Local notes and social happenings in town
News items report birth of a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Wm 8, upcoming church services with Rev Martin, school and community events, a cattle and crop related lawsuit, a Catholic fair, road mishap near Becket, birthday dinners, and plans for oil development and new businesses. Numerous short notices cover meetings, travel, and local trades.
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Bill
Ed Shierson
Buringram
Martin
Rev
L. S. Butler
Lewistown
Ayers
Producing Wells Listed in Eastern Fergus County
A preliminary list catalogs producing wells in Eastern Fergus County. The document outlines wells identified as active, detailing names and locations within the region.
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Fergus County
Rankin vows crackdown on bootleggers and corrupt officials
Rankin declares law enforcement must curb corruption and bootleggers in public office. He criticizes spineless officials and promises to expose and remove the worst offenders to strengthen state enforcement.
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Donothings
Subscription notice for Ladies' Home Journal posts
Subscriptions or renewals for Ladies' Home Journal Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman urged via Ruth Cameron in Grass Range.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
Country Gentleman
Ruth Cameron
Grass Range
Rental notice for partly furnished house hits Judith Basin region
A brief item notes Tom Waddell and his son, lessees of the Light launch for three years, were in town yesterday. Waddell, a Judith Basin resident since March 1881, previously served as postmaster of Stanford for eleven years and praises the Eastern Fergus section.
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Tom Waddell and Son
Tom
Judith Basin
Stanford
Fergus
No sir cried parent over daughter becoming wife
Irate parent declares the daughter cannot be his. The young man interrupts, insisting he wishes to marry her and rejects the notion of her becoming his daughter. The confrontation centers on a contested family romance.
Porter Named Game Warden Deputy in Helena
Helena Jan 19 W M Porter of Red Lodge appointed by Governor Jos M Dixon to take office February 1 today became a deputy under Game Warden Jake L Dehart to learn the routine during the ensuing period
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Helena
W. M. Porter
Red Lodge
Jos. M.dixon
Jake L. Dehart
Black Panther People in Town
Members of the Black Panther Oil Co., a Philadelphia firm, visited the town on business. They faced a bond submission requirement of several thousand dollars tied to Teigen Oil and Gas Co. and only a few leases were secured at a large meeting yesterday in Teigen attended by over a hundred people.
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W. C. Burnett
Earl Donahue
Forest Grove
Becket
Spaulding Place
Snyder Ranch
A. R. Mackenzie
J. A. Weatherford
F. F. Miles
Antstett
Oscar Mitchell
Oscar
Mr. Anstett
George Wright
Alex Young
Black Panther Oil Co
Philadelphia
Tiegen Oil and Gas Co
Teigen
Oil Output Rising in Montana in November Dispatch
Montana's oil production climbed about 80 percent in November to a total of 62 000 barrels and a daily average of 3 066 barrels. The gain left Montana ahead of New York and Indiana, with Texas the only state to show a gain besides Montana.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
United States Geological Survey
Washington
Texas
New York
Indi
Roosevelt Two-Cent Stamp Favored by House Committee
The house coinage committee today reported favorably a senate bill authorizing a Roosevelt two cent piece. The report cites a genuine need for the two cent coin and says coinage of one cent as proposed would fitly honor the memory of a great American.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treasury rules classify home brewed beer as unlawful
Detroit a January 22 A ruling from the United States treasury department in Washington holds that makers of home brewed beer are liable for a 1000 fine even if no sale or use is shown. John A Rogan collector for eastern Michigan district announced the ruling.
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Detroit
Mich
United States Treasury Department
Washington
John A. Rogan
Internal Revenue
Eastern Michigan
Simplicity Theme Echoes in Old Prose Style
A brief meditation on timeless elegance, praising restraint in character, manners, and speech. The excerpt emphasizes supreme simplicity as a guiding virtue in daily conduct and classic prose.
Spread of Bathing in Europe Across Ages
The essay traces bathing’s spread in Europe as a Crusades legacy. Knights of the Cross observed Saracen practices and introduced baths in England before expanding to other lands. Bathing became common before rites like marriage or knighthood, reinforcing European norms of cleanliness.
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Europe
Knights of the Cross
England
New Artificial Silk From Animal Fiber Report
The article describes a new artificial silk made from animal muscular fiber as the core material. It notes a cementing agent applied four feet away, followed by straightening the separated fiber in a liquid to produce fibers several inches long. The fibers can be woven and waterproofed with rubber for insulation and balloon cloth, at a claimed low cost.
Fisherman Touts Musk Lunge Weight Feat Noted
The American Forestry Magazine notes a musk lunge can reach up to a hundred pounds in weight and recounts the challenge of landing such a catch with rod and line, a memorable feat for an angler.
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Magons
Jorge
A. F
A.M
Oddis McFarland
Parent-Teachers Association
W. M. Weber
Ole Winger
Anne Dahil
Edgar Hart
John Raugstad
W. A. McGilvery
Continental Oil Co
Chas
Jasper
Winkle
Freed
Young
Ouija Board
BE. E. Elliott
John Single
Jack Eschleman
Jack
Frank Scovel
Lloyd Sullenger
W.E. Kelly
Federal Loan Association
Young's
Mr. Kelly
Jim Shaw
Arkansas
Missouri
Richard Sebastian
R. & J. Clothing Co
H. W. Rathbun
Charles Jasper
H.W. Rathbun
Mr. Jasper
T. A. Peterson
Peterson
G. R B. Laird
Frantz
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West Dome
Mid-N. No
Montreal
Great Western Sesw
Li Charlies
Ritter-Lawson
Rankin
Porter
Black Panther
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Grass Range Mercantile Co
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Home Brew
Grand Theater
Frank Mayo
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