Geologists Stop in Miles City During National Tour
A party of 20 college students from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Blacksburg travels across the country on a geology field study. They will arrive in Miles City by auto on Monday July 1 as part of a two city Montana leg, with Kalispell the other stop, traveling in five cars with camping gear and a June 22 start.
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Miles City
Montana
Commercial Club of Flees
Br. B.J Molden
Virelola Polytechnic
Blacksburg
Kall Spell
Driving Car While Drunk Brings Fine
Anaconda June 26 E Mitchie charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated was fined 50 dollars in police court by Judge Shea. He pleaded guilty and called the matter trivial. the judge noted DWI is a serious felony under Montana law, but suspended sentence for two hours to allow payment.
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Anaconda
E. F. Mitchie
Shea
Shea Sam
Montana
Mitchie
Man Burned When Gasoline Stove Explodes
Ade Correy of 1880 South Jackson street was treated at St. James hospital for first degree burns to face and hands after a gasoline camp stove exploded at his home yesterday afternoon. He was overhauling the stove and was not believed to be seriously injured. he returned home after treatment.
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Butte
Correy
South
Jackson Street
St. James Hospital
California irls enjoy sleeping out in Montana
Great Falls, June 26. Miss FT Marjorie Enet Wan and Miss Ruth Couneil of La Jolla, California, travel from the extreme southwest to the northeast. They stopped at the municipal tourist park and slept in sleeping bags after finding no cabins. They expect a three to four week trip to Eastport, Maine, having covered about 3,000 miles already. They change their own tires and travel with minimal shelter, noting no other solo travelers they have seen.
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Great Falls
Inmlnde Oil
United States
Marjorie Enet- Wan
Ruth Couneil
la Jolla
Calif
Tourisg Park
California
Eastport
Maine
Ja Jolla
San Diego
Portland
Ora
Lake Louise
Airo
Glacier Park
Park
Montana
Bold Thugs Kidnap Man and Take Money in Billings
Philip Koaub, a farmer near Laurel, was hijacked by three men on Main Street. They forced him from his car, hid his face, drove him several miles, threatened him, and stole $110 before releasing him unharmed aside from fear.
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Billings
Philip Koaub
Laurel
Sheriff's Office
Rock Creek
Manon Alding
Knuab
Kneab
Knaub
Beaverhead Pilot Uses Airplane to Hunt Lost Sheep
Beaverhead county sheep growers enlist air support as Emerson Hughes, a young Dil Jon pilot, flies over the Beaverhead valley with Emery KK. Smith to locate a band of 70 lost sheep missing since dawn near Deli. It is unclear if the pilot will herd the flock by air if found.
Champion Accident Victim Dismisses Suit Against G N
Earnest P. Lindgren of Minneapolis, dubbed the nation’s champion accident victim with 96 mishaps and 54 broken bones, had a $25,857 damage suit against Great Northern railway dismissed without prejudice in Great Falls district court at the plaintiffs counsel request. The long record includes arm loss, toe loss, a silver plate, and numerous injuries from incidents dating to infancy and through 1927, including a belt line fall that allegedly caused sprains and paralysis for a period.
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Great Falls
Great Northern Railway
Earnest P. Lindgren
Molumby& Polutnik
Lindgren
Ludgren
Minneapolis
Detroit
Black Hills
South Dakota
Tocal
Outsiders Seek Control of Pacific Holding Corporation
Townsend June 2 stockholders of the Pacific Holding corporation meet Monday July 1 in town to discuss affairs. Local stockholders urge attendance to oppose further sale or exchange of stock to Oregon investors. Bramwell is accused in a $65,000 misappropriation suit against him and bondsmen, raising local opposition to his securing more Pacific Holding stock for himself or friends.
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Oregon Investors
Frank C. Bramwell
Oregon
Pacific Holding Corporation
Townsend
Montana
Hramwell
Sramwell
A. A. Schramm
Bramwell
French & Company Bank
Robbery at Black Eagle hits Chicago Mercantile again
Great Falls June 26. For the second time in less than two years thieves robbed the Chicago Mercantile Company at Black Eagle. Loss estimated from 250 to 300 dollars. The burglary was discovered Tuesday morning when proprietor Tony Antonich found merchandise missing. Authorities say entry was gained by breaking a shed door with a hatchet and removing a wooden slat to reach the inner bar.
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Great Falls
Chicago Mercantile Company
Black Eagle
Tony Antonich
Bob Gordon
Girl Seeks Damages for Broken Finger
Fauline Porter sues Interstate Motor Transit and United States Fidelity for 1900 dollars claiming a bus door closed on her hand as it left Sidney North Dakota bound for Williston. She alleges a broken finger crippling her hand and hindering her housekeeping work.
