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DEATHS

Mrs. James DeMyor, sister OF Mr..
Walter M, Riley of this city, died at
3 o'clock this morning at Mt Carmel
hospital, Columbus, after an illness OF
several weeks duration.
Mrs. DeMyor was 80 years of age
and had been making her home In Car
ey, Ohio, for some time. She is sur
vived by her husband. one daughter
year old and by one brother, Mr.
Walter NJ. Riley. and one sister, Mrs
James Cochran OF Danville.
The remains arrived in Mt, Vernon
today and were conveyed to the home
of Mr.. Riley, East Hamtramck stree,
where the funeral will occur. The
date OF the funeral has not been de
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BATEMANTOWN

Dinner and supper will be served
election day by the ladies of the NJ
II. church In the basement OF the
church.
Rev, Stewart. district superintend.
ent. filed the pulpit at the church
Sunday evening In the afternoon
the quarterly meeting was held, there
oeing representatives from all the
charges on the circuit,
Mr.. Lewis Wertz and family accom-
panied their sister and husband, Mr..
and Mrs, +. II. Johnson, to Bellville,
Sunday, where they were the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles George.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hurst of
Mansfield were weekend guests OF
Mrs. Lille Fidler,
Those who were at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Grafton Williams Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. George Williams,
Miss Zena Williams, Mrs. Ella Long
and daughter. Mrs, Dell Fry, Mrs,
Margaret Brock and Mr.. Frank Fidler
and family.
A Republican precinct meeting was
held Monday evening at the township
house. On Thursday evening a meet
ing for instruction OF voters was held
at the same place under the direction
OF Rev. Bender.
Mrs. Ray Johnson and daughter I'll
leen spent Saturday evening In town
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the Edison Storage Battery Co., an
opinion by the court of appeals was
received at the Office of the clerk Of
courts Saturday morning. The court
heard the matter at the October term,
but took II under advisement. Ac-
cording to the opinion, the court Of
appeals affirms the Judgment of the
common pleas court with no penalty.
The defendant in error also is entitled
to recover the costs. The case is re-
manded back to the common pleas
court for execution.
Account Filed
A first and final account has been
filed in the Knox county probate court
by George Faulhaber, executor of
Henry Faulhaber, showing the sum of
$5,214.60 to have been received and
the same sum paid out.
O.
Allowance Granted
In the matter of the reassignment
of Oscar Purdy and Mary Purdy, ap.
plication for allowance of homestead,
Probate Judge Duke has granted an
allowance in lieu of the homestead to
Mary b. Purdy.
In the reassignment of J. A. Nc
Comber, an allowance in lieu of the
homestead has been given to Rather
inc McComber by the probate court.
Marriage License
Terry j. Jeffreys, civil engineer,
and Louise Divney, both of Mt. Yer
non. Rev. W. II. Shields.
Real Estate Transfers.
Delbert Rinehart to G. II. Meltzer,
parcel in Jackson, 81.
Floy !. Makla to p. II. thinner, par
eel in Clinton, 81.
Il. o. Arnold to Charles II. Rowley,
parcel in Mt. Vernon, 81.
r. C. Knox to Fred Craven, parcel
in Batemantown, 81.
N. II. Hunter to Charles V. Ban
bury, parcel in Buckeye City, $780,
Frank B. Zieg to Charles V. Ban
bury, parcel in Jefferson, 81.
F. Il. Fisher to Roy w. Carey, par
ce lin Liberty, 81.
Blanche Il. Boltinghouse to William
McGough, parcel in Pike, 81.
B. II. Lytle, sheriff, to Cary b.
Darling, parcel in Bladensburg, $500.
Cary b. Darling to John Holdbrook,
parcel In Bladensburg, 81.
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X. L. Shaw Of London, o., has pur.
chased the Salisbury property at 2OS
North Main street, it is announced
today, and has started remodeling the
place purposing to convert it into an
up-to-date Funeral Home.
Mr.. Shaw, who has been engaged
in the undertaking business at Lon
don, recently sold his interests there
and has come to Mt. Vernon with a
purpose of engaging in business here
and making this city his home. Mr..
Shaw is the son.in.law of President
of the City Council Thomas E. Ausk-
ings. He has had several years Of
experience in his professional calling
here in Mt. Vernon and is but re-
turning to his former home.
The equipment to be placed in the
new Funeral Home is to be of the
latest type and everything new. His
motor equipment will be Big Six
Studebaker. The invalid car is to be
Va eAAS AotOoI Iypcy d OcudU-luVdllu car,
equipped with Westinghouse air
springs. This car will be at the call
of the public at any hour, day or
night, distance making no difference.
The use of the Funeral Home will
be extended freely to all patrons wish
ing to use the same for laying out
the loved dead and for holding funer.
al services. Funeral Homes are the
latest type of undertaking establish
ments and are now to be found in
numbers throughout the country.
Mr.. Shaw will have in his service
a lady attendant, Mrs. Thomas D..
Auskings, who will assist on all lady
and infant calls.
Mr.. Shaw is making the following
announcement:
"The r. l.. Shaw Funeral Home, the
Home of Service. Our services are
as near to you as your phone. Open
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MART|NSBURG

