Australian beef and mutton land on Pacific coast
Four hundred thousand pounds of frozen Australian beef and mutton landed in San Francisco aboard the Tahita marking the first such shipment to the Pacific coast. Prices are expected to fall as independent dealers push the Australian export plan to lower costs.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Australia
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
Union Steamship Company
England
Beaverhead high school to hold week of graduation events
Fourteen Beaverhead County High School graduates will participate in a week of exercises and receptions starting Sunday. Activities include a commencement sermon by Rev. E. V. Ostrander, a senior class play The Elopment of Ellen, alumni banquet at Metlen, a senior day program, and graduation exercises at the Normal college auditorium with Principal Leon R. Foote speaking on The School and International Peace. Public invited to all events.
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Beaverhead County
Frank Lovell
Joe Carroll
Marguerite Lynch
Margaret I. Carroll
Carl E. Ostrander
Clara B. Reddington
Ruth A. Weenink
Estella B. Knotts
Marguerite Dunkitne
Bessie E. Stroud
Walter S. Jones
Grace E. Guidici
Ethridge D. Ward
Hazel Maurer
Emerson
E. V. Ostrander
M. E. Church
Ellen
Metlen
Guild Hall
High School
Fair Grounds
Normal College
Leon R. Foote
Prospector Thomas Worthington Dies After Stroke in Dillon
Thomas Worthington, 70, longtime Beaverhead County prospector and miner, died early this week at the county hospital after a stroke. Known as Little Tommy, he came to the Grasshopper diggings in the 1860s and later worked in the Polaris district before settling in Dillon. His birthplace is believed to be England with relatives said to reside there. Harry Armstead, formerly Polaris mines manager, is noted in the report.
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Thomas Worthington
Worthington
Tommy” Worthington
Grasshopper
Polaris
Dillon
England
Harry Armstead
Irish setter guards barroom master as he falls ill
The old prospector’s steadfast Irish setter stayed by his side in the saloon after he was taken ill, refusing food for hours as it awaited his return. Montana hay reports show best May pasture condition across twenty one states with high meadow and clover readings. figures vary by region.
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Worthington
Alfalfa Crop Prospects Soar Across State
Statewide alfalfa conditions are reported excellent with many fields rated 97 or higher. Acreage has surged and about 400 000 acres are expected to yield a bumper crop this season according to Independent notes. Mrs Reichle of Willis shares news of her father George G Helterline a Plains area stock commissioner and prominent farmer killed May 15 in a lumber accident. He left a widow and five children and a Missoula daughter-in-law Mrs John Flynn. Mine Alice Conway returns to Dillon after teaching at Victor and will teach there again next year, reflecting strong satisfaction with her work.
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Montana
Big Hole
Beaverhead County
B. J. Stephens
Bristow
Alaska
Anaconda
Bedrock
W. MM
Montgomery
Texas
Big Hole Basin
A. Reichle
Alice Conway
Victor
Dillon
Dillon Stock Yards
Smith
Utaly
Idaho
Beaverhead
Daring Aviator Readies Atlantic Hydroplane Flight
Bert P. Webb, a civil engineer and noted aviator, builds a hydroplane to win the 450000 prize from the London Times for the first Atlantic flight. He plans to depart near New York in June 1914, with a support vessel, accepting prior injuries and a crippled leg from a boiler explosion.
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Bert P. Webb
London Times
May
Avias
Atlantic Ocean
Webb
New York City
London
Wright Brothers
Pacific Coast
Stroud gets 25 years for assault with a minor case
Joseph Stroud was found guilty of criminal assault involving a 12 year old girl from Armstead and sentenced to 25 years in the Deer Lodge state penitentiary. The judge condemned the conduct and noted the mother and father faced related charges. The child will be sent to Helena House of the Good Shepherd this week. The report also covers ejectment cases, upcoming sales at Dillon stock yards, and local court matters.
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Charles Bennington
F. E. Foote
Wibel
Robison & Duff
Rodgers & Bennett
Joseph Stroud
Deer Lodge
W. A. Clark
Clark
Stroud
Delia May Beghtel
Armstead
House of the Good Shepard
Helena
P. J. Gilligan
Butte
Thomas Flynn
Beaverhead County
Supreme Court
George Stimpson
St. Louis
Booster Charles A. Horse Smith Announces Plans
Charles A. Horse Smith, a leading county booster for the horse industry, this week announced his plans to expand racing support and promote local equine ventures. He pledged new events, sponsorships, and outreach to farmers and trainers.
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Charles A
Smith
Montana Lumbermen Rally Amid Record High Streams
High water now prevails in all streams of northwestern Montana as mountain snow melts rapidly. Logging contractors seize the chance to finish log drives while streams remain higher than usual and the heavy previous winter snow suggests the high water period will last longer than in many years.
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Montana
Commencent Speaker George Wolfe To Deliver Address
Rev George FE Wolfe of Butte has accepted the invitation to speak at the Montana State Normal college graduation on June 5 1913 at 1030 am. He is a noted Northwest orator and the college is fortunate to secure his services for the event.
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George FE. Wolfe
J. D
Butte
Montana State Normal College
Wolfe
Northwest
Normal College
Milestone Cow Delivers Twins in Record Montana Herd
B L Logan of Burnt Fork reports a remarkable dairy cow producing six calves in three years. The cow gave birth to twins recently, followed by a year with triplets and a prior year with one calf. The interval from birth to twins was two years, marking a notable record in Montana. The animal stands among the best in Logan's dairy herd.
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B. L. Logan
Burnt Fork
Montana
Mr. Logan
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