Montana News Briefs From 1917 Montana Disbursements and Trials
State officials report warrants totaling 5700 stolen from a mail wagon near Butte February 29 remain unrecovered. Referee H G McIntyre urged disbarment of attorney J P Sullivan after an inquiry requested by the American Legion in Montana amid draft evasion claims. Lewistown Woman's Club advances park plans with Knapp tract negotiations. Gernert of United Products faces embezzlement charges in Billings, seeks damages for alleged false arrest. Clover shipment from Bozeman to Sioux City valued at 16648. Potential two carloads of elk moved from Yellowstone to Fort Belknap reservations per Indian agent Browning. Federal Prohibition Commissioner Devlin sets Helena HQ. organization pending. Lawrence Crane committed to Warm Springs after 1917 high school injury. Montana bans sale of ripe olives after Java botulism deaths. 100,000 sheep to be shorn at Ingomar plant. Governor Stewart cites Dyer return from Colorado prison. prior escape noted. Silver Bow liquor stock seizure destroyed after court ruling. U S Commissioner G E King removed from office. Great Northern reservoir at Shelby progresses, due April completion.
Helena Bank Robbery Mystery Cleared and Restitution Found
The case of the November 5 robbery at Union Bank & Trust is resolved. Oswald Watkins and family admitted involvement, with $6,000 recovered from Watkins ranch seven miles from Toston. Charles Stevens had been convicted as a boy messenger, but the theft narrative is now clarified.
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Helena
Union Bank & Trust Company
Charles Stevens
Oswald Watkins
Toston
Watkins
Wamed Smith
Kleinschmidt
Park Avenue
Stevens
Smith
Lmith
Helens
Oswald
Elmer Watkins
Agnes Watkins
Farmer driven by drought jailed for moonshine
Lewistown district court hears John D. Spars a home steader from Roy country plead guilty to manufacturing moonshine whiskey Judge Briscoe fines him 25 dollars orders six months to a year in jail with parole his felony extended due to crop failures over three seasons to support a wife and six children Spars says drought pushed him to distilling authorities confirm his distress and arrest ends the operation
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Lewistown
John D. Spars
Roy
Briscoe
Sparks
Spars
Williams Exonerates Jowell In Idaho Horse Theft Case
Dillon Ed Williams, returned from Tulsa to Montana, pled guilty in district court and received a two to five year sentence. He said he would tell the truth and denied that Mel Jowell was involved. Williams claimed no Montana horse was in the two car loads shipped to Texas. Jowell remained in Texas as the case developed.
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Montana
John Flohr
Idaho
Jowell
Texas
Wiliams
Tulsa
Williams
Fire Does $280000 Damage In Great Falls
Fire in the Steele building basement boiler room nearly destroyed the interior and stock holdings of 11 firms, with damage estimated at 280000 dollars. Dense smoke prevented locating the seat of the blaze or entry by firefighters for hours. The two story brick structure stood across Fourth Street from the Paris Dry Goods ruins, which burned about a year earlier for a half million loss.
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Great Falls
Steele
Fourth Street
Paris Dry Goods Company
New Sash Mill Planned To Open In Missoula
Missoula to welcome a White Pine Sash branch plant within 90 days at the Largey Lumber mill site along the Northern Pacific right of way. H G Klipp, president and general manager of White Pine Sash of Spokane, confirms negotiations completed for purchase after a period of talks.
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Missoula
H. G. Klipp
White Pine Sash Company
Spokane
Largey Lumber Mill
Northern Pacific
Rouged Portrait Warps Art Lover’s Selfie Tale
A famed portraitist recalls a nouveau riche politician’s wife who bought a wall portrait to modernize her home. After approval, she climbed a ladder to apply lipstick to her own face on the painting, then called the artist claiming she might have ruined it. The portrait had to be repainted.
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America
New York
The House Quarrel Over the Roof in Lonleville
A brief Lonleville Quarter-Journal quip notes a real estate agent assuring a roof is fine while the rest of the house falls short. The exchange highlights skepticism about overall property value and quality.
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Lonleville Quarter-Journal
Bull Associations to Stay Improve Dairying Productivity
United States Department of Agriculture reports 78 cooperative bull associations active on July 1 1919 up from 44 in 1918. The system lets dairymen share high producing bulls, boosting cow genetics while reducing individual costs. South states lead in new groups with Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Georgia Tennessee and Louisiana adding multiple associations.
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United States Department of ‘Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Bull Association
South Gibson Bull Association
Susquehanna County
Tis Association
South
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgian
Tennessee
Louisiana
Diseases of Dairy Cattle Care and Prevention
The caretaker of a dairy herd should recognize common cattle diseases and know when to call a veterinarian. Home treatment can help, with observation catching illness early and simple remedies preventing progression. Emphasizes prevention and lists drugs and equipment to have on hand.
Dairy Notes On Care For Cattle And Milking
Dairy notes advise on bull care cow feeding milk production from proper feed and induction. Emphasizes barn interior whitewash as cheap decoration and the need for calf pens with stable temperatures. Warns milking is dirty in cold mornings but stresses precautions to keep dirt out of the pail.
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Butte
Dillon
Supreme Court
H. G. McIntyre
J. P. Sullivan
Sullivan
American Legion
Woman's Club
Lottie Knapp
von ‘Tobel Hame
Earle Gernert
United Products Company
Billings
Justice Court
Gernert
Bozeman
Sioux City
Hank Buckland
Yellowstone National Park
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
J. L. DeHart
Sh. C.campbell
Browning
Blackfeet
Belknap Reservations
L. K. Devlin
Thiavre
Missoula County
Lawrence Crane
State Hospital For the Insane
Warm Springs
State Board of Health
Java
Mont
United States
Federal Bureau of Chemistry
Ingomar
Yellowstone Valley
Custer Station
Big Timber
Milwaukee Railroad
Silver Bow County
Lucille H. Howard
Buttery Squad
Ano
G. E. King
Bonin
Dawson County
United States Court
King
Great Northern
Shelby 18
Boy Messenger
Drouth
Supreme Council
Turkey
Constantinople
Mount Wilson Observatory
Mt. Wilson
Mrs. Astor
Vincent Astor
New Victory Army
Navy Y. M. C. A. Club
Battery Park
Sam
United States Post Office Department
Mali
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
North Pole
Explorer
Norway
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