Bozeman Boys Return From War For Holidays
Bozeman, Dec. 25. Among local boys coming home from overseas or training camps are Allen R. Marquis son of Mr and Mrs A A Marquis and Serge John Hancock son of Mr and Mrs F W Hancock returning from overseas. Lieut Raymond Pitts furlough from Oklahoma visits with family. Lieut Annis M Lean passes through en route from Camp Taylor Ky to home near Ennis. Lieut William Finlay from Florida visits before joining parents in California. H M Pinckney and Charles Chisholm have mustered out at Camp Taylor and Fred Bullock is home from Camp Hancock Ga.
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Bozeman
Allen R. Marquis
A. A. Marqui
Serge John Hancock
FW. Hancock
England
France
Raymond Pitts
Oklahoma
Annis M. Lean
Camp Taylor
Ennis
William Finlay
Florida
California
H. M. Pinckney
Charles Chisholm
Camp Tavlos
Fred Bullock
Camp Hancock
Dillon News reports arrests and holiday notes in town
Dillon December 25 local officers arrested Perry Hirown a colored waiter on the Oregon Short Line diner for selling liquor on the dining car after the road banned liquor sales. He faces charges of selling intoxicating liquors without a license. Travelers had been buying liquor quietly from certain waiters despite warnings to stop. The incident ties to complaints from the conductor during the Christmas dinners. Also noted, turkeys were 20 cents a pound 30 years ago and now cost 45 cents dressed. The Joshers club of Butte thanks residents for Christmas donations including 23 sheep beef quarters and a 675 pound hog donated by Ed Roe. William Stimpson of Armstead went to Curtiss hospital with a broken limb. Richard Price the only Dillon soldier from the great war left for camp in Colorado for discharge.
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Joshers Club
Butte
Beaverher
Ed Roe
Ted Rock
William Stimpson
Armstead
Curtiss Hospital
Richard Price
Dillon
Colorado
Price
Fire damages fine ranch house near Sheep Creek basin
News from Dillon reports Mrs. Milly Crowell's fine ranch house, one of the region’s best, burned last week for unknown causes. Insurance partly covers the loss. Nearby events include Harriet Wyeems departing for Argenta for Christmas, and Edward Duff visiting Medicine Lodge with his wife’s parents. Christmas in town passes quietly with mild weather and no snow. A census shows 2,227 school children countywide, with 1,126 in district No. 10 in Dillon. Arthur Parks returns from military service as top sergeant and heads to Stuby valley to assist his wife, a nurse. Will Staudeher, son of former Dillon residents now in Salmon, dies at 22.
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Thocat ‘Board
Fort Yellowstone
Milly Crowell
Sheep Creek
Harriet Wyeems
College Training School
Argenta
Edward $. Duff
Medicine Lodge
Hooker
Helena
St. James
Post Office
Parks
Stuby Valley
Will Staudeher
George Staudeher
Dillon
Salmon
Soldier Leonard Tudor dies of war injuries in France
Leonard Tudor, a Bozeman area youth, died in France on October 9 from battle injuries, a report received by his family after delays. Earlier word said he was seriously wounded. Washington confirmation followed, marking a wartime loss for the Tudor family.
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Leonard Tudor
James Tudor
Bozeman
France
Washington
Mount St Charles to Resume Classes January 3 1919
Mount St Charles college at Helena announces all departments will reopen January 3 1919 after influenza closure. The faculty plans intensive work to recover lost time and will deduct a share of time from students failing to report promptly. Parents urged to ensure timely return.
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Mount St. Charles College
Helena
Tost
Christmas telegram returns Mas. Charles Sheridan homeward
Bozeman December 25 Mr and Mrs A D Sheridan celebrate a Christmas present as their son Mas Charles Sheridan arrives at Newport News after a safe voyage home from overseas. He wears the American Distinguished Service Cross and the French Crest of Honor. His brothers and in laws remain in service in France.
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Bozeman
A.D. Sheridan
Mas
Charles Sheridan
Newport News
Hazeman
Sheridan
America
France
Phil Sheridan
Eber Sheridan
Fifty-eighth Infantry
George
W. Spaulding
Twentieth Engineers
Newman Dies in Florida Hospital at 26
Elon Chester Newman, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester D. Newman of Bozeman, died in a Pensacola, Florida hospital while in government service as a navy carpenter. He enlisted in March and is survived by his parents and a brother, Lester Newman of Albany. His body was sent back to Bozeman. The Isle of Pines article notes iron and copper ore prospects nearby.
