Columbia Gardens 10 to Get Major Improvements this Summer
Butte’s Columbia Gardens, a famed Rocky Mountain resort, will undergo more than $75,000 in upgrades by Anaconda Copper Mining Co. This summer a new carousel, a 36 passenger giant aeroplane swing, Buddy Duplex swings, a redesigned playground, a redecorated dance pavilion, a modern sewage system and other changes will modernize the site. The merry-go-round from the A. K. Enterschell Co. weighs 3 tons, with a 15 foot diameter circle and 42 horses. the giant aeroplane weighs 11 tons and features its own electric motor. The playground site will move west of the pavilion between the free-watery bed and the greenhouse.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Buttes
Rockies
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte Kiddies
Aken Herschell Company
North Tonwanda
N.Y
Uzzell Corporation
Fanavanda
Joy Accidentally Shot by Companion in Havre Hunt
Two boys hunting near Fort Assiniboine were resting when a rifle discharged by a companion hit Church in the chest area. The bullet lodged just above the heart, seriously wounding him. The incident occurred yesterday in Havre, with $1 listed in the dispatch.
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Joy
Havre
Old Church
Fort Assiniboine
Firefighters Battle Blaze Near Anaconda Barn Loss
May 11 Anaconda fire department rushed to a mill creek road blaze near Hugh Patterson's place east of Anaconda. A large chicken house two open sheds and a buggy shed were destroyed. Fire crews formed a bucket brigade but the barn on the Patterson ranch was saved. Chief Henry Quane coordinated city officials at the scene.
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Anaconda
Hugh Patterson
Three Mile
Te Mill Creek
Anacona
B Ranch
Patterson
Anaconda Re Department
Henry Quane
Reverend Clark Was Great Falls Pastor
The Rev. H. Clark, once a Great Falls resident for a dozen years, sued Minnie Ma Kennedy of California for 50000 as alleged breach of promise but is now described as broke. He had worked as a carpenter and preacher, left Great Falls, and pursued ministry full time without church duties during a vacancy.
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Reverend Clark
Great Falls
Clark
Times
Christian Church
Aloit
Toys Narrow Escape With Powder
Five pupils at the cian school on Poplar Creek were severely burned when a barrel of powder stored at the old Rowse site, now used by Banta Hardware Co, exploded after an attempt to pour from it. They narrowly escaped death and are in hospital with varying injuries.
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Poplar
Cian
Rowse
Poplar Creek
Banta Hardware Co
Aey
The Most Beautiful Tribute in a World
A child places a rose on a grave at St Patrick’s cemetery in Butte as veterans and a widow reflect on loss. A World War veteran on duty recalls “daddy’s grave” and a tiny footnote marks a child aged four, underscoring life’s fragile sorrow.
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Butte
St. Patrick's
Daddy
Jimmy Uncles
American Legion Committee
Annie
Tommy
Butte Police Get New Motorcycle for Traffic Squad
Butte on May 31 reports the delivery of a new Harley Davidson special police motorcycle to the traffic division. Chief Jere Murphy issued orders for intensified enforcement of traffic laws. Officers Harry Kinney and Bert Riley join the motorcycle squad with two additional bikes expected next week.
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Butte
Police Department
Jere Murphy
Juty
Harry Kinney
Bert Riley
Murphy
Steve Makes New Record With Air Mail From South
Great Falls pilot A W Stevens of National Airways flew a mail plane from Salt Lake City to Great Falls in 4 hours 57 minutes with four stops at Ogden Pocatello Butte and Helena arriving at 12 57 p m The run was one of the fastest Salt Lake City to Great Falls air mail trips recorded.
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Great Malle
A. W. Stevenson
National Airways
Great Pally
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Great
Peterentos
Ogden
Pocatello
Butter
Helena
Great Falls
Complete Routine in One Neat Operation
Two tourists stopped for a drink at Custer’s Bryant soft drink place. Federal agents describe a perfect buy, arrest, search and discovery with two pints of whisky found. Bryant arraigned before U.S. commissioner, $500 bond set for federal court.