An important meeting in the inter.
est of fsthe high school will be held at
the school building Wednesday even
ing, Nov. ] A program will be given
by the grades and literary society. All
are urged to be present.
Evangelistic services at the Chris
tian church viii continue this week
The roll call and all-day meeting Sun
day was we'll attended.
Mr. aud Mrs. James Noffsinger, Mr.
w. |. Cline attended the weekend
meeting at Brandon Sunday.
Mr. Dick Cullison and Mr.. Martin
Burkholder called on Mr.. Deraline
Trout and Mr. Homer Dodd at the Mt
Vernon sanitarium Sunday.
A number of people from this place
attended the Masonic banquet Satur
day night.
Mrs. Fannie Hawke Is visiting hei
mother. Mrs Simms. Her daughter
Hattie and family spent the day with
her Sunday.
Miss Stella Pipes returned from a
weeks visit with friends in Utica last
Sunday.
Mrs. William Cline has been III
since Friday.
Mossrs, Daniel and Lester McMil
len spent Sunday In Trinway
Miss Ladra Adrian Is visiting
friends In Howard.
The masquerade gwen by the Alixil
iary was real success.
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FOSTORIA, o., Nov. 3-Florentine
Eckerie, local news dealer, has left
for Gambler, to assist Coach King in
coaching the Kenyon team for the re-
mainder of the season. Eckerie is
thought by some Fostorians to be the
best quarterback ever developed here,
and h, played as outstanding game
at that position when a student at
Kenyon. He has been officiating con
siderably during this and last season.
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ternined.

DANvILLE, Nov. 3--Mrs. Elizabeth
Lisser, aged 65 years, former resi-.
dent Of this place died Thursday af,
ternoon at the State hospital, Colum.
bus. The deceased leaves one sister,
Mrs. Mary Melton of this place.
Funeral services will be held at
1880 o'clock Saturday at Wesley chap.
el, with Rev. Roberts officiating. Bur.
ial in Wesley chapel cemetery.
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WANTED Agent. Hustler with
car to take charge of our local trade,
IS to $40 day easily made selling
Heberling's medicines, extracts,
spices, toilet articles, ETC., direct to
consumer. Old established company.
Large line we'll and favorably known.
Guaranteed products needed in every
home. Fast sellers. Steady repeats.
Big profits. Experience unnecessary.
No investment in goods. Write today
for full particulars. Heberling Medi.
cine Co., Dept. 567. Bloomington. Ill.
x24s
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Charles Deholt. now a resident of
Licking county, who has fine hang.
ing over him for violating the prohi.
bition laws. was ordered brought in
to court Friday by Probate Judge
Duke after he had received a letter
from Debolt's mother-in-law that he
was alleged to be operating a still in
Licking county. Sheriff Lytle went to
Newark and brought Debolt here last
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FREDER|CKTOWN

