Wealthy Beaverhead land dispute valued at 2.5 million
In Butte on June 19 a hearing before WIS Commissioner Van Etten examined a contention over land adjoining the Hecla mill in Beaverhead county. The site, used as a tailings dump, is claimed to hold placer gold worth about 2.5 million. Antone Grosso, with partners James E. Healy and others, located the ground in 1920 and seeks patent after a Beaverhead court ruled for Grosso. Hecla heirs protest the patent, with legal counsel for objectors. The dispute centers on undiscovered value in tailings and ownership rights to the land and patent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone Grosso
James E. Healy
Mr. Loughrin
J. Fabian
Hecla
Beaverhead County
Grosso
Knippenberg
Attorney Brothers
Missoula
Collins
Cushing
Dillon
J. E. Healy
Grasso
Traveller recounts peril in Africa and improvised fires
A fragmentary tale recalls a perilous homeward journey in Africa. The narrator claims worn tires could not be repaired and that four elephants were killed to supply trunks used as fires. name Dice Mucket appears as a traveller.
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Africa
Helena man Percy Train wed in Lovelock Nevada
Former Helena resident Percy Train and Miss Agnes Hume Scott of Chicago were married in a roadside grotto on Lone Mountain near Lovelock. The couple, both geologists, will pursue fur farming and muskrat farming after a honeymoon in American Canyon. Train works as a Smithsonian field representative and has gathered 20 000 fossils. he grew up in Helena and has lived in Nevada for 25 years.
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Lovelock
New
Percy Train
Helena
Phoebe Train
Kenwood
Train
Agnes Hume Scott
Chicago
U. S. Steel Corporation
Review-Miner
Lone Mountain
Josephus Culp
M. FE
Chruch
JA. IE
Firesent
Smithsonian Prestitute
Washington
American Canyon
Nev
Helena High School
Nevada
North South Railroad given time extension decision
The Montana Railroad commission approved an extension of time for the North and South Railway to complete the 333 mile line from Miles City to Casper Wyoming. It recommended to the interstate commerce commission that the new deadline be set, with funds available to finish within the next two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North and South Railway Company
Miles City
Casper
Wyoming
Montana Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana Railroad Company
Wyoming Railroad Company
R. E. McNalrey
Sheridan
Park Avenue Crash Damages Ford Truck and Dodge Sedan
A Ford truck driven by a boy named Gilbert Elston collided with a Dodge sedan piloted by Lester Rudi near the post office on Park Avenue. The Dodge suffered a broken headlight and severe fender damage while the Ford sustained less damage. A police officer investigated and both drivers were ordered to appear in police court this morning.
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Park Avenue
4 Hoy
Gilbert Elston
Lester Rudi
Kansas City Welcomes Delegates On Stopover
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention from Alaska Washington Oregon Idaho Nevada Montana Utah Wyoming and Colorado will pause in Kansas City for an hour Saturday en route to Houston. The Chamber of Commerce arranges a bus tour of the city for the visitors. A German airship project plans a transatlantic start this year using a new gas mixture to dye its five engines, markedly lighter than benvine.
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Kansas City
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Montana
Litah
Wyoming
Colorado
Houston
Champber of Commerce
Benvine
Montana Guardsmen Pass In Review Before Governor Erickson
The 163rd infantry regiment in three battalions paraded at Camp Erickson for Governor Erickson Colonel Erastus H. Williams and staff, with hundreds of townspeople in attendance. Governors, county princess candidates, and American Legion delegates watched as units received salutes and praised performance.
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163Rd Infantry
Erickson
Erastus H. Williams
Lewis and Clark County
American Legion
Camp Erickson
Michigan
Princess
E. N. Williams
Joseph C. Thomas
H. J. Cheadle
If €. Dempewo
C. H. Perkins
O. C. Lamport
Ward Crosby
D. K. Dalager
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Daniel B. Noble
Lewistown
Lyman E. Moore
Culbertson
George W. Finley
Bozeman
Williams
Hoover Faces Harsh Economic Waters After KC Convention
Washington reports Herbert Hoover entering the campaign amid a collapsed stock market and widespread hard times. Banks, brokers and households face margin calls, railroads cut gear and orders drop while industry slows. Farmers worry prices may not cover costs as Democrats ponder Houston nominee.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Coolidge
New York
White House
United States Steel Corporation
New England
Wait
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Dore
Houston
al Smith
Trial set as ditch damage and cow theft charge clash
J Tom Dunstan faces Insttre court charges filed by Conorada J M Adamson alleging unlawful breaking and destroying a item at Green Meadow Farm and water diversion. Countercharges accuse Dunetan's grandmother Dr Sarah Budsen of cow theft. Judge Higgins set trials for June 26 at 2 PM to hear both cases together.
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Jtom
Dunstan
Higgins
Conorada J. M. Adamson
Green Meadow
Dunetan
Sarah Budsen
A. E. Kremer
Ager
Radio Corporation Disputes Monopoly Charge
Washington June 19 Charges and denials were heard by the federal trade commission over whether the Radio Corporation of America formed a monopoly in the radio industry. The commission deferred ruling, saying a decision would be announced within a week after reviewing briefs from attorneys or counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
APF
Radio Corporation of America
Federal Trade Commission
Cone
Commission
Beer racket killings shock Chicago streets
Two men, identified as Joe Salamone and John Oliveri, were shot to death in Chicago in a daytime attack attributed by police to the beer racket. A car with gunmen sped by and fired, striking the victims as they walked, suggesting organized criminal violence tied to illicit beer trade.
