Mystery ID Sought for Man Drowned in Whitefish Lake
Whitefish inspector M Swinney of New York Mutual Life believes he has a clew to the drowned man found on the lake shore in late June 1908. A watch and articles were in his pockets. The man, described as missing from the Great Northern at Essex in spring 1908, held a policy for a sister in North Dakota and will pay if identification is proven.
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Whitefish
M. Swinney
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company
Whitefish Lake
Great Northern
Essex
North Dakota
Eastern seed houses eye Billings grown beans
Eastern seed houses have representatives in Billings evaluating the crop. They plan to buy all available beans for seed and commercial use due to superior quality and quicker maturity. Contracts for next year are being pursued as plantings more than doubled, yet the supply remains insufficient.
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Billings
Montana
Judge Warns of Grand Jury Over Open Town Fight
Havre judge W C Rhoades intervenes in a bitter factional dispute over open versus closed town rules. Accusations of vice flourishing publicly are denied. If no complaints are filed soon, the court may convene a grand jury to probe the entire local situation.
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Havre
W. C. Rhoades
Rhoades
Senator Willetts Case in Missoula Sparks Local Debate
Senator O G Willetts from Mineral County is declared a leper by medical examiners and will stay at home in Alberton for the time being. County authorities struggle to decide next steps as Mrs Willetts stands by her husband.
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Missoula
O. G. Willetts
Mineral County
Alberton
Spanish War Vets Enlisted in New War Ranks Report
Detective Ed Morrissey of Butte reporting from Cleveland says over 4000 Spanish-American War veterans have re-enlisted in the present war. He notes the convention announced veterans who volunteered in 1898 are now serving, and that last-war veterans receive one rank higher than at retirement.
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Livingston
Ed Morrissey
Butte
Cleveland
Ohio
Mr. Morrissey
Butte Man Held on Conspiracy Charge in Federal Case
Peter Kerkenon appeared before U S Commissioner Lee M Van Etten in Chicago on an indictment charging him with conspiring with William D Haywood and others to delay the enforcement of federal law. He offered no evidence and was held to the district court on a $10 000 bond. U S District Attorney B K Wheeler led the state prosecution.
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Butte
Peter Kerkenon
William D. Haywood
United States
Chicago
Lee M. van Etten
William G. Sullivan
B. K. Wheeler
Butte Women Launch Second Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Patriotic women of Butte organize district captains to canvass and pass out blanks to business men. Signatures of supporters will be collected and bonds sold at banks with women handling signatures only.
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Butte
Sewing Club Formed for Blaine County Soldiers
The county superintendent and local teachers organize a sewing club to aid Blaine county soldiers. They will first produce Red Cross comfort kits for each service member and later expand the program.
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Blaine County
Red Cross
Sugar Factory Strike Closes Great Western Plant
Several hundred Great Western Sugar workers walked out last night over a demanded 7 34 cents hourly raise, prompting the factory's mechanical department to shut down.
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Billings
Great Western Sugar Company
Beers Evaluates Commercial Drying for Fruits and Vegetables
W L Beers Montana State College farm market investigator conducts a three weeks coast tour to study potential advantages of commercial drying and dehydration plants for fruits and vegetables and how best to organize and run them. Results to be released when clear.
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Bozemzi
W. L. Beers
Montana State ‘College
Pacific Coast
Firsthaad
Utah Aggies Beat Montana State 21 0 In Season Opener
In Missoula the Utah Aggies defeated Montana State University 21 to 0 despite being weighed about ten pounds less. Peterson opened with a 45 yard TD five minutes after kickoff. Hanson added a 28 yard TD in the second half and Seifel ran 50 yards for the final score late in the fourth quarter.
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Missoula
Utah Aggies
Montana State University
Peterson
Bruins
Hanson
Seifel
Farmers warned of flax seed shortage at planting season
Bozeman reports F E Fuller of Montana State College warns farmers to conserve flax seed as supply dwindles from a light harvest and high prices. He notes excessive weed seed in the crop and shifting demand to manufacturing centers, urging stockpiling beyond immediate needs. Indians Learn to Can details Crow reservation nutrition lessons by Grace Nutting, Bozeman extension staff, on fruit and vegetable canning taught to improve food conservation.
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Bozeman
F. E. Fuller
Montana State College
Crow Reservation
Grace N. Nutting
Crow Agency
Elk hunter injured when rifle explodes in Flathead country
Kalispell reports Charles Dunenstahl of Geraldine is hospitalized with paralysis after a bolt action rifle exploded while firing. The bolt struck his right eye and penetrated the head three inches during an elk hunt in the Flathead country.
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Kalispell
Charles Dunenstahl
Geraldine
New Great Falls War Protective Association Launches Drive
The Cascade County Soldiers' Protective association forms to safeguard home interests of men in the war against Germany. A week long campaign starts Monday October 22 to recruit 10,000 members at a $1 fee each.
