Brutal Ax Murder Mystery Baffles Billings Officials
Police in Billings search for clues after Nels Anderson and his wife Anna were slain with an ax in their barber shop. An inquest found death by an unknown assailant. four children survive. Anderson, 48, was Swedish born. Anna, 59, native of Pelleg Rapids, Minnesota. Funeral held at Mountview cemetery.
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Billings
Nels Anderson
Anna
Frank Smith
Andersons
Anderson
Tle
Sweden
Pellegg Rapids
Minn
Mountview Cemetery
Milwaukee Railroads At Stake In North and South Absorption
The North and South railroad route from Casper to Miles City hinges on lawsuits totaling 1.5 million dollars to be heard in Buffalo Wyoming on December 19. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway and Omaha contractors sue the receivers and the railroad, with Reliable Security backing, seeking mechanics’ liens for 1.45 million claimed for work, mats, profits, and equipment. If successful, the Hens will absorb the railroad’s present value.
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North & South Railroad
Casper
Miles City
Buffalo
Wyo
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Robert Brothers, Peterson, Shirley and Gunther
Omaha
North & South
Railrooads
Reliable Security Company
Milwaukee
Attempted Bribery Charge Filed in Missoula District Court
Judge Theodore Lentz ordered the filing of an information charging Felix Dumontier with attempting to bribe a witness after Bud Holiday testified he was offered liquor and $100 to skip the trial. Holiday was jailed for 30 days after acknowledging he was drunk and had obtained liquor from Dumontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Lentz
Missoula
Felix Dumontier
Lentz
Bud Holiday
Dumontier
Holliday
Widow Loses Claim as Dent Heir Two Days After Divorce
The state industrial accident commission awards Andrew Dent’s compensation to his three minor children after his death on July 3 in the lumber woods near Evaro Montana. A divorce decree for his wife Mat. Dent was granted two days earlier, though not recorded at death, and the commission rules she was no longer his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Dent
State Industrial Accident Commission
Dent
Tadtleff & Marquis Company
Evarro
Montana
Mat
Dismissal of Complaint Overrail Charges by Northern Pacific
The state railroad commission has dismissed the complaint filed by the Davis Daly Copper Company of Butte against the Northern Pacific Railway. The issue claimed overcharges for transporting about 50 carloads of stulls from western Montana points to Butte compared with rates to Rocky near Butte.
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N. P
Northern Pacific Railway Company
State Railroad Commission
Davis-Daly Copper Company
Putte
Northern Pacific
Davis-Daly Company
Montana
Butte
Rocky
Jump Proves Fatal for Reese Youth in Gallatin County
Reese, youngest son of pioneer Thomas Reese, died at Wilsall hospital after internal injuries from a wagon incident near Sedan Dee. He jumped as his runaway team bolted, sustaining fatal damage.
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Tester Reese
Thomas Reese
Gallatin County
Sedan Dee
Wilsall
Hayrack Accident Claims 14 Year Old Myrick
Ralph Myrick, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Frank A Myrick of Stevensville, died when a hayrack tipping over crushed him instantly during a ride on a hay laden road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Myrick
Frank A. Myrick
Stevensville
Paroled Convicts Recalled to Deer Lodge Prison
Charles Worth and Frank Gilstrap paroled from the Deer Lodge state penitentiary were arrested for carrying concealed weapons and will be sent back to serve the remainder of their sentences. The Montana prison parole board said they violated their parole and a warden will transport them to Deer Lodge upon arrival in Livingston.
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Charles Worth
Frank Gilstrap
Deer Lodge
Livingston
Carge
Safecrackers Watched After Miles City Burglaries
Sheriff and police nationwide sought three men linked to December 3 Miles City safe break ins. They reportedly struck two local businesses and possibly fled through Forsyth early Thursday, with investigations noting a fruit lease and a limber concern involved.
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Miles
Miles City
Forsyth
Hi Farnum
Taxpayers Protest Levy Raise In Saco District
May fights a tax levy dispute as Saco taxpayers pay under protest after the school board increases the levy from 19 to 38 mils to fund a sinking fund for retiring bonds. An attorney is hired and a hearing before county commissioners is planned.
