Livingston City Without Fire Protection Amid Hydrant Payment Fight
Livingston August 17 The city business district lacks fire protection after the water company turned off hydrants over unpaid rental claims dating to 1912 The dispute led to guards around the water plant at night and fears insurance coverage may be affected City officials led by Mayor A N West withheld public comment while James A Murray of Hut te pushed a plan to compel payment The rental was cut from 75 to 15 per quarter since 1912 but the company refused further payment Plans for a city water plant continue with a pipeline from Birmingham Ala despite the shutdown action
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Livingston
Tocal Water Company
A. N. West
Water Company
James A. Murray
Hutte
Birmingham
Ala
Montana Exemption Calls Spark Local Draft Pressure
Livingston reports a surge of men summoned for exemption examinations as Park County officials push to meet quotas. The city plans and war effort updates include Montana Power Company telegraph wiring, a $225,000 water fund, a completed storeroom and office building, and a park project. A detailed obituary notes John Fraser aged 86, a pioneer, while liquor retail renewal and railroad travel notes populate the wider local scene. Montana expects 2,042 men ready for national service by mid September with more to follow, potentially direct from counties to American Lake.
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Livingston
Spnear
Hpar
Renee John
Yellowstone’ Park
Eee Hevnot
Tim
Board of Equalisation
Park County
Ely
Tenia
Ciy
Elty
Ana Crawelt
William Hruza
First Stite Bank
Helena
Montana
War Department
Greenan
Fort Harrison
American Lake
Wash
Seed for Farmers A Million Dollars Set for Seed Aid
Washington Aug 17 Senator My ore and Representative introduced bills to provide seed for Montana farmers unable to buy supplies for fall planting due to drought. Seed will be sold at cost, with the Secretary of Agriculture regulating distribution and repayment from proceeds of next year’s crops.
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Washington
Montana
Secretary of Agricultur
Beaverhead Contingent for the Army Service
Dillon August 17 The complete list of men in this district called to federal service and who passed the physical exam without exemption is released. The roster names dozens of individuals including Damiano Salvatore Eskil Malmlov Walter Badger Gi Pierce and many others. The contingent will form the first group to depart for the camp and will total about 110 men from Beaverhead County with few exemptions expected.
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Hal Frishknecht
1 Thach
George Stultz
Wick Miller
Carl” Hansen
Tohn Wenger
Walter Paddock
Jim D. Newnes
George Geesa
Ernest Hahn
M Jones
Iran Wagner
Eber’ Badeon
Monza Loinsberry
James C
Scofield
Frank Mocnar
Henry Wood
Willam ‘Harper
John Albers
Ray Maurer
Gust Cook
Funeral Held for David Robin at St James Church
DILLON NEWS Ditton Aug 17 The funeral for the late David Robin was held yesternoon at St James Episcopal church with interment at Mountain View cemetery. Friends and relatives from many parts of the state attended. Also noted are: Dan Mooney newlyweds on a Yellowstone motor tour with Mr and Mrs Harry Geer and Mr and Mrs Walter Taylor. A Smith of Butte visiting. John Banks returning from Howell ranch fishing trip. two men from Butte arrested for alleged auto theft. Yor named as Roland Delaney and Tim Sullivan. three men examined for excent draft.
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Ditton
David Robin
St. James Episcopal Church
Mounetain View Cemetery
Dan’ Mooney
Butte
Yellowstone Park
Harry Geer
Walter Taylor
Tyeburn
Real estate deal tops Bozeman news from Roseman
Bozeman area items include William Nash purchasing the Elliott Bros farm on Aliadte Creek with price disclosed, County Assessor Sam N. Cowan attending a state board of equalization meeting in Helena, and Lewistown’s Jonke Hartman seeking enlistment in the training camp. Other notes mention Ray Alley rushing to Townsend for his mother’s illness, Gerald Collett traveling to Detroit for a Mechanic’s course, Bivin leaving for California with his wife, Austin Teeftern earning an officer’s commission at Fort Sheridan, and Charles Cantrels linked to a local jail transfer from Three Forks on vagrancy charges.
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Ray Alley
Northern Pacific
Townsend
Gerald Collett
Samuel Colett
Detroit
Bivin
Associated Press
Bozeman Chronicle
California
Austin
P.teftern
Jervers
Madison County
Fort Sheridan
Til
Boreman
Charles Cantrels
J. W. Wa
Forks
Board Discusses Property Assessment System in Helena
Governor Stewart urged adoption of a federal reporting requirement for taxpayers to report property to assessors to curb tax dodging. The state board favored general rules for county assessors and praised Stillwater county assessor Anderson for classifying land by use and market access. Stillwater’s Steare faced penalties for a $11,000 solvent credit omission, with a $55,000 assessment after appeal. Railroads argued their assessments are too high and urged restraint.
