Accidental Shooting Fatal to Youth at Baxter Ranch
In Lewistown district an 18 year old, J Skiril land, was accidentally shot by friend George Baxter, 17, at the Baxter ranch near Utica. Parents were away. son connected them by telephone to report the tragedy. Also noted: David O'Hara dies after illness aged 73, Graceville observer, and local political shifts in Fergus county Red chapter with Bert d'Autremont succeeding Lane.
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Lewistown
Dec
Creel
Senate
Meconochie
Sherif Stephens
Skirts
David O'Hara
Graceville
Minn
Alice O'Hara
Long County
Blanche O'Hara
Board of Education
Bert d’Autremont
Lane
Fergus County
Red Chapter
Tremont
May ©. Clark
Park county wins suit over Thiel Detective agency fees
Park county district court dismissed the Thiel Detective agency suit seeking payment for information and services related to gambling law investigations. After a jury was seated, the plaintiff moved to dismiss the case and the motion was granted. Other items note upcoming electric lighting in Livingston, a severe car shortage at Northern Pacific, and local military enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Park County
Thiel Detective Agency
Spokane
Busiess
Northern Pacific Ondiasterday
Consignees
E. M. Niles
Sacket
C. C. Vaughn
Francis Smith
Radbourn Knowles
Emil Hoglund
David Armstrong
Robert Paugh
Tardine
Waetton
Robertson
Attornneys Walsh and Nolan
Helena
Arthur Babbitt
Red Lodge
American Expeditionary Force
Quartermaster Department
Ralph Babbitt
Thomas. A. Ata. Boney
Seventh Cavalry
Great Falls Adopts Ration Rules On Flour Sugar
Great Falls merchants adopt a ration rule limiting flour and sugar sales to customers. Patrons may buy up to pounds of flour and 50 cents of sugar at a time, while restaurants and country customers may purchase up to 200 pounds of flour and 25 pounds of sugar. Arthur McGuire of Great Falls was killed in action in France on November 10 after enlisting in Canada months earlier. Recruiting surges locally with 110 new enrollments this week, including 44 in the navy, 6 in the marines, and 60 in the regular army.
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Reat Falls
Alfred Atkinson
Great Falls
Ottawa
TW. McGuire
Arthur McGuire
France
Cana
the Somme
Vimy Ridge
Rainbow Falls
Great Northern
Navy
Marines
Regular Army
Bozeman chamber to boost activity and job bureau
Bozeman reports from the annual chamber of commerce meeting show a Prosperous condition with increasing membership and plans for greater activity. An employment bureau will aid farm labor, and the group will back war efforts and community improvement. officers were elected including H H Howard as president and George Cox as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Chamber of Commerce
H. H. Howard
George Cox
A. G. Berthot
Civic Bureau
A.A. Braten
Merchant's Bureau
T. B. Story
Publicity Bureau
Nelson Story Jr
Industrial Bureau
F. 8. Cooley
Agricultural Bureau
J. A. Harder
Harry L. Summers
Gale Latin County Fair Board
State Senator Park Smith visits home with brother in service
Dec. 6. State Senator Park Smith of Lewis and Clark county has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the officers training school. His brother, Howard Smith, is a second lieutenant. They visit their parents Henry C. Smith and Mrs. Smith in Helena. Park Smith is assigned to Twentieth Infantry at Fort Douglas Utah and Howard to the Sixty third Infantry in San Francisco.
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Twin Bridges
Crystal Lake Gold Mining Company
Dry Georgia
Goodrich Gulches
Jim Barkell
Silver Star
Jim
Dick Barkell
Jefferson
Roy Crumb
Merrian
Vancouver
Wash
Merrian Crumb
Madison
Jefferson Counties
Flathead
Mike H. O'Leary
Beargulch
Claud
Dale
Ruby Creek
Madison River
Elmer Page
Pageville
Tom Eastridge
Earl Johnson
Tess Slater
Tom Jones
Frank Sawyer
Helen
Park Smith
Lewis and Clark County
Howard Smith
Henry C. Smith
Montana Supreme Court
Fire damages hay and veterinary hospital in Bozeman
Fire in Bozeman destroys about 0 tons of hay and damages the veterinary hospital building estimated at 2000 dollars. Dr C L DeVore owner was away at Norris. stock was not in the building and instruments were removed. No insurance on that day. Divorced case filed in district court in Bozeman by Mrs Della M Alexander and William G Alexander on grounds of extreme cruelty. married Belgrade in 1805.
