Bus Companies Fight Troy Bill in Montana
Anaconda dispatch reports Montana bus owners opposing House Bill No. 34 introduced by Representative Troy. The measure seeks state supervision of passenger and property transport by motor vehicles with new license taxes. Local companies dispute the ton mile formula and tax provisions, arguing the bill would cripple passenger traffic and raise highway maintenance costs.
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Anaconda
Troy
Montana
H. Miner Lewis
Helena
Motor Passenger Association
Motor Ine
Emil Torgerson
Intermountain Transportation Company
Rotary talk from Bozeman leader inspires Miles City club
Alfred Atkinson, president of Bozeman Agricultural College and district Rotary governor, spoke to Miles City Rotary about Rotary’s mission. He stressed inclusive classifications across trades, unity beyond personalities, and Rotary’s global growth in over 23 countries with potential to foster peace and brotherhood.
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Miles City
Alfred Atkinson
Agriculture College
Bozeman
Rotary
Atkinson
Rotary Club
Miles City Club
Milwaukee Works 350 Lawyer Fined
Deer Lodge and Miles City report two separate items. In Deer Lodge the Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad lists 350 men in Rock Mountain division shops at Bee Lodge with 40 in coach building and 150 in back shop. six day weeks and no immediate hiring. In Miles City a divorce hearing ends with attorney R B Hayes called liar and cited for contempt. Hayes fined 10 dollars for the remark amid ongoing property injunction and cross examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Deer Lodge
Chisago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Rock Mountain
Bee Lodge
Miles City
Clara L. Cook
Franty C. Cook
R. B. Hayes
3. D. McKinnon
Hares
Indians May Be Good Before They Are Dead In Harlem
I. D. O'Donnell of the Great Northern railway visited Fort Belknap agency in Harlem to discuss hiring Indian labor for beet herds next season. He also spoke with Poplar Browning Box Elder agency superintendents about training and placing workers from reservations to meet sugar factory labor needs.
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Harlem
I. D. O'Donnell
Great Northern Railway
J. T. Marshall
Fort Belknap
O'Donnell
Poplar and
Browning
Box Elder
Rocky Toy Agency
Home made cough syrup promises quick relief
The ad promotes a home made cough syrup using Pinex and sugar or substitutes in a pint bottle. Claiming a 24 hour relief for coughs, it markets Pine extract as a remedy for throat and chest ailments. Published by The Puce Co of Fort Wayne, it urges asking pharmacists for the product and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
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Puce Co
Ft, Wayne
Glee Clubs to Perform at Deer Lodge Prison Theater
The University of Montana Glee club with 34 singers will perform at the Prison theater on Tuesday February 6. The Intermountain Union college Glee club opens its tour with its first concert at the Deer Lodge Prison theater on January 30, with two matinee and evening performances directed by Rev. We W. McConnell.
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Dbeer Lodge
University of Montana Glee Club
Intermountain Union College Glee Club
Deer Lodge
We. W. McConnell
Fifteen Delegated Going to Bozeman
Dillon January 28 Beaverhead county high school will send fifteen delegates to the Young Men's Vocational conference in Bozeman February 2 to 5. Principal A T Peterson lists Douglas Thomas Frank Husaker Tom Yost Elwyn Metzel Eddie Pegram Ambrose Henneberry Carl Anderson Jim Gudici Jack Thiel Junior Jones Otto Gordon Ernest Orr Lansing Waldorf Stephen O Connor and Norman Giles as attendees.
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Jack Thiel
Junior Junes
Otto Gordon
Ernest Orr
Lansing Waldorf
Stephen O'Connor
Norman Giles
Fourth Road Will Invite Colonists to Northwest
Butte Jan 28 The campaign to colonize unsettled portions of the state grew as Union Pacific announced homeseekers rates for this summer. Northern Pacific Great Northern and Burlington already promised 11 months of low round trip schedules from east to northwest. Union Pacific will sell round trips from points east of the Missouri to west and northwest for the price of a one way ticket plus $2 on the first and third Tuesdays monthly starting Feb 3. Four roads now have colonization agents advertising California and the middle west as preparations for home-seekers excursions proceed. An unprecedented number of visitors is expected to consider the northwest as a future home.
