McGuire and Blakeslee Win Bridge Bid in 1928 Session
Madison Beaverhead counties met September 15 1928 to open bids for two steel bridges Mooney and Anderson. McGuire and Blakeslee of Great Falls Montana won with a bid of 15687.00 for both bridges and a 2500.00 certified check filed with the contract. The board also arranged a county claim against Madison for 800 for the crossing bridge now in Beaverhead county.
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Mooney Bridge
Anderson Bridge
A. L. Anderson
O. C. Gosman
J. Ki. Shaw
J. C. Fuller
J. F. Harrington
McGuire and Blakeslee
Metcalf & Saner
Beaverhead River
Trident
W. P. Roscoe
J. R. Silver
Security Bridge Company
R. T. Wemple
Geo. Metlen
C. R. Kellogg
Gosman
Great Falls
Montana
Shaw
McGuire
Blakeslee
T. FE. Gilbert
Maison County
Board of County Commissioners
Gangs March Home In Groups In Late Evenings
Gangs increasingly walk home in groups through South Washington Atlantic Pacific streets and ways as townspeople note a shift after Jud Brundage’s confrontation at the new public school building. Authorities caution there may be no direct link to the encounter, but warn of safer group travel.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific Street
Jud Brundage
Coolidge
Japan
U.S. Army
Navy
Far East
National Red Cross
San Francisco
Tokyo
Yokohama
Lilting Tunes From Barred Windows At County Jail
A jail phonograph and records bring music to inmates at the Hotel de Mooney, visible from the street as jazzy tunes drift from barred windows. Passers-by hear waltzes and serenades while idlers spend a forced summer vacation inside the brownstone hostelry.
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Hotel de Mooney
Brown Stone
Brundage Confronted By Armed Alleyway Robber
At 11 30 Friday night Brundage faced a hold up near a public school as a man stepped from dark with a club. Brundage dodged the blow and the robber demanded money with threats.
Death takes local farmer from Cornell ranch
Green, a well known farmer who leased one of the Cornell ranches two miles south of town, died at Barrett hospital yesterday morning around four. The funeral was held at two this afternoon from the ranch home with Rev. Philip May of the Presbyterian church in charge. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery.
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Green
Cornell
Barrett Hospital
Philip May
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View
Hunting Season Attracts Local Sportsmen Infield
The season opening draws hundreds of enthusiasts to preferred spots both near and far. Bed rock Lakes attracts many, with local men returning from trips to report fine bags of wild game. Oil wells numbered 116 in the Shelby Kevin field. Montana timber stock stands at 54 billion feet, decreasing by 660 million annually.
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Bedrock Lakes
Reese
Shelby-Kevin Field
Montana
Rankin for Senator in Montana Nomination Battle
The piece argues Attorney General Wellington D. Rankin will be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Montana with Senator Walsh as Democratic contender. It lauds Rankin as a strong, effective leader and predicts he can decisively defeat Walsh, who is criticized for limited state contributions over 12 years.
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Wellington D. Rankin
United States
Montana
Senator Walsh
Rankin
Walsh
Brundage Survives Robbery Night as Court Sanctions Gun Charge
A rancher Brundage fights off a mugger in a dark encounter losing glasses. Two men are arrested. Nemeco Archueleto faces a misdemeanor gun charge after pleading guilty and paying a fine. Brundage reflects on the hold up as a shock while the community offers sympathy for his family.
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Brundage
Hugh Chambers
Nemeco Archueleto
Phillips
Centennial Valley
Hubbart Dam Project Nears Completion in Kalispell
The Kalispell project at Hubbart Dam is approaching completion as workers finish final construction tasks and wrap up the environmental and safety checks. Local officials anticipate full operation soon with ongoing inspections and handover preparations.
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Kalispell
Hubbart Dam
His Corn Crop Harvest Proudly Yields Over A Thousand Ears
Donald Light son of Prof Lee R Light gathered 1 040 perfect ears of sweet corn from a small city plot along with many nubbins. The corn sold readily at a good price and demand could not be filled. A second plot will be planted next season.
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Donald Light
Lee R. Light
Moonshine Booth Myth Debunked by Firemen in Dillon
Firemen and officials in Dillon found no evidence of a moonshine booth at the carnival. They confirmed no fatalities or poisoning cases linked to moonshine and questioned the tale’s credibility and origin. They noted officers were present during the event and deemed the story ill conceived and unlikely.
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Butte
R. A. Reeser
Newnes
T. S. Gilbert
Dillon
Reeser
Fix Special Levies at Extra Council Session
A special council session on Monday adopted resolutions levying sprinkling and lighting taxes. Sprinkling revenue divides the city into two districts. district one pays 12 cents per linear foot of frontage, district two 6 cents.
Dry Land Crop Yields Exhibit At Security State Bank
Beliefs about dry land crops displayed in Security State Bank windows feature grain from A. J. Faust's dry ranch. Two fields produced 25 and 35 bushels per acre with yields overall above average, though nearby farms varied. The exhibit highlights dry land farming successes this year.
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A. J. Faust
First Killing Frost Spares Most Montana Crops
The first killing frost hit parts of Montana Sunday night September 16 but caused little damage. Most hardy plants escaped injury and the frost season this year has been unusually mild, with August usually bringing ruin to gardens.
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Montana
Beaverhead Motors to Erect New Garage in Dillon
D A Galt manager of Beaverhead Motors buys the corner lot at Montana and Glendale across from the U S L station for a brick and tile garage and showroom. The I shaped building will measure 60 by 75 feet with 100 to 118 feet depth slated to house Ford and Lincoln cars and Fordson tractors with possible service station ties. The deal, among the era’s notable Dillon transactions, signals a strong postwar confidence in the town’s business future.
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Montana
Glendale Streets
D. A. Galt
Beaverhead Motors Company
Corer
K. B. Roe
Glendale
Ford
Lincoln
Fordson Tractors
Turkeys Die After Ice Cream Mishap At Landon Ranch
Frank Landon runs a small turkey operation on the London ranch. A freezer full of ice cream melted and the water absorbed salt used in feed, killing 35 turkeys. Landon laments the loss and considers his turkey venture a hard luck lesson.
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Frank Landon
Landon
London
Oklahoma Land Rush Echoes Through Time
Montana reflects on Oklahoma's history with settlers and land rushes. The state’s development brought prosperity yet ongoing friction among diverse settlers remains a notable theme.
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John S. Baker
J. C. Faller
C. A. Green
Boone
North Carolina
Cornell Ranch
Old Whittier Place
the Tribune
Montana and
Oklahoma
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