Farmer Uses Gun To Force Lawyer To Sign Papers
Kalispell report details L Z Grob an east side rancher facing a county jail hold for threatening to murder after forcefully compelling his lawyers to draft and sign a divorce settlement demand He withdrew a $30 fee note and fled to his Creston ranch where Sheriff Fitzpatrick arrested him He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held for district court despite a high bond attempt.
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Farmer
Kalispell
L. Z. Grob
East Side
Kendall
Lingenfleter
Grab
King
Grob
Creston
Fitzpatrick
Unslice McCarthy
Ottend
Fromberg Firm Sells Its Lumber Department to John Gibson
In Fromberg on April 6 John Gibson took over the lumber department of Baldwin Lumber and Hardware. Baldwin, a pioneer firm in Fromberg for about 20 years, will keep hardware implements and automobiles. Gibson brings longtime contracting experience and has built many local structures.
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Fromberg
John Gibson
Baldwin Lumber & Hardware Company
Froimberg
Chumber
Gibson
Heart balm case heads to Miles City district court
In Miles City on April 6 Franklin L. Williams sues George Kachur for 10000 in alienation of affections alleging Kachur caused his wife Ellen E. Williams to leave him. The divorce suit by Mrs. Williams claims Williams deserted her and neglected her for a year. The hearings follow the Kelley v. Kelley alienation case set to begin Wednesday, likely delaying the Williams matter.
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Ellen E. Williams
Williams
Goldtrip Mine 3 Shows Increased Production at Rosebud
April 6 report from Colstrip notes the Rosebud coal mine up to about 2500 tons daily, 250 tons higher than since October. Since March 1 reopening, two shifts and ninety men handle stripping and loading with a new eight ton shovel. Improvements include a machine shop, 1200 feet of rack, track grade completed, and plans for 10 four to five room houses for permanent staff. Officials call operations satisfactory.
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Rosebud
Colstrip
Lochren Donnelly
Northwestern Improvement Company
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone
Montana
Forsyth
Donnelly
Bozeman Roundup Invites 73 Detroit Boys to Visit
Martinsdale April 6. Harry Healy, director of the Bozeman Round up association, received a letter from L. E. Hatheway, Bozeman Chamber manager, about 73 boys traveling from Detroit to Alaska this summer. They plan to visit Montana attractions to see real western life and may stop in Bozeman where free admission is offered. George Buchanan of the Buchanan Coal company in Detroit leads the trip and will supervise the boys.
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Martinsdale
Harry Healy
Dbozeman Roundup Association
L. E. Hatheway
Healy
George Buchanan
Buchanan Coal Company of
Detrait
Farmer Drives Auto Against Wall After Collision
Conrad Brehm a Shepherd farmer drove his car into the Gazette building after hitting a machine on Herrick Swan’s at 424 Le Momana avenue and North Twenty seventh street. The steering was damaged as he tried to move away. Swans machine was only slightly damaged. Two dozenges were in the back, both survived. Reports filed at the police station. April 6.
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Gazette
Brehm
Avenue, Ati
Martinsdale News Highlights Local People and Officials
April reports from Martinsdale cover visits by Forest Service staff including W B Wiley and R Broadbent, stockmen meetings, road conditions, and no 1923 forest range fee increases. Local illness cases include scarlet fever in Ringling and a seriously ill child in Spokane. Social notes mention gatherings, Easter themes, and plans of residents such as J S Coad and E J Smock traveling southward.
