Flood of Thirty Years Ago Traps Ballplayers and Emma Goldman Recall
Attorney John A. Coleman recalls a Butte party marooned near Drummond during a three day Montana flood 30 years ago. Tracks washed out between Garrison and Drummond, trains halted, Emma Goldman and her manager aboard. Coleman led a walk to Butte while others hid in a brewery and endured sleet.
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Emma Goldman
Montana
John A. Coleman
Butte
Drummond
N. P
Garrison
Coleman
Knights of Columbus
Anaconda
Helena
Spokane
Sen. J. Walsh
Walsh
Goodby
Doc” Rickman
Tacoma
Emma
Butte Knights
Don Murphy
Charles Meagher
Joe Jackson
Murphy
Deer Lodge
T. F. Landy
Philipsburg
Father Landy
Father McCormack
Father Mac
Missoula
Sand Point
Ida
Great Northern
Great Northern Steel
Havre
Great Falls
Moorhead
Minn
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Charles P. Nevin
P. J. Brophy
Bozeman
College judging team honored by Montana State college
Fourteen agricultural students at Montana State college received medals from the college Agricultural club for their achievements on student judging teams during the past year. Medalists included Herman Uhlrich Bozeman George Peterson Waltham Ralph Kirscher Townsend John Cummings Livingst on Merrill Miller Bozeman Robert Boring Sanders Ida William Otten Lambert Hruska Lewistown Donald Luebbe Sun River Robert Palmer Great Falls Jerome Teenges Power Henry Murray Bozeman Curtis Hughes Stanford George Severson Huntley.
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Montana State College
College Agricultural Club
Herman Uhlrich
Bozeman
George Peterson
Waltham
Ralph Kirscher
Townsend
John Cummings
Livingston
Merrill Miller
Robert Boring
Sanders
Ida
William Otten
Lambert Hruska
Lewistown
Donald Luebbe
Sun River
Robert Palmer
Great Falls
Jerome Teenges
Power
Henry Murray
Curtis Hughes
Stanford
George Severson
Huntley
Water Board Expenditures Reported for Nine Months
The state water conservation board spent 584 999 dollars in the first nine months of the fiscal year from state and federal funds channeled through the auditor John J Nolmes office. A separate note advises wrapping sandwiches in waxed paper with a damp cloth and box to keep them fresh for a day.
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Water Board
State Water Conservation Board
John J. Nolmes
New England Pie Superstition About Juices
A lingering old New England superstition says a berry pie should have juice run from the crust into the oven during baking to be considered worth serving.
Mother's Day Observed By Montana State College
College students and faculty at Montana State College will host a two day Mother’s Day program May 7 and 8 featuring Mrs. Arthur E Seamans as guest speaker. The third annual interstate relay meet will share Saturday events with ROT C review athletic exhibitions and a band. A reception and tea follow field events, then a banquet at Hotel Baxter with the symphony orchestra and student musicians. Church services and related activities conclude Sunday April 8.
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Montana State College
Arthur E. Seamans
Huntley
Margo
John
R.O.T.C
Herrick Hall
Hotel Baxter
Montana State College Symphony Orchestra
Farm wage rates rise in early 1938 report
The United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes farm wage rates for the first quarter of 1938 show a seasonal rise and an April 1 increase of about two percent over the previous year. Prices for farm products are about 25 percent lower, while more roan seek employment reports from agricultural officials.
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Faci
Acros
United States Bureau of Oral Economics
Agricul
Northern Lights Cause of Defeat in Trapper Tale
A 1836 37 trapping party led by Jim Bridger near Yellowstone faced a Blackfeet assault. The northern lights spooked the Indians who believed a celestial battle foretold their defeat, prompting them to back off and withdraw after observing the dazzling display.
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Big Horn
Musselshell
Russell
Rocky Fork
Pablo
Treasure State News in Brief
Harlem rancher John Harmon rescued a weak turkey gobbler buried eight days in snow and expects the bird to recover. In Lincoln county, Bexford residents buy their water system for 2000 dollars and plan 1000 more in improvements. Martinsdale notes a two-part garage moved 12 feet for expansion. Bozeman reports a found watch milled through and a pool project under way. Carbon high school rehired staff on one-year contracts. Lee Simpson to be moved to Ryegate after self-harm attempt. Missoula math professor A. S. Merrill named assistant summer session director. Lewistown selects Joe Rogge as 1939 Montanga Grazing chair with others. Great Falls builds a municipal pool by July. Montana City and Parks Planting elects officers. Angus Melvyer named Montana AIA president. Corvallis garden grows near snowbank water. Great Falls high school debaters win district No.3, advancing to state meet in Bozeman.
Miners Learn Spelling at First Butte School
Fifty prospectors joined a night class in Butte’s early 1860s spelling school taught by William Haines. The log cabin academy aimed to improve location notices and literacy for miners and prospectors, few of whom pursued broader schooling.
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Institution of Learning
Copper Camp
Works Progress Administration
Montana
Butte
Main
Broadway
William Haines
Iowa
Haines
McGuffey
Virginia City
Eran
Silver Bow
Silver Bow County
Regional finals spark includes Cut Bank and Great Falls teams
In the finals were Simms and another team. Entered from Cut Bank Geraldine Conrad Denton Simms Lewistown Big Sandy and Great Falls. Also notes state lease of NESENA 1 700 acre ranch near Deer Lodge for penitentiary use at 2500 rent for one year with O d Aylesworth ranch for prison livestock. CHINOOK fire chief R E Rusch re elected with H D Hiebert as assistant chief. Relief association officers and trustees re elected.
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Simms
Cut Bank
Geraldine
Conrad
Denton
Lewistown
Big Sandy
Great Falls
Deer Lodge
State Board of Examiners
O'd Aylesworth
Valston Ranch
R. E. Rusch
Chinook
Setting Table Etiquette Mention For Utensil Placement
The passage directs placing jelly spoons and pickle forks to the left of each dish during setting. After the first guest serves, the uttasil should remain in the dish. It is not placed in the dish at first.
Metropolitan Front Page News and Propaganda Balance
The city’s paper dedicates most of its first page to metropolitan news while reserving the remainder for government propaganda materials, reflecting a split between public information and official messaging.
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Benjamin Goodsell
Kentusss Oaks
Jim Bridger
Yellowstone Park
Bridger
Settin
Osborne Russell
Pede Ie
Long Hair
Treasure State News
Harlem
John Harmon
Turner Rancher
Harmon
Tom
Bexford
Lincoln County
Martinsdale
Main Street
Ole Oma
Bridger Canyon
RED Lodge
Carbon County High School
GO. R. Schmidt
Golden Valley
Lee Simpson
Lergus
Ryegate
Joe Rogge
Winnett
Montanga Grazing Association
Ralph Engle
Billings
E. Anderson
Glasgow
Bogert Grove
Angus Melvyer
American Institute of Architects
W. R. Plew
G. G. Cottier
Prew
Corvallis
Medicine Springs
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
G. B. Strange
Stevens
Doubledville
M.S. C
Anaconda Sales Company
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