Prof. l.. j. Essig and Misses Olive
Green and Persis Burkle attended the
teachers meeting at Columbus Fri
day, Oct. 81. Miss Meit Hosack went
to the Cleveland meeting.
Miss Laura Dalrymple of Kent nor
NAL school spent Sunday with her
parents here.
Edgar Briggle and family are mov-
ing to Kirkersville, o.
Miss June Mann was home from
Denison university to spend Sunday
with her parents, as was Henry Brum-
bach from o. w. u. to see his parents.
Petition are ready for circulation
for the paving Of College street from
the schoolhouse to the Axtell corner
on East College, and of Sandusky
street frcm the park to the l.. B. Ack-
erman residence. The preliminary
work will be taken care of at the ear
liest possible time 80 that when spring
opens, actual work on the excavating
can be started.
A carload of brick is in for the
street paving and more is expected
every day. 1t will take about 80 car
loads to complete the job
A fence has been built along the
new paved street on Mansfield avenue
from the N. w. M. G. T.. to a point near
the Foote foundry office. This insures
safety along here, where there Is
quite an embankment and when given
coat of white paint will add to the
appearance Of the place.
The Mt. VernonstPelephone Co. is
digging trenches from Chestnut street
west to the corporation line, in which
1t will place new cables for its under
ground system. This will remove all
telephone poles from the west side.
Halloween celebrations in Freder-
icktown are little different from
what they are in most places, in that
the celebratioh lasts about week.
The climax occurred here Tuesday
night when windows were soaped
from one end of town to the other;
out-buildings We're overturned and ev-
erything loose was removed to a new
location. At the high school building
Il COW was taken into the building up
on the second floor and tied to wa
ter main, where the janitor found her
next morning after the animal had
passed restless night.
The high school girls basketball five
have begun practice and the lineup
looks promising. Evelyn Hettinger is
captain and Madge Welch manager.
Miss Melita Hosack Is coach.
"The Little Clodhopper," a comedy
drama, will be produced at the high
school auditorium OH Friday evening,
Nov. 10.
The Country club was entertained
at the home of Neil Blackford. south
east of town, Tuesday evening. Near
ly 80 were present and a sumptuous
supper was served.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. +. l..
Harper, pastor. Nov. 5. Sunday
school 9:45 a, III. This is to be the
big rally day in our school as we'll as
| in all ,the services of the day. Make
plans to be there. The attendance
was ia last Sunday, but SO were alb
sent Our goal is $50 next Sunday.
Morning worship at IL. Sermon by
the pastor. Evening worship at 1880.
Monday 1880 p. NJ, teachers training
class. Tuesday 1880 p. M, Senior
Light Bearers. Thursday at 1880,
PRAYER meeting.
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Members Of the Mt. Vernon Rifle &
Revolver club held their weekly meet
ing and shoot Friday evening at their
club rooms and range in the Struble
block on South Main street. An In
teresting evening was spent by the
members.
AT the range the following scores
were made: Grossman 100; McMillen
100; +. Vanvoorhis 90; Pipes 90; Rus
sell 81; Lovegrove 96; Brannegan 80.
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night.
Today when Debolt was arraigned
before Judge Duke 1t was pointed out
by his wifesand children that the let.
ter had been written by the mother,
in-law for spite.
Judge Duke considered 1t a case Of
too much mother-in-law" and ordered
Debolt released and permitted him to
return to his home in Licking county.
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AT 2 o'clock this afternoon, Sheriff
B. H. Lytle poured out on the court
house grounds gallons of booze Of
all sorts taken in raids during the
past few months. Quite a crowd as
sembled to witness the liquor soak
into the ground. Most of the liquor
was corn whiskey.
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ing date will be announced later"
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Walters. of
Marion spent Friday as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Squires, East Bur-
CESS street
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-11-07

Robert Coleman of Buckeye City
has just received some valuable prizes
on his chickens exhibited at York and
Altoona, Pa.
At the York fair, Mr.. Coleman won
first and special prifies on s. G. Buff
Orphingtons. while the hen won a
special prize for the best Buff Or.
phington in the show.
At the Blair county fair, held at AL.
toona, Ia. Mr.. Coleman won second
prize on Dark Cornish Game cock and
third prize on Dark Cornish Game
hen.
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Light Bearers
Are Entertained

Light Bearers
Are Entertained
Miss Evangeline Pitkin entertained
the members of the Light Bearers of
the Presbyterian church Friday even
ing at her home on East Sugar street.
Fifteen members of the society were
present for the meeting.
The subject for the topic discussed
was Africa, and a short time was
spent in work on the scrap books.
Miss Pitkin served refreshments to
the guests.
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BIRTHS

A son was born Friday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd wilkins at their home in
Amity.
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SOCIETY

Entertained
With Dinner 'N
Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Ewalt, East
Friday at their home, honoring Mr..
Charles w, McGugin of Enid, Okla.
Covers were laid for IL.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-11-07

FOR sALE-32-volt Hoover electric
sweeper. No. 8 South Main street.
NJ. Vernon. 5iE stf
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-11-07

guests Of the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. J. Mann.
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Another Damage Case

Opinion Filed
In the case OF =. o. Leyering v,
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Case Submitted

The case OF Tisserand vs.. Greer ct
nj. was supmitted on demurrer before
Judge Blair in the Knox county com
mon pleas court Friday afternoon,
The matter is being held under ad-
visement by the court
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-11-07

Motion Is Filed
A motion for a new trial has bee
filed In the Knox county common
pleas court In the case of Curtis Tisl
vs.. Henry Schaub. Il. l.. Carr repre-
sents the plaintiff.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
INITIATES MOVE
IN EFFORT To BRING
N0RTHS0UTH UNITY
Would Have Executive Give
Up Job to Allow Old Par
lament Election.