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Butte
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington
Northwest
Missouri
California
Middle West
Fire Loss At Bozeman High School Totals 6000
Bozeman January 28 fire at Gallatin county high school caused about 6000 in damages with 1300 tied to the laboratory. Insurance covers all losses and repairs will start after adjustment. The cause remains under investigation with theories ranging from chemical room acid to faulty wiring.
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Bozeman
Gallatin County High School
C. Q. Glisson
Glen Ceredit
Ekalaka Girl to Testify in Wheeler Case
Miss Connie Sjoblom of Ekalaka, now in Great Falls, is subpoenaed to testify in Washington before a grand jury in the Wheeler case. The hearing, tied to Teapot Dome era investigations, is set for February 10 in D C, with another stenographer also summoned.
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Ekalaka
National Capital
Burton K. Wheeler
Washington
Connie Sjoblom
Carter County
Great Falls
Peter
Sjoblom
Sjoblomc
Gordon Campbell
Campbell
Montana
B. K. Wheeler
Wheeler
United States
Hts
Smarshall
Miss Ejobrom
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Wolf Creek News Finds and Visits in January
Wolf Creek and nearby communities report on travel visits with Mr and Mrs Burns attending a high school play in Helena and Arthur Burns returning to Helda after a stop. R L Dixon leaves for New Castle Wyoming to visit daughter Mrs W T Porter for six weeks. Roy Reinig drives to the Capital City to fetch his son Frank recovering from a sprained ankle. Alberta Patterson stays at a ranch on the Middle Fork. Snow melts and springlike temperatures appear in Butte with bright sunshine easing recent winter conditions.
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Wolf Creek
R. L. Dixon
New Castle
Wyo
W. T. Porter
HH. Burns
Helena
Arthur
Dunham
Marke Glynn
J. Carden Jeft
Adena Valley
W. G. Mason
Louis
Stearns
Inez Patterson
Walter Riddack
Roy Reinig
Frank
Olong
Arthur Burns
Helda
Alberta Patterson
Middle Fork
Thomas Ostle
Lewistown reporter visits centenarian father in 100th year
Deputy Game Warden Tom Berkin travels from Flatwillow to Roundup and Butte to tend affairs and visit his father William Gerkin who turns 100 on June 14. Berkin recalls a 1882 trip with his father to Flatwillow country to search for buried cannon balls, recalling deer and an old dockhouse with saddle bags containing coffee and whiskey found years ago.
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Lewistown
Tom Berkin
Flatwillow
Roundup
Berkin
Butte
William Gerkin
Fergus County
Yor
Pike Sandusky
Tom
Half Moon Pass
Man Confesses Vagrancy and Chooses Jail Stay
In Missoula on January 28 a man who gave his name as McGinnis and no fixed address asked Justice of the Peace C. J. Lemley for lodging for the night. He was jailed for three days on a vagrancy charge after requesting to serve time in jail rather than receive the usual floater.
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Missoula
McGinnis
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Lemley
Jusice Lemley
Sane
Oil Companies Merge in Great Falls Change
Jan 28 report says Great Falls based Mutual and Continental oil firms merge with Continental to be the new company name. Mutual service stations across Montana close as conversion proceeds. Local word on stockholders meeting in Portland, Maine remains unavailable.
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Great Falls
C. W. Landsrud
Continental
Consolidated Companies
Montana
Mutual
Portland
Hill County Bank Pays First Dividend
Havre Jan 28 The Hill County State bank paid the first dividends to depositors of the old Security State bank as certificates of deposit issued for asset purchases were presented. Thirty percent of the sum plus interest was paid six months in advance of the contract schedule, eighteen months ahead of the required time. The early payout frees a substantial local sum and inspires community praise for the bank’s prompt performance.
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Havre
Hill County State Bank
Old Security State Bank
Sulphur Heals Skin Almost Overnight
A noted ski specialist promotes Mentho Sulphur for unsightly skin eruptions, rashes, and blotches claiming improvement by the next day. The product is touted for germ destruction and effectiveness on eczema, recommended to be used like cold cream and sold as Boches Mentho Sulphur by druggists.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE FROM A MESSY CLIPPED PAGE PUZZLE
The page presents a jumbled crossword puzzle text with many partial clues and garbled entries. It appears to be an unfinished or OCR damaged section listing scattered definitions, numbers, and mismatched words without coherent puzzle structure or complete answers.
