Montana Corn Wins Prize at Chicago Show
At the International Live stock show in Chicago hundreds of cattle were judged under J M Strickland. Glen Phares of Shelbyville Indiana won the junior corn sweepstakes at the hay and grain show connected with the exposition. Region 1 winners include Donald Stoltz Park City Montana and Paul Hoffman Tiff Colorado with John Howell winning Hard Red Winter Wheat and White Spring Wheat titles.
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Chicago
J M. Strickland
Newshire
England
Glen Phares
Shelbyville
Ind
Donald Stoltz
Park City
Montana
Renion
Paul Hbpffman
Tiff
Colorado
John Howell
Montrose
R. O. Wyler
Leseland
Sask
Canada
Dry land farmer raises 53 bushels wheat per acre
Ismay reports Vinton Willian of Knowlton as a record holder for dry land wheat yield. A 20 acre winter wheat field yielded slightly over 53 bushels per acre on summer fallowed ground, while spring wheat averaged about 40 bushels per acre. The practice underscores the advocated soil saving method.
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Ismay
Vinton Willian
Knowlton
Montana alfalfa seed inspection plan announced
Bridger December 1 The Montana state department of agriculture will cooperate with other states to safeguard alfalfa seed reputation in eastern markets. Commissioner Chester C. Davis says the plan requires growers and shippers to file affidavits on seed origin and identity and jobber inspections by state agricultural agents.
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Bridger
Montana
State Department of Agriculture
dWlans Cooperative
Chester C. Davis
Agricultural Departments of
Coal shortage keeps ships on Great Lakes
Duluth Minn November 30 Necessity for prolonging the Great Lakes shipping season beyond the normal close due to coal receipts shortages for the northwest supply and inducements to be offered will prompt ship owners to speculate by operating boats after insurance has expired. December 10 is the formal close date and insurance on vessels expires then, with short extensions available on application. Beyond that, operation is at owners risk.
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Duluth
Minn
Great Lakes
Northwest
Film actress balks at role of immoral woman
Priscilla Dean refused to play the immoral woman part in a forthcoming Universal production and told Universal Film Co. she would not portray such a character. The studio reportedly threatened to break her contract and suspend pay.
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Los Angles
Priscilla Dean
Universal Film Co
Universal
New Prickly Pear Gasoline Records Test Mileage
Washington reports a new motor fuel made from prickly pear juice called Springbok Motor Spirit. Invented by A. C. De Villiers of Edenburg Orange Free State it allegedly yields 22.4 miles per gallon in a six cylinder test and is described as non corrosive odorless and easy to cold start with a secret formula.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Stevenson
South Africa
A. C. de Villiers
Edenburg
Orange Free State
Gays Stevenson
Storms Grip the Midwest and Dakota Snow Devastation
Storms across Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and western Wisconsin caused delayed trains damaged utilities and injuries. High winds rain and snow blanketed the region with Lake Superior gale forces and widespread pole and window damage. Temperatures plunged about 35 degrees as two freighters were swept from harbor and an airplane broke from its moorings in St Paul.
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St. Paul
Jec
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Northwest
North Dakota
Lake Superior
Minneapolis
Marriage A La Mode Custom of Chinese Proposals
The article describes a marriage custom where a Chinese suitor may not see his fiancée until the wedding day. She is transported in a locked sedan to his home, guarded by her relative and friends. If she fails to impress, the groom may return her to her family and call off the marriage.
Wolf Point Wins County Seat Fight in Roosevelt County
The Montana Supreme Court ordered Roosevelt County canvassers to count votes from precincts 3, 28 and 31 after a challenge by R. J. Moore. Counting changed results from 1796 1707 to 2002 1810, making Wolf Point the county seat. the board has until December 2 to comply.
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Wolf Point
Roosevelt County
Helena
State Supreme Court
Board of County Commissioners
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
R. J. Moore
Board of Canvassers
Poplar
Safety Rules For Autoists In 1922
A 1922 driving guidance list warns drivers to keep headlights and brakes functioning, not exceed 35 mph on open country roads, avoid high speeds on wet surfaces, use lights at night, stop at railroad crossings, grease universal joints, yield to right, fill battery water weekly, carry tools and pump, stay left of center, obtain an instruction license with a licensed operator, and not pass overtaken vehicles on hills or curves. It notes the average car weighs 2,700 pounds and costs $1,800.
