Fire Hazard Destroys Upper Floor At Power Mercantile
A fire in Lewistown on June 18 started by an electric flatiron left on overnight caused heavy smoke throughout the Power Mercantile ladies ready to wear section. Fire crews contained the blaze quickly, but upper-floor smoke damage will keep the area closed for today. Grace Symance and Elizabeth Symance aided in discovering the fire.
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Lewistown
Power Mercantile Store
Grace
Elizabeth
Symance
Young bear killed following battle on Whis ker Davis ranch
Abe Frant in Roy displayed the hide and four paws of a brown yearling after shooting it on the Whis ker Davis ranch near Black Butte. The bear had prowled neighborhoods for nights, alarmed dogs, and sparked guesses it was a bobcat or wolf. Two shots with a 25-35 rifle felled the animal amid reports bear meat has been a local dish recently. this marks a second bear killed north of the Judith mountains within a year.
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Roy
Abe Frant
Judith Mountains
Hilt Hosher
Arinells
Sidney Man Goes East to Promote Building Bridge
Sidney June 18 R S Nutt president of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce left for Washington D C to interview the war department about the Yellowstone river condition east of Sidney. The trip is taken as a step toward bridging the Yellowstone which will open vast territory to the east.
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Sidney Man
Sidney
R. S. Nutt
Sidney Chamber of
Com
Perce
Washington, D. C
War Department
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone
Gasoline Thieves Break Lock on Pump in Great Falls
Great Falls police were alerted after the Atro-Great Falls Gas company reported theft of 100 to 123 gallons of gasoline from a west Great Falls station. The pump lock was broken and gas removed. no entry to the station office appeared attempted.
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Great Falls
Atro-Great Falls Gas Company
West Great Falls
Office of the Star
Shainer Flies 10 Missoula Misses Thain in Spokane
Missoula report recounts a travel mishap when D. Brady of Newark rode a special Salaam Temple train east from Los Angeles. After missing the Spokane stop he chartered a plane to reach Missoula by midnight to rejoin the convoy, paying about 200 dollars for the hop and 100 dollars for sightseeing.
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Shainer
Missoula
Spokane
C. D
Brady
Wir
Former Falls flyer hurt in accident
Minot North Dakota June 18 a former Falls youth Lieut Byron Cooper in a San Francisco hospital after a practice parachute drop went wrong a strong wind turned him sidewise he struck his right elbow and broke the arm at the socket doctors forced the bone down after three weeks then operated and put a body cast on him he expects to be confined another month Cooper previously suffered injuries when an airplane from Vance Air service Great Falls Montana crashed near Minot killing two people.
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Minot
N. D
Byron Cooper
A. P. Blonde
Cooper
San Francisco
Vance Air Service of
Great Falls
Aont
Dog Guards Surplus Coat and Parasol Near Darby
Ravalli county authorities investigate ownership of an army overcoat and a Japanese silk parasol found by the road north of Darby guarded by a collie with a 1928 license issued to Ernest Johnson of Missoula. The dog appears to have guarded the items for several days and officials seek the rightful owner amid uncertainty whether the owner met with a mishap.
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Hamilton
Darby
Ravalli
Ernest Johnson
Cooper Street
Missoula
Woman Knocked Down and Robbed of Purse in Butte
Miss Lena Hall of 645 Travonia Street reported being knocked down near Platinum and Washington Streets shortly after 11 30 last night and robbed of her purse containing 50 cents. An unidentified man description was given as officers search for the thief.
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Butte
Lena Hall
Travonia Street
Platinum
Washington
Daily US crude oil production rises as June week total reaches 2.74 million
New York June 18 AP The weekly summary of the American Petroleum Institute shows the daily average gross crude oil production in the United States increased by 18 000 barrels for the week ending June 15, totaling 2 743 250 barrels. East of California daily output averaged 3 927 950 barrels, down 1 000 barrels. Wyoming reported 42 050 barrels, up 4 650, while Montana produced 11 500 barrels, down 200.
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New York
United States
American Petroleum Institute
California
Wyoming
Montana
62 Years in Sheep Business Record of Lennep Rancher
Martinsdale June 17 Shearing under way at most ranches in the community this week The Bair ranch will start near Copper with about 15000 sheep Smith brothers will shear 16000 and Henry Pump has about 3000 M T Grande near Lennep has led a crew of 20 this week He recalls wool sales in 1878 when he went to Helena to seek buyers for a Rosston firm and later shipped wool to a Missouri river point for a Boston firm The wool sold for 30 cents a pound the following spring.