Picking, May 23.-(By The Associ-
iated Press. General WI Pei-Fu. in
control of Picking following his recent
victory over General Chang Tso-Lin,
has opened negotiations with Sun Vat
Sen, head of the southern government
at Canton. This movement, il is be-
lieved. has brought nearer the unifica-
ton of the north and south, which have
been separated almost continuously
since the formation of the republic 10
years ago.
DIR. Sun is understood to have indi-
Gated his willingness to abandon the
southern government and unite the
country on two conditions. First, that
the parliament instituted in the first
year of the republic be reassembled
and second that Hhu Shin Chang. pres
ident of the Picking government, resign
in favor of a chief executive to be Sc
words, DIR. Sun desires that both the
Ieking and Canton governments be sup
pressed by a regime representing the
entire country.
General WI declares that his only
object is TO bring about peace and
prosperity under a United China.
WI has appealed to the nation, to Sun
Vat Sen. President Hhu, the news
papers and the public, asking the peo-
pie to express their will as to what
shall be done. He asked for sugges
tons from all factions and declared that
soldiers must no longer control the gov
eminent.
Processing himself ignorant of poll
tics and disclaiming political ambition.
he called on the country to decide
whether the old or new parliament shall
be summoned to deal with the situation.
Sun Vat Sen has not answered, but WI
Pei-Fu's adviser in Canton has re-
ported good prospects for a favorable
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
1O2 Are Missing
in Final Count
of Egypt Sinking

Brest, France, May 23.-(By The
Associated Press).-The British vic
counsel here Tuesday announced that
1O2 of those who were on board the
British steamship Egypt. sunk off the
island of Ushant Saturday night, are
missing, of whom 16 were passengers
and Sc members of the crew. Twenty
eight passengers were saved, together
with 204 sailors. Mrs. NJ. l.. Sibley and
Miss V. NJ. Boyer. American mission
aries, are missing and presumably lost.
Many of the dead brought in were
wearing life belts; they evidently had
died from exhaustion.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
Plan World Flight
in z Months, Start
Out Wednesday Noon

London. May 23.-(By The As
ISOLATED Press.)--In an attempt to
fly around the world by air, two
British aviators plan to hop Oft
from the flying field at Croydon at
noon Wednesday.
Tho airmen, Major w. T. Blake
of the Royal Air force, and Captain
Norman Macmillan, expact to COM
piete thsir trip In two months.
Tho route lies through France,
Italy, Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia,
India, eastern China, Japan, thence
via the AIeutian islands, to Alaska,
through the United States to New
York, to Newfoundland and across
the Atlantic via Greenland and Ice.
land to Scotland.
The record .making trip was first
visuaIized by Sir Ross and Sir
Keith Smith Of Australia, but the
latter abandoned his plans when his
brother was killed recently In a
preparatory flight.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
T.yphoon Interrupts
Wireless Reply From
Gov. Leonard Wood

Manila. T. l.. May 23.-(By The As
sociated Press.)-Wireless queries to
the yacht Apo on which Governor Gen
eral Leonard Wood and his wife and
daughter sailed Saturday for MindOro
have not been answered and the ty-
phoon which ragged Monday is believed
responsible for the delay in their re-
turn.
The Apo is believed to have sought
refuge in some port of Mindoro. Gen
eral Wood planned a brief visit of in
spection on the island. No serious
damage from the typhoon has been
reported.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
Doctors Want u. S.
to Distribute Booze
for Medical Needs

st. Louis, May 23.-tBy The As
ISOLATED Press.)-The resolution pre-
scented Monday to the house of dele
gates of the American Medical ~associa-
ton appealing to congress for relief
from the present unsatisfactory con-
ditions' as to the distribution of
whisky, was adopted by an overwhelm-
ing vote Tuesday. The resolution asks
governmental distribution of whisky
for medical purposes only. in sealed
packages of eight, Is and 81 ounces.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
Attacks by Mob
on Alleged |. w. w.
Will Be Probed