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Martinsdale
George Beal
Reta
Ringling
Max Sarier
Son
Wyo
George H. Willison
Spokane
George Mongar
Tenderfoot
Freeman Creek
Carl
Ashlock
Ashford
Ross Higgings
Buite
G. Xniggins
Murray Hospital
Joe Measey
Ringling Lane
Walter Adams
W. E. Adams
W. O H. Higgins
Julia Corkill
Missoula
W. J. Corkill
Nora
Mick Pburgan
Butte
J. S. Coad
C. A. Linn
T Motor
E. J. Smock
Walles
Ore
Big Muddy Breaks Up at Wolf Point
April 6 report notes continued wavy weather tore at the Old Muddy ice causing breakup and shifting. Sunday current cleared with occasional large cakes remaining. Crossing suspended briefly. some travelers crossed on foot Saturday and returned by rowboat Sunday. George Littlefield, owner of the power ferry White Oils, hopes to operate Thursday if landings can be prepared. Rivers and tributaries in the region ran high, flooding Milk River towns Glasgow Nashua and Porcupine Creek prompting evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Point
George Littlefield
Oener
White Oils
Glasgow
Nashwa
Porcupine Creek
Plan to Enforce Wild Force Law in Martinsdale Districts
At White Sulphur Springs meeting stockmen backed division of the county into two districts to enforce a bill eliminating nicked and unbranded horses. Orville Harris was named chairman and Senator C Linn secretary. Each district will form a three person committee to draft petitions for county commissioners. A mass meeting is set for April 24 at 2 p.m. at the courthouse to approve the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsdale
White Sulphur Springs
Orville Harris
Senator C. \. Linn
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Weather Ideal for Miles City Ranchers in April
Southeastern Montana reports ideal conditions for ranchers in Miles City area. A Calabar region veteran with 43 years’ experience notes spring cattle roundup finished, calves branded, and range restocked. Grazing outlook is good as warmer days feed dormant grass and cooler nights aid firming range for ample livestock feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Calabar
Wilson
Child Hit By Car In Crash Leaves Boy In Serious Shape
Three year old Philip Crase and his grandfather Mrs Frank Crage were in a crash Saturday afternoon when struck by a post. The child was knocked over by one of two colliding cars and is reported resting easily at St J hospital. Three ribs are broken and doctors await N ray photographs to assess full injuries.
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Partie
Philip, Crase
Frank Crage
Strick
St. J Hospital
Gas Cars to Replace Stub Trains on N P
Northern Pacific plans two gasoline electric cars to replace trains 187 and 188 between Billings and Glendive. Vehicles carry passengers with baggage trailers, operated by conductor and engin, torpedo-type interurban cars used in Oregon Washington and Colorado. Officials cite potential economy though savings remain experimental as Electro Motive of St Louis continues tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Electro Motive Company
F St. Louis
Wpress
Woman Burned In Gas Oven Blast
Minded by a burst of flame when gas from an oven burner exploded while Mrs. Viola Collins fought it. She escaped serious injury but was badly burned on hands and arms. The stove was wrecked and eyebrows singed. She received treatment at Murray hospital then returned home.
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Viola Collins
West Broadway
Byrmas
Murray Hospital
E. 0. Anderson
Ringling to Build Cannery at Springs
Ringling and White have organized the Northwestern Canning and Dairy company with headquarters at White Sulphur and plan to erect a pea cannery in the Smith River valley. They offer an attractive proposition to actual farmers and detail the region's resources in a new brochure.
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Martinsdale
Blackfeet Reserve Survey To Be Completed This Summer
Washington reports the Interior Department announced that the large Blackfeet Indian Reservation land survey will be finished in the coming summer. Lands will be subdivided into 320 160 and 80 acre allotments for individual members, the largest such federal project. Surveyors have worked since 1921 with over 7 000 allotments covering about 535 000 acres in the northern reservation east of Glacier National Park and along St Marys and Mik rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Monana
Interior Department
Glacier Nation
St. Marys
Mik
General Land Office
Surveyor General of
Montana
Small Dog Barks Save Saco from Destructive Fire
A small terrier named Buttons woke her master Earl O’Brien and alerted Frank Rider at the O’Brien pool hall, enabling him to discover a smoldering fire in the Krowachnabel store. Fire Chief Gilbert cited a defective Wittig as the cause and the blaze was quickly reversed.
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Saco
Buttons
Earl O'Brien
Frank Rider
O'Brien
Frank
Rider
Krowachnabel
Gilbert
Wittig
Many Mid Westerners Arriving in Montana Great Falls
The Milwaukee railroad runs an advertising campaign drawing families from Minnesota South Dakota Iowa and other states to Montana. Traveling agricultural agent Rey W. Murray reports to H R Wahoske in Great Falls that winter exhibits in Minnesota South Dakota and Iowa promoted farming in the region. He notes many prospective settlers were interviewed and expects to bring numerous families to Montana after the March 28 finish in Yankton South Dakota.
