Death in Federal Building Room Sparks Inquest
Dane Riles reports a clerk identified as Arthur A. Mavis was found dead in his room at the Salvatto Army building. The death is under investigation to determine if factors beyond natural illness contributed, with coroner and federal investigators examining the scene and noting possible suffocation as a cause. Mavis, 37, lived in Everett, Washington, with a wife and three children.
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Riles
Arthur A. Mavis
Oman
Salvattog Army
Tavis
Spella
Petren
Jocal Boreenm
George Maushtach
Gain Waren
Davis
Wrences Smith
Sraman Walshin
Hodge
Travin
Federal Roundup Leads to 27 Arrests in Prohibition Crackdown
Federal agents with local sheriff deputies raided Roundup station aboard a milk train and seized about 30 alleged violators of the Volstead Act. By Monday 27 remained jailed or under warrants. several were released on bonds from five to four hundred dollars. The crackdown followed days of investigation by federal agents who described the arrests as conclusive.
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Ant
Bailenald
McCormick Assures Belton Road Project Funding
June 1 a dispatch notes McCormick assures Belton road work proceeds with a plan for 7.2 million dollars funding. The report mentions approvals for street improvements and local land work connected to the Stelton-Jaya project, with several officials referenced in the development.
Bootlegger Judge Hunter Orders Razor Ban Enforced
A local order from Judge Hunter directs county sheriffs to confiscate razors and enforce new penalties. Sheriff Ban McChine is instructed to seize razors and report violators. The article notes Judge Cox and County Attorney Dan Wie Uams backing strict enforcement and cites a $2.50 fine for sharing or possessing razors.
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Elinituy
Shinier
Supreme Post
Cox
Aternes
Dan McClure
Jiadge Hunter
McChine
New County Petition Insufficient in Vote Recheck Effort
Local officials report the petition to form Petroleynt county falls short of required support. A call to recheck voter registrations aims to trim names to meet the 8 percent threshold. Divisionists push for adjustments as legal avenues remain, with checks potentially taking several days.
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Lins County
Petroleynt
Ralph Oh Anderson
Hamwill
Jefl Oon
Bank to Stay Closed in Melstone After Meeting
At a Melstone bank reorganization committee meeting depositors learned the Melstone State Bank would not reopen. The former president and a stockholder face an assessment near 9 000 dollars while a Minneapolis bank issued a notification. The move hints at selling seized assets to cover losses and reflects ongoing financial strain.
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Melstone
Meleluse State Bank
Ths
Yiwa
WML
TE Wat
Wook
Hk Bite
Minneapalla Bank
Aitoralte Melstone Welkiterat
Jyatliaton
Mountain Goats Dedicate Glacier Trail Relay by Scouts
A relay of Missouri Boy Scouts will drive goats from St. Louis to Glacier National Park to dedicate a Glacier trail. The mission, starting June 1, spans North Dakota and Montana, with an estimated five months to reach Glacier.
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Havre
St. Louis
Glacier Park
Glacier Trail
Gabig-to-the
Meir
Avrice
Glacier National Park
Boy Scouts and Rotary Club Parade at Fey's Take
Scouts hosted Kalispell Rotary Club at Fey's Take. They praised the scouts for their effort in island bridge work and campus improvements. Rotary members funded a purse for the tug of war as Troop J won the prize.
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Boy Scouts
Kalispell
Fey’s Take
Rotary
Fey's
Take
Co. D. Conrad
G. Wooster
Dy. Law
King of Bulgaria Tends Garden Amid Domestic Reverie
The Bulgarian king is described in the palace garden tending vegetables and turning his attention to household tasks. The scene contrasts royal duty with simple labor and reflects on national productivity and reform, with mentions of Princess Eavdoxia and family duties shaping public life.
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Bulgaria
Moony Country
Eavdoxia
Two Arrested as Hold-up Suspects
Huthe Inne Jeswk Spihar and Jin Devine were arrested Tuesday by Chief Murphy and officers as suspects in the holdup of R. E. Devotte on West Granite Street Sunday evening. Devotte identified them as the assailants who accosted him near Thornton and Central streets, pressing guns to his stomach and taking a five dollar bill from his pocket. A valuable necklace and wristpin were left behind by the robbers.
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Huthe
Inne
Jeswk Spihar
Jin Devine
Young Wet
Murphy
O'Donnel
Rodda
R. E. Devotte
Granite Street
Siuday
Devotte
Jen
Thornton
Ceaite
Geateh
Wikpin
Toston News Highlights Local Visits and Visitors
Local notes recount visitors and arrivals from Helena to Corvalle. Mentions include Miss Lilian traveling to Batts, Edward Oxtell arriving from Corvalle and joining the town, Mr Briscoe and Lamtls visiting White Sulphur, and Walter Chesnut with Jon Mee on a tied motor trip to Helena. Several residents host relatives and attend gatherings, with reports of community events and home visits across nearby towns.