Cheyenne, May Ex-Governor Rob
ert Carey Monday asked County At
torney NJ. W. Purcell of Natrona
county. Wyoming, to investigate and
make a full report on the charge that
A. f. Daniels and Charles Reynolds,
alleged /. w. W., were victims of mob
action at Casper recently.
The charge was made to the gov
ernor by the American Civil Liberties
union of New York. The union alleges
that Daniels and Reynolds were taken
from the Jail at Casper. beaten by
a mob and threatened with lynching.
A rop was placed around Daniels
neck, it is charged.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24

Dublin as an unhappy development for
the southerners in favor of concilia-
ton and the opinion was freely ex-
pressed that it might result in
strengthening the republican party led
by Eamonn de Valera.
1t is evident that the two factions
in southern Ireland have Numerically
opposite attitudes toward Ulster. Mr..
Collins favoring a renewal of attempts
to compose the differences with the
north now that unity has been achieved
in the south and Mr.. De Valera taking
the opposite view.
1t is admitted that although the
Ulster question will be an immediate
problem of the coalition cabinet no
common policy yet can be agreed upon
TALKED BY BRITISH.
London, May 23.-The situation in
Ireland was discussed at a meeting of
the cabinet Tuesday presided over by
Prime Minister Lloyd George.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
Brotherhood Alters
Laws to Permit
Work in Politics

Houston, Texas. May 23.-(By The
Associated Press.)-Official entrance
into politics by the International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen &
Enginemen as an organization to co
operate with other labor organizations
was embodied in a motion passed
unanimously at Tuesday mornings SEES
sion of the convention of the brother
hood. Political activity on the part of
the brotherhood heretofore has been
prohibited BY the organizations laws.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
Want 16O A. Sold
to Satisfy Payment
of Promissory Note

Sale of 100 acres of land in section
II. township 90 north. range l east.
is asked in a foreclosure action filed
Monday in district court by Janet A..
Higgins against Minnie l.. Johnson
and John w. Johnson of Coffee Creek.
1t is alleged that the defendants have
failed to pay a $1,000 promissory note.
executed BY them in favor of the plain
tiff. May 1, 1917. The plaintiff asks
judgment for S2,63S and $3.50 counsel
fees,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
Millionaire Says
He Was Bilked by
Dice; Stops Check

Detroit. May 23.-John Duval Dodge
lost $4,000 in a dice game in 1921.
according to the complaint in a suit
brought in circuit court here by Al
Day. boxing bout referee. Day seeks
to collect $4,000 payment of a check
for that aomunt having been stopped
by Dodge. Another check for $500
was honored. The young millionaire
claims the dice used were loaded and
that the game was arranged to shake
him down" Day declares the game
was played with Dodge's gold bones
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
Warm Invitation
Home to Kids Is
Sent Lady Aston

New York, May 23.-Lady Nancy
Aston slipped out Of the dignified
role of stateswoman and feminist
leader Monday night and was Just
plain mother for a<few minutes. A
few minutes before she was due to
address a throng Of admirers at the
farewell dinner she was handed a
cablegram.. 1t read:
Lady bug,-lady bug, fly away
home.
"Your house Is on fire,
"And your children all gone"
Bobby, Bill, Wishie, David Mich
aeI, jake"
These" she explained, "are my
children. Evidently | shall have as
warm a welcome at home, as ! have
had here"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-24
Dry Officers Shot
While Attempting
to Make Arrests

Sterling. Colo, May Obj. j. Will
son, for several weeks employed as a
special deputy sheriff in apprehension
of "bootleggers" and ''moonshinners,"
died Tuesday morning about 3 o'clock
while being brought to Sterling from
Merino. where he was shot twice while
attempting to arrest a number of men
in q barber shop, supposedly for pos
session of LIQUOR.
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reply.
Fair Secretaries
Form Race Circuit
for Dakota-Montana

Billings. May 23.-Fair secretaries
in session here organized the Dakota
Montana race circuit with nine meets,
purses averaging from $500 to 5000.
The fairs which will be represented are
Grand Forks, Fargo and Nandan, n.
D.; Aberdeen and Lennon. :. D., and
Billings. Helena and Lewistown. Mont.