Montana Potatoes Seen At Higher Prices This Year
Butte reports forecast Montana potato production at 4,159,000 bushels for the year, up from 1924 and near the five year average. Harvest varied by region with snow and wet soils delaying digging in western districts, while eastern areas and irrigated zones near Ravalli, Flathead, Milk River and Billings saw better results. Key counties driving output include Flathead, Fergus, Ravalli, Madison, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Yellowstone, Missoula, Powell, Carbon, Blaine and Valley.
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Butte
Montana
Ravalli
Flathead
Milk River
Helena
Billings
Gallatin Valley
Yellowstone
Madison County
Fergus
Madison
Lake
Lewis and Clark
Missoula
Powell
Carbon
Blaine
Valley
Rum Row Moves South in Southern Waters
Atlanta Oct. 14 AP Rum row the movable mart for illicit beverages is now firmly established in southern waters. Present activities are extensive and it is believed the trade includes most former operators who ran it to evade the coastal guards campaign.
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RUM Row
Atlanta
New York
Hoston
Atlantic City
Helena Girl Tapped for Sorority One Chief Elected
Barbara Sanders of Helena was tapped to join a sophomore women’s honorary society at a North hall meeting Wednesday evening. Other new members included Elizabeth McCoy Chinook Mary Emily Elliott Dillon Roxie Copenhayer Carrington N C Margaret Veeder Wibaux Elsie Gustanovitch Anacon Dorothy Norton Great Falls Elizabeth Veach Three Forks Gladys Wilson Issoula Elena Dahlberg Butte Gertrude Warde Butte Timel Malvern Bozeman Kathleen Hainline Rosebud Lillian Shaw Missoula Helena Hayes Masoula Patti Duncan Virginia Cit Atthea Castle Virginia City Marguerite MacFadden Whitehall. The group mirrors the Bear Paw order for men and trains members for campus duties. Lilian Shaw elected president Mary Emily Elliott secretary Gladys Wilson treasurer.
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Missoula
Barbara Sanders
Helena
Fanan
Meeling
North Halt
Elizabeth McCoy
Chinook
Mary Emily Eliott
Dillon
Roxie Copenhayer
Carrington
N. C
Margaret Veeder
Wibaux
Elsie Gustanovitch
Anacon Dorothy Norton
Great Fall
Elizabeth Veach
Three Forks
Gladys Wilson
Issoula
Elena Dahlberg
Butte
Gertrude Warde
Timel Malvern
Bozeman
Kathleen Hainline
Rosebud
Lillian Shaw
Helena Hayes
Masoula
Patti Duncan
Virginia
Atthea
Tanans
Mary Emily Elliott
Mangy coyote tale shocks Miles City motorists
H H Crosby of Mizpah recounts a party of motorists through his land who claim to have found a curious coyote specimen. Crosby shot the animal on land not his, then rode on. Mrs Crosby notes visitors asked to take the creature for science, with she urging them to help themselves.
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Miles City
H. H. Crosby
Mizpah
Hod
Drift Down River 150 Miles Hunting Ducks
Manager George Shea of the Northern hotel and Bob Brubeck floated 150 miles down the Yellow stoke in a 14 foot skiff from Billings to Hysham hunting ducks. They faced rain and snow with a wet open boat and near misses from snags while two looked out for ducks and steered.
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George Shea
Northern Hotel
Bob Brubeck
Yellowstoke
Billings
Hysham
Shea
Mr. Brubeck
South Bridge
Huntley
Pompeys Pillar
Patterson
Waco
Meyers
Sanders
Blood Spattered Mail Box Mystery Shocks Butte
Butte residents face a city mystery after a mail box at Park and Montana streets was found broken from its post yesterday morning. It was covered with blood and hair, prompting local detectives to seek explanations as a Sherlock Holmes style contest unfolds. Separately, Arab bandits halted the Berlin to Baghdad railroad by tearing up tracks.
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Butte
Park and
Montana
Sherlock Holmes
Berlin
Bagdad
Oil Rises as Bit Goes Deeper Into Barnsdall Well
Billings Oct 14 Barnsdall Foster company resumes drilling the Hepp No 1 in the Big Lake field after oil shows in the Dakota sand. With 3791 feet depth and 2800 feet oil column pressure 1200 psi the well may flow by leads or require further breaking up the formation to test maximum potential. Drilling will continue to saturate the area to determine a thorough test and potential completion.
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Billings
Barnsdall-Foster Corporation
Big Lake
Hepp
Midwest Refining Company
Barnsdall-Foster
Whitefish Teacher Victim of Accident
Whitefish Oct 14 A car carrying John Moore Joe Dashbaugh and three teachers from Whitefish including Misses Wiks Morris and Slack collided with a fast driving vehicle by Charles Luster. Luster was arrested after the crash. The Whitefish party suffered severe damage and injuries including a broken rib for one teacher. The other driver claimed a California license, which police say the vehicle lacked.
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Whitefish
John Moore
Joe Dashbaugh
Wiks
Morris
Slack
Polson
Charles Luster
California
Luster
Need Good Weather to End Threshing
Lewistown reports that a break in the weather would greatly aid farmers as threshing continues across the region. Many districts still have late spring grain to thresh and some wheat remains standing, with stacked grain risking little damage but shocked grain suffering from ongoing wet conditions.
