Deserter of 67 to Get Pension in Defining Case
Joe Butch of Frazer once known as Creasley was granted a $50 monthly Civil War pension retroactive to March 17, 1925. The case ends fears of desertion prosecution after years of concealment and delay, with back pay totaling about $750. Butch, now 80, lives with his children in Frazer.
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Seteathe i
J. P. Sternhagen
Soldiers’ Claims Committee
Joe
England
Abraham Creasley
Melbourne
Canada
Chamberlain
40 Chamberlain
New York City
Illinois
Lincoln
106Th Tinois Infantry
Clarendon
Ark
Springfield
Til
Great Northwest
13Th
United States Cavalry
Dakotas
Fort Yates
Dakota Territory
Fort Peck
Lismas
Valley County
Joe Butcher
Joe Butch
Jepardy
Pension Bureau
Bureau
Frazer
Christmas Eve Ball Opens Uncle Bill Bramble’s Big Timber Hotel
A Christmas Eve gala at Big Timber marks the opening of Uncle Bill Bramble’s new two story hotel. Kinley Mercantile crews, sawmill workers, and locals fill the ballroom for dancing, supper, and festive revelry guided by an organ, fiddle, and guitar. Guests include Jack Wells and family, with Chinese cook Soy Fung delivering a lavish midnight meal amid a lively crowd.
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Bert
Kinley Mercantile Company
Bill Bramble
Bill
Tim Hurley
Yellowstone
Lancers
Chetarvin Dancin
Red
Brooks
Johnny Walton
Judge Durham
Northern Pacific Railroad
Sweetgrass Creek
Miles
Foozle
Pete
Judge
Fiddler
Soy Fung
Sam Garvin
Soy
Richland Named Town Between Opheim and Peerless
The town between Opheim and Peerless on the Scobey Opheim extension of the Great Northern and the Poplar river fork will be named Richland. The move from West fork faced permission issues but Richland will cover the Richland bench and much of Avondale. Surveyors will lay out a townsite within days as firms inspect the site.
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Richland
Opheim
Peerless
Scobey-Opheim
Great Northern
Poplar River
Westfork
Richland Bench
Avondale
Havre to Host Fourth Western Union Relay Station
Havre will house Montana’s fourth Western Union Relay station. O T Johnson, Havre office manager, says preliminary details are set. About 20 to 25 men will work in three departments and serve a district from Williston to Kalispell and south to Great Falls.
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Havre
Montana
Western Union
O. T. Johnson
Williston
Kalispell
Great Falls
Woman given control of major German seaside resort
The management of a leading German seaside resort has been entrusted for the first time to a woman, marking a historic shift in leadership at a popular tourist destination.
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Germany
Airplane fleet eyed for Great Falls aviation center
F J Haddock, a former mail flyer, arrives in Great Falls with H R Ryttenburg to organize an exhibition and passenger aviation venture. Plans include air mail service between Cheyenne Glacier Park and Yellowstone, with routes via Butte and Helena. Four planes, exhibition stunts, and a potential Great Falls field near the livestock pavilion are discussed.
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Great Falls
F. J. Haddock
United States Mail
Omaha
Cheyenne
H. R. Ryttenburg
Moon-Diana Motor Company
Hyttensburg
Chicago
Shelby
Haddock
American Legion
Great Fails
Wyo
Glacier Park
Yellowstone Park
Butte
Helena
Harold Lynch
Lynch
Livestock Pavilion
Boston Heights
Coolidge Signs Monument Bill for Sioux Battlefield
Senator Walsh and Congressman Leavitt introduced the measure to acquire land and erect a monument on the Sioux battle site where Minjora Reno and Benteen led commands. President Coolidge signed the bill after it passed both houses. The Interior Secretary negotiates purchasing land from The Other Medicine of Crow Agency for the site. Plans for the monument are under way and funding will be provided in an appropriation bill.