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Helena
Stewart
State Board of Canalization
Tt War
Anderson
Stillwater County
Steare
Asseas- Mente
Montana
Lewistown News sees county levy at 18 mills and local scores
The Lewistown News reports an 18 percent mills county tax levy across funds including general, road, poor, bridge, sinking, fair, and high school. Incorporated towns set varying levies, while Fire levies appear in Coffee Creek Moccasin Roy and Straw. News notes Gillett jailed for second degree assault on his wife, ambulance fundraisers, new Lewistown Realty Co. formed with 20000 capital, and obituaries and divorces.
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General Fund
Road Fund
Bridge Fund
Fair Fund
General School Fund
Lewistown
Moore
Stanford
Denton
Grass Range
Coffee Creek
Roy
Straw
Fred Gillett
Gillett
Todge
France
Lewistown Realty Company
Capita
General
J. C. Clark
P. J. Daweiler
Dan Hanley
John
M. L. Woodman
B. P. Melchert
Philip Laux
Barney Lokan
St. Leo's Church
Knights of Columbus
Tobson
Idaho
Bac
Russet
de Kalb
George Good
Alice Goodwin
van Buren
Wash
Ollie Oleson
Clara
Oleson
Champaign
United States
Asbridge
Army
Dovid
Mre
Laura ‘Norton
Aira
Norton
Jome
Bozeman
Billings
Boosting 7 Chautauqua Passes Through Twin Bridges
A motorcade of Twin Bridges business people and ladies, joined by the state orphans' home band, toured through town delivering a band concert. The Chautauqua season opener draws strong local enthusiasm with high ticket sales, signaling a promising midsummer event in the valley.
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Twin Bridges
Virginia City
Roc. Amarine
Nooster
Ruling Tightens Draft Exemption Board Actions
Helena Aug 17 Governor Stewart received a telegram from Provost Marshal General Crowder stating it is illegal for exemption boards to certify registered men for service who delay exemption judgments. The note warns against surveying whole registrant lists and certifying only those with no exemption, effectively enabling voluntary enlistment among registrants. It says the 20 percent quota may include decided cases, but boards must ensure those late in order of obligation won’t miss the total quota.
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Helena
Stewart
Priost
Crowder Whi
Helena Exemption Board orders 80 more men for examination
Helena August 17 an exemption board order requires 80 registered men to appear August 21 for examination after 244 called failed to meet the county quota of 122 for the new national army. The farm damage report cites three to five inch tailings across 2,000 acres in Toole county due to hail. State dairy chief N G Scholes resigns to run Helena Creamery. Farmers plan bloodhounds to deter crop destruction. alfalfa stack burned near Helena prompts action. Harvesting is underway with statewide grain and hay prospects improving. Five aliens jailed at Rotterdam roundup, to face grand jury. state game warden may disarm noncitizens carrying weapons.
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Helena
National Army
Toole
B. K. Bowmin
Bail Insureance Board
N. G. Scholes
Stewart
Scholes
United States Mareshal
Holterdam
Gime Warden's
Montana
United States
Roundup Exemption Board Dismisses Large Melstone Player
George F. Streich of Melstone appeared before the exemption board for fitness to serve. He was drawn in the last lottery, stood 6 feet 4 inches and weighed 297 pounds. Doctors could not measure him with available instruments and rejected him. He had been a star football player at Marquette.
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George F. Streich
Melstone
Sam
Streich
Stretch
Marquette
University team in need as tailors fail to fit uniforms
Sheriff Hopkins arrives from Fargo with James Willams in custody for complicity in a carload copper and brass theft from the Milwaukee railroad. Detectives and local officers trace at least 10 more suspects as the metal’s value tops eight thousand dollars. County health officer Dr. G A Lewis reports hotel water samples show contamination and officials vow immediate action to secure a pure supply.
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Suro
Hopkins
Fargo
N. D
James Willams
Milwaukee Railroad
Trax
Melstein
G. A. Lewis
Ryegate
State Health Board
Another Call Improbable in Beaverhead County
A local draft exemptions list shows several residents named for exemptions and a number of applications denied. The county board plans final action at Hotena, with further appeals possible to the same board. overall, few exemptions are expected to be granted and the draft pool remains tight.