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Tames Bryant
Custer
Bryant
Orville Jones
John L. Fletcher
Jones
W. E. Downs
United States
Powder River Slogan Marks Ismay Reunion Day
Miles City Montana May 32 Ismay courts eastern Montana crowds with Powder River a mile wide and a foot deep as it headlines the thin old timers reunion and roundup set for Saturday June 22. Top acts include Bob Askin Paddy Ryan Howard Tegland Dan Hedges Owen Hedges and Birney Kempton with bucking contests horse races foot races wagon races a game Terry against Plevnxhorse races and a bowery dance on the program.
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Miles City
Powder River
Ismay
Montana
Bob Askin
Paddy Ryan
Howard Tegland
Dan Hedges
Owen Hedges
Birney Kempton
Terry
Departing Students Crowd All Trains At Dillon
Dillon May 31 Nearly all Dillon students left town as Montana State Normal College Beaverhead County High School and Dillon Training School closed for the term. Northbound trains carried many Normal College students home to other cities and communities. A number plan to return for the June 10 term opening.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal College
Beaverhead County High School
Dillon Training School
Normal College
Horses Won’t Even by a Squaw Now
Glacier Bark May 31. Owns-Different-Horses, a Blood Indian at Waterton Lakes National Park near the Canadian border, has built a sizable herd of ponies as tribal marriage mores have changed. In former times a man with many horses could trade for multiple wives, but today he has just one wife to tend the tepec work while his herd grows.
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Glacier Bark
Waterton Lakes National Park Reservation
Here
Air Celebrities Visit Butte Port
Butte May 30 five large planes lined up at the Butte Municipal airport as Capt W A Williams and Ray Chapin stopped en route from Spokane to Denver to procure a new plane. Williams, a wartime ace, is with Alexander Aircraft. Also on tour are Spokane dentists Dr William Higgin and Dr B F Picketts heading to the Chicago dental convention. Burt Moonry of Butte Aircraft Company had two planes warming for student pilots.
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France
William Higgin
B. F. Picketts
Spokane
Chicago
Burt Moonry
Wutte Aircraft Company
Hughes Denies Guilt of Assault Charged in District Court
Irving R. Hughes, a Neaver telephone worker, pleaded not guilty to two district court charges filed by Margaret King of Eastern Montana Normal School. He faces assault with intent to commit a felony and second degree assault for an alleged May 20 incident. Trial set for July 3. bond set at 1500 dollars.
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Bilinga
Irving R. Hughes
Neaver
Margaret King
Eastern Montana Normal School
Hughes
Capture 10 Puppies in Big Coyote Den Hobson
Early this week M. Stauson dug out a coyote den less than a mile from his house containing 10 puppies. The mother escaped after the den was exposed. The pups included seven females and were associated with Mr. Strongson who had previously titled several lambs.
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Hobson
E. M. Stauson
Mr. Strngson
Pays to Make Pets of Lambs in Montana
Great Walls May 31. That the shoe industry is a paying profit in Montana is shown by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wyn on a ranch about 10 miles from Melville in Sweet Grass county. Starting five years ago with six pet lambs they now have 30 head and have purchased only 42 head in that period. Last year they sold $600 worth of wool and the same in lambs. They credit careful management and hard work for success. Their valley ranch lies in the Snowy and Crazy mountain foothills near Bix Timber, 30 miles from Harlowton, with good grazing and water. Panthers are their worst enemy. they once saw a mountain lion kill five lambs.
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Great Walls
Montana
Ray Wyn
Melville
Sweet Graas County
Snowlea
Crazy Mountains
I3 Bix Timber
Harlowton
Wyn
Forsyth Physician Dies After Fall From Office
Miles City reports Dr A Wilson, 63, longtime Forsyth physician, accidentally fell from his office stairs last night. He died from a broken neck. body found this morning by a laundry delivery man. Survived by wife, two children Donald Wilson and Jennyth druggist, and Mrs Glen Bishop of Miles City.