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Chicago
Joe Salamone
John Oliveri
Path
Salamone
Oliveri
Annual Farm Review Set for Montana Agriculture Progress
The seventh annual Montana Farm Review, prepared by the Montana office and the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economies, will be ready for distribution in two weeks. It documents the 1927 crop year with state crop and livestock data and past years for comparison, with about 70 pages and illustrated graphs. Copies offered by the Montana Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economies
State Department of Agriculture
J. G. Diamond
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Agriculure
Labor and Industry
Capitol Building
Helena
Administrator of Hellstrom Estate Probes Missing $10,000
James A. Walsh, successor to the late N. J. Gould as administrator of P. G. Hellstrom estate, reports in district court that $12,280 deposited by Gould as estate funds partly lacks records of disposition. Walsh asks for accounts and testimony from Gould executors Louis Heitman and C. H. Head. Judge Horsky sets June 30 hearing at 10. Estate currently shows $1,466.28 on deposit. bond of $10,000 with National Surety Co. remains disputed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Walsh
N. J. Gould
P. G. Hellstrom
Gust Hellstrom
District Court
Louis Heitman
C. H. Head
Gould
Hellstrom
A. J. Horsky
Walsh
Flaherty & Kohnler
National Surety Company
Kane Granite Company
Qold Fellows Cemetery Association
Gustave W Hellstrom
Gustave Hellstrom
Teagarden Discusses Montana Senate Campaign
Sam W. Teagarden of Denton pressed his Democratic bid for U S Senate from Montana, claiming growing support in agricultural districts for protein in federal wheat grades. He contrasted Senator Walsh with his rival Wheeler, praised organized labor ties, and urged farmers to calculate protein premium losses during Governor Dixon’s administration and the 1921 tariff era.
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United States
Sam W. Teagarden
Denton
Helena
Teagarden
Department of Agriculture
Washington
T. J. Walsh
Wheeler
Walsh
B. K. Wheeler
Great Falls
Wheteler
Montana
Jardine
Organized Workers
Elvic
Fergus County
Mr. Teagarden
Dixon
Minneapolis
U. S
Bozeman
Tom Campbell
Hardin
American Wheat King
Tom
Western Highways Billions Planned For 1925 Spending
Montana Automobile Association summarizes a western highway plan showing 1.5 billion dollars to be spent in 1925 across western states. California leads with over 7 billion, Washington about 2.2 billion, Oregon Montana Iolalia and Arizona follow. Major funds will build new roads and trails and improve existing routes, including 4,445,000 for parks and Mount Rainier National Park leading with 75,8400. Yellowstone allotted 684,400.
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Montana Automobile Association
California
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Iolalia
Arizona
Utah
Mount Ranier
Yellowstone
Largest Accredited TB Free Area Achieved in Montana
Montana now boasts the largest tuberculosis free accredited area in the nation, with Massouli and Ravalli counties accredited and Lake Flathead Lincoln and Sanders examined. State veterinarian Dr Wes Butler said accreditation followed years of cattle tuberculin testing and subsequent reaction checks. Deputy veterinarians have traveled constantly to complete cleaning and reporting to Washington for final approval.
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Massouli
Ravalli
Lake, Flathead
Lincoln
Sanders
Washington, D. C
Montana
Wes Butler
State Fish and Game Commission Meets in Anaconda on June 27
The regular meeting of the state fish and game commission will be held in Anaconda June 27. Chairman T. N. Marlowes of Missoula notified State Game Warden Robert H. Hill yesterday. A report by Dr. T. H. Treece on spawn taking operations in Georgetown Lake will be reviewed. County pestions for an open season of Chinese Sphtasamls will be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish and Game Commission
Anaconda
T. N. Marlowes
Missoula
Robert H. Hill
T. H. Treece
Georgetown Lake
Montana Grain Rates Battle At Interstate Hearing
Minneapolis millers argued against Montana grain rates at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Seattle. Frank Townsend, rate expert, urged lower rates to Minneapolis district while Montana mills sought reductions to California points.双方 worry low rates help Pacific mills ship flour to the Atlantic, creating unfair competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Minneapolis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana
Pacific
Frank Townsend
California
Middlewestern
North Pacific
Atlantic Seaboard
Veterans extend thanks to past national commander Mahan
At the seventh annual Disabled American Veterans Montana state convention, a resolution was passed praising John W. Mahan for his seven years of service. The adjutant prepared a formal copy lauding his volunteerism, leadership as a national officer, and personal sacrifice benefiting disabled veterans. The resolution will be read in minutes and mailed to Comrade Mahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Mahan
Jann Mahan
Mahan
Villa
Disabled American Veterana of
Montana
Lila Resolution
Mohan
Swindler Takes Orders For Shoes From Postmen
A postal bulletin reports a man posing as a shoe company agent "N F Warner" soliciting orders from Columbus SC carriers at the post office. Each carrier paid $1 for altered shoes never delivered as the imposter travels across the continent. Postmasters are urged to warn clerks and carriers and inform police if he appears.
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N. F. Warner
Colmbus
S. C
Columbus Post Office
Joe
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