Northwestern oil boom boosts Cat Creek field to top producer
The Cat Creek field rapidly rises as the northwest’s biggest producer with two new wells adding 1 000 and 2 000 barrels per day, lifting monthly output toward 800 000 barrels from Salt Creek and Big Muddy pipelines. Five large wells could push daily production near 10 000 barrels as development expands in Fergus county and Miles City plans a new venture Lucky Strike Oil company. Prices for west dome acreage climb with land values reaching up to 2 000 per acre while others sell for 750 per acre near the field.
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Cat Creek
Northwest
Salt Creek
Mid-Continent
Wyoming
Big Muddy
West Dome
Fergus
Joseph Miller
Miles City
Herbert A. Hover
H. H. Schwartz
Lucky Strike Oil Company
J. O. Arsher
W. E. Hola
EB. B. Milburn
Fergus County
Quigley Montana Ghost City A Sole Farmer Remains
Picturesque in its desolation Quigley once a bustling gold boom town grew to thousands with a million plus invested. The bubble burst and by 1920 the census found five residents now Joe Daigle and family occupy the last homestead while Broadway prepares for potato farming and the town survives only in memory.
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Quigley
Montana
Joe Daigle
Broadway
Babcock
George Babcock
Bonita Club
Missoula
Butte
Anaconda
D’gay Stivers
A. T. Morgan
Rock Creek
Worning
Stivers
Morgan
Mrs. Maggie Hathaway Lone Woman In House
Mrs Maggie Hathaway the sole woman elected to the Montana house, a Democrat from Ravalli County. A veteran legislator seeking a third term, she champions suffrage and statecraft, runs a Bitter Root valley farm, and leads in political rights for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Hathaway
Montana House of Representatives
Hathaway
Bitter Root Valley
Mrs. Hathaway
Montana
Gibson to Seek Speakership in State Legislature
Hon Fred L Gibson representative from Park County announces his candidacy for speaker. A former teacher and Madison County alumnus, he helped found the Times at Virginia City with R A Vickers, later practicing law in Livingston. He previously sought the speakership but was defeated by C W Beldon in the Republican caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Gibson
Park County
Gibson
Madison County
R. A. Vickers
the Times
Virginia City
Livingston
C. W. Belden
Fergus County
Sheridan as Adjutant General Hopeful in Montana
Major Charles L Sheridan, a war hero from Montana, is being pushed for adjutant general by American Legion members. Petitions to Governor elect Dixon circulate across cities in support of his candidacy. He served in World War I in the Second Montana, rose to captain, earned decorations, and briefly held regular Army rank before resigning after six months.
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Charles L Sheridan
Montana
American Legion
Dixon
Sheridan
United States
Gallatin County
France
Counterfeit $10 Note Foiled By City Treasurer in Butte
A counterfeit ten dollar note purporting to be from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago was passed to W. P. Wren, city treasurer of Butte, who found it while reconciling his cash. The imitation was highly convincing and banks in the city are on the lookout for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
W. P. Wren
Butte
New Montana Map Issued With Full State Rail and Road Data
Charles D. Greenfield state commissioner of agriculture and publicity issues a colorful new Montana map detailing roads railways county seats and the newly added counties including Daniels Golden Valley and Judith Basin. Maps are distributed on request.
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Montana
Daniels, Golden Valley
Judith Basin
Charles D. Greenfield
State Commissioner of Agriculture and Publicity
Oscar E Penwell First Flour Mill Pioneer of Gallatin Valley
Oscar E Penwell a Montana pioneer and first mill man of Gallatin County died suddenly at his son Lewis Penwell's home in Los Angeles at age 82. He helped establish the Union Mill near Bozeman in 1867 and Penwelton on East Gallatin River, later aging into prominent business and political roles in Helena.
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Oscar E. Penwell
Gallatin Valley
Lewis Penwell
Los Angeles
Mr. Penwell
Bentonville
Ind
Shelbyville
Ill
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Gallatin
Oscar Penwell
Merritt W. Penwell
Bozeman
Penwelton
Penwell
Oscar
John
Merritt
Gallatin County
Springhill
J. F. Roll
Cover
McAdow
Montana
Union Mill
Penwells
Anna Lewis
Lewis
David
Irene
Helena
California
Oscar Pennell
Pioneers’ Society of
Washington
Society of Montana Pioneers
Sheriff’s Wife Thwarts Jail Break at Deer Lodge
Mrs Thomas Mullin wife of Sheriff Mullin stopped an attempted escape as prisoners Chamberlain Lloyd and Black tried to cut through a small meal passage door in Deer Lodge. The trio, arrested November 22 for a poker game hold up, reportedly planned to unlock the hole and use the kitchen route to flee. They were sent to the state prison for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Thomas Mullin
Chamberlain
Lloyd
Black
Gallatin Man Returns with Body From Sedan
Coroner Gray came back to Bozeman from Sedan with the body of Thomas Towery a few days ago after an accidental shooting incident involving a Gallatin man.
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Gallatin
Gray
Bozeman
Sedan
Thomas Towery
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Mosby Field
Eilel Rue
Grover Cleveland
Colgate
Colgate Company
Denver
Golden Scepter Mining Company
Mater
Near Pacific Railroad
Bonita
Trout
Mrs
Ravalli County
Postum Cereal Co.,Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
Park
Towery
Dr.King
Sloan
W. L. Ditto Chiropractor
Third Street
South
Great Falls
Great Falls Sanatarium
Guy
W. F. Guy
Nat'l Bank
Mon’ Tana
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