Freight engine 3023 recovered after Katka wreck
Great Northern Mikado engine 3023 was pulled from the Kootenai river after plunging from a rock slide near Katka Idaho. Engineer John Harrington and Fireman Clarence Finn escaped the wreck but brakeman Charles B McGuire was killed. The crew faces severe injuries while rescued passengers and derailment debris covered the tracks for miles. McGuire, a Mason and longtime Great Northern employee, leaves a widow with two sisters.
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Troy
Dev
Great Northern
Kootenai River
Katka
Idaho
Charles B. McGuire
John Harrington
Clarence Finn
Harrington
Finn
Toga McAtech
Lineder
Banners Ferry
Warrington
Nim- Yard
McGuire
Fudge
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
the Elks
Masonic Fraternity
Oriental Consistory
Spokane
Mfe
Local fishing and social notes from Toston and Helena
Madison River fishing outing involving B F Briscoe and Charles Tarrant. Helena visitors include Mrs D F Shull Mrs J A Brinton and Mrs W E Chesnut. Townsends and Bozeman visitors noted. Food sale planned at Brown Bros in Toston on Saturday Dec 12. Christmas seals popular. several local students earned pins for selling over a dollar. A school program slated for tomorrow and eye testing for Thomas Holker in Missoula. Also news that Harris J Ryan of Stanford won the Egliser medal for 1925 high tension power transmission research.
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Toston
B. FB. Briscoe
Charles Tarrant
Madison
D. F. Shull
J. A. Brniton
W. E. Chesnut
Helena
Mary Shull
Dan
Townsend
Wright
Wolf Creek
Brown Bros
Tack
Payne
Louis Bonney
Howard Bushnell
Mr. Pavey and Sons
Exan Kimpton
Cone
David Jenkins
Seattle
Alice Briscoe
Eva Chesnut
Buster Chubbuck
Thomas Holker
Missoula
Honor Ryan
New York
Harris J. Ryan
Stanford University
Italis
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Butte Youths Sentenced in Grand Larceny Case
Edward Cook, 21, of Butte, pleaded guilty in district court to grand larceny for stealing a watch worth $54 with accomplices from a Wyoming Street saloon. Judge Jeremiah Lynch sentenced him to one to two years in prison. The incident tied to the city’s “overall gang” involved a kick and punch at the victim, who identified Cook as part of the group.
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Butte
Dee
Edward Cook
Cooper
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Wyoming Street
Guy
Cook
China
Marcus O'Farrell
Mmines
Deer Lodge
Watson News Winter Quarters Our Cattle and Transport News
Mrs Leslie Watson and Nadine visit Rocks Creek while Mr Watson works in Missouri valley with four Watson brothers busy herding cattle to winter quarters. Mrs Arthur Watson returns from the Springs. Archie and two children travel from Townsend by Ernest Bump to Cement Gulch and are met by Archie Watson and Arthur Moran with team and sled. Maxie Sarter becomes the regular mail carrier replacing Charles Ashford. A P Moran and L A Watson move about forty cows and calves to the Fisher ranch for wintering by James Belcher. Peter Lind visits Beaver for business and mail. A P and Arthur L Moran head to Missouri valley by team for next week. Minneapolis Pred Fulton suffers another defeat. The heavyweight boxer’s police reinstatement request is denied.
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Watson
Leslie Watson
Nadine
Rock Creek
Mr. Watson
Missouri Valley
Watson Brothers
Arthur Watson
Archie Watson
Townsend
Ernest Bump
Arthur Moran
Maxie Sarter
Charles Ashford
Fisher Ranch
A. P. Moran
L. A. Watson
James Belcher
Peter Lind
A. P
Arthur L. Moran
Flathead County Pledges for Federal Aid Highways
Kalispell Montana December 10 Flathead county commissioners voted to appropriation 20000 dollars to match federal aid for road construction in 1926 The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce added 5000 dollars bringing the total to 25000 dollars The two bodies anticipate similar funding from other Montana counties and a statewide total exceeding one million dollars The chamber pledged the extra 5000 dollars to be held for use by the Flathead county commissioners in carrying out the appropriation The resolutions direct the county chairman to arrange with proper officials to implement the plan
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Kalispell
Flathead County
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Chamber
Board of Commissioners
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Howe Sells Interest in Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Kalispell December 10. Monday a change in ownership occurred at the Inter Lake Kalispell daily with L D Spafford and W E O Leary acquiring the interest of Dr A Howe and becoming owners of all stock in the corporation.
