Insane World War Veteran Escapes on Montana Train
A veteran, A. Howell, in temporary custody of a railroad porter, escaped from train No. 42 at Huntley station while en route to Sheridan Wyoming for treatment. Sheriff Mountjoy pursued but found no trace, later returning to Billings. Howell, long a patient at Palo Alto, had recently been located in Boulder and is deemed harmless.
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Billings
S. A. Howell
Huntley
J. W. Mountjoy
Jefferson County
Veterans’ Hospital
Sheridan
Wyo
Mountjoy
Howell
Boulder
Palo Alto
Cal
American Legion
Sheridan Institution
Pioneer Citizen of Basin Buried
Jol Kostad, pioneer Basin resident and Jib mining shift boss, died after a brief illness. His funeral drew large attendance, with Eagles services and Basin cemetery interment. Survived by Lena, three children, four brothers and three sisters, with one sister in Norway.
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Basin
Maries
Helena
Lena Anderson
John
Katherine
Arthur
North Dakota
Christiana
Norway
E. Kostad
Flaxton
N. D
The
Eagles of
Clyde, Smith
Boulder
Basin and
Basin Cemetery
Boy on Bike Run Down by Motorist in Billings
Ace Johnston thirteen, riding a bicycle with Arle Hansen, was injured at 3 45 Sunday afternoon at First avenue south and Thirtieth street when an automobile driven by Charles E Hansen of Cody Wyoming struck the bike. The rear wheel passed over his chest and he was carried home for medical care. Traffic Officer Stump inspected tire marks and pedal scratches while Hansen filed a report at city hall.
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Billings
Ace Johnston
South Thirty-seventh Street
Charles E. Hansen
Cody
Wyo
First Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Robert Taylor
Arle
Harold
Stump
Hensen
Cady
Local News Briefs From Basin March 31
J Sullivan, formerly a Butte police officer now working at the Jib, was called to O Neill Nebraska due to his uncle Timothy Sullivan's serious illness. Timothy, about 90, helped pioneer Butte copper mining under Marcus Daly. Several Basin residents and visitors from Butte attended events, dances, and visits, including the Cove and Eaglesh benefit, with locals like Jack Nettles and Lucere Nettles among attendees.
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Bounder Valley
Arthur Dubie
Butte
Martha Winslow
James Vanderbeck
Helen
Boulder
Tom C. Clements
Dave
Yovelich
Harry Mikkleson
Cardwell
Jimmine
Lowry
Joseph Lowry
Janes Nettles
Lucere
Nettles
Clark Brothers Bank
Kilia Freeborn
Auto Turns Turtle Injuring Two Near Butte
March 31 Thomas Gallagher of 422 N Wyoming Street and Tred Wiley received slight bruises when their heavy sedan skidded off the Montana street Rowe highway after midnight. The car left the pavement, struck a telegraph post, then flipped onto its side, sustaining considerable damage. The two occupants escaped with minor injuries.
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Butte
Thomas Gallager
Wyoming Street
Tred Wiley
Montana Street
Rowe Highway
Martinsdale Roundup March 31 Highlights and Social News
Martinsdale notes a dinner for out of town guests by Mrs W B Galvin. Debating high school team argued to repeal the Volstead Act with Erritt Moyer and Bernice Bennett for and Lyston Everettts and Pearl Blevins against. judges favored the negative. School events, bank director attendance, moves, and local visits are listed along with a plant education talk by forest ranger Bonham. Snow and floods in Findon area are described as well as dairy stock sales and youth society gathering.
