Tragedy on Hilger Road Ends Local Farmer's Life
Lewistown March 27 George F Cumberledge a well known farmer seven miles north of the city on the Hilger road ended his life with a 30 30 rifle between 10 am and 1 pm yesterday He left three notes to his close friend Nate Kennedy citing long hardship and financial difficulties He was found by Kennedy at the ranch around 1 pm and a coroner reported no inquest He leaves a daughter Mrs Ben Samuels and a son Clyde with relatives in the east Funeral plans await word from the cast
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
George F. Cumberledge
Hilger Road
Nate Kennedy
Curtis W. Wilder
Creel Undertaking Pattors
Mr. Kennedy
Cumberledge Ranch
Kenedy
Onn
Mr. Cumberledge
Central States
Ben Samuels
Clyde
Two More Rounded Up for Shooting of Officer Sage
Butte police report two suspects arrested after Officer Joseph Sage was shot twice while resisting a robbery. Fernando Orduno, detained at 11 North Wyoming Street, and Frank Valdez face highway robbery charges. Sage, shot on East Mercury Street, is recovering at St James Hospital and is not in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Joseph Sage
Fernando Orduno
North
Wyoming Street
Joe White
Frank Powell
Orduno
Frank Valdez
East Mercury Street
Sage
St. James’ Hospital
Pitt
Melstone Recovers Cemetery Plat After Fire Hazard
Local residents recovered a lost Melstone cemetery plat when Rev. W. Pollard found and returned the parchment to city authorities after nearly being burned in a Congregational church basement fire. A paper fragment revealed the diagram, suggesting the plot had been mislaid during lodge events.
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Pollard
Eastern Star Lodge
Horse Steps on Man Thrown Into Water at a Ford Hinsdale
Earl Pippin son of Cal Pippin former Valley county commissioner lives northwest of Hinsdale. He rode a horse in Lark creek when bucked off and landed partly under water. The horse stepped on his chest breaking four ribs and injuring his lungs. After seeking help he rode another horse into the stream to pull the auto out but was thrown again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
Earl Pippin
Cal Pippin
Valley County
Lark Creek
Earl
Divide Tunneled to Get Water for Farm Deer Lodge
Christian Schurch diverted water to his Peterson creek irrigation by tunneling 700 feet through rock to reach snowmelt streams. Surveyor Lee Williams verified the line with a single grade difference where the crews met. Schurch praised the result.
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Peterson Creek
Lee Williams
Schurch
Montana Professor Publishes Novel in Press Celebration
Portland Oregon March 27 Word reaches from George W Cronyn associate professor of English at Montana State University that his novel 49 A Novel of Gold is off the press. Cronyn once spent years in Hood River valley and now devotes time in Montana to original research and collecting Indian songs along with cowboys songs and stories.
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Portland
Ore
George W. Cronyn
Assosciate
The
State University In
Montana
Hood River Valley
Montana University
Montana Evergreen Seedlings Demanded Harlowton
A new hemp industry emerges in eastern Montana with evergreen seedling shipments. W M Yaple, a Snowy mountain rancher, has prepared thousands of seedlings for Kentucky nurseries. Last year he sent about 25 000 seedlings to Kentucky and recently received orders for several thousand six and eight inch seedlings plus spruce varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlowton
W. M. Yaple
Snowy
Kentucky
Wrecking Shack Farmer Pinned by Falling Timber
Hinsdale March 27 Alex Johnson living south of Hinsdale wrecking a shack Sunday had three walls down and pried the last when it toppled and struck his shoulder pinning him between floor and wall for about two hours. His wife alarmed by his absence sought help and neighbors pried the timbers up freeing him. He was brought to Hinsdale where doctors found a dislocated shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
Alex Johnson
Antonio
Driver Breaks Leg When Hay Capsizes Big Timber
March 27 Ed Bartels a rancher from Sweet Grass is in town with a broken leg after a hay wagon capsized Tuesday afternoon. He was hauling hay from the John W Davis ranch to his Sweet Grass ranch when a wind toppled the wagon near the Schuneman ranch delaying, fracturing his left ankle. R J Wright carried him to Dr Baskett for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
Ed Bartels
Sweet Grass
Mr. Bartels
John W. Davis
Sweet Grass Ranch
Schuneman Ranch
R. J. Wright
L. W. Baskett
Preacher Named Justice of Peace in Livingston Primary
Rev Newton M Temple pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church was surprised to learn he had been nominated on the Democratic ticket for Livingston police magistrate after the city primary. He said he did not know of the movement and will decline the nomination as he has no intent to enter politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Newton M. Temple
Methodist - Episcopal Church
Temple
Stanford Prisoner Taken to Lewistown
A 43 year old Finnish man A Kiosta charged with murdering G Pallo atsa ranch near Geyser was brought from Stanford to Lewistown and jailed awaiting trial likely in April. Prolonged lack of prison facilities means he will remain in the county jail for safety during the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
A. Kiosta
G. Pallo Atsa
Geyser
Stanford
Romance Crash Elopement Leads to Mann Act Case
William Ehrick of Sioux City faces federal charges after an alleged Iowa to Montana elopement for immoral purposes. He and a woman, a stenographer, were arrested at a Livingston rooming house. Bail set at 3000 dollars. the woman released after deposition.