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Toston
Nirs
Jamiet Kern
Helek
Kted Lodge
Mina
Nelson
Batts
Oscar Lotkie
Intl
Aoines
Java
Oxtell
Corvalle
Ore
Wichaux
KH. T. Briscoe
Guthete
Melleton
Elena
Tof Millar
Garrison
Atant
Algnal Corpe
Mee
Mira
Walter Chesnut
Jon Mee
Oita Anierson
Howe
Paddy
Ogie
Bern
Bern, "Ast Wy Hive To Me, and Germ Walter Smith
Nadershurg
Whitesdey
Holtinna
Mother Havalt
Caroline Meloy
Towns
Sherlock
Troy-Sweetgrass Gill & Gas No 1 Well Comes In
Reports from Great Walls and Shelby say Troy-Sweetgrass Gill & Gas No 1 well shows 20 feet of mil standing in the hole and drilling with a diamond bit. Company officials and geologists in the region weigh the claim amid mixed confirmations and telegrams from Kevin area outlets about recent casing and progress.
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Great Walls
Troy-Sweetgrass Gill & Gas No. 1
Wompeby
Jones
Kenneth Ivke
Great Falls
Shelby
Nemeth Luke
Yvoy Sweetgrass
Monans
Kevin Field
Tess
America
Swedan
New oil development planned at Kevin Sunburst field
Announcement Tuesday states acreage to be developed was recently purchased by Mr. Orchard Frain Leisticka state for 324000 for two thirds interest in 12 percent. Drilling operations to be directed by field manager Mr. Orchard with three offsets rigged near the discovery well for Gordon Campbell Kevin Syndicate No 2 Rainbow Oil and Orchard interests.
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Orchard Frain
Leisticka
Mgr
Orchard
Nevin Pentting
Discovery
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate
Rainbow Oil Company
Mi Orehard
Geraldine Man Accuses Firm of Blocking Hoover Ties
Geraldine dentist G. Watt heads the Antelope Butte corporation and claims Great Falls interests via Jamieson and Heyward are edging toward California partners in a drilling plan for five tests on the Antelope Butte structure. The Arraw Creek oil district officials say the California group seeks control, with ties to Herbert Hoover’s commerce department.
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Creat Falls
Five Bee
Arraw Creek
California
G. Watt
Geraldine Dentagist
Great Falls
Jamieson & Heyward
Herbert Jaover
Commerce
Federal Experts Plan Fact Finding on Seapark Oil Work
Federal experts from the Winnett Montana bureau of mines will travel to Trent Falls to investigate oil discoveries near Kevin Well in Toole County. The probe, at Indian Affairs request, covers Soap Creek field and underground water conditions as multiple wells are prepared for testing and formation data are to be correlated. Supervising bureau of mines staff will oversee selective reaming of wells and ongoing work by operators.
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Washington
Kevin
Toole County
Montana
Winnett
Mont
Bureau of Mines
Trent Falls
Avelh Albeof
Office of Indian Affairs
Soap Creek
Woutana
Coe
Beck
W. OW. Scott
Winnett, Mont
Hue ‘Yan
Wax Sound Tiil
Western Company
Bureau of Atines
Two Strings of Tools Going to Kevin Field
Great Falls dispatch reports two strings of tools moving today toward Kevin Field to be unloaded and positioned at the Wilton well area in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section Masa near Gordon Campbell producer. Cromley and contractor crews will run the strings and prepare the Wil Son well with a second line ready for a second job. Craintey from Great Falls driving a truck arrived after a 24 hour mud battle with a crew and trailer, heading to Moxensin then on to Moccasin for a drilling swing before rerouting to Kevin.
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Great Falls
Kevin
Wilton
Masa
Gordon Campbell
Eange
Crumley
Wilson
Cruntey
Moxensin
Mit
Harry Short
Short
Oklahoma
Cromley
Mottana
Berfore
Movedsin
Griot
Moccasin
Montana
Homestake Takes 6000 Acres in New Lease Deal
The Homestake Exploration Company announced a major acquisition closing on Tuesday. Officials described the deal as the largest acreage moment in the region, with 6 000 acres transferred under new leases.
Mine land deal reshapes Kalispell Kevin field acreage
In a multi-tract agreement, Hinwestake Explora ion acquires 2 600 acres and 4400 acres remain under control. Deals include Wall ispell-Kevin and Kalispell Ke vin patent lands centered in the Sunburst field. Company officials say the land is patent and operations may begin under Homestake guidance.
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Kevito Sunburst
Kalispell
Troy-Sweetarass
Sunburst Olt & Cas Company
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