Assembly Grist Mill Teases Forest Game Regulation Bill
George Graham, bill clerk, previews a tongue in cheek Montana measure tied to forest and game preserves. It cites 28 named members, stacks humor against a serious act, and notes a governor signing Senate Bill No. Speer on printing Montana supreme court reports as the first law of the Nineteenth assembly.
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George Graham
Legislative Assembly
State of
Montana
Merritt
John
Fire at Hart Oil Refinery Burns Man in Missoula
Missoula January 28 F R Phillips an employee was severely burned in a large fire that destroyed much of the Hart Oil Refinery. Damage is estimated at six thousand dollars. The blaze began in the refinery roof from escaping vapor as Phillips tried to shut the gasoline main from a 400 gallon tank. About 300 thousand gallons of crude oil and gasoline in nearby tanks were saved despite an explosion that flung flames 300 feet.
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Missoula
F. R. Phillips
Hart
Phillips
Copeland Lumber Co extends operations to Northwest
Bozeman January 28 Copeland Lumber company extends its business interests in the northwest with the acquisition of the Pacific Lumber and Mill company of Olympia Washington D M Hanson of Bozeman will head the plant for the company and will depart soon for his new home
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Bozeman
Copeland Lumber Company
Northwest
Pacific Lumber Aid Mill Company
Olympia
Washington
Hanson
Prince Yasuhito Chichihu to study at Oxford University
Prince Yasuhito Chichihu, second son of the Japanese emperor, plans a May voyage to England for up to four years. He will live in Oxford college housing and study sociology after a year with a British family. This marks the first time a Japanese prince attends a foreign university.
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Tokio
Py Associated Press
Yasuhito Chichihu
England
Oxford University
Royal House
Japan
Hearing Set Ahead for Receiver's Appeal
Lewistown January 28 The attorneys for Receiver F D Williams of the defunct First National Bank of Fergus said a wire indicated the appeal from Judge C N Play approving the sale of assets to the National Bank of Lewistown has been advanced The circuit court in San Francisco gave 10 days to agree on a hearing date If no agreement is reached the court will set the date The ruling pleases the receiver and the new bank as uncertainty delays the new bank's activities.
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Lewistown
F. D. Williams
First National Bank of Fergus
National Bank of Lewistown
San Francisco
Bak
Seven Years Sober He Draws Dismissal
In Butte on January 28 John Doe, an elderly man, was dismissed in police court on a drunk charge after telling the court it was the first time in seven years. Another man on a similar charge admitted too much partying and also received dismissal. they were the only defendants that day.
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Butte
John Doe
PIPE LINE DIVIDES MONTANA OIL FIELD
Shelby, Jan 28. The Illinois Pipe Line company splits the north field into two districts. District 1 covers the north end, District 2 the south. December runs show 44,133 barrels in District 1, District 2 not yet compiled. Johnson production is excluded and extreme cold caused a forced shutdown. December’s runs will be the year's lowest in 1924.
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Shelby
Illinois Pipe Line Company
Johson
Augusta Jubilee and Local Happenings Summary
In Augusta on January 24 the High Twelve club held its annual jubilee at Odd Fellows hall with about sixty attendees and a late dancing stretch followed by a midnight lunch. Local residents note hospital and personal updates, including Mrs. Fred Swanson’s recent Deaconess hospital operation and recovery, and community events such as a Friday night high school picture show.
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Augusta
High Twelve
Odd Fellows Hall
Fred Swanson
Deaconess
Great Falls
McCormack
J. C. Manix
Helen Manix
Margaret Furman
Matilda Cook
Helena
Reynolds
Augusta High School
Sarah BH. Converse
Henry Converse
Bolvon
Fred Welner
Fred Walrath
Lottie Barnard
Weiner
Virgil
C. A. Stratton
Augusta News
Deaconess Hospital
James Richardson
Fort Shaw
Walter McManus
Walter
Manix,and
Vaughn
Beatrice Stratton
Ruth Ogden
Raymond Gray
Simms
Simms High School
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Troy Bill
Bozeman High School
WN Boer
Homaa
Tirunbloae
Wolf Creek News
Jan
By Williams
Hill County Bank
Mace
Henatith
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