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Livingston
United States
Arnold Huppert
William Ehrick
Sioux City
Towa
Iowa
Montana
Ehrick
Gilbert
Ehrich
Butte
Stenog
Ekrick
Kingsley
Town
Vaccine seen as possible cure for Rocky Mountain fever
The state board of health reports encouraging outlook for a vaccine to immunize against Rocky Mountain fever. US Public Health Service lab in Hamilton, Montana, led by Drs Spencer and Parker, shows promising progress. Dr Spencer even gave himself the first dose, and immunized guinea pigs with his blood serum. The disease, spread by ticks, has a high mortality but cases are declining.
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San Francisco
Associated Pres
State Board of Health
Far West
Montana
United States Public Health Service
Hamilton
Spencer
Parker
Thirsty horse stampedes injuring two schoolgirls
Wolf Creek reports a fractious horse ridden by a school boy stampeded toward water as students left for lunch. May Craig sustained bruises and scratches while Vera Bowman suffered a severe arm fracture and was rushed to Helena for surgical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Creek
May Craig
Vera Bowman
Helena
Montana educator honored by Sigma Xi at Columbia
Bozeman March 27 W M Cobleigh professor of chemistry and chemical engineering at Montana State College has been inducted into the honorary science society Sigma Xi by the Kappa chapter at Columbia University. Cobleigh long served MSU chemistry and helped build the department into a leading program with national recognition in water analysis food and drug work and sanitation.
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Bozeman
W. M. Cob
Leigh
Montana State College
Sigma Xi
Kapa
Columbia University
Phi Beta Kappa
Cobleigh
Cobileigh
Basin News social notes from Basin area March weekend visits
Mr and Mrs George Kain visited with their children George Anna and Louise at their son's home in Basin Chet C Coad made a business call in Butte Mrs E G Bourquin and family visited Helena Frank Dou and his family returned from Butte Mrs August Grunert and children returned from Butte Ernest Dowling of Bernice visited with his father P F Dowling Mrs Arthur Connors with infant son returned from Boulder George Riley and children visited from Butte Elizebeth and Florence Brinton of St Vincent Academy Helena spent weekend with Brinton family Mrs Ralph Fischer moved back to Butte with daughter Linda Guay Hugo Kasola attended funeral in Boulder A C Ray visited Butte and returned home William Kuffner in Butte Bruce Chidester moved to Butte for work Tom Forsyeth returned and re employed at the Jib Mark McCarthy back from Spokane and Coeur d Alene area Rheumatism illness Charles Cole returned from Gutte M F L Marsh and children with Mrs C E Barrick and children from Helena visited Detour Bakery leasee Mr Barrick Albert Beck in Butte Dick Chidester now residing in Winifred Mrs Frank Doull returned from Butte for illness and death of her father J H Steinborn Eva Falch returned to Boulder after illness death of sister Miss Anna Brien
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F. L. Melcher
Ernest Dowling
Bernice
P. F. Dowling
Arthur Connors
Boulder
George Riley
Butte
Elizebeth
Florence Brinton
St. Vincent's Academy
Helena
O. F. Brinton
Ralph Fischer
Linda Guay
Hugo Kasola
James Wills
A. C. Ray
William Kuffner
Bruce Chidester
Tom Forsyeth
Mark McCarthy
Spokane
Coeur d'Alene
Charles Cole
Gutte
M. FL Marsh
C. E. Barrick
Wolf Creek News social notes ripple through town
Miss Alberta Patterson of the Middlefork visits Wolf Creek with friends while George Hicks departs with a cattle shipment to Seattle for E. H. Hicks. Mrs. A. B. Adams and Mrs. Fred Adams head to Havre for about ten days with Mrs. George Banks. Miss Inez Patterson teaches in Rock Creek basin and visits her parents on the Dearborn. Ed Bassett returns from Calgary. Miss Mabel Harris visits Helena with her sister Mrs Alf Hicks. Mrs. Archie Craig and children spend the weekend with the Pattersons on the Dearborn. Mrs. Louis A. Mason travels to Helena for errands this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Creek
Alberta Patterson
Middlefork
George Hicks
Seattle
E. H. Hicks
A. B. Adams
Fred Adams
Havre
George Banks
Inez Patterson
Rock Creek Basin
Dearborn
Ed Bassett
Calgary
Canada
Mabel Harris
Helena
Alf Hicks
Archie Craig
Pattersons
Louis A. Mason
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Offers Word Play
A dense grid of crossword entries lists horizontal and vertical clues. Items range from body parts to elements, measurements, and common phrases, with some answers tied to wordplay and cross references from a past puzzle answer.
