Reduction in Elk Herd Stirs Montana Stock Growers
Missoula reports the Montana Stock Growers' Association favors trimming the northern Montana elk herd to 2600 head to fit range carrying capacity. The existing herd exceeds 4500, with winters driving over 4000 elk from Sun River to forage near ranches, prompting calls for conservative stocking to prevent starvation and reduce ranchers’ feed burdens.
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Missoula
Montana Stock Growers’ Association
Glen A Smith
Essiais Ot
Sun River
Mocana
Miles City Quirt Factory of Early Miles City
In Miles City in 18 85 a quirt factory opened on Sixth street opposite the Daily Star office. J B Truscott, president of General Miles, announced the venture which hired 19 workers. Demand for whips waned with changing fashion and the factory closed in 15 96.
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Miles City
Sixth Street
Daily Star
Truscott
Miles Hilda Real
Sam Lowman kills eighty rattlesnakes in den near Como
Hamilton June 3. A Hassett of Carlos Helchis reports Sam Lowman entered a rattlesnake den in the hills east of the Platt ranch near Como and dispatched 68 of the venomous snakes in a single session.
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Hamilton
A. Hassett
Carlos Helchis
Sam Lowman
Platt Ranch
Como
Flathead Seed Pea Crop Prospect Looks Bright
Flathead county seed peas grown under contract for Associated Seed Growers are the best since introduction to the Flathead valley. C C LeSuer reports survey findings for the firm. Crops contracted at a set price per bushel will be shipped from the seed house. With plentiful moisture and other valley crops progressing, many predict a bumper year, more favorable than since the 1915 bumper crop.
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Kalispel
Flathead County
Flathead Valley
C. C. LeSuer
Mother With Three Sets of Twins Makes Railroad Stop
A northern Idaho mother traveling to Wisconsin with three sets of twins under nine years old paused in Missoula. She described keeping the children together, each holding a hand, to help manage the group as they rode the Coeur d'Alene train to Missoula and then the North Coast Limited. She refused to reveal her name, saying it was none of the reporter's business.
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Slesala
Idaho
Wisconsin
Missoula
Coeur d‘Alene
North Coust Limited
Sho
Beaverhead Delinquent Tax List Shows Small Increase
Dillon reports Beaverhead County remains delinquent on the second half of the 1941 tax due date. County Treasurer Bertie Mathews notes that while a final tally is not complete, the delinquent amount is likely smaller this year. More taxes were paid by residents than in the prior year at the same period.
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Dillon
Bertie Mathews
Beaverhead County
Munzenrider Graduates From School of Mines
Hutte June 3 The degree of bachelor of science in metallurgical engineering was conferred tonight upon John Munzenrider of Helena by the Montana School of Mines. He served as an instructor at the college surveying camp, was on the annual staff, and participated in extra activities. Dr Enoch Bren delivered the commencement address.
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M. A. Brannon
University of Montana
Francis A. Thomson
School of Mines
Will Oil Gallatin Way to Yellowstone
Bozeman June. The 22 mile Gallatin Way to Yellowstone National Park inside the park line between Bozeman and West Yellowstone will be graveled and oiled this summer. Guy Edwards assistant superintendent says grading is done and travel will delay and rolled as soon as possible. The park service moves its rock crusher gravel trucks and oiling equipment onto the site with work to start after setup. Part of the stretch is wet from melting snow but should be as dry as the lower pass before crews begin.
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Bozeman
Gallatin Way
Yellowstone National Park
West Yellowstone
Guy Edwards
Edwards
Park Service
Decent Man Cant Get Decent Drink In Decent Place
United States Judge George M. Bourquin sentenced Butte resident Andy Malarkey to three months in jail and a $500 fine after pleading guilty to illegal possession of flavoring whiskey. The judge stated the sentence as the heaviest during the war and quipped that today a decent man cannot get a drink in a decent place. Malarkey had accused police of stealing a 10 gallon keg of whiskey before his arrest.
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Butte
United Hunter
George M. Bourquin
Andy Malarkey
Butteman
Malarkey
Bitter Root Fruit Growers See Frost Period End
Fruit districts of the Bitter Root valley report no frost danger after a period of frost. Orchard owners expect larger yields of apples, cherries, and plums than in 1231. Gardening expands with many small vegetable tracts, watermelons grown, and fields in strong condition due to heavy rains. Microula area records nearly four inches in May, above normal. April rainfall also above normal for the first time in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitter Root
Microula
Wereas
Dentists in Butte End Night Dental Service
Dentists in Butte vote to end night dental work, with no night service for toothaches. They will close Saturdays at noon during the summer, and continue weekday hours before 5 PM. The article notes the change follows a city meeting and affects emergency care. It also reports a Medal of Honor awarded to Richmond Pearson Hobson for leading the Sally Sally effort in the Sanitation harbor action during the Spanish American War.
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Butte
Washington
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Sally
Nf San* Tan
Cuba
Stolen Inibulange Recovered in Mount Vernon KY
The Inibulange vehicle stolen last July from Nokkea Funeral Home was found buried in Mount Vernon Kentucky. Bozeman Jane 6-Ananinvitinee reported the theft and the car traced through General Motors theft bureau after a Bozeman dealer and a同 dealer recognized it. The four door sedan, convertible to an ambulance, may be returned or sold to offset transport costs.
