Highway Piracy Abetted by Idaho Farmer Reported
Arthur Mattson of the Yellowstone Trail bureau relayed to Chas Merchant and John Pope an incident of highway piracy near Humphrey station Idaho. A farmer fined tourists by flooding a road ditch turning it into a mud pool and charged fares up to 15 dollars to haul them across. Mayors of Monida and Spencer were urged to intervene to stop the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mattson
Yellowstone Trail Bureau
Chas. D. Merchant
John D. Pope
Humphrey Station
Idaho
Spencer
Monida
Mont
Pope
Mattson
Butte
One Man Cafe Runs for Office in Emigrant
J F Mable is a persistent political candidate who has twice run for Congress and once for lieutenant governor of Montana. He operates a one man cafe in Emigrant near Yellowstone, serving meals and discussing politics with customers. He aligns with the Socialist party and criticizes both major parties while treating diners the same as patrons. Notables like Taft and Roosevelt have eaten there, and he expects to entertain President Harding that summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Leutenant
Montana
Emigrant
Yellowstone National Park
Park Road
J. F. Mable
Socialist Party
Cier Justice Taft
Roosevelt
Harding
Northern Montana oil boom expands with Standard Oil ties
California and Ohio Standard Oil subsidiaries top a northern Montana rush after major land deals near Sunburst. Beardslee and Campbell profit from land sales while the Northern Montana Exploration Company forms in Great Falls with veteran geologists Jamieson, Howard, Hager, Chase advising on proven structures and leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Company
Standard Oil
Gordon Campbell
Arbe Beardslee
Rhoades Syndicate
Great Falls
Lewistown
Campbell
Beardslee
Beaverhead County
North
Rhoades
al Palmer
California
Standard Oi! Co
Ohio Company
Standard
Midwest
Wyoming Fields
Campbell Well
Harry Orchard
Denver
Ohio
Standard Oil Co
Rocky Ridge
Sunburst
Montana
Northern Montana Exploration Company
Leonard G. Diehl
The
Great Falls Tribune
D. K. Woods
J. W. McKenzie
Northwest Farm Mortgage Co
G. G. Howard
Dorsey Hager
J. L. Chase
Jamieson
Mr. Howard
Jamieson & Howard
Tana
America
Trading & Oil Company of
San Francisco
Pacific Oil Company
Ohio Cities
Cosden
Sinclair
Union of Delaware
Atlantic Refining
Gypsy Oil
Sunburst Oil & Gas Company
J L. Chase
Standard Oil Company of California
Wyoming
University of Kansas
Imperial Oil Company of Canada
Arizona
New Mexico
N. F. Jamieson
France
Rhineland High Commission
Saar
Interstate Oil & Gas Company
Houston
Texas
Oklahoma-Texas Oil & Refining Co
Louisiana
Union Oil Company
Delaware
Los Angeles
United States Army
Foch
Daniels County Crop Prospects Bright After Survey Tour
An agricultural survey party reports the 1922 crop in Daniels County to be highly promising with perfect stands and moisture-filled soil. Winter rye stands tall and forecasts reach about 25 bushels per acre in good fields. Grasshopper infestations are confined to small areas, notably in the Peerless country’s sandy soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels County
Recall of Bear Attacks and Yellowstone Tragedy Recalls
Yellowstone tragedy revives bear tales as Assistant Forester Glen A. Smith recalls 1917 Yellowstone grizzly killings by Ranger John Friend. He dispatched four bears in minutes, loaded shells from a window, and saw bloodstains at the station. Bear census cites about 3,700 black and brown bears and 500 grizzlies in forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Duret
Slough Creek
Yellowstone National Park
Glen A. Smith
Missoula
Frenchy
Smith
John Friend
Friend
Department of Grazing
Misada
Mount Jumbo
Plague Kills Gophers in Augusta County
Gophers in Augusta country are dying from a disease likened to mange, with hundreds killed in the Reibling district. Ranchers unaware of the outbreak trap and mutilate infected gophers, potentially spreading the plague on farms.
Big Bozeman Roundup promises thrills and pageantry
Richard T Ringling Johnnie Mullins Lester P Work and Harry Healey receive credit for the Bozeman Roundup an historical pageant of the old west. Sponsors offer prizes as editors and cattle and horses are gathered for a world championship level rodeo spectacle to thrill thousands of tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard T. Ringling
Johnnie Mullins
Lester P. Work
Harry Healey
Bozeman
Montana
Ons
Mr. Ringling
Healey
Mullins
Ringling
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. Mabie
Ings
Illinois Pipe Line Company
Regina
Imperial Oil Company
Canada
C. B. Stebbins
A. Beardslee
Postess Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Four Bears
Winchester
Yellowstone
Erly
Boxeman
Ry Jaattly
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