Patriarch of Bankers John Aikman Stewart to Celebrate 99th Birthday
John Aikman Stewart, lifelong banker and organizer of the United States Trust Company in 1853, marks his 99th birthday on August 22. He has served as secretary, president, and chairman of the board, and held the post of assistant treasurer under Lincoln. He is also recognized for educational work.
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John Aikman Stewart
United States Trust Company
United States
Lincoln
Sport Postponed
A sport event is postponed as plans shift from a fishing trip to other commitments. The quote hints at a change from intended leisure to practical constraints including time and money.
Dignified Lady Challenges Park Attendant Over Wet Paint Notice
A park bench dispute unfolds as a dignified woman objects to an attendant placing a wet paint notice. The attendant apologizes and states the notice is to prevent paint damage.
Montana Seeks Irrigation for 15000 Acres in Prickly Pear Valley
Preliminary surveys began under J Winter Smith of the irrigation office to organize the Silver Irrigation district. Plans show storage reservoirs on Canyon and Little Prickly Pear creeks and two main canals about 10 miles long to irrigate about 15000 acres in Prickly Pear Valley north of Helena.
Gas well blaze destroys Barnsdall Foster rig at Battle Butte
Tulsa company Barnsdall Foster faced a heavy wet gas flow at 1:30 PM on the Battle Butte structure 24 miles northwest of Billings. A massive blaze engulfed the derrick, drilling gear, and furnace house, with flames rising 40 feet and a three to four million cubic feet per day gas flow. Firefighters flood the well while water is pumped into the casing to suppress the fire after the rig collapse. Drilling had reached 1,150 feet in early June.
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Billings
Barnsdall-Foster Corporation
Tulsa
Okla
Battle Butte
Lake Basin Area
Rocky Mountain
Storm In Mizpah Country Kills Cattle Near Miles City
In a Mizpah country storm near Miles City a three by ten mile area was struck by hail thunder and lightning. Sixteen cattle belonging to State Senator R P L Heren and two to a neighbor were found dead. Veterinarian Marsh judged the deaths due to lightning and damage to feed, with rye and hay losses noted and prairie chickens and grasshoppers perished in the hot hail.
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Miles City
Mizpah
R. PL. Heren
W. J Butler
Ant
Marsh
Seren
Montana geologic mapping to continue by state groups
Three parties under the Montana state bureau of mines and metallurgy will spend the summer completing the geologic map of Montana. Led by C F Chipp of the School of Mines, the surveys will cover areas not previously done by the U S geological survey. Most work will occur in western mountains, with travel difficulties likely delaying completion this summer and continuing into 1922.
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Butte
Montana State Bureau of Mines and Metallurgy
Geologica
Montana
C.F Chipp
School of Mines
Bureau
S. Geological Survey
Wang Whiteh
Forest Fire in Lolo National Forest Reaches 1000 Acre Mark
A wildfire in the Lolo national forest near Missoula expanded to about 1000 acres and remained out of control. Fifty more federal forest service personnel joined 500 others already fighting the flames as wind spread embers toward Fish Creek on the north side of the Missoula River. Wires along the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line were threatened and telephone service between Here and Spakine was cut after several miles of line were destroyed.
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Lolo National Forest
Federal Forest Service
Missanta River
Fish Creek
Chicago
Milwaukee
Seizure of Canadian liquor floods Great Falls sewer
Under A J King and H M Dengler 1500 bottles of Canadian liquor seized since Prohibition began were dumped into the sewer. King notes traffic is declining and expects it to stop, attributing much contraband whisky to ether adulteration and poison.
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Great Falls
A. J. King
Customs Office
H.om. Dengler
Elena
Montana
United States
Logging tramway sped to harvest 200 million feet
In Missoula a Diamond Match Company aerial tramway in Pend d Oreille's LeClerc district begins operations. The system carries 10 000 feet of lumber per hour, spans about 32 hundred feet, and reaches 280 feet high, unlocking 200 000 000 feet of timber inaccessible by railroads.
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Missoula
America
LeClerc
Pend d'Oreille
Diamond Match Company
Montana Notes: Treasure State Tales Tersely Told
A compilation of brief Montana items notes enrollment at the state university, a Bozeman warehouse fire, oil lease filings in Broadus, a disappearance case from Sidney, water supply concerns in Red Lodge, grain harvests in the Yellowstone region, and upcoming events. Fire prevention trophy awarded to Anaconda. Federal fever study funding eyed for Bitterroot valley. Bozeman roundup dates set, western riders arriving.
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Red Lodge
H. B. Foote
Montana State Board of Health
West Fork
Bozeman
Montana
West
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