Building Boom Strains Townsend Housing Amid Dam Project
Townsend sees a rapid building surge as residents and ratepayers rush to create homes. Officials cite the Missouri River dam project as the primary driver, with outbuildings and garages converted to dwellings and many new houses under construction as winter approaches.
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Townsend
Missouri River
Woman Pioneer Makes First Trip From State
Mrs. E. B. Scott of Kalispell born educated and married in Montana is heading to California on her first trip outside the state. Her husband Mr. Scott accompanies her. he has not left Montana in 51 years. The Scotts were Flathead pioneers moving from Helena in 1900 and lived 38 years in Proctor where they marked their 40th wedding anniversary last year. Now retired they reside in Kalispell.
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Montana
E. B. Scott
Kalispell
California
Scott
Scotts
Flathead
Helena
Proctor
Feeder Roads Discussed Without Matching Funds
Public officials consider feeder road construction but lack funds to match federal aid grants. With no money on hand, available funds could revert to the Treasury, delaying or canceling planned improvements.
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Treasury
D. A. McKinnon
State Highway Commission
United States
The
Highway Commission
State Highway Fund
Wolf Point Resident of 105 Recalls Old Trading Days
Gabriel Beauchman of Wolf Point recalls frontier life from 1833 birth in Fort Union to buffalo hunts and trading with the Assinniboine and Cree. He faced Yanktonai threats, warned Fort Union's defense, and later traded for robes and pelts while meeting Sitting Bull and Nez Perce memories.
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Wolf Point
Gabriel Beauchman
Montana
Blaienay
Beauchman
Old Fort Union
Frontenac
Quebec
Rest Nest
Oswego
Gabriel
Beauchemin
Bushman
Francois LeRat
North Dakota
LeRat
Fort Union
Young Beauchman
Fort
John
Aly
Sitting Bull
Bearchman
Canada
Idaho
Chinese Prepare for Career at Early Age in Western States
Wong Sun, a Chinese herbologist trained from age six, built the Wong Sun Company in Billings in 1927. He later opened offices in Sheridan Wyoming, Great Falls Montana, and Missoula Montana, making his firm a leading institution of Chinese herbs in Montana and Wyoming.
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Montana
Wong Sun Company
Billings
North Main Street
Sheridan
Wyoming
Missoula
Great Falls
First Avenue North
Masonic Temple
Ghost Well at Vimy Ridge Found Not Liable for Government Costs
A federal judge ruled that drillers W. S. Towner and the National Surety Co were not liable for 91875 in expenses the government incurred removing an artesian water well at the Vimy Ridge structure abandoned with government consent. The decision cites government engineer Schwarzenbeck’s discretionary action as not harming anyone and notes subsequent plugging costs were not mandated by changed conditions. The case references a 1923 completion and later water flow decline. Wheat cultivation remark follows.
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Vimy Ridge
Great Falls
United States
Charles N. Pray
W. S. Towner
Bill Syndicate
National Surety Co
P.X. Schwarzenbeck
Schwarzenbeck
Pray
Beard Controversy Fanned Long Tartars Persian War
A prolonged conflict arose between Tartars and Persians over the Persian refusal to cut their beards, sparking a notable war of period dispute and cultural norms.
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