Billings Shows More Men Than Women In 1920 Census
Census figures released by Washington show Billings with 7 620 males and 7 480 females citywide and 3 535 males 3 568 females aged 20 to 44. Yellowstone County totals are 15 601 males and 14 099 females with 4 457 foreign born residents.
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City
Yellowstone County
Billings
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Austria
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Russia
Scotland
Sweden
Switzerland
Wales
Glacier Park Indian Sculptor Honored for Chicago Exhibit
John J. Clark a Blackfeet deaf sculptor from Glacier Park Montana will exhibit wood carvings at the American exhibition of the Art Institute in Chicago next month. His piece Grizzly in the Trap is among the works shown and a life size copy of a pedigreed Airedale dog was also carved this season and shipped to Pittsburgh. Clark was discovered seven years ago by Louis W. Hill of the Great Northern railway while Hill painted in Glacier Park.
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John J. Clark
Glacier National Park Reservation
Art Institute
Chicago
Clark
Glacier Park Station
Montana
Sculpture Department
Graham Co
New York City
Airdale
Mr. Clark
Pittsburgh
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Hill
Glacier Park
Hugh
Building of the Northern Pacific Through Missoula
Missoula preserves the circular stone foundation of the first railroad water tank beside the Rattlesnake. The piece recounts the 1853 survey for a transcontinental route, Lincoln signing the charter in 1854, and the 1881 Rocky Mountain division tunnel through difficult granite. It notes construction hardships, Daly’s 300 miners, Gold Creek spikes, and the 1883 arrival of the first train into Missoula marking the spread of rail travel in Montana.
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Vera Knowles Hall
Missoula
Stevens
Lewis and Clark
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Northern Pacific Railway
Rocky Mountain Division
Mullan
Little Pipestone
Deer Lodge
Mullan Pass
Marcus Daly
Daly
Butte
Gold Creek
Columbia River
Sandpoint
Flathead River
Northern Pacific
Garrison
Granville Stuart
Montana
Henry Villard
Germany
Holland
England
General Grant
MacDonald Lake
Grape-Nuts Promotes Digestion and Energy
An irritable disposition and indigestion signal Poor system function. Grape-Nuts cereal, made from energy giving wheat and malted barley, supports normal digestion and absorption. A dish at breakfast or lunch is a wholesome rule to follow to prevent auto intoxication and nourish the body.
Wedding Ring Theft Fails to Stop Butte Nuptials
John Rusko of Butte found his wedding postponed after thieves robbed him on the eve of his marriage. He woke to find his $225 diamond ring, wedding ring, gold watch and chain, and marriage license stolen from his pocket, dashing his hopes for the ceremony.
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John Rusko
Butte
Rusko
Montana Apple Crop Forecast and Bitter Root Outlook
Federal statistician F. W. Beier reports Montana will ship about 550 cars of apples this year, around 1,205,000 boxes in total. Most output comes from Bitter Root valley mainly McIntosh Red, with prices around $2 for Reds and demand strong in New York City. Shipments are expected to rise to about 800 cars in a few years as more Bitter Root orchards come into bearing.
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Montana
F. W. Beier, Jr
Bitter Root Valley
William L. Shovell
New York City
Shovell
Bitter Root Valley Irrigation Company
Beier
United States
Wheat and grains exceed expectations around Wolf Point
Thirty bushels common yield. wheat per acre often 20 to 39 bushels, surpassing 15 to 18 expected. Oats barley and rye also yield heavily beyond dryland estimates on summer fallowed ground, reflecting strong season for crops.
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Wolf Point
Frank Reed Receiver for Glasgow Land Office
Frank Reed named receiver of the United States land office at Glasgow after a career as a veteran newspaperman. He began as a job printer in St Paul and worked for Smith Harrison in Minneapolis before editing the Culbertson Searchlight and guiding northeastern Montana settlement. Reed, married with two children, earned Republican support and moved to Glasgow. E. M. Kirton of Malta was appointed registrar of the Glasgow land office.
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Frank 8. Reed
United’ States Land Office
Glasgow
Smith & Harri
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Journal
Lisbon
North Dakota
Culbertson Searchlight
Montana
Valley County
Phillips, Sheridan
Roosevelt
Daniels
Northeastern Montana Newspaper Association
Glasgow Land Office
Riddick
Culbertson
Reed
E. M. Kirton
Malta
Frank S. Reed
Wood fiber could feed stock at six dollars a ton
Display at the state fair shows how sawdust can be chemically processed into sugar and digestible feed for stock. Western woods cover floors to laths, with pulp stages shown and emphasis on avoiding forest fires.
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Western Forest
National Forest
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Monta
Evaro Hill
North
America
New York
Frank Reed
Land Office
Carnation Milk Products Co
Stuart Bldg
Seattle
PTA
Montana Newspaper Association
Historical Archives of
Hon
L. L. Callaway
Great Falls
Pray & Callaway
Pete Snelson
The
Great Falls Tribune
E. H. Cooney
Great Falls Leader
Great Falls, Mont
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