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Saco
Philips County
Indiana War Family Shrine Planned for Historic Gillan Cabin
The Gillan post of the American Legion in Bedford Indiana plans to convert one of the region's oldest log cabins into a shrine honoring Mr and Mrs David P Gillan of Leesville and their three sons who died in World War I. The family lost Frank Taiwan and William Gillan after enlistment in 1918 and the cabin near Leesville once served as an inn near a fort, with the Gillans buried in Leesville.
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Gillan
Lawrence County
Ind
Indiana
David P. Gillan
Leesville
American Legion
Bedford
David RP. Gillan
American Legion Aims to Slash U.S. Illiteracy During Education Week
The Americanism commission at national Legion headquarters leads a drive to reduce illiteracy in the United States through American Education Week. Since 1921 the nation has risen from eleventh to ninth in literacy levels, with officials citing tests showing six percent with no schooling and nearly five million adults unable to write.
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Americanism Commission
Naional
American Legion
United States
America
Garland W. Powell
The
National
National Illiteracy Commission of the
American Ismn Commission
New Legion Posts in Department of Mexico
The American Legion forms Juasteca Post No 6 in Mata Redonda Vera Cruz across the Panuco River from Tampico. Signatures for a Vera Cruz charter are in process while Salina Cruz seeks enough support to organize. Tampico Post grows to 62 members, the largest outside the United States, up from over 60 in the past year.
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American Legion
Department of Mexico
Departmento Caliente
Juasteca
Mata Redonda
Vera Cruz
Panuco River
Tampico
Consi
Salina Cruz
Hello Al Greeting Proposed by Michigan City Legion
John Frank Miller of the American Legion post in Michigan City Indiana urges adopting Hello, Al as a universal greeting among Legionnaires. He notes American Legion abbreviated A L easily spells Al and suggests a reply Al io reminiscent of French usage.
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John Franklin Miller Post
American Legion of
Michigan City
Ind
Miller Post
American Legion
A. L
Treasure State Farm Success by J C Swiss in Richland County
J C Swiss, who moved to Richland county north of Richey from Faribault Minnesota in 1907, built a large successful farm starting in 1916 during hard times. He used heavy horses, not many tractors, practiced careful rotation and tall plowing, and expanded from a sideline to a full farming venture with a herd of 400 head and no debts. His savings and land value were estimated around 45000 dollars, and a Northern Pacific representative sought his advice on improving conditions elsewhere with Swiss answering Nowhere.
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J. C. Swiss
Richey
Richland County
Faribault
Minn
Afontana
Swiss
Northern Pacific
Montana
Montana Wins High Honors at Hay and Grain Show
Montana dominated the 1924 International Hay and Grain Show in Chicago earning 28 percent of prize money and top honors in oats barley and the world reserve wheat championship with hard red winter wheat. C Edson Smith of Corvallis won reserve wheat and world barley championships while L B H Peterson took oat honors. Montana totaled 8545 in premiums, led by strong showings from Stillwater County and Park City entrants, with high point honors going to C Edson Smith.
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Montana
Chicago
C. Edson Smith
Corvallis
L. B H. Peterson
Canada
L. O. Peterson
L. C. Haney
Pat Romane
Lonnie Rands
Stillwater County
L. C. Peterson
Victor
Leroy Kirby
Simms
Cascade County
Prompt insight of success blinds to failure
The quote notes that self awareness of success can delay recognizing personal failure. It reflects on how contentment with achievement may dull critical self-evaluation and hinder progress.
Iodine Needs in Pigs and Litters say Goiter Linked
Investigations by Dr. H C H Kernkamp of the Minnesota Experiment Station show that sow iodine intake affects offspring. Pigs from iodine-supplemented sows are normal at birth, while those from iodine-deficient sows develop goiter and hair loss, with many dying early. lambs show similar symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. H. Kernkamp
Veteri Mary Division
Minnesota Experiment Station
University Farm
Kernkamp
Pleyna club sweeps Montana in national canning contest
Mary Given of Pleyna Montana won third in the northwest division of a national canning contest conducted by Hazel Atlas Co of Wheeling WV. Frances Shartz and Anna Weinscrott also of Pleyna placed eighth and tenth, giving Pleyna all three Montana winners. Club leader is Mrs George Mecrose. Given led Montana clubs last year and placed fourth in 1923. Blaine County Marketing Association reports November payouts of 7850 47 for potatoes and hogs and 82 carloads of hogs shipped this season.
