Grass Range News Briefs and Social Notes
Community updates from Grass Range recount visits by Mrs. E R Thompson and L Gile from Lewistown and Helena, mention of local business prospects, and ongoing oil drill plans at Ellison. Council notes include a garage permit and finances facing delinquent taxes, with social events like barter basket bake sales and a Mayo Clinic Apple girl fundraiser shaping town activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Slack
Grass Range
Washington
Ray
G. N
Lewistown
Democrat-News
Gust Anderson
Omaha
Nebraska
National Park Bank of New York
Mr. Anderson
Col. Stiffel
John Wist
W. K. Shepheer
J. B. ‘Barnes
Ttef
Flatwillow
Frank Gile
Rinehart
Test Well Planned at Spindletop West End
A $1,000,000 California company plans a test well in the Flatwillow field on the Spindletop structure near section 8-12-24. Mid-Northern aims to complete its Spindletop well in section 27-13-23, then proceed to Button Butte, with earlier delays from a crooked hole and a Tensleep sand target around 600 feet. Spindletop may test lower horizons including the Devonian if upper sands fail to produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatwillow
California
Ellis
Button Butte
Two Butte Slayers Must Pay Penalty
William Harris and Monte Harris in Butte county jail must pay the death penalty for the murder of Stig Schilling at a north Butte road house on Thanksgiving night 1921. The Montana Supreme Court affirmed the lower court ruling, finding no trial errors. The Harrises, not related, were parts of a four man group planning robbery. Schilling, manager of the road house, was shot at the door. Two other co-defendants received life sentences at Deer Lodge prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harris
Monte’’ Harris
Butte
Stig Schilling
Supreme Court
Harrises
Schilling
Deer Lodge
They Appeal to Our Sympathies
The bilious and dyspeptic are constant sufferers and appeal to sympathies. Many have been restored to health by Chamberlain's Tablets which strengthen the stomach invigorate the liver and improve digestion. They induce a gentle movement of the bowels. If you have stomach trouble try them.
Masquerade Dance Saturday Night and Lewistown Witnesses
A masquerade dance is planned for Saturday night. Four people arrived for the event. G B and Frank Laird were summoned to Lewistown on Wednesday as witnesses for the prosecution in the Jackson case. The defense is expected to complete its direct examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Beedie
Lewistown
Jarrett-Jackson
G. B
Frank Laird
Jackson
Gas Lighting Advances in Early American Cities
The passage traces early gas lighting developments from Philadelphia in 1706 with M Ambroise and Co to Richmond Virginia’s 1808 tall gas lamp, and Baltimore 1816 where Rembrandt Peale's museum caused a gas lighting craze. The museum lamp drew more crowds than the mastodon skeleton, spurring a city gas company and street illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philadelphia
M. Ambroise & Co
Richmond
Rembrandt Peale
Baltimore
Murum
Webster brothers birth and death dates noted
The Websters Daniel and Noah Webster are listed with their birth and death dates. Daniel born January 18, 1782, died October 24, 1862. Noah born October 14, 1758, died May 28, 1848. The text references their inclusion in a fourth concrétion, 98 aha in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Websters
Daniel Webster
Noah Webster
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News of Town
E. R. Thompson
L. Gile
Helena
Missouri
Orso Bésider
Hover-Schwartz
Teigen
J. C. Retur
Brother Groundhog
T.D. McCain
al McCain
Roy
W. E. Smith
McCain
T. D. Is
Paul Resor
Becket
J. H. McLean
Atlanta
Georgia
Chippewa
Mayo Bros
Rochester
Minn
Forest Grove
Frank
Valentine
O. H. Roberts
Winnett
R. R. Howell& Co
L. R. Oleson
Tony Parente
New York
R. Damico
Mr. Parente
Two Butte
Montana
A. J. Young
Young’s Hotel
Russell
Burson
Nation Counter
R. & J. Clothing Co
Just
Copenhagen
Harding
Shantung
Palace Merc. Co
Farmer Friends
Oscar Rinehart
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