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Miles City
A. ©. Wilson
Forsyth
Bankers of Group Four Meet at Froit Glasgow May 31
About 40 delegates attended the Group Four Bankers meeting at Froit on Thursday May 24 with morning and afternoon sessions, a farm tour, a banquet and dance. Speakers included R Q O Kaufman of the Montana Bankers Association and W Conrad of the Midland National Bank Minneapolis. Officers elected for the coming year were Edward S Powers president, A B Friedlind vice president, A T Olson secretary treasurer. New executive committee members were E L Skark and I L Jensen with A T Olson also on the slate. Four lumps of sugar are said to contain as much nourishment as a medium sized potato.
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Bankers
Froit
Schnitzler Farms
R. Q O. Kaufman
Montana Bankers' Assormtion
W. Conrad
Midland National Bank
Minneapolis
M. Harris
Yellowstone Bank
Laurel
Edw. S. Powers
First State Bank
Medicine Lake
A. B. Friedlind
First Natonal Bank
A. T. Olson
First National Bank
Opheim
EL. C. Skark
Froid
I. L. Jensen
Wolf Point
Eagles Develop a Taste for Mutton in Montana Range
Missoula May 3 Eagles prey on sheep in the Milyler creek district south of Missoula. Louis Undert a sheep rancher reports seeing two day old lambs captured by eagles. A pair of eagles seized a lamb from about 300 feet, dropped it, and returned for another kill. He found a dozen more lambs among depredations by the birds.
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Missoula
Nooty
Mily ‘Ler Creek
Louis Undert
Iim
Milter ‘Creek
Under
Revive Flatwillow Irrigation Project Roundup
Roundup notes a push to convert the Flatwillow Carey act project into a United States reclamation project with congressional funding. Fergus county Land and Irrigation company seeks designation, citing decades of work and costs, hoping to honor settlers and benefit Musselshell Petroleum and Fergus counties and Roundup. Local clubs endorsed the proposal, signaling community support.
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Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Fergus County Land and Irrigation Company
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Musselshell
Petrofeum
Fergus Vou
Wan Flashing Knife Arrested in Butte
In Butte on May 81 AP report says Arthur Itlee aged 3 brandished a dagger butcher knife and threatened several persons. He leaped at a car driven by Albert Mollan, attempting to cut the driver’s throat. Police subdued him and jailed him for disturbing the peace.
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Butte
Dlg
Arthur Itlee
Albert Mollan
Rica
Pollea Hendquarters
Wall of water floods Columbia Gulch near Butte
A wall of water up to fifty feet high raced down Hail Columbia Gulch after a dirt dam collapsed at Canty’s Lake. The flood damaged roads and bridges for about ten miles, swept away several wooden bridges, and endangered livestock. Beavers blamed for the dam’s failure. a boy, Albert Bereand, 10, earned praise for saving stock by alerting ranchers. A car carrying a woman and child narrowly escaped as floodwaters thundered toward Ramsay.
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Raheuers
Brown's Gulch
Columbia Creek
Ramsay
Paul Revere
Albert Bereand
Albert
Jake Lewitt
Columbia Gulch
Charles Remy Auimch
Soemeone
Hardin Woman Will Teach in Islands
Miss Martha L. Eder, formerly home demonstration agent for Big Jforn county, has accepted a post as demonstration agent on the island of Icanal in the Hawaiian crown. She will oversee 4-12 club work for about 3,000 children, with a population largely Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino. Eder focused on poultry and Indian children’s clubs at Hardin.
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Orange
Eder
Tardin
Glasgow's New Coach Dies in North Dakota
Supt R L Inte this week received a letter from Supt Ira J Phimmer of Oakes ND conveying that William F Morrow formerly set to be Glasgow high school athletic director died last week. He was a member of the Oakes high school faculty this year and passed away Thursday after returning from Glasgow to apply for the job. Complications led to an abscess in a lung and he died a few days later.