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Lewistown
Basin News Basin Road Work and Bridge Update
Basin News Basin reports county commissioners William Dawson Joseph Volgner and Chris Hansen visited Klein Schmidt gulch to inspect the new road. A concrete bridge is being built over Boulder River east of the Jib mill under J M Paynton supervision. Local residents and shoppers noted as well.
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Leadville
Marion, Conn
Tom Patterson
W. B. Riley
Helena
Helena student Albert Berg elected campus delegate
Albert "Obbie" Berg of Helena was elected delegate to the central board at a campus meeting in Main Hall. Camie Meagher of Butte was elected president, Sammie Graham of Superior vice president, Elizabeth Kilroy of Butte treasurer, and Alva Larson of Chateau secretary. Berg has been active in campus life for three years, earning a letter in basketball and baseball and is a member of Sigma Chi.
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State University
Albert “Obbie” Berg
Helena
Camie Meagher
Butte
Samnie Graham
Superior
Elizabeth Kilroy
Alva Larson
Chateau
Obbice
Havinyg
Sigma Chi
Turpin Wife Heir Claim Settled in LA Death
Ben Turpin, noted motion picture comedian, was named sole heir to Carrie T. Turpin, who died two weeks earlier in Los Angeles. The estate totals about $13,000.
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Ren
Los Angeles
Ben Turpin
Carrie T. Turpin
Tree sold for twenty eight thousand to Austrian maker
A Bosnian farmer named Sofia hauls a large marble colored tree from his farm to an Austrian manufacturer for 28000 dollars. The tree is noted for its marblelike young wood and proce color patches.
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Sofia
Home-made Pinex cough syrup promises relief
An old fashioned remedy describes making a thick cough syrup at home using 2% ounces of Pinex and a pint of sugar syrup. It claims quick relief by loosening phlegm, stopping throat tickle, and healing irritated membranes, with the Pinex compound touted as lasting for generations.
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Pinox Co
Ft Wayne
Ind
Martinsdale News Briefs From Meagher County
Martinsdale notes report guild activities weaving rugs for a November bazaar with an October 22 meeting tentatively at Mrs. Henry Van Camp’s Twodot home if roads allow. otherwise at Mrs. W. W. Coates. Several visits and travel details surface, including Ruby Settle in Lewistown, and Mrs. Emma Brown’s illness.
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Martinsdale
Martinsdale Guild
Henderson Coates
Henry van Camp
Twodnt
W. W. Coates
Ruby Settle
Lewistown
Adeline Cully
White Sulphur Springs
Iwodot
Congregational Church
Twodot
Martin Hall
C. A. Linn
Lillian Petrie
Harlowton
Ross
Emma Brown
Brown
Woodward
George Moore
J. W. Breen
Perry Moore
Ralph Good
Rasmus Indreland
Lebo
Oscar
Richard
Mary Kirkpatrick
Rachael
Niagara
Jersey City
New York
England
James Carmichael
Rochester
Le Clair Finds Montana Hunting Trip at Tracy Ranch
Bather Le Claire of White Sulphur Springs spent vacation on a hunting trip at the Tracy ranch in Montana, making use of time away from home to explore outdoor pursuits.
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Montana
Bather le Claire
White Sulphur Springs
Tracy Ranch
Cattle Movements and Local News in Watson Area
A. P. Moran and Robert Watson led 31 head of cattle across the Missouri valley to Winston, with ownership split among Curt Diehl Robert Wells and Watson brothers. Arch ie Watson visited White Sulphur Springs on cattle business while Mrs Frank Bingham shopped at the county seat. Multiple residents traveled to Helena Great Falls Seattle and San Francisco. a Forest telephone line outage near Townsend briefly disrupted service. Snowstorms grip the area hindering threshing and fall work. Governor Nellie Taylor Ross discussed plans for the 1926 governors conference with Yellowstone officials and railroad representatives in Cheyenne.
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Sam Stainoff
Helena
Marry East
Missouri Valley
C. C. Dick
Beaver
P. D. Scott
Los Angeles
Fort Logan
James S. Doggett
California
Great Falls
Butte
Seattle
San Francisco
Forest Telephone
Townsend
Jahson
Chas, Thompson
Ranger
Bert Goodman
Elmer
Leslie Watson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nellie Taylor Ross
Wyoming
Horace M. Albright
Yellowstone Park
Mother Rescues Child From Fire As Roof Caves In
Watson reports a ranch home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joyce on Whitetail burned last week while Mr. Joyce was away and Mrs. Joyce tended the garden. The mother rescued their three-year-old child from suffocation before the roof collapsed at the doorway. The family includes four children with the fathers away at school.
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Lathers
Old Mr. Carter Helped by Simple Mixture
A testimonial for Adlerika claims quick relief from gas and bloating. W. W. Carter writes that the buckthorn based mixture improves digestion and relieves chronic constipation, praised as excellent for lingering stomach discomfort. Chatfield Drug Store on Main Street appears as the local seller.
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Mr. Carter
W. W. Carter
Chatfield Drug Store
Main St
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