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Bozeman
Jane
Nokkea Funeral Home
Mount Vernon
Kentucky
General Motors Theft Bureau
Kentucks
Min es Speaker at Montana commencement event
June 2 speaker A Bryan emeritus president of Washington State Geltece addressed nineteen graduates at the Athanual commencement ceremony in Montana De Beye. The talk covered justice in higher education, with Brannon of the Greater University of Momans ty and Pranis Thomson of the Sheol of Aline noted among attendees.
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Ee Hutte
A. Bryan
Emeritis
Washington State
Geltece
Montana School of Mines de Beye
Tavisie Northwest
Janticeant Ecolleres Spreen
Adventinn
Ofa Treaident Pranis
Card Game Alert Ends With Attempted Robbery
Chester Davis and Meintire faced a local hold up at a rooming house as a would be robber drew a pistol and threatened them while examining a miniature cannon. The gun was shown during a card game and the suspect was later charged with stealing the gun from a sporting goods store.
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Kallopetl
Ayron McIntire
McIntire
Elie
Chester Davis
Countty Jal
Meintire
Meintre
Glacier Park Deer Eat Tar Paper Proves Debatable
Glacier Park Station June 3 reports Deer at Bow man creek ranger station eating tar paper from a chalet porch. Ranger Ren Miller notes the incident while noting a proverb about taste and emphasizes deer fed on the tar paper near the roof, raising questions over the claim’s validity.
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Glacier Park
Glacier Park Station
Ren Miller
Bowman Creek
Chia
Tik Pe Sion
Miller
Tie Halen
Oil Projects Delayed by ANS Work in Garrison Area
Missoula to Garrison oil road work advances after state highway crews began resurfacing the Missoula Bonner segment on a bid to improve surface. Oil paving between Bearmouth and Gold Creek awaits dryer weather as H C Tilzey notes last year’s winds and traffic damaged the current base, promising a sturdier roadbed.
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Missoula
Dune
Garrison
State Highway Commission
Bonner
Bearmouth
Gold Creek
H. C. Tilzey
Commission
Pack strings leave for Idaho forests
Missoula June 3 electric pack mules were shipped to Orofino Idaho from the Forest Service remount depot at Nine Mile. Each string of 10 mules has a packer and will work up to two or three days from headquarters to supply blister crew work on the Clearwater forest. About 50 head remain at the remount station with plans to keep 10 pack strings for fires distant from motor roads.
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Missoula
Orofino
Idaho
Forest Service
Nine Mile
Clearwater Forest
Ning Mile
Havre Taxpayers Seek City Troubles Resolution
A Havre taxpayers committee of five led by W E B Rhoades formed to aid the mayor and council in untangling city affairs. Hy M Gilmore, W Stringfellow, H Wheeler and Popin named. John Koerner chair. They favor appointing a disinterested panel to confer with Mayor Dr W H Rogers and the council over disputed city post appointments.
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Navre
Snaris
Wayn
Anal Council
W EB Rhoades
Hy M. Gilmore
W. Stringfellow
H. Wheeler
Popin
John Koerner
Loxpayers
W. H Rogers
Resume Drilling on Ivanhoe Dome Test in Montana Field
Minnesota Flauvillan Petroleum resumes deep test drilling at Ivanhoe dome north of Melstone after a 14 month suspension. BEN Daly remains in charge, Ray Thompson assists, with the hole now past 2 740 feet and likely to take weeks to reach the first productive sand. If results underperform, a second sand may be drilled. This marks the first such test in the region.
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Minnesota- Flauvillan Petroleum Company
Ivanhoe Dome
Melstone
Ben. Daly
Ray Thompson
Stgle
Two Women Running For Custer Offices
Miles City June 3 Two women Nara Med for nominations to county offices Mrs Jessia Sront McCoy seeks renomination as superintendent of schools and Mrs Emily A Johnson republican nominee for county treasurer Other republican candidates are for treasurer G C Stangland Jes Arnold Fred Campbell clerk and recorder J A Campbell John E deCarlo clerk of court A Lindeberg assessor Ernest Soreman More democratic candidates are for sheriff Edgar Taylor renomination treasurer W F Ring clerk and recorder William Cain
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Miles City
Nara Med
Io County
Mra
Jessia Sront McCoy
Echoals
Emily A. Johnson
H. Stangland
Jes Arnold
Fred Campbell
J. A. Campbell
John E. deCarlo
A. Lindeberg
Ane Nessor
Ernest Soreman
Edgar Taylor
W. F. Ring
Wiliam Cain
Fannch Pays Tribute to Lindbergh Heroine
AP reports France hailed Raye Amelia Earhart after her arrival to accept honors for solo Atlantic flight. Crowds roared "The Girl Lindbergh" as she moved through reporters and photographers. A member of the American embassy staff escorted Earhart to a hotel where she appeared on a balcony to acknowledge the crowd amid growing cheers and tension.