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Beaverhead County
Ana
Tomas Johnson
Leonard
Holtoran
Ron Willams
Otto ‘Carlson
Tabert Rielton
Fred” McClure
Fo St. Buck
William Se Allen
William Pickett
William L. Kninteon
Richard ¢ Williams
Chapman
Forrest J King
Raph A. Harding
Isaac Frown
Herbert Mcbane
Benest J. Dubie
Grover, Coffelt
Leroy” Conia
Oto Christensom
Virgil‘a. Merah
Wieard Foster
Carls Tot
Franke
Bryan William
Walters
Chester Repingon
Junsuke Takaya
Kazuo Goniat
Lawrence
William. Gray
Lima
Hunston
Kennedey Monta
Charles Savior
Ditton
Alert
TR. Harris
Toberte
Idahos
Laa
Franks
You
Trading in Wheat Futures Halted Across Canada
Winnipeg announces futures trading in wheat will cease on all Canadian grain exchanges. A board order fixes wheat price at 2.40 dollars to August 31 and applies to old and new crop stored in public terminal elevators at Fort William and Port Arthur. Holders with receipts dated before or on August 21 may receive the fixed price if they sell and deliver receipts by that date.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Board of Grain Supervisors
Northern
Blore
Fort William
Port Arthur
Wheatless and meatless meals pledged by salesmen group
About 600000 traveling salesmen have pledged daily meatless and wheatless meals, as announced by the food administration. The pledge represents a large union of traveling salesmen across the nation.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Tarnow for Sweden ministerial post in Austria Hungary
Amsterdam reports from Stockholm say Count Tarnow former Austrian ambassador to the United States will soon be minister to Sweden for Austria Hungary. The notice cites a diplomatic reshuffle with Tarnow linked to a Swedish post, reflecting shifting alliances in European diplomacy.
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Tarnow
Sweden
Amsterdam
Coutnowski von Tarnow
United States
Stockholm
Win
Austria-Hungary
Anaconda News Highlights Pantages Programs
Anaconda News reviews a Pantages bill at the Margaret theater. Highlights include Every Man's Sister a tense dramatic sketch, The Girl Prom Starland an opening act surprise, The Street musician fiction pantomime, Miss America with Jean Waters and Macklin Anderson, and Chester Graber in a monologue with a clever canine helper. Added ovation for Private Sam Neill’s bugle rendition.
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Wast Pight
Margaret Theater
Frederick J1
Speare
Hen McQurolls
Starland
de Michele Prothers
Jean Waters
Macklin
Mez
Anderson
Chester Graber
Sam Neill
Smeltermen Union Meeting Draws Large Turnout
About 800 MIN and Smelter Men's union members attended the meeting in Ay D H hall last evening. Entry was restricted to paid up cardholders. The session was orderly and businesslike, with no speeches as in past labor troubles. Butte union contemplates a future event at Washoe Park. A donation request for the fair was rejected. The ware committee was discharged and a new committee to be formed was discussed.
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MIN and Smelter Men's Union
Ay D H. Hall
Butte
Washoe Park
War pictures shown at Margaret theater by Wells
Sergeant Wells brings Canadian war film series to the Margaret theater. The program includes official war pictures with battles of Ypres Somme and Tutland, trench fighting and aerial combats. He notes the Red Cross as key to relief and urges reading casualty news to grasp wartime impact. The show runs Sunday and Monday with a Monday mat.
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Sergi
Wells
Margaret Theater
Red Cross
United States
Canada
Sergeant Wells
Ypres
Somme
Tutland
Draft Board Appeals Prompt Promptly to AGT Boards
Washington dispatch reports that draft boards are urged to act promptly as exemption claims are processed. Gov ernors received telegrams from Marshal Crowder stressing that delays will push men with undecided exemptions into the next quota. The War Department seeks to fill 30 percent of each district immediately and move those next in line into vacancies. President Wilson responds to Senator Weeks on aliens and family exemptions, indicating state department action is underway and will proceed as circumstances permit.
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Washington
Marshal Crowder
Govrnors
Henntor
Wilson
Department of State
War Department
War pictures and Red Cross talk at Wells room
Sergeant and Red Cross volunteers announce a Sunday 1 30 PM address at Wells to show war pictures and describe Red Cross work. Musical numbers planned and the program open to members and others interested in Red Cross work.
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Wells
Annadian
Red Cross
J. C. Harringon
Anaconda Chap Finance
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