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    Apr 12, 2023

    1 year ago taken from the TCB 4/13/1923 TWO CENT GAS TAX IN EFFECT SINCE APRIL 1 The state tax of two cents a gallon on gasoline sales, provided by the law passed by the last legislature, went into effect April 1, supplanting the one cent a gallon tax which had been in effect since January 1, 1921. During the 27 months that the one-cent a gallon tax was in effect more than half a million dollars was collected by it, of which two-thirds went into the state general fund and one-third to county...

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    Apr 5, 2023

    1 years ago taken from TCB 4/6/1923 THE SCHOOL REPORTER The High School play has been chosen Le namo of il is Ewry, Hurry,Hurry." We sure will have to hurry too, if we are to get it ready in time. Gilbert, Floyd, Donald, Lloyd, Malcolm,Gladys,Eula, Frances,and Elsie are included in the cast. Donald, Wilson and Floyd returned to school Tuesday after an absence of over a week. Absences and Tardies The chicken pox has reduced high school attendance materially. This is excusable. But on top of...

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    Mar 29, 2023

    1 years ago taken from TCB 03/30/1923 THIRD ANNUAL SCHOOL ROUNDUP Owing to the eight grader examination being held on April 26 and 27 and the teachers' examination on May 4 and 5, we find it necessary to hold our third annual Roundup for McCone County school children on Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21. The purpose of this Meet shall to foster the spirit of co-operation among the various rural and town schools of McCone County; to increase in the boys and girls a love and pride in the...

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    Mar 22, 2023

    Over The Coffee Cup Sunday dinner guests of Vernon and Cloey Scheer were Bill and Claire McClouth. The afternoon was spent playing Shanghai with Bill the decided winner. Enjoying an afternoon of acccordion music were Verna Bjoralt, Edith Pawlowski, Bertha Schlepp, Irene Wilhelm and Myrt Meissner, when they drove to Glendive to attend the accordion jamboree....

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    Mar 8, 2023

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    Mar 1, 2023

    1 years ago taken from TCB 03/02/1923 High School student Deceased The Reporter, this week is forced to chronicle the saddest event in the history of the school, viz, the death of Madeline Arnett. Madeline was a splendid student, beloved by both faculty and all the members of the High School. Her quiet ways, faithfulness and reserve, had gained for her a host of friends who had learned to recognize her sterling qualities. Madeline has not been in good health all year, but through it all she...

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    Feb 22, 2023

    1 years ago taken from TCB 02/23/1923 MARRIED IN MILES Albert Maves of Brockway and Miss Nellie Smith of Hazel were united in marriage. BROCKWAY NOTES Trigger slipped on the ice Sunday and burned hos trousers, poor kid. Marion Downing came to class with the Algebra problem worked---Shark. Everette Boyd, Harold Czoernig and Sigrid Hinnaland were working on the ice gang this week. Joe Vest was a caller in Brockway from Friday to Sunday. Mr. Malcolm was a caller in Brockway over the weekend....

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    Feb 15, 2023

    1years ago taken from TCB 02/16/1923 STORM COVERED A WIDE AREA A rip-snorting old time blizzard struck this section of Montana last Monday night, and with a 40 mile wind blowing kept it up for fully twenty-four hours. Tuesday's storm was the worst experienced here for some time, the thermometer registered around 18 below all day and as low as 38 early Wednesday morning. All mail routes were put out of commission Tuesday with the exception of Bill Hubing, made the trip through to Brockway , wit...

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    Feb 8, 2023

    1 years ago taken from TCB 2/9/1923 SCHOOL REPORTER Honor Roll: William Sutter , Sophomore, Floyd Bergland Junior, Gladys Peterson, Senior, Iona Ferch, Sophomore, Lloyd Decker, Sophomore, Winnifred Strecker, Sophomore, Gladys Parsley, Freshman, Wilson Brown, Freshman, Majory Vola, Sophomore, Francis Arnett, Sophomore, Eula Childress, Senior, MANY PRESS REPORTS ON R.R. BUILDING While nothing authentic has been given out, rumors continue to spread. Railroad talk about the construction of the...

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    Feb 1, 2023

    1 years ago taken from TCB 1/26/1923 RITZ SETENCED; $1,000, 30 DAYS Witness appears in ( George Motzkoff) Court too intoxicated to testify: is fined $50 For contempt-a bootlegger was arrested and punished and the defendant convicted as a result of the second trail of August Ritz, charged with unlawfully manufacturing "white mule". Ritz was sentenced to pay a fine of $1000 and send 30 days in the county jail. WELDON LOCALS One of the bachelors of Weldon claims he has discovered a princess in...

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    Jan 25, 2023

    1 years ago taken from TCB 1/19/1923 UNDEM BOY PASSES AWAY Einar Undem, the 17 year old son of Mr and MRs Sam Undem passed away last Saturday morning after a brief illness. He had been suffering with heart trouble. Stanley Hovee of Inverness, Montana arrived here Saturday for a brief visit with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Ben M Larson. Stanley is at present working with an ice gang at Burns and returned to work Monday. It was his first trip to Circle and was quite surprised to find Circle...

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    Marcie Brost|Jan 18, 2023

    1 year ago taken from TCB 1/12/1923 WEDDING BELLS RING Many young people staring out New Year in "Double Harness" Schillinger-Kirchner Marriage vows were spoken Wednesday morning at six o'clock at the Catholic Church when Matilda Schillinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shillinger Sr., of Vida, became the bride of Eugene T. Kirchner, son of Mr. and MRs K.F. Kirchner of Circle. Father Rath performed the ceremony in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. John Moriarty, the only attendants at the...