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Erritt Moyer
Bernice Bennett
Lyston Everettts
Pearl Blevins
Mesdames Sheehey
Petrie
Carmichael
EF. P. Bennett
Williams
Findon
Bernice
Gladys Bennett
Peterson
Groveland
D. A. Petrie
Salt Lake
John P. Bonham
Mr. Bonham
Spring Creek
Rob
Ira Alfred
Louis Siqveland
Olat
Henry Pump
E. J. Settle
White Sulphur Springs
Richard Ringling
Olive Land
Young People’s Society of
Lebo
Nick and
Paul Holland
Otto Borvig
Martinsdale
Aged Placer Miner Found Dead in Pioneer Cabin
Chris Krahenbuhl an elderly placer miner from the Pioneer district was found dead in his Pioneer cabin on Sunday. Likely death from paralysis, having suffered before. Born in Zurich about 65 years ago, he came to Wisconsin with his mother as a child and lived in the state for thirty years. He worked for Kohrs and Bielenberg in Pioneer mines for two decades and spent past two summers at the Soldiers' Home in Columbia Falls. Nieces and nephews in Wisconsin and New Haven, Connecticut, are the only known surviving relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maroh
Chris Krahenbuhl
Pioneer District
Pioneer
Krahenbuhl
Zurich
Switzerland
Wisconsin
Kohrs & Bielenberg
Soldiers
Columbia Falls
New Haven
Conn
Belgrade Spring Social Notes and Travels
Belgrade news items recount visits and travel among local families including Mrs Abner Melton visiting Townsend and relatives in Bozeman Livingston and Maudlow. Evangelistic meetings with Rev Jordan at Central Park and Springfield Ladies Aid gathering with plans for the year are noted along with Eastern Star degrees at the Masonic hall and neighborly calls among Lola and Francis Hedges and others.
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Belgrade
Abner Melton
Townsend
F. 4
O'Loughlin
Livingston
Floyd Harrington
Marshall Byrne
Bozeman
Otto Knutson
D. E. McGuire
Harvey Biggs
Ralph
Maudlow
Lewis Biggs
Walter Bf. Jordan
Missouri
Iowa
Rev
Jordan
Central Park
Ben Hatfield
Stevens
Hugh Biggs
Ollie Dixon
Wolf Creek
George Reinig
Lola
Francis Hedges
Springfield Ladies’ Aid
John Ross
W. 5
Stephenson
Nampa
Idaho
D. A. Stephenson
The
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Wilbert Harrer
S. C. Allen
Mayme Hoffman
Don Ray
Henry Davis
Garfield farmer uses tractors only on 320 acre Montana farm
Albert Kruse, a prominent Garfield County farmer near Jordan, operates a 320 acre farm without horses or a king animal. He began farming with horses, enlisted in 1917, and returned to start driving a tractor in 1919. Kruse employs three 100 acre fields, three year rotations, and flax cultivation to boost yields. He hauls flax 65 miles to market, favors Marquis wheat, and credits Montana with strong independence and opportunity.
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Jordan
Albert Kruse
Garfield County
Mr. Kruse
Kruse
Montana
School of Applied Arts
Millikin University
Decatur, Is
Requisition Honored in McAllister Return From Spokane
Olympia March 11 Governor Hartley has honored the requisition of the government of Macritana for the return of George C McAllister wanted in Silver Bow county on charges of abandoning two minor children He is being held in Spokane Babies in Argovne of the Swiss cantons must be weighed measured and fingerprints taken within 24 hours after birth
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Olympia
Wash
Hartley
Macritana
George C. McAllister
Silver Bow County
Spokane
Argovne
Gambler Gone
Toln Brandt Walker, once a Chicago speculator famed for a 1907 Wall Street profit of 5 million in 90 days, died yesterday in Atlantic City at 57. Reported from Chicago, he was said to have only a remnant left of his former fortune.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Toln Brandt Walker
Wall Street
Atlantic City
Matthews Golden Wedding Observed
Mr and Mrs Robert Matthews celebrated their golden anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs George Bickford. Their family includes eight grandchildren and ten living children. They married in Old Hampshire Virginia on March 26 1873. The dining room was decorated in gold and they were given a plain gold ring.
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Townsend
Marcel
Robert Matthews
George Bickford
Bickford
Matthews
Charles Matthews
Land Airs
Frank Holliway
Old Hampshire
Scotland
Miner Runs Into Tough Luck When Friend Runs Away
Great Falls reports H. R. Trimmer an older Montana prospector facing indefinite county jail time after pleading guilty in federal court to bootlegging. He was jailed when his partner Joe McDonald left town, leaving Trimmer to bear the fine of 73 dollars even as he refuses to take a pauper’s oath as an alternative.