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Martinsdale
Bair
Copper
Smith Brothers
Henry Pump
M. T. Grande
Lennep
Helena
Rosston
Grande
Boston
Pine bark beetles devastate yellow pine stands near Missoula
Pine bark beetles are causing heavy damage to yellow pine stands along the East Fork of the Bitter Root, says W. W. White of the district one forest management office after inspection with experts from the federal bureau of entomology. Parasites introduced by entomologists have helped check the pest, and growing knowledge of the beetle may allow further control.
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Missoula
W. W. White
Forest Management Office
White
Lewistown Woman Wins First Violin Spot in San Diego Orchestra
Mrs Jean Clifton Heinecke, longtime Lewistown resident now in San Diego, has been chosen as one of the first violinists for the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Among 12 applicants for one vacancy, she was selected after hearings.
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Lewistown
Jean Clifton Heinecke
San Diego
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
600 Stray Horses Found Near Winnett
Winnett reports about 600 horses rounded up as the first roundup under a new abandoned horse law. Roundup Foreman J. E. Park notes the herd will be described and branded, then advertised for five weeks before sale. State Inspector Ed O'Donnell arrived to inspect, with multiple roundups expected until the range is clear.
Horse's Head Severed After Car Collision Near Deep Creek
June incident near Deep Creek reports Neal Easter and Jit Nelson, Northern Pacific workers, severing a horse's head after a car hit the animal at 35 to 40 mph. Easter unharmed. Nelson required four stitches for facial and forehead injuries. A third horse appeared, causing a sudden swerve and windshield post impact that severed the head, with the body left by the road.
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Deep Ereek
Farm experts open powwow in Billings
Billings June 18 AP farm experts economists and officials of the United States bureau of reclamation opened a two day conference to discuss the economic and social situation on federal irrigation projects in the district A 36 member group includes agricultural agents from railway systems sugar factory officials and project superintendents chaired by George C Kreutzer in Washington D C Dr Albin Johnson urged an agrarian policy to develop farming and avoid England like food shortages for future stability
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Billings
United Stttes Bureau of Reclamation
Congress
George C.kreutzer
Reclamation Economics
Washington, D.C
Ebyoot Mead
Reclamation
Department of Interior
Albin Johnson
New School For Social Research
New York City
United States
England
Dr Oliver T Leiser of Anaconda Passes On
Anaconda June 1 Dr Oliver T Leiser 79 longtime Deer Lodge county physician and former state legislator died after brief illness He served as Anaconda mayor 1897 to 1899 prominent in Masonic circles known as hunter and fisherman He helped create the county hospital later turning it over to the Sisters of Charity He served multiple terms in the legislative assembly beginning in 1903 He leaves two daughters and three sons Burial will be in Spokane where a son lives and where his wife is interred.
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Anaconda
Oliver T. Leiser
Deer Lodge
Leiser
Legislative Assembly
Sisters of Charity
Spokane
Man Beaten With Broom Handle Seeks Damages in Suit
Matt Crone filed suit in district court against Lewis Toppero for 23 dollars actual and 250 dollars punitive damages alleging he was beaten with a broom handle in Mecaderville on May 18. Crone says his note bled for three hours and he suffers headaches from the incident. New York reports show May silver output in the United States rose to 61,0000 fine, with April and May 1928 figures cited and other country outputs noted.
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Butte
Tune JB
Lewis Toppero
Mecaderville
Matt Crone
Toppero
Crone
New York
United States
Mexico
Lindy Submits Report on Air Rail Service
New York, June 18 AP Officials of the Transcontinental Air Transport released Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh s reports on the coast to coast air rail system set to begin regular service on July 8. Lindbergh reported that 12 skilled pilots were trained for the service, that ten all metal monoplanes would be used at the start, and that an elaborate radio weather information system had been developed.
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New York
Transcontinental Air Transport Today
Charles A. Lindbergh
National Workers Union officials remanded in Gastonia murder case
Fourteen officials of the National Workers Union and related members were ordered jailed in Mecklenburg Superior Court on murder charges in the shooting of Gastonia Police Chief F. Aderholt. Judge W. F. Harding set bail for the defendants amid the June 18 proceedings in Charlotte N C.