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Great Falls
Cascade County Soldiers’ Protective Association
Germany
Montana Baptists select Bozeman as next convention site
The fourth annual Montana Baptist convention closed with Bozeman chosen as the next meeting location. Dr. L. C. Barnes from New York, field secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, said in the closing address that the hand of Christ was revealed in the allies' mission to win democracy in the war.
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Billings
Montana Baptists
Bozeman
Hanson flour mill starts up near Milwaukee Tracks
The mill erected by J. E. Hanson is grinding wheat into flour at 20 barrels per day. It is situated on the north side of the Milwaukee tracks.
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Imgomar
J. E. Hanson
Milwaukee Tracks
Cough Remedy Promises Relief for Chronic Catarrh
Parents urged to prevent chronic catarrh in children by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, advertised as a simple preventive measure. City Drug Store offers the product for sale with a one shilling price reference.
Restaurants Closed in Billings Over Sanitary Violations
Authorities order three Minnesota Avenue eateries shut until further notice due to alleged unsanitary conditions. Proprieties run by Chinese owners face loss of city licenses as inspectors cite health concerns at the establishments.
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Billings
Minnesota
Improve Your Complexion With Chamberlain's Tablets
Follow a vegetable and cereal diet with daily outdoor exercise to brighten the complexion in a few months. Sold at City Drug Store.
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City Drug Store
Cattle Rustling In Sheridan County Alarms Stockmen
Stockmen report considerable stock losses with frequent cattle rustling investigations. Sheriffs and authorities vow action as cattle theft remains a persistent problem across the county.
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Sheridan
Sheriff's Office
Bozeman Bans Girls From Arcades And Amusement Halls
The Bozeman city council passed an ordinance prohibiting girls from working in arcades loitering or being employed in or about shooting galleries bowling halls pool halls or amusement places with slot machines. The measure mirrors a cabaret ordinance passed recently and aims to curb related activities.
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Bozeman
McLaughlin to Resume Forest Survey for North Fork Pulpwood
H P McLaughlin supervisor of the Blackfeet national forest will resume the North Fork survey next week to assess pulpwood prospects. The survey, started in spring, was halted by forest fires and will determine the feasibility of establishing paper mills in Montana.
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Kalispell
Montana
H. P. McLaughlin
Blackfeet National Forest
North Fork
Paving Complete Except West End Of Second Avenue
Billings reports $130000 spent on summer paving with all work finished except west end of Second avenue. Streets: North Twenty-ninth to Eighth from Second to avenues, Second avenue from North Twenty-sixth to Twenty-fourth streets, and Second avenue from North Twenty-ninth to Division street.
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Billings
Second Avenue
North
Twenty-ninth
Second
Eighth Avenues
Twenty-sixth
Twenty-fourth
Division Street
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Advertises Quick Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe effective cure for colds with no opium or narcotics. It claims the product has years of use and an established reputation and notes availability at City Drug Store.
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City Drug Store
Cincinnati Woman Dies After Gasoline Line Explosion
Mrs. E M Williamson of Cincinnati died from burns received in a gasoline line explosion at the home of Stanley Vogt where she and her sister in law Mrs Walter Vogt were visiting. The body was shipped to her late home for burial.
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E. M. Williamson
Cincinnati
Stanley Vogt
When You Feel Discouraged Take Chamberlains Tablets
Advice stresses that despondency comes from indigestion and biliousness and that Chamberlains Tablets can restore well being within a day or two. The City Drug store advertises the remedy for sale.
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City Drug Store
Guards Buy Bonds and Montana Guard Sells Liberty Loan
Company M of the Montana National Guard subscribed for a Liberty Loan bond totaling over $10,000. The unit, federalized and stationed in Billings, plans to depart for Camp Greene in Charlotte, North Carolina to join the rest of the regiment under Captain Verge’s announcement.
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Billings
Montana National Guard
Verge
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
Curtis Hospital and Kingsbury Residence Listed
Helena E. Curtis, R.N., of 42 ft address on South Washington Street, cited in local notice alongside Curtis Hospital. The brief records home and medical facility tied to Curtis family.
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He Curtis
South Washington Street
Kingsbury Residence
Helena E. Curtis
R. N
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State Bank of Dillon
Belgium
Mexico
Willetts
E Kerkenon
Women
Utah
Next Baptist Convention
Tn Ia
Soldin
Dillon
Pan PE Eae
Liberty Loan
C. C. Thornton
Pearl I. Smith
Nels Nelson
R. H. Ryburn
Marshall Field, Cashier
NWA
G. E. Jewell
Dillon Furniture Co
General Furniture Distributors
E. H. Brundage, Undertaker
Dillon, Montana
Wea
the Crystal Laundry
H. H. Sato
Comer Sebree
and. Montana
Sts
George R. Occhili
West Broadway
Butte, Ment
Annabel Desmond
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