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Glasgow
R. L. Inte
Ira J. Phimmer
Oakes
N. D
William F. Morrow
Glasgow High School
Oakes High School
Phinmer
Morrow
Qmnsy
Two Mines Shut Down for Lack of Labor Butte Montana May 31
The Mountain View and Anaconda mines of the Anaconda company shut down temporarily due to labor shortages and needed repairs. The action follows seasonal shortages that affect Butte hills yearly, yet the district still reports a larger autumn and winter production than in years since the war, despite reduced operations.
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Butte
Mountain View
Anaconda
Anaconda Company
Con
Butte Hill
Aual
Butte Indon
Search for Harold Cutler Missing From Butte Home
Harold Cutler, 24, son of Mrs Edith Boulder, left home Monday around 11 am. Sheriff’s officers search for him in Butte. he has a nervous disorder and previously wandered for days. He is about six feet tall, 140 pounds, blue eyes, light hair, and scar marks on both cheeks from previous burns. He was last seen wearing overalls, black shirt and tie, slate coat, cream overcoat, blue cap, and brown work shoes.
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Butte
Harold Cutler
Sheriff'f
Edith Boulder
Harold
Hits
Belgrade News Highlights and Obituary Notice
George Foerschier died at Deaconess hospital after a lingering illness and was born January 22, 1850 in Germany. Funeral arrangements await word from relatives as Belgrade notes community events including the senior class play Seventeen and a school commencement readied by Montana State College president Alfred Atkinson with guests from Los Angeles and Boston.
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George Foerschier
Deaconess
Germany
Ito
Belgrade
Harvey Diggs
Belgrade High School
Gymnieum
Maud Watts
RW. Orr
Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
Mya
Mary Sommerville
Angeles
Calif
Thomas Sellers
Boston
A. J
Kallapell
Denzel Allen
M. W. Tenwell
Wayne Basler
Stouxlong
Towa
Misa Stith Woters
Kansas
Flood waters recede at Marmarth North Dakota
Flood waters from Tittle Beaver and Box Rider creeks inundated Marmarth North Dakota were receding. Residents prepared to return to their homes after a flood that displaced many and caused sewer and drainage issues. Damages were estimated from seven thousand to ten thousand dollars. The west side of Marmarth remained flooded as crews worked to relieve the rising waters.
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Rama
Dam Break Causes Major Water Damage Near Tutte
A dirt dam at an artificial lake northwest of Tutte failed yesterday, sending a wall of water through Brown's pitch and flooding several bridges and farm buildings. Damage is estimated in the thousands of dollars. Residents of Ramsey west of Nutte were ready to evacuate but the flood subsided before reaching them. County plans to replace damaged bridges were announced.
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Tutte
Rawaway
Ramesey
Nutte
Butte Adds Two Motorcycle Officers in Security Push
In Butte on May 31 the city appointed two new motorcycle officers amid a drive against recklessly fast drivers. The move follows police efforts in Silver Bow County to curb dangerous driving patterns and enhance road safety.
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Butte
Silver Bow
Nea
Naw
Wolf Point Garage Destroyed by Fire
Early Tuesday morning a fire destroyed Bob Hutchinson’s garage in North Wolf Point. Estimated loss about 1000 dollars included a new car with no insurance a chicken brooder containing about 100 chickens and several pieces of furniture. Fire started likely from an oil heater used to heat the brooder. Neighbor Carl Jeley discovered the blaze and alerted the fire department, but the building was beyond saving before help arrived.
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Wolf Point
Bob Hutchinson
North Wolf Point
Carl Jeley
Boy Loses Fingers Firing Dynamite Cap
William McMillan a 14 year old Los Angeles tourist boy lost three fingers on his left hand and suffered possible abdominal injuries after picking up a dynamite cap and firing it with a companion. The accident occurred on Harrison avenue near the viaduct when the copper tube exploded. Doctors say the injury may be serious but he rested easily. The boy is the son of Mr and Mrs James McAlllan of 2016 Pasadena avenue.
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