Hobson 88 Dies. Pioneer Montana Senator and Agrarian Pioneer
Simeon S. Hobson, longtime Montana figure and state Senate veteran, died in Great Falls at 88 after a three week illness. A founder of the Moccasin state experimental station and early oil ventures, he shaped agricultural and industrial development across the state. He came to Montana in 1880, built holdings in Utica and northern counties, led Fergus County bank, and helped organize Great Falls Brick and Tile. He was active in the constitutional convention of 1889 and left a legacy of farming, banking, and business ventures. His body was sent to Maine for burial, accompanied by Frank Mitchell.
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Simeon S. Hobson
State Senate
Great Falls
Rainbow Hotel
Linington
York County
Frank W. Mitchell
Hobson
Maine
Montana
Judith Basin
Moccasin State
Utica
Fergus County Bank
Lewistown
Great Falls Brick and Tile Company
North Idaho oil boom backer Kenneth Luke profiting
Kenneth G. Luke of Shelby emerges as a major beneficiary of northern oil development. He has accumulated thousands of acres, helped organize and finance multiple oil syndicates, and recently sold leases to the Sweetgrass Oil and Land company for substantial cash. Luke is allied with Idaho capitalists J. A. Harsh, C. W. Craney, A. W. Laird, and T. P. Jones, as New York and Newark financiers back the ventures.
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Kenneth G. Luke
Shelby
Sweetgrass
Gordon Campbell
Troy-Sweetgrass Syndicate
Potlatch Oil and Refining Company
Kevin-Sweetgrass Syndicate
Sweetgrass Oil and Land Company
Inland Empire Oil Company
New York
Newark
New Jersey
Mr. Luke
Idaho
J. A. Harsh
North Idaho
C. W. Craney
Lumbermen’s State Bank
St. Maries
A.W. Laird
the Potlatch
T.P. Jones
The
Potlatch Lumber
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Banking pioneer Luke linked to Toole county farms
The obituary notes Mr. Luke who helped organize the First International Bank at Sweetgrass grew its capital from 20000 to 50000 and, through eastern connections, arranged loans for many Toole county farms. He served as president of the Northern Montana Bankers' Association years ago.
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Luke
First International Bank
Sweetgrass
Toole County
Northern
Montana Bankers’ Association
Denver Confi Tentuary Measure Stirs Veterans Aid Action
An article notes the United States Veterans Bureau urging the American Legion to inform veterans whose speech is impaired after exposure to dust from a Denver facility. It mentions miners, prison or asylum terms, and a first action showing city service workers may be affected.
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United States Veterans: Bureau
Bureau
American Legion
Texas-Mexia Drilling Syndicate plans bold oil expansions
The speaker boasts 155 percent cash dividends in six months from Mexia water plant and acre deals and outlines plans across San Saba Crane and Kaufman counties. He aims to attract small investors with units at $2.00 while signaling future Oklahoma and Texas ventures and potential million-dollar returns.
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Meteor
Texas
United States
San Saba
Crane County
U. S. Geological Survey
Kaufman County
Col
Humphreys
Texas-Mexia
Oklahoma
Texas-Media
San Saba County
Mexia
The
Gulf
Sun
Magnolia
Texas-Mexia Drilling Syndicate
B. M. Hatfield
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James Brusha
W. E. Bryant
G. E. Jones
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