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Great Falls
H. R Trimmer
Montana
Hills
Trimmer
Joe McDonald
Windham
Charles XII
McDonald
Park Fire Loss Put at Million in Yellowstone
Mammoth Hot Springs Park fire yesterday afternoon caused an estimated loss near 1 million dollars, with seven passenger automobiles burned for about 430 thousand dollars. President Childs of Park Transportation reports orders for replacement cars, to be delivered on a special train, while a new garage is built at Mammoth Springs and until then cars will be housed at Gardiner Montana.
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Associated Press
Livingston
Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone National Park
EL Kammermeyer
Presi
Dent Harry W. Childs
Park Transportation Company
la Jolla
Calif
Mammoth Hot Saye 3
Springs
Gardiner
Mont
Easter Eggs to Stay Near Current Prices in Lewistown
Lewistown dealers say Easter egg prices will rise little if at all from current levels despite spring demand. After a winter with readily available eggs, stores showed prices as low as 23 cents a dozen and the market has not suffered a shortage aside from a cold snap in December that reduced hen production briefly.
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Lewistown
Occupants Thrown From Auto Near Butte Escape Uninjured
Four people were thrown from their car when it skidded on a mud slick near Hardingway, Butte, while returning from Boulder. The auto overturned onto its side but all four occupants John O Bri en Kate Bruno Jack McKenzie and Elizabeth Janskievitch escaped unharmed though shaken. They were helped by a passing motorist John Hoffman and taken to Butte for checks.
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John Hoffman
Butte
Billings Filing Law Change Confusion Resolved
Candidates in Billings learned on Sunday that Senate Bill 36 did not alter filing deadlines. The law still required petitions 60 days before the election, affecting mayoral and aldermanic hopefuls who had not filed by the Saturday cutoff. City attorney M. J. Lamb confirmed the legislators had not changed election law, with a late copy clarifying the position.
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Billings
Nineteenth Legislative Assembly
M. J. Lamb
Lamb
Yellowstone County
Helena
Iity
Townsend Socials and Travel Mention Incidents
Townsend residents report a March visit to Bozeman by Mrs. Treea Croak and her daughter Miss Ireta for business. A masquerade ball drew a large Franklin school crowd. Ora Scammahorn notes a safe recovery after an eye operation. The article also lists several local trips to Helena and Belgrade, visits from Radersburg, and a Three Forks high school student returning home for the weekend.
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H. L. Sullivan
Belgrade
Lillian Mason
Forsk
Possibility of Life Term in Jail Ends as Relatives Pay Fine
Great Falls March 31 The possible life term in jail for L. K. Gray, a Fergus County rancher convicted as a noonshiter, was terminated when relatives paid $100 to satisfy the release fine. Gray was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. His jail term expired March 23, but release could not be ordered until the fine was paid. The paupers oath option was unavailable due to his 280 acres of land, preventing borrowing to cover the fine.
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Great Falls
L. KL Gray
Noonshiter
Gray
Fergus County
Woman Gives Up Daughter in California Custody Case
Amour Stehlin, 9, daughter of Mrs Clyde Vian, left Great Falls for California in custody of deputy Helen Sturgess of Los Angeles Juvenile Department. The Los Angeles court will decide custody between the mother and her former common law husband. Mrs Vian abandoned extradition plans after a conference with the deputy.
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Great Falls
Wolf Creek News Briefs Include Local Travels And Birth
Mrs. Pet er Burggraff and son Adolf return from Helena with farm implements to begin spring work. Ed Borho made a brief trip to Great Falls. William Harvey visited, John Roth left for Stearns to work with Borho brothers. Mrs. W.G. Mason and Mrs. M.S. Davis visited Helena. Archie Craig family back from Dearborn. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Edward L Borho on March 29 in a Great Falls hospital.