Missoula Men Scan Grass Valley Fish Pond Site
A Missoula group led by T N Marelowe and Dr I H Treece with Western Montana Fish and Game officials visited Grass valley to inspect a proposed fish rearing pond. They traveled to St Ignatius to meet Dr Treece and toured a private pond to gather data on site operations and feasibility.
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Missoula
Grass Valley
T. N. Marelowe
State Fish and Game Commission
I H. Treece
Anconda
Western Montana Fish and Game Commission
W. D. McCune
St. Ignatius
Dr. Treece
Wen
Freak animal with peculiar markings on Devil's River bank
A freak animal captured near Devil's River in Terna for three years is shown for public viewing. Described as wolf-like with rabbit-like hind legs and porcupine-like stance, it has not been identified with any species. Separate item reports a man jailed for larceny and a car accident near Darby with injuries, plus a painter injured after a fall from scaffolding.
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Twodot
E. H. Keetch
Devil's River
Terna
Mr. Keetch
Animal Kingdom
Jong
Porcupine
Ike
Dillon
Andrew Kening
Avas
Me.Kooteh
Henry G. Rogers
William Rosenbaum
Sheep Creek Basin
Forest fires in district 4 near Missoula during mid June
Missoula June 26 report shows carelessness caused one fire in forest district 4 during the last ten days while nine fires across the district were started by lightning. A campers camp near Kanikey forest caused the only human caused blaze. None exceeded 10 acres, total burned under five acres across Selway Ritter Root St Joe Slearwater forests were affected, while Beartooth Beaverhead Gallatin Jefferson and Lewis and Clark in Montana and Salmon Mountain East Selway in Idaho escaped flames.
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Missoula
Forest
Efc
Kanikey Forest
Selway
St. Joe
Slearwater
Beartooth
Beaverhead
Gallatin
Jefferson and
Lewis and Clark
Montana
Salmon Mountain
East Selway
Idaho
Springs visitors and local events noted in Watson News
Mr and Birs C Diehl hosted callers in the Springs while C Thompson returning to Townsend overturned a car on the range near Moulder gatch causing little damage and no injuries. Various locals visit relatives, attend bridge parties, plan travel to Great Falls, Lewistown and Helena, and a fencing contract is awarded to Elston.
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C. Diehl
Thompson
Townsend
Range
Moulder Gatch
Elizabeth Hauser
Diehl
Archie Watson
Jan Stewart
Smith
Willow Creak
Joan Gruar
Benton Gulch
Heles Lingshire
Butterill
Walker Ranch
Rock Creek
Milwaukee Railroad Chairman in Butte
In Butte on June 2 H E Byram chairman of Milwaukee railway directors and his wife and daughter Helen left for the Pacific coast to join Milwaukee president H E Scandrett and other officials on a system tour. Byram now operates from New York offices after leaving Chicago.
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Butte
H. E. Byram
Milwaukee Railway
Helen
J. E. Woodard
Pacific Coast
H. E. Scandrett
The
Milwaukee
Byrans
Chicago
New York
Diamond City Mining Co Installs Hoist
Diamond City Mining Co under M A Hillis of Seattle installs a hoist at the Boulder camp one mile below old Diamond City to speed mining. Two weeks to move the hoist from Townsend. William Manby sells a large share of team work. Freight Seattle Townsend cost $900. The camp lies at the mouth of Boulder gulch as the firm resumes mining to reach gold missed by early miners.
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Seattle
Townsend
Old Diamond City
Boulder Gulch
Yellowstone Park Museum Opens At Old Faithful
Yellowstone Park Wy June 26 The new hydrothermal phenomena museum at Old Faithful opened June 20 to national park notables. In two hours after dedication 209 people viewed the exhibits and attendance has grown since. Built with Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial funds, it was directed by the American Museum Association with Dr H C Bump chairing outdoor education and Herbert Maier and Dorr Yeager assisting.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park
National Park
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Mexican Held on White Slave Charge in Butte
Mexican Rostino alias Joe Marting was arrested Sunday night on a beating allegation. Police and a Justice Department agent questioned him Monday. The woman said she was not Rostino’s wife and had been brought from California. Rostino, a beet worker, was to work beets at Baltantine.
