Flathead Power Co chooses copper wire for REA project
Kalispell and multiple Montana towns report brief items from 1938. The Flathead Power Co will use copper wire for the $144000 REA project. Other notes: four cows killed in two accidents in rain on highway 10 near Townsend. Governor Ayers dissolves highway patrol clerk post after William Wilds’s death. Walkerville resident Alexander J. McIntyre dies from shotgun accident. Richland county farmers push war on prairie rats. A ferry begins operation on the Big Dry near Jordan. State stock estray fund warrants total 11927 in first four months, down from 22340 in 1937. Cascade county debt per capita among the lowest for big counties. Deadman's basin WPA payrolls show $60600 in county payouts. sponsor share $2500. Bozeman voters consider a $316500 new school building bond with possible PWA grant. Printers rodeo proceeds aid an iron lung fund. St Leo’s Burke Memorial Building dedication planned for June 16. lake graduation held May 26. Libby dog pound break frees 24 dogs. Missoula sugar beet crop starts season well. Lewistown Steve Richards wins safety contest. other local youths honored. Silver Bow welfare warns reliefers campaigning for office lose relief eligibility. Montana dairy warns creameries to handle cream per state regs.
Lewistown Re enacts Wild West Shootout on July 4
Lewistown plans a July 4 reenactment of the 1884 gun battle in which two desperadoes, Charles Owens and Charles Fallon, faced armed citizens. Directed by Joe Montgomery, the event features horses, rifles, and a staged town shootout ending in a dramatic death, echoing historic Judith Basin lore.
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Ewistown
Jake” Owen
Charles Fallon
Joe Montgomery
Judith Basin
Judith Range
Lewistown
Fergus County Argus
Maiden
Fort Maginnis
John R. Vrooman
Argus
Montana
Fell & Vrooman
Vrooman
The
Vulcan
John Doane
John Doney
Fort Belknap
Rattle snake Jake and Fallon Enter Town with Suspicious Band
A band led by Rattle snake Jake and Charles Fallon arrived on Spring Creek three weeks ago with horses said to be from Wyoming. In a town dispute Jake threatened Bob Jackson, then knocked him down and forced him to kneel with a gun, while Fallon backed the act and followed.
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Spring Creek
Wyoming
Jake
Charles Fallon
H. Goodshaw
Dutch Henry
Bob Jackson
Jackson
Henry
Fallon
Crowley & Kemp's
John Doane
Doane
T. C. Power & Bro’s
Ed Clark
Power
Ben Smith
Smith
Barns
Crowley & Kemp
Icehouse
Owens
Jackson Brothers
Lewistown Shootout Ends in Vigilante Deaths
In Lewistown three gunmen and a bystander are killed in a street battle after they confront townsfolk. Evidence shows self defense verdicts for two defenders and one for a Winchester-wielding assailant. Justice Tombs presided over the coroner’s inquest.
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Justice Tombs
Jake
Charles Fallon
Benjamin Smith
Lewistown
W. H. Simons
William Kemp
C. E. Richards
D. A. Meagher
J. B. Sullenger
E. DeFrate
Owens
Smith
Illustrated Press
Fallon
Montana liquor profits reach half million this year
The Montana state liquor control board approved a $100,000 May profit dividend, bringing total year profits to a half million dollars. Despite sales declines of 20 to 25 percent, operating costs were cut further and profits remained strong, officials said. Board members J A Putnam R Dale Woods and Ben Moulton cited consistent monthly dividends and noted other revenue streams are not included in the figure.
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Montana State Liquor Control Board
J. A. Putnam
Hardin
R. Dale Woods
Hobson
Ben Moulton
Grass Range
Liquor Commission
L. M. A. Wass
Montana FFA Elects New State President Dan Mizner
Dan Mizner of Deer Lodge was chosen as the new state president of the Montana Association of Future Farmers of America. The Montana State College agriculture freshman was elected at the recent I F A convention held in Bozeman.
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Montana Association of Future Farmers of America
Dan Mizner
Deer Lodge
Mizner
Montana State College
Bozeman
Liquor and beer tax receipts reviewed by state board
State liquor board members finished a routine meeting noting April income reached 1 115 000 with venue and beer departments contributing. Excise tax on liquor brought 129 000 and liquor licenses added 271 600 to state revenue, while beer licenses and beer taxes totaled 276 900 and 57 800 respectively.
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Enue
Beer Department
Liquor Board
State Briefs Include A Notable Appearance
A clipped state notice mentions two items with one person appearing publicly. The fragment hints at a governor or official involvement and a second unnamed matter tied to a local jurisdiction.
Army Engineers Inspect Livingston Dam Site In Wyoming
U S army corps of engineers from Sheridan Wyoming inspected the Livingston dam area and interviewed local expert John Tucker. A relief map is on display at the Livingston Chamber of Commerce with $650 000 slated for survey by July 1. The plan includes flood control storage and irrigation for 1 800 000 acres in the Yellowstone river basin and a future return visit with more staff and core drill equipment to study canyon strata four miles south of Livingston.
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U.S. Army Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Sheridan
Wyo
Livingston
John Tucker
State Engineering Office
Army Engineers
Livingston Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone River
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Treasure State News
Kalispell
Flathead Power Co
Townsend
Helena
Roy E. Ayers
State Highway Patrol
William Wilds
Butte
Alexander J. McIntyre
Walkerville
Sidney
Richland County
Theodore Fosse
Jordan
Big Dry
Here
Fort Peck
William Nelson Ranch
John J. Holmes
Aecoon
Great Falls
Cascade County
M. T. Linnane
Swarlowton
Deadman’s Basin
WPA
Allied Printing Trades Council
St. Leo’s
Daniel J. Burke
T. O. Rocque
E. V. O'Hara
St. Leo's School
Libby
Missoula
M. B. Wilson
American Crystal Sugar Co
Steve Richards
Bob K. Mansfield
John Kemp
Harry Parmelee
Keith Ebner
Walier
Bill Paulson
Havre
Silver Bow
State Department of Agriculture
B. F. Thrailkill
Sage
Judith Basm
Charles Owens
United States
Big Spring Creek
Providence
Raanon
Ray N. Shannon
Liquor Control Department
Vernon Fredlund
Joseph
Chinook
Plains
Thompson Falls
Camas Hot Springs
Robert Mackie
Stampede Committee
Central Montana
Central
Somers
Ray West
Fish Committee
Tead Sportsm
Choteau
Natalie
Penn Foner
Eunice Fleming
Hireka
Montana State University
Independent Students
TAOTEL @l
Aris
State Board
MUNPH
Treasury
New State
Future Farmers
Star Photo Studios
M la Crosse
Wis
Oaks
Aire Base Ag
Ade
America
G-E
General Electric
General Electric Supply Corp
Dixie Belle
London
OLD Hickory
Eon Oy
Cobbs Creek
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