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Wolf Creek
Peter Burggraff
Adolf
Helena
Ed Borho
Great Falls
William Harvey
John Roth
Stearns
Borho Brothers
W.G. Mason
M.S. Davis
Joe
Clinton Rhein
Archie Craig
Dearborn
Edward L. Borho
Deer Lodge School Trustee Candidates Seek Re election
Three persons filed for school trustees in Deer Lodge for the April 4 election Leo B Kemp and Dr G J Marquette seek re election with Nels Nelson as a new candidate Two trustees will be chosen for three years Each voter should note the upcoming contest along with local court actions and community notes across the district.
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W. E. Evans
Hugh Evans
Butte
Harriet Peeples
Albert Bien
FL W. Gallette
Helena
Katherine Warren
Edith Sears
Seattle
Edward Sears
Cross Word Puzzles Introduce Americans Abroad
In Rome on March 10 the Associated Press reports a new use for cross word puzzles as a social tool for lonely Americans and English travelers in Europe. Exiles seek fellow countrymen in foreign restaurants by asking a three letter word for historical authenticity, provoking blank stares and cautious curiosity among locals.
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Rome
Associated Press
Europe
Revenue Bureau Probe Findings Kept Secret
The special senate committee ended hearings on the internal revenue bureau but will continue work on tax cases until June 1. Chairman Couzens said he would issue statements as evidence is submitted and interpret findings. Details will remain private until reported to the senate in December.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Couzens
Flood About Glasgow Beginning to Recede
Great Falls reports from Glasgow in Valley County indicate the Milk River flood is starting to recede. The lower town remains flooded though water has not risen above first floors in any homes. The high water followed a rapid snow melt from a western/North Milk River snowpack, with expected damage near $100,000.
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Great Falls
Glasgow
Valley County
Higher Things at Pacific Coast Theological Conference
Dr Czara Stearns Davis of Chicago Theological Seminary urged focus on basic truths of religion at the opening session in Los Angeles. Bishop Edwin H Hughes criticized King James Bible translations for distorting religious terms, and Dr Charles F Aked labeled Daniel as fiction used to comfort Jewish martyrs under pagan rule.
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Los Angeles
March Jr
Jess
Czara Stearns Davis
Chicago Theological Seminary
Pacifics Coast Theological Conference
Edwin H. Hughes
Chictago
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles F. Aked
South American Skepticism of Pan Americanism Cited
Dr Enrique Molina of the University of Concepcion spoke at an open heart meeting during the Christian Work Congress in Montevideo. He argued that Pan Americanism clashes with the Monroe doctrine and has failed to gain mass support in South America due to U S commercial influence and perceived domination. He cited Haiti Santo Domingo Honduras and Panama as examples and warned that Americans as a whole pose a menace to Latin America.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Marely
Associated Press
Drles Gates
Christian Work Congress
Enrique Molina
University of Concepcion
Chile
United States
Molina
South America
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Honduras
Panama
Latin-America
Prizes Alotted For Best Holstein Cattle
Chicago March 04 The Holstein Friesian Association of America offers $25 000 in special prizes for Holstein shows at fairs and dairy events nationwide This includes a new state herd prize at the National Dairy Show and revised judging rules with sliding scale rewards for herds entering multiple classes Special prizes totaling $500 are also available for Holstein herds in this class.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Holstein Association
Fleet salutes Prince aboard Repulse on voyage home
The British Atlantic fleet en route home from Mediterranean exercises altered course at the Prince of Wales request to salute the Repulse. The prince travels on the Repulse toward South Africa and South America. The wireless dispatch from London confirms the salute during the voyage.
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Associated Press
Wireless
London
Mediterranean
Prince of Wales
South Africa
South America
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Poneer
Fib
Henry E. Loiselle
Charles Bucton
Timothy Downey
William Jackson
Harry Wyatt
Lois Jacques
Basin News
Martinsdale News
Garfield Farm
Gambler
Andrew
Solons
Townsend News
By Williams
Wolf Creek News
Qeer Lodge News
Revenue Bureau
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