Missouri River Highway Plan Links Helena and Great Falls
Helena and Great Falls officials and business clubs push a Missouri River highway from Helena to Great Falls to shorten travel by about 20 miles and foster a regional peace. The project aims to attract tourists, align with major Montana and national routes, and connect to Canadian and southwestern road networks, with county support and 1921 construction planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Helena
Montana
Missouri River
Paris Gibson
Fort Benton
Sun River Sun
George L. Ramsey
Max Goodgill
Canada
Banff
Lake Louise
Rocky Mountain Parks
Salt Lake City
Zion National Park
Grand Canyon
Arizona
California
Harry W. Child
Yellowstone Park Companies
Utah
Butté
Canyon
Stephen T. Mather
National Parks
Salt Lake
Northwest
Xion Canyon
Great Salt Lake
Yellowstone Park
Lewis and Clark National Monument
Gate of the Mountains
Missouri River Canyon
Great Falls of the Missouri
Glacier Park
Pike’s Peak
Central
Montana oil boom expands round up to broader fields
The Roundup region and eastern Montana surge with oil fever as two new strikes join earlier finds. Dozens of rigs, multiple outfits, and eight oil companies with capital up to 5 million are organized, with scouts from Midwest and Texas scoping leases in Mussel shell and adjoining counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Montana
Midwest
Ohio
Texas
Musselshell
Alaska
Alberta
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Peace River
Americas
Calgary
Havre
Great Bow Island
Glendive
Baker
Elk Basin
Billings
Standard Oil
Devil’s Basin
T. ©. Power
H. H. Hobson
Tri-City
Roundup Oil and Gas Company
Gordon Campbell
Roundup
Tri-City Company
Franz Corporation
Mosby
Winnett
Fergus County
Garfield County
Montana expert to aid merchants in Get Together program
Robert C. Line, Montanan and economist, has been contracted by the Montana Development Association to address retailer education and consumer relations. Line, a Harvard and Montana alumnus with practical merchandising experience, will tour the state and Winnipeg to discuss profits margins and merchandising challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Development Association
The
Association
Bozeman
W. A. Selvidge
Robert C. Line
Line
University of Montana
Harvard University
University of
Baden
Germany
Mount Holyoke College
Industrial Bureau
Merchants’ Association of New York
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
E. B. Moon
Manitoba
John Curle
Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Sumatra High Seeks Dormitory To Aid Country Pupils
Sumatra, a small Montana village on the Milwaukee line, plans a dormitory for country pupils after success of a rented dwelling school house meal program. Trustees Dr. J. E. Midgett M. W. Dorothy D. W. Rowland and Principal Prof. Emil Peterson led the effort. town features include a bank two stores two hotels a drug store elevator garage newspaper depot and a busy commercial club serving under 200 residents with 14 inland post offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
J. E. Midgett
M. W. Dorothy
D. W. Rowland
Emil. Peterson
Montana Fourth in Ownership of Motors in 1919
A table from the Omaha chamber of commerce shows California leads in automobiles per capita with one car per 6.2 people. Montana ties with Iowa for fourth at 7.9 cars per 100 residents, based on registrations recorded December 31, 1919. Trucks are included with pleasure cars. western states lead per capita. The southern states fill the bottom dozen except New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Iowa
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Wyoming
Kansas
Arizona
North Dakota
Colorado
Michigan
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Oregon
Idaho
Wisconsin
Nevada
Connecticut
New Mexico
Doe dies after brutal coyote attack near Fish Lake
Hunters described a brave, fatal cont est between a blacktail doe and 13 coyotes near Fish Lake in the Blackfoot country. The fight spanned a mile through crusted snow as the deer attempted to reach water, bleeding and mangled, finally dying in a stream before Missoula fishermen. Sportsmen warn coyotes are a major winter threat across western Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish Lake
Blackfoot
Missoula
Salmon Lake
Montana
State funds to be pro rated among Montana banks
Montana state funds will be withdrawn from banks on a pro rata basis totaling 1 132 000 to meet state business needs. Remaining funds will be pro rated again among banks. 970 000 goes to county treasurers for school funds 92 000 from automobile funds 70 000 for redemption of state council of defense bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
H. L. Hart
Hart
BRYA
State Council of Defense
Also Mentioned on This Page
Magnificent
van Daizen Oil Company
Woman’s Pocket
Discovery
Roundup Oil and Gas ,Company
van Duren
Greybull & Montana
Oil Company
S. W
N. E
S. BE
S. E
Willow Creek
van Duren Oil Company
Discovery Well
Tri-City Oil Company
N. W
Devil’s Dome Oil Company
Great American Oil and Gas Company
Gauthier Oil Company
Great Western Oil Company
Montana Line
Oscar Rohn
Butte Capital
Foster
Powell-Hobson
Frank H. Hitchcock
al Schapiro
Forsyth
T. C. Power
Thomas Arthur
Hobson
Robert C.line
Matana
Sumatra High School
Doe
New York Herald
Sun
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek,, Mich
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