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Bozeman
Elon Chester Newman
Chester D. Newman
Church Avenue North
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Elon
Bozema
Lester Newman
Albany
New York
Gallatin County distributes school funds to 72 districts
Bozeman reports Ida Davis has apportioned eighty thousand dollars in Gallatin County. Each of 72 districts receives 16.35 per pupil for 4,763 pupils ages 6 to 21, totaling 77,875.05. Bozeman district gets 34,236.90. others over 1000 include Logan, Manhattan, Willow Creek, Three Forks, Monforton, Belgrade and Trident. One district had no school last year and receives no funds.
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Bozeman
Ida. W. Davis
Gallatin
J. H. Harris
Logan
Manhattan
Willow Creek
Three Forks
Monforton
Belgrade
Trident
Homemade Pine Syrup Promised Cough Relief
A vintage ad suggests making a strong cough syrup at home using Pinex concentrate mixed with sugar or syrup to surpass store bought remedies. It urges asking a druggist for 2 1/4 ounces of Pinex with directions and guarantees satisfaction or refund. The note credits The Pinex Co, Wayne, Lad.
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Norway
He Pinex Co
Wayne
Lad
County Apportionment Plan Affects Local Districts
One district alongside Park county reports no school age children this year while two districts maintain church schools and do not receive state or county funds. Each district must use one fifth of the apportionment for library purposes, with a cap of $50 for additional campaigns or government service sales. Citizens were assured by Mr Hazelbaker that the county’s strong record will endure and bring holiday cheer.
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Park County
Hazelbaker
Judge Extends Hearing In Skidmore Kidnapping Case In Lewistown
Judge Roy Ayers continued the habeas corpus hearing over Mrs. Martha R. Skidmore custody dispute with Napoleon Skidmore until January 14. The case stems from 1917 when Skidmore allegedly kidnapped the children from Chicago and brought them to Lewistown. Temporary custody is given to a probation officer, barring contact with either parent until the hearing. In a separate matter, Packard and Mitchell vs city ended with a non suit defense rejected, city claiming property value rose after grading on Janeaux Street. Lieut. W. S. Christilan of Hobson, with the Fifty-second Coast Artillery, has reached New York and will return home once mustered out. The Lewistown council considers restoring the pre-18 age limit for pool halls and dances, currently 18, for military service fairness. Open house at Soldiers and Sailors’ Club featured local musical talent.
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Lewistown
Roy Ayers
Martha R. Skidmore
Napoleon Skidmore
Skidmore
Chicago
Stephens
Harlowton
Ayers
W. S. Christilan
Hobson
Fifty-second Coast Artillery
New York
Soldiers and Sailors’ Club
Beaverhead County Hits War Savings Target Overshoot
Director Frank Hazelbaker announced Beaverhead county has not only met its war savings stamp quota but exceeded it by more than $20,000. The news praised the county’s strong public response after concerns of lagging sales.
Horoscope for December 26 1918 forecasts mixed effects
The outlook warns of unfavorable morning influences with improvement in the afternoon as Mercury enters a benefic position. Bankers and merchants should stay cautious amid unexpected problems. The year ends with possible mine concerns and the new year promises progress and invention.
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Uranus
America
McCluren
Schools Expand in Sinaloa Amid Growing Population
In Sinaloa most towns with 10 or more residents have primary and grammar schools established. The state capital Culincan hosts a normal school training many young women to teach in primary and grammar grades.
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Senaloa
Sinaloa
Linemen Injured Highlight Electrical Industry Hazards
Investigation shows more linemen injured than any other group among electrical workers with electric shock accounting for only a small percentage of accidents.
Winter Quarter Starts Jan 6 at State Normal College
Dillon reports the Montana state Normal college will begin winter work January 6, delayed to make up influenza losses. The interrupted fall quarter will end January 4 with Saturday sessions and no holiday vacation. Rural training sessions continue through holidays as students who stayed received an all night party with faculty and dancing.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal College
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