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Montana State News Roundup Echoes of Loss and Growth
Two year old Harry Dengle dies in a Lewistown creek. Montana firemen meet in Great Falls with seventy five delegates. Helena hosts third annual flower show with over 200 varieties. Verne France drowns in the Missouri near Lippard. Ground broken for Wesleyan University building in Helena by Link & Haire. Charters named for new Grass Range town in honor of James C. Charters. Butte quartet wins at Bozeman state fair. Helena chorus tops. Ronan fire loss estimated at 500000, Stanley Scearce and insurer share major losses. Helmville post office robbed. safe blown. valuables stolen. Elmer Van Buskirk committed to Warm Springs insane, dynotized a year ago. Melstone business district destroyed by fire, losses likely thousands. Progressive convention in Lewistown nominates county ticket and opposes fusion. J Scott Harrison mobilizes crews to Valley/Fergus/Madison counties. Congress approves 450000 for public land surveys. Montana share 50000. Helena hotel to be named The Placer after initial talks on The New Helena. Maurice Weiss on lease, buying furnishings. Sweetpea Carnival in Bozeman draws hundreds. Miss Rausie Roecher queen. Auto crash in Butte injures Mrs Sutherland. driver and four others escape. 950 dollars stolen at Lew Phelan book race track. Frank Corwin, 12, killed by runaway horse at Park City. Bitter Root cherry crop booms. Missoula shipped seven carloads of pie cherries. six more shipped as black cherries. Broadview region grain wealth noted. bulging wheat fields yield 35-40 bushels per acre. wide crops include flax, oats, millet, corn, potatoes.