Winston Mining District’s Rich Past and Reopening Hopes
In Winston March 27 considerable attention falls on old and new properties as prospectors eye reopening. Notable mines include East Pacific with multi million output, Stray Horse lead producer, and Custer with 3300 feet pay chute. Smaller mines Lilly Sunrise Iron Age Free Coinage Stolen Sweets Little Bonanza add up to about six million in past production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
East Pacific
Stray Horse
Custer
Omas
High Wind Flips Car. Driver Survives in Montana
In western Montana a strong wind flipped a light touring car near Charlo. H C Keller, who lives west of Charlo, escaped with only a broken windshield and crushed top after a tire blew and the car skidded. He returned home after overturning the vehicle. Also noted: Mr and Mrs H F Bowman drove to Helena. A separate report: two men with shotguns robbed Armor and company meat packers employee in an outlying district, escaping with a $5,000 payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Montana
H. C. Keller
Charle Hill
Keller
Charlo
Spokane
Armor and Company
Deer Lodge Social Roundup March visitors and travels
Miss Martha Larson left Deer Lodge for Boise Idaho to stay several weeks. Mrs CE Vidal visited here midweek. Mrs Charles Belk spent the weekend with relatives in Butte. Mr and Mrs Harry Marx were in Butte on business. Mrs C L Colbert visited Helena. Mrs John Winkelman was in town. The Good family traveled to Butte to visit and fetch their son. D C Leaming of Spokane on business. Fred Schenk of Butte visited Deer Lodge. Mrs Lou Boedecker and her son went to Butte to visit relatives and escort her mother Marie Normandin home. Judge George B Winston and Mr Halloran returned to Anaconda after a business visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
D. C. Leaming
Spokane
Fred Schenk
Butte
Lou Boedecker
Marie Normandin
George B. Winston
Halloran
Anaconda
Frank Dickover
Bart Hi‘note
Wiliam Heaston
Wallace Burrell
P. A. Lang
Jack Landers
Lyle Middleton
C. C. Richardson
Lloyd Meador
R. Belton
Livingston
Norman
J. W. Strachan
Bozeman Business
Ann Hiely
Helena
J. B. Sloan
Esther
Columbus
Robert Belton
Logan
Frank Cudney
Absorakee
Almer Halverson
Pipestone Springs
Hans Larson
Fort Pretty
Wash
Logan High School
Alnora Taylor
Muriely Stoner
Virginia Reeded
Helena Hays
Edward Scanlon
Chester Gilpin
Bill Robinson
Carl Gover
Irvin Olson
Manhattan
Viola Leary
Eileen Funk
Louisa Williams
Ethel Ellison
Edna Wilcox
Kathryn Hotrum
Gerda
Harold McLees
Upper Madison
Bozeman
William Heaston
Three Forks
R. Finley
Harry Allen
N. P
Postmaster Appointments Sought in Montana Counties
Washington March 27 Special announces investigations to consider appointing postmasters at Finn Powell County and Keystone Mineral County Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Finn
Powel County
Keystone
Minera County
Montana
W A Clark Jr Notes Montana Properties Keep Running
In Missoula on March 27 W A Clark Jr arrived to review Western Montana holdings and said operations will continue as before. He declined to discuss future plans or the contents of a will filed in Butte this week, noting he does not know its contents. Rumors linked the properties to the former senator's junior son who would gain full charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
W. A. Clark
Montana
W. A. Clark, Jr
Butte
Clark
Logan Social Notes and Local Visits Across Towns
Logan residents engaged in social visits and travel with multiple guests from Livingston Three Forks Bozeman and Manhattan. Highlights include Mrs Lloyd Meador and daughter Virginia from Livingston. Minder and Hoffine shipping cattle to Spokane. a high school party with dancing. Frank Kramer returning from Rochester hospital. and various visits among the Burrells Langs Landers and Strachan families along with several trips to Three Forks Bozeman and Manhattan.
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Justice of Peace
Pioneer
John F. McLin
BY Williams
Cory
Curly
Quien
Rocky Mountain
Basin News
Wolf Creek News
Vel
Attar
Andi
Italy
Puezle
H. F. Bowman
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