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Howe
Kalispell
Inter Lake, Kalispell Dai
L. D. Spafford
W. E. O'Leary
Dr. A. Howe
Yare
Panic Follows Blaze in Deer Lodge Theater
A theater blaze at the Rialto in Deer Lodge caused panic among about 300 spectators. Four people were injured or burned, including Mrs. Schaffer who suffered a broken arm and serious burns. Operator Sigfried Miller and others attempted to stamp out the fire after a spark ignited a film in the operator’s booth. Firemen extinguished the flames, and most exits remained usable though chaos was reported at the main entrance.
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Veer Lodge
Mec
Rialto Theater
Sigfried Miller
Schaffer
Deer Lodge
Ruth Everett
Carl Olsen
St. Joseph's Hospital
Jens Hansen
Hansen
Miller
Hansett
Wilseaes Ee
Puurepe
Ma. Hansen
Hanser
Mill
Former Montana Woman Killed in Auto Collision
Mrs. John Evered of Livingston informs her Whittier brother by long distance that Mrs. Paul Ulry, formerly Mrs. Jacob Metzger and longtime Clyde Park resident, died in a Bakersfield California crash while returning from a cross country trip with her husband. The couple, after visiting relatives, were near Clyde Park when their car attempted to pass a truck and collided head on with a fast approaching vehicle. Mrs. Metzger, with roots east of Clyde Park, had a long travel history and a recent trip across several states.
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Livingston
John
Evered
Whittier
Calif
Wenatchee
Wash
Paul Ulry
Jacob Metzger
Clyde Park
Lily
Bakersfield
Cali
Arizona
New Moxico
Indiana
Amt
Farorth
Washington State
Perason
Fire destroys Old Joe Stephens ranch buildings at Benton Creek
Last Friday night a blaze at the Old Joe Stephens ranch on Benton Creek destroyed the manager buildings the house a lucklasse and garage along with a sheep shed and a horse barn. The origin remains unknown. Sheep were driven to safety and machinery including the shearing plant burned. The ranch known as Manger rabel seat Port Logan had been built recently and housed extensive equipment.
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Thei
Joe Stephens
Benton Creek
Manger
Handcuffed Man Is Free in the Hills
In Missoula on December 10, E G Morrison, wanted for forgery, escaped custody after Deputy Sheriff James Corbett arrested him at a ranch. Morrison, handcuffed, broke away when the deputy lowered his gun to adjust them, prompting a manhunt hindered by nightfall and dense fog.
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Missoula
Morrison
James Corbett
Veteran Charged With Hotel Disturbance Taken to Helena
Walter J Reinecke, a veterans’ hospital bound patient, was taken to Helena after a disturbance at the Shappard hotel Monday morning. The man, described as a veteran in shock, became angry and rough during the incident.
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Helena
One Dead From Smelter Fight in Great Falls
Great Falls December 1 Joe Stipich foreman at Anaconda Copper Mining Co Great Falls smelter is dead and Daniel Morlek known as Daniel Marincich a surface worker at the smelter is held at the county jail after a Wednesday encounter near the carpenter shop between the refinery and the change house A pail iron bar and bucket were used during the fight Morlek says he struck first Stipich retaliated and Morlek was taken for medical aid but Stipich collapsed and died of a subdural hemorrhage before help arrived Witnesses stopped the fight and Morlek was restrained for the night
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Great Falls
Joe Stipich
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Daniel Morlek
Daniel Marincich
Stipieh
Dy L R. McBurney
J. H. Harris
Gowan Ferguson
Morick
Stipich
Morich
Workman
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Pred Fulton
FCO AD
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Reinecke
George W. Reinecke
Hns
Federal Committee For
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