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North Carolina Mess
Charlotte
N. C
National Workers’ Union
W. F. Harding
Mecklenburg Superior Court
F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Eureka Elects Emily L Jones Mayor by Narrow Margin
Mrs Emily L Jones was elected mayor of Eureka California defeating incumbent A W May by nearly 200 votes. The result announced yesterday ends Mays tenure and installs Jones in the city’s top office.
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Eureka
Cal
Emily L. Jones
A. W. May
Sale of Wild Horses Must Be Made Again
Great Falls June 18 The Cascade county board of commissioners chair L H Kommers announced an auction of wild horses must be redone due to legal technicalities after protests from buyers. Horses were impounded, sold at 8 am amid questions about timing and advertising. next sale set for 6 am. Most animals go to packing plants with some noting bucking ability for rodeos. The process involves county officials supervising roundups and arranging valuation for tax purposes, with funds held in trust six months to prevent damage suits.
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Great Falls
L. H. Kommers
Cascade County Board of Commissioners
Cary Skelton
Kommers
Skelton
Wa. Am
Rommers
Kid Dances Till He Is Blue in the Face
Milwaukee teen Dan Wiedskind 17 danced at a downtown hall until his face and body turned blue. He was taken to a hospital where doctors learned his shoes were dyed with aniline pigment, causing the color change and a poisoning scare.
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Kid
Milwaukee
Wis
Dan Wiedskind
Community notes from Wolf Creek June social visits and graduations
Wolf Creek residents share a flurry of social visits as families like Rudofott Bowmans Murpheys and Hunts visit Helena Missoula and Chateau. Graduates Arthur and Douglass Burns return home from Missoula for vacation while Irma Anderson recovers from appendectomy in Helena. Local discussions include 4H Pep and Ginger picnic, Miss Craig advancing to high school, and various visits to the A B Adams and Burns homes.
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Wolf Creek
Phil Rudofott
Ruedolf
Chateau
Helena
Howard F. Bowman
A. B. Adams
Little Creek
Jack A. Stow
Dearborn Country
John Murphey
Earl
South Fork
George Hicks
Arthur
Douglass Burns
Missoula
Gus
Ernest Koch
Alfred Grigg
Willard District
Colleen Shaw
Burns
TW. J. Herrin Af Holter
May Craig
John McCurdy
Jesse Pratt
Jessie Burns
Chicago
Jack McDonough
William Anderson
Floyd Hicks
Fern Merrie
Joe Daley
Lia Mae
Eliza Alt
Irma Anderson
Hane Martinson
Rock Creek Ranch
A. J. Harstad
Howard Bowman
Miss Opat
Vera Bowman
R. G. Dixon
Howard Fisher
Dillon Girl Vanishes From Dancehall Parents Seek Help
Thomas McGuire of Dillon reports his 18 year old daughter Miss McGuire disappeared from a dance in Butte. She left without hat or coat after stepping outside for air. at last seen wearing a blue dress. Described as five feet five inches tall and 115 pounds.
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Butte
Butte Potee and Silver
Bow
Thomas McGuire
Dillon
Miss McGuire
Wheat futures swing as rains lift Canada crops pressures
Wheat futures fluctuated in Chicago amid Canadian rain and southwest US crop concerns. Dealers noted tightening supply, weak notices from the Plains, and expected new wheat through futures, with strong feed demand backing corn and oats.
Silver Bow County Widening Roads To Race Track
Butte June 18 Crowds expected at the new race track south of Butte lead Silver Bow County to widen the Four-mile road and Elizabeth Warren avenue between Harrison avenue and the site County Surveyor Mike Loughran said. Both roads gain five feet over a half mile and four bridges gain eight feet in width. Completion is set for late this week. The roads will handle traffic to horse and dog races and the country stud. Afterward the grader used will move to Hail Columbia gulch to reconstruct the Dog Scout camp road damaged by a Memorial Day flood with sections rebuilt on higher ground.
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Butte
Elizabeth Warren
Harrison Avenue
Mike Loughrat
Loughran
Columbia Gulch
Highlands
Oregon bank closes as state bank examiner takes control
Astoria, June 16 AP The Astoria Savings Bank failed to open and the state banking examiner assumed control. The report lists unsettled conditions with limited activity and notes crop and commodity price details scanned from the era.
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Astoria
Oregon
Astoria Sarlngs Bank
State Banking Examiner
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