Potts
Dillon, Mont
East
Esther Nelson
Iowa
Levi Strauss
Bradley
Chas. H. Niblack
Ewes
Andrus Hotel
Tay
Eens Federal Statistician
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