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Paria
France
Raye Amelit Earhart
Rample
Lindbergh Wetrame
Tandon
Neanors
Lindbergh
Onee
Latatf
Tha
Bozeman Dog Eyes Delicate Operation Sparks Mystery
A Bozeman police dog and a pet terrier suffered eye injuries from a suspected poisoner. The police dog belonged to Bruce Mull and another pet, owned by Officer Pete Jenkins, reportedly received cataract surgery by college students who found the dog near the campus and operated to restore sight.
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Boxemat
June
Aoroman
Bruce Mull
Pete Jenkins
Jenkins
Querica
New Public Budget Cut Group Emerges to Target Expenditures
A new nonprofit named New Body Would Cut Public Expenditures formed today by American business leaders demanding a slash of 757,000 dollars in savings. It organized a protest against a Public Works program unless storage costs are reduced, and aims to push nationwide into a national committee with about 400 commercial organization representatives and members like Reynaldo Lerailistown and We G Pantos.
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Eniengo
Storagy McDa
Fseg
Kesernmentil Crete
Catia Fy
Cwerga Assoc
Genege Woiecarrier
Ome
Chloe Onemerfution
Mas Authorianda Tn
Pam
Eney Conference
Alie Snsles
United
Caution Warns on Jobs Abroad for Americans
Minneapolis state employment chief Richard T Jones cautioned that alleged overseas job openings require investigation before any payment or contracts. He cited Latin America as an example where government plans to increase native labor reduce demand for American skilled workers. Jones warned Americans to verify openings, noting many postings are in New York and coast cities, and warned about currency instability and other abroad risks. He advised contacting the division of regional information, bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington for living conditions details.
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Minneapola
Labar
Richard T Jones
Minneapolis
Atate
U. S. Employment Services
Latin America
Jones
Karon
New York
Phasa Peraona
Buresi Fy
Washington
New Finance Group Formed With Powell To AQ
Deer Lodge June 3 Incorporation papers for the Stack Browers inranen corporation with offices at Deer Lodge were filed with County Clerk Dan B. Herts Jr. The directors include Cal Granvely Avon y A J Lovhria Bille Seven Beck H. Gardiner and A B Middleton. J. P. Blankenbaker secretary and manager has opened offices in the basement of the United States National Bank. The corporation aims to help sheepmen hold ewes over and restore flock standards amid recent ewe lamb forced sales.
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Deer Lodge
Stack Browers
Inranen Corporation
Dan B. Herts Jr
Astate
Selena
Corporation
Cal Grnvely
Avony A
J Lovhria
Bille
Seven Beck
H. 0. Gardiner
Anaconda
A. BH. Middleton
Jang
J. P. Blankenbaker
United States National Bank
City Market Erased From Records in The Falls
The Great Rais city market at First Avenue South and Ninth Street is remembered only as a memory. Once funded by a large bond and used by ranchers and townspeople for trading chickens beef pork butter corn and produce it faded away after 1920 leaving the building repurposed for civic parades and tragic displays.
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Theat Falls
Cfty Conneil
Dandelion Control Through Lawn Care and Mowing
An old guide outlines methods to keep Lawns weed free by promoting vigorous grass growth and regular feeding. It advises thorough watering, avoiding deep grass cuts, and targeted removal of dandelion roots with a garden knife or forage tool to prevent re sprouting in bare spots.
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Young Andelion
Heromes
Our Grace
Heigny
Tax collections in Anaconda rise as time limit nears
Anaconda reports tax receipts exceed 400,000 with county totaling about 162,000 and city around 1003. Crowded offices and long lines marked the final hours as payments poured in before the deadline.
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Anaconda
Customs Man Hurt By His Own Auto
A Great Falls report says customs man Dae mens, chief patrol inspector, received a broken leg and collar bone when struck by his own automobile between Browning and Cut Mink. Witnesses say the car door opened and struck him as he stepped from the vehicle, leaving him injured on Elated Thursday. Additional inspector and party members were riding in the other car nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Daemens
Purebred sheep in China after long trip from Powell
Deer Lodge reports six Rambouillet sheep traveled to China by sea and river, arriving in Tianjin. Photographs by Raymond P Moser show the transfer from steamer to pens, native-Chinese husbandry, and a wool production comparison with imported stock. A death sentence in Mah has raised alarm over execution methods.
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China
Powell
Deer Lodge
Ine
Tarnin
Guy Slamburgh
Nanapory
Inely Dostum Lion
Slambaugh
Reighter
Pacific
Lgblor
Tientsin
Chincea Hardera
Chhia
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Chee
HN. Munzenrider 5
Yellowstone
Kentucky City
Mr. Davis
Wimnington
Dey
Cannaldated Cancer Mines Corporation
Clarence A. Baulharland
Wemington
Southerland
Channery Court
Paul Gow
ANS
Havre
Custer
Fannch
the Lindbergh
Lon Angeles
Irving W. McCiumphy
Denver
Yenia
Ittachaol
NEW Finance Group
Stogemen
Offaly
Pod Shoik
Peru
Montana
Central Market
Broadway
Helena
United States
the Independent
Lewis and Clark County
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