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Kioya
Minnesota
South Dackota
Milwaukee
Montana
Rey W. Murray
H.R. Wahoske
Anl
Great Falls
Murray
Ahinesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Yankton
Treat Falls
DIES OF DIPHTHERIA IN DEER LODGE
Yvonne Weber eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor N Weber died of diphtheria at age 12. She would have graduated St Marys Academy eighth grade in June with honors. Survived by parents four brothers grandparents an aunt and other relatives. Funeral from home to Hillcrest cemetery with requiem mass at cathedral.
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Missoula
Alexcina Roberts
Don
Los Angeles
Hillcrest Cemetery
Federal Reserve Governors Meet as Mail and Tax Actions Soar
In Washington the Federal Reserve Bank governors opened their spring conference while Edward I Brodie resigns as Siam minister and President Heydler presents a gold pass to President Coolidge. Blair orders confidential March returns for internal revenue and the Post Office issues a fraud order against the National Disabled Soldiers' League. Morris and Armour forest construction validity debated before Secretary Jardine as B&O seeks $43 million refinancing for the southern division bonds.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Edward I Brodie
Siam
Heydler
Nationaleague
Coolidge
Blair
Post Office Department
National Disabled Soldiers’ League
Morris and Armour
Jardine
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robbers Fail in Safe Cracking at Toggery Store
In Missoula on Higgins Avenue the thieves spent hours attempting to break the safe at the Toggery store. They battered a rear door, forced a basement entry, used a saw on timbers, pried a door strip, and bent the safe catch but left the store otherwise untouched. A glove was used to deaden the noise during hammering.
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Missoula
Apri
Higgins Avenue
Biggest Still Found in Hill County Raid
Sheriff Timmons Deputy Clark and a federal agent raided a ranch 13 miles south in the Bear Paw mountains finding what was described as the largest still in Hill County. A 100 gallon still 1500 gallons of wash 30 gallons of moonshine whiskey 1000 pounds of sugar and various paraphernalia were seized from a dugout operation with spring water and a gasoline fueled mash setup.
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Hill Cou
Timmons
Clark
Lee Jones
Bear Paw Mountains
Local Notes From Wolf Creek and Nearby Areas
April community notices list residents traveling to Helena Great Falls and Seattle visiting relatives and returning home. Names include Mrs Leon Morris Miss Mabel Harris Lon Smith George Flicks T W Teahey Mildred Croughan Jack McDonough Barbara Macon and others with trips to Helena Great Falls Seattle and local ranches. Frequent weekend visits and family movements characterize the report.
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Wolf Creek
Leon Morris
C. Wirth
Great Falls
Mabel Harris
Helena
Lon Smith
Craig
George Flicks
Seattle
T. W. Teahey
Mildred Croughan
Jack McDonough
Leo Garrow
Willard
Rock Creek Basin
John Patterson
Capital
Louis al Masin
Honard Bowman
Harvey Thompson
Archie Crate
Green Creek
Joe
Jene Alt
Helens
Wadness
M. S. Davis
Walf Poin
Hicks
Barbara Macon
Bort Worth
Texas
Edward Olsen
Ed Ast
Wil Borho
Stearns
Frances Thompson
Doris Nickerson
End of her sister and a Bedridden Willie Olsen
Local notes mention a dance Saturday evening and a bedridden Willie Olsen. The report adds family mentions including Mrs RL Mened ard and Matilda Situar bteleta. The Beans topic covers U.S. Department of Agriculture proposals on grading beans to limit foreign material. A hearing led by W A Wheeler discussed tentative grade specs, aiming for 2 percent max foreign matter in No 1 beans.
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RL Menedard
Willie Olsen
St. Vitas
Matilda
Billings
Mostar Nraducers
United States Department of Winnre
Department
W. A. Wheeler
Bureau
Mor Lana
Idahe
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Fromberg Firm
Studebaker Motor
Great Studebaker
T.C. Power Motor Car Co
Pioneer Motor Car Distributors
Great Falls Billings
Pat
Miles City Court
Bozeman
Martinsdale News
Big Muddy
Miles City
N. P
Blackfeet Reserve
Matta
Phillips
London
Hill County
Wolf Creek News
Thistlewaite’s
Thistlewaite Shoe Co
JUST
Weggenman Market
State St
Budd-Fisher Drug Co
San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John Melniyre
Jou
Melmyre
Wirick
Sweet Grass County
New Oriental Limited
The
Great Northern
New Oriental Pullman
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Chicago
W. J. Garrity
Arceny
Sheriff's Ofice
Big Timber
Billings Bank
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