Bum Check Writer Taken in Charge by Billings Cop
Billings Montana October 29 A D Johnson dust traveler was taken into custody at 4 pm by Patrolman Sam Peiffley charged with passing worthless checks. Three checks from Midland National Bank totaling 167 were recovered. Johnson aimed to pass a self drawn check signed by Kenedy Henry after altering the signature. A clothing store on Montana avenue detained him and notified police. The bank verified handwriting as the same person and a third check for 70 had been cashed by F A Miles the soft drink proprietor on South Twenty seventh street. Miles identified Johnson as the man who gave him over 30 in change.
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Billings
Montana
A. D. Johnson
Sam Peiffley
Midland National Bank
Johnson
Peiffley
Henedy Henry
Kenedy Henry
Montana Avenue
Bert Talgo
Talgo
Gete
F. A. Miles
South Twenty-seventh Street
Talga
Miles
Deer Foiled In Wide Hunt For Venison In Montana Range
In Lewistown October 2 deer that once ranged near Two Calf creeks and Missouri brakes shifted ranges this year. Ed Shortley Irvin Yehawn and Gabe Coleman hunted a week without a shot. They tracked a large buck to the river banks and islands but the animal vanished into cold water. They also noted numerous bobcat tracks and a dwindling coyote population.
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Lewistown
Missouri
Shortley
London tests handless clock with minute panels
A new clock tested in London shows time by figures on two small panels instead of hands. A panel advances each minute and also shifts to indicate hour changes automatically, replacing the traditional dial with moving panels.
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London
Purification Calotabs Health Prompt Offers Family Package
Physicians claim Calotabs purify the system and restore vitality. A thorough course once or twice weekly over several weeks is suggested to reward health, with a family package available for 36 cents at druggists.
Atkinson Predicts Million Population for Montana
Dr. Alfred Atkinson, president of Montana State College, told Miles City the state will reach about one million people soon with strong agricultural and industrial growth. He cited Montana’s vast resources including land, minerals, water power, coal, oil, timber, and favorable climate as a foundation for higher education and modern community standards.
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Miles City
Montana
Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
Montana State Teachers Association
Atkinson
Norway
Sweden
United States
Central West
State College
Bozeman
Lahood’s Knuckle Mends and Heads South to California
Lahood’s Knuckle is mended after the Seattle fight with Vic King. He and manager John L. Sullivan depart Butte on Oct 20, bound for California. They plan a stop in San Francisco where Sullivan will seek a fight, as Lahood prepares for further bouts in Los Angeles.
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Butte
Dixie Lahood
Butte Bactant
John L
Em” Sullivan
Seattle
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Sullivan
Lahood
Vic King
Logan Women’s Club gathering and local visits noted
Logan News reports a Thursday afternoon meeting of the Logan Women’s Club at Mrs. P. A. Lang’s home with seven members. The piece lists departures and arrivals including Lola Durham returning to Louisville, Kentucky, Mrs. Oscar Thompson’s arrival from Butte, and social visits by multiple locals to Three Forks, Bozeman, Manhattan, and other towns.
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Loganites
Manhattan
Jim West
Thomas Sanders
Martin Flynn
George Barrell
O. W. Gilhooley
Theo Damath
Mra
Alice Phenix
John McDonnell
Toston News Highlights Weekend Visits and Local Events
residents from Butte Bozeman Helena and nearby areas spent the weekend visiting friends and family in Toston. events included a public card party planned by the Woman's club and local residents traveling to Basin Helena Canada and Basins area for shopping visits and ranch business.
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Toston
Vobson Lorentz
Butte
Otto Anderson
Bil Lorentz
Anson Bennett
Bozeman
Charlie Chryst
Hutte
Leslie Smith
B. OB
Briscoe
P. Tarrant
Madison
Zilla Ross
Basin
Woman's Club
Tack Natl Teft
Chestnut
Helena
Ed Gruber
Ira
Watson
Jack Brinton
Bob Randolph
Charles Pratt
Six Mile
Canada
Tim Driscoll
Logan
Rudeck
Jack Rudeck
M. Searie
Barren
Dave Jenkins
Spring Creek
Otto Petersom
Tragic Mud Causes Gas Deaths In Stalled Auto Near Spion Kop
Oct 22 near Spion Kop a couple from Lethbridge, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Robinson, aged 28, died of gas asphyxiation after their stalled car sank in mud. Exhaust pipe was clogged, filling the enclosed vehicle with fumes while they slept. Coroner Pemberton ruled the cause. She was Florence McDonald, daughter of pioneering Alberta family. he and she were well known in Alberta society.
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Creat Falls
Mra
J. C. Robinson
Lethbridge
Spion Kog
Stanford
C. QO. Pemberton
Judith Basin County
Robinson
Sticka
Robison
Alberta
Florence McDonald
Bank of Montreal
Margaret McDonald
That Sty
Snowbound cattle drive and mountain storm hit Watson area
A heavy snowstorm blankets the Missouri valley near Watson as A P Moran drives cattle from the Knowles ranch toward Whites Gulch. Helena residents O'Connell and Horn search sheep roosts. David Watson and son Clarence retreat from Barker ranch after snow blocks the road. Snow accumulates a foot, temperature around 22 degrees, described as the worst storm in years.
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C.C. Diehl
Nancy
Doggett Ranch
Luella Watson
Leslie Watson
Kate A. Linn
Cottonwood
Walter Larson
Helena
C. €. Diehl
Diamond City
Tom Edwards
Archie Alfred
White Sulphur Springs
Curt Dich
Manering and Wallace in a tangled political crime tale
District attorney John Mannering rushes to the apartment of his rival Jerome Wallace where his wife Eileen is present. Accused of being involved in a previous raid, she denies nothing. Their son Bob sits in jail for manslaughter in a fatal car crash. Amid jealousy and political maneuvering, Wallace claims victory while Eileen flees in fear finally begging the driver to just drive.
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John Mannering
Jerome Wallace
Eileen
Ife
Bob Mannering
Wallace
Eileet
Tim
Sone
Mannering
Gare
John
Reddy Drives into Village as Eileen Seeks Rest
In a dawn taxi ride, Red Reddy ferries a weary Eileen to a weathered hotel. The scene sketches a town, the river, and a forest while Diane Bledsoe encounters Eileen unseen, adding a tense undercurrent to the morning.
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Red
Hotel
Maz
Eileen
Reddy
Diane Bledsoe
Diane
Roddy
Bobs
Jackson tells same alibi for bank robbery trial
Lewistown Oct 22 Newton Jackson, on trial for the murder of Allison McCain, testified again that on June 18, 1922 he was on his ranch 30 miles from Winnett, gathering horses and cattle as the days before the Roy bank robbery. He described movements June 10 to 14 and said deputies arrested him that evening.
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Lewistown
Newton Jackson
Allison McCain
Winnett
Roy Bank
Jackson
K. Matson
Fergus
Henry Kreibel
Edward Loveland
Carson Ranch
Carson
Daniel McDonald
Bunch Ranch
Hanson
Uc Leveland
Kreibel Glact
Loveland and
Kriebel Ranches
Ryan
Charley Jarrett
Hack
Jarrett
Bridegroom's diamond scam nets praise for motorists
Springvalley New York reports a striking fraud case as a groom, aged around 30, lured motorists with promises of diamonds then sponged payments. The bride, a 17 to 20 year old, appears unaware as the suspect shifts to next schemes. Police investigate.
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Springvalley
N.Y
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