Brags of Cleverness Including Officers Nabbed as Gambler
E. D. Hobson admitted gambling and boasted to sheriff's deputies in Butte on December 2. He was arrested and posted a $100 bond after claiming he had evaded capture while aiding a friend picked up for operating a gambling game.
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Butte
E. D. Hobson
Hobson
Striking Railway Workers Return to Jobs at Livingston
Seven striking railway shop workers went back to work at the Northern Pacific shops in Livingston. Since November 20, thirty four men who had struck since July 1 have returned. Officials denied a report that all strikers would return Monday.
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Livingston
Northern Pacific Railway
Federated Shop Crafts
Leases Rush Bowdoin Field as Oil Firms Eye Bowdoin
About twenty five oil and gas lease applications were filed at the Glasgow Land Office for Bowdoin field rights. Each lease spans about two thousand acres, creating a large tract. Leases delayed due to the vacancy from F S Reed’s death.Standard Oil and affiliates cited as drivers of the rush.
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Bowdoin
Glasgow Land Office
F. S. Reed
Standard Oil Company
Valley ‘County News
Antelope Captured by Tourists Near Hunters Springs
Livingston reports Truman Lanphear and Francis Feris of Big Timber used bare hands to capture a young antelope near Hunters Springs Park County after it jumped in front of their car. They loaded the animal into their car and kept it at Lanphear's yard for pasture use.
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Livingston
Truman Lanphear
Francis Feris
Big Timber
Hunters Springs
Park County
Lanphear
Feris
Big
Tanphear
Winter Homecoming and Local Visitors in Hinsdale Area
John Askwald returned home for the winter after finishing work in Hinsdale. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Albus hosted dinner with two sons, others visited for Thanksgiving including Miss Alta Sharpless with her sister, and families such as Armstrong and the Glascock, while Emil Albus and Martin Johnson spent time with friends.
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John Askwald
Hinsdale
Joe Albus
Martin. Hanson
Saco
Emil
Charley Hymer
W. H. Falls
Martin Dahlman
Alta Sharpless
Gayton
Armstrong
Marie Askwald
Joel Albus
O. C. Busche
Emil Albus
Roy Waal
White Water Social Notes Describe Local Visits and Trade
Mr. A. J. Jones visited Saco on Monday. Sam Myers returned from Hinsdale on Saturday. Emil Pabst called on Charlie Lind Friday and Saturday. Charles Lind had Thanksgiving dinner with A. J. Jones. N. J. reports jackrabbits in White Water country. Thomas Armstrong bought a flock from Webb Armstrong. Armstrong and Stevens shipped more sheep last week. Mrs. Louis Christofferson went to.
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A. J. Jones
Saco
Sam Myers
Hinsdale
Emil Pabst
Charlie Lind
Charles Lind
Thomas Armstrong
Webb -Armstrong
Armstrong
Stevens
Louis Christofferson
Bob Pabst
Thanksgiving in Saco and town events noted
The item lists residents and guests over Thanksgiving in Glasgow and nearby areas. It mentions Thomas Sharpless visiting his sister Gayton Armstrong in Saco, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Olson hosting Fritzler Pearson and Swan Olson, and multiple locals traveling to Austin. Snow fell about four inches Wednesday. Whit Water teachers were snowbound after Thanksgiving and there was no school Monday.
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Thomas Sharpless
Saco
Sister Gayton Armstrong
Alvin, Olson
Fritzler, Pearson
Swan Olson
Community Notes From Bowdoin And Malta
Local residents including Chas Kaliner H Black Karl Luskey and others visit and travel through Bowdoin Malta and nearby towns. Bank Examiners from St Paul visited, while families enjoyed gatherings and church and Christmas program planning. Hay losses were reported from a fire affecting F E Kindle Tom Crooks.
Jokers Cash Check At Battleson Store
In Scobey on December 1, pranksters passed a $75 check signed with a businessman's name to Bill Flynn for a car. Flynn cashed it and bought items before police intervened. The jokers repaid the amount. no legal action was taken but they received stern admonition from authorities.
