Monument Marks Early Fergus Ranch Home In Fergus County
A six foot stone monument with a bronze plate was erected by neighbors to honor Hon. James Fergus and family marking the site of their 1880 Montana ranch home. The marker, near the Roy Lewistown road, uses rocks from Yellowstone and Glacier parks and includes petrified wood specimens. It stands where Fergus died, while a lilac from Mrs. Fergus grows nearby.
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James Fergus
Fergus County
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Fort Maginnis
Yellowstone Kelly
Missoula
Helena
Montana
Pamela
Andrew
Roy- Lewistown
Scotland
America
J. L. Fisk
Lewis and Clark County
Madison County
Territorial
Fergus
Fort Benton
Bannack
Deer Lodge
Armell’s Creek
Helena Sees Daily Quakes as City Rebuilds After 1935
Helena adjusted to daily tremors after two major quakes in October 1935 that killed four and caused about 4 million dollars in damage across Montana. The city repaired two thirds of quake damage that summer as a building boom continued, while residents note the shocks with casual remarks.
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Montana
Helena
Continental Divide
Spokane
Wash
Alberta
Canada
Sheridan
Wyo
Billings
Weather Bureau
State relief expenditures report September totals
The Montana relief commission reports September expenditures of 106 476 for relief salaries and expenses. Of this total the state provided 101 408 and the federal government contributed 5 067.
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Montana Relief Commission
State Auditor Reports Water Board Irrigation Spending
State Auditor John J. Holmes reports $506,386 spent on irrigation projects sponsored by the state water conservation board over thirteen months ending August 31. The state's share of the expenditure was $317,169.44.
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John J. Holmes
State Water Conservation Board
6488 Get Pensions in Montana Under Social Security Act
Joseph E. Watson state relief administrator reports 6 488 persons over 65 in Montana receive pensions under the social security act. The average monthly payment is 20 62 dollars. He estimates about 27 000 Montanans aged 65 or older are eligible.
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Joseph E. Watson
Watson
State Treasury Reports Cash Balance and Disbursements
State Treasurer James J. Brett notes more than 7 million dollars in banks as of October 1. September receipts totaled 2,908,864 with disbursements of 2,897,835. Unfinished business stood at 207,851 and total cash in banks at 7,416,737.
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James J. Brett
Fishing waters closed along creeks and lakes in two counties
The state game board ordered seven miles of the West Fork of Rock creek in Carbon county and South Willow creek in Madison county closed to fishing from the Pony Norris highway bridge to the head of the creeks for sanitary reasons. Sureshot Hollowstop and Bell lakes in Madison county are also closed.
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Rock Creek
Carbon County
Willow Creek
Madison County
State Game Board
Sureshot
Hollowstop
Bell Lakes
Montana lawmakers urged to split fishing hunting license
The recreation committee of Montanans, Inc. seeks a law allowing the game and fish department to issue separate fishing or hunting licenses. It argues many sportsmen buy a combined license but do not participate in both activities.
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Game and Fish Department
Recreation Committee of
Montanans, Inc
Gasoline Tax Refunds Decline Slightly in Third Quarter
The state board of equalization reports gasoline tax refunds for July to September totaled 244074 dollars, down from 306995 last year. It received 10444 refund claims this quarter versus 10852 in the same period a year ago.
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State Board of Equalization
Liquor Initiative Ruled Ineligible for Ballot
The state supreme court ruled an initiative to replace the liquor control plan is ineligible for the general election ballot. Opponents argued withdrawals of signatures were indeterminate, hindering ballot qualification, prompting a reversal by the secretary of state on certifying the measure.
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State Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Road Show Gave Rimini Its Name Not Favored Postoffice
Governor Crosby watched the play at camp to pick a substitute name for Rimini as two word post office titles faced disfavor. Men at camp believed Rimini was a town of old Erin.
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Rimini
Crosby
Old Erin
Mattingly
Rimini Name Travels From Italy To Montana Mining Camps
The tale of Paolo and Francesca echoes from medieval Rimini to rim of the Montana Rockies. A 1883 Montana post office naming saga linked Rimini to Young Ireland, Helena, and actor Lawrence Barrett as the Francesca da Rimini staging drew from Dante. About 107 national and international unions are affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
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Rimini
Adriatic
Italy
Bologna
Boccaccio
Montana Rockies
Helena
Helena-Garrison
Montana
Dante
Longfellow
Lawrence Barrett
Montana Mountains
Malatesta
Giovanni
Signorina
Francesca
Paolo
New World
Philadelphia
George Henry Baker
Francesca da Rimini
Lanciotto
John Maguire
Marie Wainwright
Young
Young Ireland
Schuyler Crosby
Governor Crosby
Ming Theater
Jackson Street
Lee Mountain
Crosby
Youngland
Barrett
Byron
Rosetti
Stephen Phillips
D’annunzio
F. Marion Crawford
John Drew
Otis Skinner
Louis James
Paolo- Francesca
Giovanni Malatesta
The
Amercan Federation of Labor
Two New Wells Planned in Baker Field Discovery
The Baker field near secrecy wee where a well struck last fall will see the drilling of two new wells. One is the discovery well and the other lies five north in the same area.
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Baker Field
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