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Bozeman
Wee
Veterinary Hospital
C. L. DeVore
Norris
Tozeman
Della M
Alexander
Belgrade
William G. Alexander
Belerade i
State Tax Commission weighs Montana tax problems
Helena December session opens at the state capitol with the Montana State Tax Commission preparing a plan of action on tax problems. The commission can compel production of books and summon witnesses but serves in an advisory capacity to the legislature. Members are Charles R Leonard Will Andeay and Davia Hiledh. A large amount of data has been gathered since August and a report by Mr Lindsay will detail the Atlanta National Tax Association meeting.
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Helena
Montana
Sontana
Hich
Board of Equalization
Charles R Leonard
Butta
Will Andeay
Glendive
Davia Hiledh
Lewistown
Lindsay
Atlanta
National Tax Associ Ton
Mystic Shriners Bid On Flour In Sacred Auction
Mystic Shriners plan to bid on a sack of flour to surpass a high bid set by Aloha temple Honolulu. The sale, a charitable red cross fund raising event, aims to top $1,086 from prior bids as Helens temple seeks to exceed the civil war era Gridley sack fund for widows and orphans with sales across North American temples.
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Ena
Aloha Temple of
Honolulu
Red Cross
Or Temple
Helens Shriners
Gridley
As of
Order
North America
Dillon City Council December Meeting Report
The Dillon city council met at the city hall for December with routine business. A talking point involved a case against George Stelen and others as the jury prepares, plus discussion of lodging at the local hotel and hostelry occupancy rules tied to Seibene and nearby properties.
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Dillon
Setae
Gene
George ‘Stelen
Trisha
Seibene
Dion Othe
Polndaaiae Ore Townsis Company
Wat Aentee Sha
Ana Yarti
Draft Will Pause Navy Enlistment in Bozeman College
Bozeman December 6 telegram to President Hamilton notes students may choose occupations while awaiting the draft period and continuing their studies. The message suggests a temporary check on the rush to join the aviation department or navy as classes proceed.
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Bozeman
Aviation Department
Navy
Hamilton
Garrison News Prison Visit and Local Movements
Mrs A P Larson and daughter Martha left Garrison for a visit to Camp Lewis to see her son Fred Larson. Superintendent Bartles of Northern Pacific and Trainmaster Clark inspected local yards before heading to Butte. Mrs E E Reynolds departed for Seattle for an extended visit with relatives living nearby. A hunting party including Mr and Mrs Klein, Mr and Mrs Robert Stevens, and Glenn Coughran returned from a big game trip on Warm Springs creek. Low Newton, once NP trainmaster here, is now at American Lake.
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A. P. Larson
Martha
American Lake
Klein
Robert Stevens
Glenn Coughran
Warm Springs Creek
Georgia Klein
John Robinson
Low F. Newton
Northern Pacific
American
Local camp faces transport woes and empty jail in Helena
Traveling Engineer Howard Le Van visited Helena on a business trip as the city faces a transportation problem at a camp with hundreds of spectators. The Helena city jail is empty with no offenders in confinement and no arrests in six days, reflecting unusual calm in the area.
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Ake
Howard le van
Helena
Ira
War News Roundup from Front Lines Across Europe
The report details German offensives and Allied withdrawals near Cambrai with a shortened British front from Moeuvres to Gon nelieu. It notes claimed German gains at Graincourt Anneux Novelles and Marcoing, British prisoner figures, Austro German pressure in Venetia, Meletta battles with heavy Italian casualties, and a 10 day Russian armistice. An East England air raid by 25 German planes caused deaths and injuries.