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Scobey
Bill Flynn
Bill
The
Battleson
Lawrence
Ed Kestner place leased. no willows hauled
Notice that the Ed Kestner place has been leased and restrictions prohibit hauling willows from the property. Forrest Crutchfield is identified as the notifier or authority related to the lease and restriction.
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Ed Kestner
Montana delegates depart for Chicago train and hay show
A J Ogaard ex extension agronomist and H R Sommer assistant agronomist of Montana State College left Bozeman for Chicago to oversee Montana 225 entries in the international train and hay show. They praise the 1922 Montana entries as superior to previous years with wheat a world prize winner last year. The exhibit, the state’s largest ever, covers all small grains timothy clover and alfalfa with entries in every agriculture department.
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Bozeman
A. J. Ogaard
Extension Agronomist
H.R. Summer
Montana State College
Chicago
Montana
Pastor Shoots Youth Over Barking Incident
In Butte on December 1 Rev Phillip Sredanovich of a Serbian Orthodox church shot Clarence Burns 18 after Burns barked at him like a dog. The youth was wounded in the left foot and jailed on a second degree assault charge.
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Butte
Phillip Sredanovich
Clarence Burns
South
Idaho Street
School Notes Highlight Town–School Basketball Thriller
Readers learn of a fast, evenly matched game where the town team edged the school team 106 to 15 amid fouls and early momentum. The piece lists players Harry Malmin Merle Doty Ray Erickson Robert Millons Amour Malmin and Edward O'Brien and notes senior class study of orations and plans for plays a magazine contest and a stock judging event with railway support.
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Harry Malmin
Merle Doty
Ray Erickson
Robert Millons
Amour Malmin
Edward O’brien
Bunker Hill
Washington
Moser
Bozeman
Great Northern Railway Co
Malts Sportsman Kills Mallard Claimed 612 Pound Record
Malta report says Guy Ludwick killed a mallard duck weighing 612 pounds on a return trip from Canada. Local hunters question the weight and species but acknowledge it would be a record and the grandfather of mallards in the region.
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Malta
Canada
Guy Ludwick
Kerns Found Guilty in Todd Switch Wreck Case
A Williston suspect, Harry Kerns, was found guilty by a district court jury after 11 hours of deliberation in Great Falls. He faced a possible sentence on December 10 for tampering with a switch that caused a train wreck killing engineer John Hoffman and brakeman Smith Halloway. Kerns admitted prior to trial to a confession he later repudiated. He claimed the switch manipulation was to wreck a fruit train for fruit, not to kill. The two victims were well known in Great Falls and northern Montana.
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Great Falls
Williston
Dakota
Harry Kerns
Todd
N. D
sXems
Kerns
John Hoffman
Smith Halloway
Montana
Montana figures forecast 1923 as wettest year in state history
Great Falls, Dec 2. Montana wet year forecast with 1923 likely to be the wettest in state history. Figures by W B Meers and C L McClare rely on a 33 year cycle, predicting heavy rainfall through 1924 and a decline thereafter.
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Great Falls
Montana
C.l. McClare
Lewistown
Montana Tour Mills Company
W. B. Meers
Payne & Webber
Miers
Meers
Mr. Meers
Europe
Ohio Valley
Plains
North Dakota
North Dakota Plains
D Lee Fitzpatrick to Speak at Lyceum Course
D Lee Fitzpatrick, a humorous lecturer and philosopher, is set to appear at the Lyceum Course on Saturday December 16. The entertainer delivers wit and pathos through songs impersonations and character depictions while earning return engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Fitzpatrick
Lyceum
D. Lee Fitzpatrick
Chatangue
Circus Giant George Anger Dies in New York
Bridgeport reports the death of George Anger a circus giant formerly with Barnum and Bailey and Ringling Brothers shows. Born in Cardiff Wales forty years ago he stood seven feet seven inches tall weighed 360 pounds and died in New York from indigestion.
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Bridgeport
Conn
New York
George Anger
Barnum * and Bailey ’S
Ringling Brothers
Cardiff
Wales
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