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Mary Given
Pleyna
Montana
Valley Canning Club
Hazel Atlas Co
Wheeling
West Virginia
Bozeman
Frances Shartz
Anna Weinscrott
Talley Canning Club
Pleyna Club
George Mecrose
Blaine County Marketing Association
W. A. Gessell
Blaine County
Gressell
Turkeys Loaded for Chicago Market By Hill County Creamery
Jack Green of the Hill county creamery at Havre supervised turkey shipments totaling 2 500 pounds loaded at Malta and other stops including Dodson Sacco Hinsdale and Glasgow. He plans 24 000 more pounds when the car leaves Glasgow. Turkey raisers receive a percentage of the current price and the balance on delivery in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Green
Hill County Creamery
Havre
Malta Dee
Chicago
Dodson
Sacco
Hinsdale Andlasgow
Green
Glasgow
Great Falls firm to open Livingston hay buying branch
The Great Falls Hay and Grain Commission plans a Livingston branch to purchase hay from local producers for shipment to other points. Central Montana ranchers produced an unusually large No 1 hay crop this season and many sunlands will be shipped westward to Montana and states with shorter crops.
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Great Falls
Poultry House Ventilation and Space Guidelines
The winter house should give three to four square feet per bird with small breeds needing less space. Emphasize ventilation to prevent moisture buildup and unhealthy air. Birds must avoid direct drafts while ensuring continual air renewal.
First Annual Achievement Day Held in Rosebud County
County Agent Ralph D. Mercer and Miss Jessie Adee hosted the event in Forsyth on December 6 with over 100 club boys and girls who completed the year. A noon luncheon at the Presbyterian church preceded an afternoon of games in the high school auditorium for the students and their parents.
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Rosebud County
Forsyth
Ralph D. Mercer
Jessie Adee
Presbyterian Church
Agricultural agent topic at Carbon county union meeting
The Farmers' Educational and Co-operative union at Silesia discussed appointing an agricultural agent for Carbon county. A committee of R. W. Dunn Silesia L. DeVries Roberts and Mr. Turner Bridger was formed to study costs and feasibility and report at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon County
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
Silesia
R. W. Dunn
L. DeVries
Roberts
Mr. Turner
Bridger
Beets Fed to Sheep Near Malta Share Value with Corn
Trall and Robinson feed lumbs on their Malta area farm from late plowed sugar beets. Feeding overseers report strong sheep gains as beets prove nearly as nutritious as corn in value for livestock.
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Trall and Robinson
Malta
Billings
Great Northern to Double Turkey Shipments in 1924
J. S. Bock, general agent at Great Falls, says 1924 turkey shipments will rise 100 percent over 1928 levels. Figures cover the Butte division of the system.
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J. S. Bock
Great Northern Railway
Great Falls
Butte
Gallatin County turkey prices set for holiday shipments
Gallatin county turkey raisers expect top prices for a carload of dressed fowl sent east for the Chicago holiday trade. No 1 turkeys bring 32 cents, old toms 27 cents, and No 2s 23 cents.
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Gallatin County
Chicago
New County Agent to Take Up Work in Custer County
Paul M. Lewis of Sundance will become the new County Agent for Custer County after the first of the year. He succeeds C M Yerrington who leaves for other work on the coast. Lewis has two years as county agent in Wyoming and one and a half years in Idaho and was raised on a farm. Yerrington served seven years in Custer County focusing on alfalfa seed production and marketing, livestock shipping associations, corn production, the State Corn show, and boys and girls club work.
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Paul M. Lewis
Sundance
Custer County
Lewis
C. M. Yerrington
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Turkeys Bought From Pondera Farmers For Christmas Tables
Northern Creamery of Great Falls bought about 110000 pounds of dressed turkeys from Pondera county farmers at Conrad on December 5 and 6 through the Pondera Turkey Marketing association. Farmers netted 381 cents for No 1 birds 22 cents for No 2 birds and 28 cents for old toms. The deal, totalling 31000 dollars, was said to beat individual Chicago market sales.