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P Biyng
Hie Rious
Eve
Cambrai
Moeuvres
Gonnelieu
Perlin
Venetia
Astago
Meletta
Brenta
Berlin
England
London
Foops
Soldier All Star Game in Snow at Columbia Gardens
Snow blankets Butte as the Soldier All Stars prepared for Sunday’s big game against the Anaconda outfit at Columbia Gardens. A heavy crowd and strong lineups are expected, with signal drills daily at Butte High School gym and smelter pit practice shaping both teams. The Anaconda squad, unbeaten this season, brings a tested lineup and calls for sturdy defense and a sharp passing game, while local preparations and a new referee add to the event atmosphere.
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Anaconda
Butte
Columbia Gardens
Washington Coast
Bath
Tutte
Anaconia
Butte High School
Butte Artillerymen
Artillerymen
Butte Englewood
Butte Centrale
Anasconda High School
Fraser
Allen
Pittlekall
Farmer
Clark
Cente Cosper
Smith
Dowd
Nelson
Fock
Bair
Marshall
Shephard
Wilson
Mignon
Lee
Berg
Pinkham
Feek
Broad Way
Seattle
Ballard
Casper
Queen Anne High School
Pittellis
Lin High School
Trager
Nebraska Preparatory
Baer Urges Farmers to Support War Effort
Faribault reporters say non partisan congressman from North Dakota urged farmers to raise every bushel of grain and every pound of livestock to aid the government in the war with Germany. He attacked food manipulators and skeptics while noting hecklers stayed quiet.
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Faribault
Sunn
Sonn
Baer
North Dakota
Germany
Ir. Baer
Grand Opera Company Quits Grand Rapids Tour
The Boston grand opera company, which performed here last night, abandons its traveling tour. Difficulty in obtaining adequate lodging and the impact of the military draft on its members are cited as reasons for the stop.
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Grand Opera Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Boston Grand Opera Company
Thirteen Hurt in Action Among American Engineers
Washington reports that second Lieutenant Allie L. Cone and 12 enlisted men of the American army engineers were wounded in action on November 30 while aiding British forces near Cambrai in repelling a German assault. Pershing released no names of the dead and listed one slightly wounded, with several seriously hurt. Emergency addresses are given for several wounded servicemen and families.
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Washington
Allie L. Cone
Pershing
Wat Department
Byra
Cambrai
Liewenant Cone
Beret
Frank Haley
New York City
Patrick A. Long
Bayonne
N. J
Brook
Essergency
Cotesville
James A. Eagen
Great Neck
N.Y
William L. Barner
Agnes M. Barnes
East Broadway
Portland
Ore
Charles A. Geiger
Chicago
Geo
Jones
Scranton
Louis C. Robland
Brookyn
Cone
Artemesa
Cuba
Sympathetic Echo Reports Wilson Message Worldwide
Buenos Aires reports President Wilson's message finds a sympathetic echo among peoples who still value liberty and democracy. A note from London cites Cambella Ross, son of Prof G A Johnston Ross, Union Theological Seminary, New York, died of wounds on November 30.
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Buenos Aires
Wilson
la Nacion
London
Dampbella Ross
G. A. Johnston Ross
Union Theological Seminary
New York
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Twin Bridges News
Alp
Stark. Mahoney
C. A. Drake
Belgium
King Albert
The
A. Robertson
Frank. St Clair
Wolf Point
Sheridan County
Livingston News
Orri
Phil Greenand
Casper Long ‘Tail
Crow Reservation
Greenan
Bucky
State Tax Commission
Legislatore
Mystic Shriners
Dillon News
Garrison News
Xmas
Hawkes, Libbey and
Tuthill
Powell Jewelry Co. Popular-Priced Jewelers
North Main
Donohue
Connolly Athletic Club
Shiner
Wyoming Street
Connolly
Dan Donohue
Colonel Donohue
Bud Londey
Frank Hayes
Londey
Tenet
Herrmann
Cincinnati
National Commission
Dorey
San Francisco
Charles C. Moore & Co
United States
Moore
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Bremerton
Sweden
Stockholm
Marcus Wallenberg
Gunnar Carlson
Transatlantic Steamship Company
Gathen
Burg
Narety Razors
Stropa
Fein
Mrs. Smith’s
Coast Artillery of
Butte and Anaconda
API
Silent Knight Autos
Yaves
Tate, Phonee
Lstaa Sekane
Mk Bran Klenze Motor Co
West Broadway
3Utie Floral Co
DR. Lamb
Beecham’s
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