Montana Assembly Nears End of Session with Probes and Bills
The Montana Legislative Assembly nears closure on March 6, as bills on primary repeal land office board of control and state efficiency face decisive votes. Debates over the Foster bank deposits bill and a $100,000 probe into alleged fraud dominate a crowded agenda.
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Helesaa
Montana Assembly
Board of Control
Land Office
State Board of Efficiency
Game and Fish Commission
State Tax Commission
State Hall
Lake
Powder River
Meinley
Senate
Rasmussen
Foster
Cascade
Sheridan
Stillwater
Leuthold
Agricultural College
Missoula County
State Fairgrounds
John L. Byam
Donlan
Lazaretto
Buchanan
Meyer
Juned
Eaton
Indians Seek Senate Backing for Reservation Opening
A Crow delegation, among the reservation's most influential figures, traveled to Washington to press the Senate committee on Indian affairs regarding bills from Senators Walsh and Maurgen that would open the reservation. The measures are similar and propose allotment of all unallotted lands east of the Little Big Horn and west of the Big Horn rivers to the Indians.
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Montana
House
Senate
Legislative Assembly
Assembly
C. H. Williams
Powell County
G. I. Burla
Big Horn County
James T. Wood
Meagher County
George T. Baggs
Ravalli County
W. R. Church
Lewis and Clark County
C. C. Conser
Fallon County
Hardia
Washington
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Senator Walsh
Maugent
Little Big Horn
Big Horn
Butte Garbage Men Quit City Over Uncashed Warrants
Thirty eight teamsters employed by the city of Butte walk out demanding cashing of salary warrants. No garbage collection occurs and no funds exist to hire replacements. Warrants will be cashed only for city firemen. The strike is not linked to miners.
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State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Montana
Butte
Navy Returns Binoculars Used by Mine Sweeper
R. de B. Smith of Helena sent a fine prism pair to the Navy in response to the eyes for the navy appeal. A year later the binoculars are returned with a note: used by the U S S Swallow in mine sweeping off the Atlantic coast. Navy stamps read U S Navy 12 160.
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Navy
Helena
Navy Department
R. de B. Smith
I. W. Mills
U. N
U. S. S. Swallow
Atlantic
U. & Navy
Turtle's Homing Instinct in Milford Resident's Tale
A Milford New Jersey resident notes a land turtle's strong homing instinct. He kept the creature in his garden for six years, moved it to Mount Pleasant and later across the Delaware River, yet it returned each time to its original garden home.
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Milford
N. J
Mount Pleasant
Delaware River
Who Could Blame Hilda? Dinner Guests and a Giggling Maid
A Minneapolis hostess invited four soldiers through the War Camp Community club for Sunday dinner. During the meal her Swedish maid kept giggling at the guests, prompting the hostess to demand an explanation. The maid finally quipped that one of the soldiers was “sabe diers than my fellow.”
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Hilda
Minneapolis
War Camp Community Club
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