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Sillings
Rostino
Joe Marting
Minnesota Avenue
Talgot
J. H. Dickason
Butte Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Worman
Montana
California
Rostine
New Pastor Named for Augusta Church
Augusta June 26 The Rev Fr McCormack who has officiated in Augusta for ten years is transferred to Helmsville The Rev Fr Schuster of Chateau assisted by Fr O Connell in Teton county will include Augusta in his district and conduct services here about twice a month.
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Augusta
McCormack
Helmsville
Schuster
Chateau
O'Connell
Teton County
Ride on Bumper of Car Ends in Crash
Elmo A. Schoberg, 16, injured when a ride on the front bumper of a car led to a crash with a parked vehicle at Fifth avenue south and Fifth street in Great Falls. He sustained a leg injury not involving a broken bone and was taken to Columbus hospital. Driver William Murphy, of 424 Fifth avenue south, attributed the mishap to brake failure.
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Great Falls
Elmo A. Schoberg
Fifth Avenue South
Fifth Street
Columbus Hospital
Rita Schoberg
Seventh Avenue South
William Murphy
Schoberg
Ife
Sheep Killed in Truck Runoff on Bridger Canyon
Reg ister sheep total twelve killed and thirteen seriously injured in a June 26 highway accident near Bozeman as a truck loaded with lumber struck a drove of sheep driven to summer pasture. J. R. Wyatt, owner of the flock, reported the crash to the sheriff's office. Rev Ward F Boyd resigned as pastor of Great Falls First Presbyterian to accept a call to Bethlehem Presbyterian in Minneapolis. This marks the third offer extended to him by the church, with two prior refusals.
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Bozemar
Bridger Canyon
Sheriff's Office
J. R. Wyatt
Bozenan
Livingston
Ward F. Boyd
First Presbyterian Church of
Wheat Prices React To Market Shifts In 1929 Grain Trade
By JOAN WOUQHAN AP chief June 26 reports show wheat prices volatile after rapid market changes. Canada spring wheat weakens values while western regions hold firm, with year’s estimates uncertain for Kansas and Oklahoma compared with 1929 profiles.
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Joan
Associated Press
Ximopé
Canada
Kansas
Oklahoma
Young Engineer at Work on Sibson Dam to Sing for Radio
Augusta June 26 Valens Jones a civil engineer at Gibson dam and winner of the At water Keat radio contest at Great Falls last month has qualified as a baritone singer with the corporation and will enter its employ in August once the dam is completed. Jones, 25, a Gallatin valley native, studied at Gallatin County High School and Montana State College Bozeman, with musical training from Bozeman instructors. He lives with his mother Mrs Mary Jones at US R S camps about 20 miles from Augusta.
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Augusta
Valens Jones
Gibson Dam
Great Falls
Mr. Jones
Gallatin Valley
Pioneer Days
Gallatin County
State College
Bozeman
Jones
Diversion
Gibson Dams
Mary Jones
US R. S. Camps
Livestock market report from South St Paul
U S D A cattle receipts 2600 with prices volatile. Best yearlings around 14.28, bulk cows 7.50 to 11.69, feeders mix 13 to 22 down. Calves light with lighter bids, hog prices down, 9,000 head receipts and hogs 6 to 14 lower. Sheep receipts down with lambs around 9.30 to 23, mostly lower.
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South St. Paul
Dune
U.s.d.a
Ward
Chicago market reports Howe Receipts show mixed cattle and lamb values
Chicago June 24 market report shows Howe receipts at 17000 with 5000 direct and slow trading. Early sales down 16 to 5 cents. later largely steady to 10 cents lower. Cattle yields including fat cattle and feeders mixed, with steers, heifers, cows and calves priced across a wide range. Sheep and lamb demand steady with fat native lambs in the 14 to 14.05 range and feeder lambs offering between 13.60 and 13.75 per hundred.
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Chicago
U.8
D.A
Howe
Ctocker
Fegdor
Rangers
Omaha cattle and sheep markets mixed as prices ease
Cattle receipts around 6 000 head slow and weaker across classes with veal and stockers steady to slow. per head bids fall to about 35 cents lower. Calves, feeders and yearlings show softness while bulk cows and cutters fetch lower ranges. Sheep and lambs also weaken, with native lambs at 13.25 to 23.50 and range of fed yearlings around 11.83, reflecting cautious demand.
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Fooderries
Arrang
Spokane Market Report Confusing Meat Prices Released
Spokane reports June 24 AP market notes with mixed cattle and pig price ranges. Entries include fat hogs at 12.23 to 1245 dollars, rough weights 4.25 to 38, and fat plan skin values, with unclear references to sheep and other livestock.
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Spokane
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