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Pondera County
Conrad
Northern Creamery Company of
Great Falls
Pondera Turkey Marketing Association
Chicago
Turkeys to be shipped from Harlowton to Miles City for sale
Two carloads of turkeys in Harlowton will be sent by Wheatland County Co operative Marketing to Miles City where they are sold to Western Creamery. Turkeys will be graded weighed and paid on delivery. Prices range from 31 cents for No 7 toms and hens to 24 cents for old toms and 20 cents for No 2s, outperforming Chicago quotes.
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Harlowton
Wheatland County Co-operative Marketing Association
Milestry
Western Creamery Company
Chicago
Richland County Poised for 1925 Crop Season
Agricultural agent H. F. DePue says Richland county is better prepared than ever for 1925. With 26 000 acres summer fallowed and 60 000 acres in corn this year, the county has a jump on the gun. Open fall and ample moisture allowed nearly all fall plowing to be completed.
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H. F. DePue
Richland County
Rancher George Smith Ships Hogs to Spokane Market
George Smith, a leading northern Malta rancher, sent two cars of hogs to Spokane. he filled the cars with a mix of his own hogs and additional purchases. He also sold Aber deen Angue cattle on the St. Paul market as yearlings, topping the day’s market and earning a high price per head comparable to some two year olds sold that day.
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George Smith
Malta
Spokane
Turkey supply worries amid frozen stock in storage
The lead pencil man notes a distinct shortage in the turkey crop while prices lag due to frozen turkeys still in storage. Some find turkey raising easy, and while birds remain costly for consumers, a famine seems unlikely according to Farm Life.
Mating Geese: Gander Roles Vary by Age
Farm Life notes that a single gander can mate with one to four female geese based on age. Younger ganders pair with one, older ones with three or four. A practical plan is to have one to four ganders per flock and add a couple more to ensure all geese are served.
Simple haystack weight estimate method
A practical formula uses the stack width subtracted from the top distance, halved to yield the average height. Multiply length, width, and this height, then divide by 412 for stacks up to 60 days old or by 422 for older stacks to estimate tons.
Ed Nelson plans cattle purchase trip to St Paul
Ed Nelson of Upper Four Mile near Fairview leaves for St Paul to buy two carloads of cattle for shipment to Montana. He believes feeders are cheaper in South St Paul market than on Montana range and will feed them at his farm.
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Ed Nelson
Upper Four Mile
Fairview
St. Paul
Montana
Nelson
South St. Paul
Hogs Shipped From Melstone To Seattle By Local Men
F. C. Welch and Harry De Rusha departed Melstone for Seattle with two cars loaded with fat hogs. Other shippers include E. W. Schroeder Joseph Joyce and Elmer Gollier continuing the livestock movement from nearby areas.
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F. C. Welch
Harry de Rusha
Melstone
Seattle
E. W. Schroeder
Joseph Joyce
Elmer Gollier
Success as Dream for Many and Accomplishment for Few
The saying frames success as a universal aspiration fulfilled by a select minority. It emphasizes collective hope while recognizing gatekeepers of achievement.
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Milwaukee Railroad
News of Montana
Lewis Kline
Hf. L. Wansen
Kline
Oxley
Cecil
Miss LeClaire
Musselshell
Oscar Jenkins
Oxford
University of Montana
University of Oxford
England
Missoula Dee
Kenneth Brambler
HL. J. Miller
Big Wmber
John Wellsma
Rapelje
State
Brambler
Alfred Anstey
Mountain View
A. C. M. Company
Anstey
Charles Collins
William LeClatre
Park County
Board of Commissioners
Royal Indemnity Company
Rosebud
G. G. Davis
Trouis Strand
M’svoule Dee
Simpson
New Post
Alvan Simpson
J. C. Whitman
Custer National Forest Reserve
Alissaula
Oregon
U.S. A
New Legion
Montana Ranch News
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