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Walsh
Leavitt
Secretary of Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Minjora Reno
Benteen
House
Scott Leavitt
Senate
T. J. Walsh
Washington
Coolidge
Crow Agency
Custer Monument
Custer Battlefield
Montana
Reno-Benteen
Reno
Governor backs pardon for Cassill in Ovando bank case
Governor J Erickson recommends an unconditional pardon for Charles H Cassill former president of the Ovando State bank tied to its wrecking. The state board of pardons will hear the case June 14 Cassill and his son cashier were convicted and jailed. the son served part of his term and was pardoned.
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Charles H. Cassil
Ovando State Bank
J. Erickson
State Board of Pardons
Cassill
Young Cassill
Anaconda Man Dies at Wife’s Grave in Butte Cemetery
Thomas J. Strachan aged 61 of Anaconda died suddenly at a Butte cemetery while placing decorations at the grave of his first wife. Physicians attributed the death to epilepsy. He is survived by his wife from a second marriage and was buried beside the grave where he collapsed.
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Thomas J. Strachan
Anaconda
Butte
Strachan
Marridge
Good Roads Day Designated in Montana for June 15
Montana declares June 15 as Good Roads Day highlighting a sparse population and vast highway needs. Governor J E Erickson urges citizens to contribute labor, materials or money to improve public highways statewide.
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Montana
J. E. Erickson
Legislative Assembly
I. J. E. Erickson
State of
State Payroll Totals Highlight Montana Salary Outlay
A Helena report notes Montana state payroll averages 1,665 workers with about 204 265.61 dollars paid monthly. Many salaries come from revolving funds and federal sources, with distribution across counties and agencies outside Helena. A separate survey to 400 Montana sheepmen seeks confidential data on sheep classes and lambing to refine a forthcoming July livestock report.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Education
Lee Dennis
Dennis
Bozeman
Missoula
Bureau of Child Welfare
Fish and Game
Livestock Commission
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Highway Commission
Cooperative
Crop Reporting Bureau
State
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Guticura Toilet Trio advertisement promotes cleansing and care
The Cuticura Toilet Trio offers Soap Ointment and Talcum to cleanse purify soothe heal and perfume. An everyday toilet preparation claimed essential for clear skin and complete toilet table.
Mail Route Approved for McCone County Residents
More than 70 residents petitioned for tri weekly mail service from Wolf Point and Circle via Sand Creek and Hamblin. A postal inspector endorsed the route after surveying it with a Wolf Point commercial club committee.
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McCone County
Wolf Point
Circle
Sand Creek
Hamblin
Commercial Club
Ranch owner plans 150 seats for Livingston rodeo trip
Dick Randall of the O. T. O. Dude ranch on Cedar Creek ordered a block of 150 reserved seats for the Livingston Fourth of July rodeo. He expects a party of 150 students from his ranch to attend in late June or early July, seeking a real western rodeo experience.
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Livingston
Dick Randall
Cedar Creek
Randall
Cat Creek Royalties Report for April Oil Output
The government received a royalty check of about $12,000 on Cat Creek oil for April from four principal tracts. April production totaled about 75,000 barrels with Green at 26,018, Wildschultz 14,047, Oldham 12,439, and Catlett 5,555 barrels.
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Cat Creek
Green
Wildschultz
Oldham
Catlett
Gas gambling houses among China’s largest advertisers
In China the so called gas gambling houses rank among the biggest advertisers, shaping market visibility as they tap extensive promotional spending and media presence across urban centers.
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China
Acousticon Aids Deaf Hear Instantly With Free 10 Day Trial
The Dic tograph Products Corporation announces the Acousticon a device that lets the hard of hearing hear sounds instantly with no waiting or danger. They offer a 10 day free trial with no deposit or obligation and promise instant results. Send name and address to Suite 2683 681 Market St San Francisco Calif for free trial.
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Dictograph Products Corporation
Market St
San Francisco
Calif
Evryone
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Larson Brothers Elevator Company
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Outlook
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