Boulder Boy Back Tells Of Battles In France
John W. Hamer, the first Boulder youth home from France, served with Battery D, Sixty-fifth Coast Artillery in major battles including St Mihiel Verdun and Argonne. He described air encounters and the loss of a comrade, praised Red Cross and YMCAs support, and said he plans to resume work as supervisor at the state training school.
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Boulder
John W. Hamer
France
Sixty-fifth Coast Artillery
St. Mihiel
Verdun
Argonne
Hamor
Clarence Mille
Eli Schmidt
Putman
Red Cro
Org Gations
Atlantic
Pioneer D Dr. Charge M Crab Visits In Harlowton
Local notes report Dr. Charge M Crab visiting In Harlowton and Wiehard Hall motoring to Jena. Phil Corrigan, discharged from the Sunshine division in France, heads home to Powell County. Court cases discussed include Mary B. Ryan versus school district and Fram versus Rathman set for Feb 5.
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Charge M. Crab
Harlowton
Wiehard Hall
Jena
Sieteen
Phil Corrigan
Powell County
Sunshine Division
Californy
France
Corrigan
Camp Lewfill
First Army of Volunteers
Selective Service
Mary B. Ryan
School
Am Fram
W. Rathman
G. W. Shaubut
John B. Eyre
Luedeman
George Burks
Presbyterian Church
Ti. Thompson
Ladies of the Christian Church
S. P. Wilson
Winston
Anaconda
Fred Mannix
Gold Creek
Deer Lodge
Local Notes From Deer Lodge and Nearby
Deer Lodge News reports employment moves at Milwaukee shops with Tim Lee of Pioneer inspecting business in Buffalo. H Wilson, pipe fitter in Milwaukee, transferred to Othello Washington. Mr and Mrs J W Steele of Butte visited Mrs Steele’s mother Mrs William Wille in town. Margaret Hendry ill with influenza and confined at home. Wyckoff drove to Pioneer on a business trip. W J Paul of Peterson Creek a visitor. Ranger Morrow Joe Larsen and Ne Burg took a business trip to the area.
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Milwaukee
Buffalo
Tim Lee
Pioneer
H. Wilson
Othello
Wash
J. W. Steele
Butte
Steele
William Wille
Margaret Hendry
Wyckoff
W. J. Paul
Peterson Creek
Ranger Morrow
Joe Larsen
Ne Burg
Missoula Lad Hero of the Great War
Missoula youth H A Eitelberg, in the Eighteenth Infantry at Fort Missoula, is praised as a war hero. Wounded eighteen times and decorated five times, he now visits his parents who have moved to Spokane. His battalion landed in France in June 1917 under Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and fought at Chateau Thierry, St Mihiel, and the Argonne forest, spending six months in hospitals recovering from injuries.
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Chateau Thierry
St. Mitel
Argonne Forest
Helena Church Drives Organizes Regional Methodist Clubs
The Rev H Lewis, ex First Methodist Dallas pastor, arrived in Helena to begin organizing clubs as part of the centenary movement of the Methodist church. The effort spans Helena area towns in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho and part of Oregon, with Carman Hugh St Weels attending from the Democratic state house.
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Helena
H. Lewis
First Methodist Church
Dallas
Texas
Methodist Church
North’ Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Armenian relief drive tops counties listed
Helena notes chairman Leo of the Near East relief fund issued a state ment tonight. The report lists the counties that have gone over the top in the Armenian relief drive with emphasis on local participation and fundraising progress.
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Helena
Leo
Railway's Service Flag Is Preserved
Missoula January 26 to permanently preserve the service flag honoring men from the Rocky Mountain division of the Northern Pacific Railway who went to army service the emblem of loyalty has been hung on the wall of the waiting room at the depot. Two hundred ninety eight stars on white background 296 blue and 2 gold. The flag is placed beside a framed roll of honor bearing the boys names. The gold emblems honor two section foremen Nicola Pecela and
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Missoula
Rocky Mountain Division
Northern Pacific Hiway
Knights of the iI
Nicola Pecela
Boulder News Highlights Domestic Tasks and Local Rearing
Mrs. W J joined the Evening Card club and hosted luncheon. Mrs. Joseph B Moore, recently moved from Armell creek near Forsyth, visited Helena with her daughter who had tonsil and adenoid removal surgery and is recovering. Mr and Mrs Francis Ryan welcomed a daughter born Wednesday. Trappers report high pelts prices as coyotes and wolves increase, roving beyond mountains into fields and meadows.
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Boulder
W. J. Toined
D. D
Joseph B. Moore
Armell Creek
Forsyth
Helena
Francis Ryan
Uniformed Man Suspected as Crook and Deserter
Missoula, Jan. 26. A. Rose alias Evans charged with obtaining money from locals by selling army uniforms. Arrested by Chief Moore and jailed. he allegedly confessed to being a desertor and claimed battle experiences at Chateau Thierry. He reportedly exploited residents, shared by stores for credit, and used a wife of a soldier in France. War Department notified. held pending Washington instructions.
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Missoula
A. Rose
Evans
Moore
United States Army
Rose
Chateau -Thierry
France
War Department
Washington
Reunion of Masons 19 Scheduled for Helena
Helena January 21 The Scottish Rite bodies of Helena will hold February 20 to 23 conferring all degrees from the fourth to the thirty second on a large class and final degrees for members who have been receiving degrees weekly. A ceremonial session and initiation will occur February 22 at the Heria temple. The reunion, postponed from December due to influenza, will be under the supervision of Howard J Yay sovereign grand inspector general for Montana and a thirty third degree Mason.
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Helena
Atheria Temple
Haward J. Yay
Montana
Influenza fears eased amid quarantine rumors in Dillon
Dillon authorities deny any quarantine or school closures as influenza cases persist faintly. Health officers say no current danger. Att’y E J Callaway improves after illness. Weather brings cold wave and light snowfall in county, aiding livestock. Electric plant repairs resume after dynamo coil fire. penalties for late-night electricity use noted. Four prisoners leave county jail for Deer Lodge and Miles City. a 16 year old held for Lima robbery. Mrs. C N Holloway dies of pneumonia. funeral plans pending. Romanian sheepherder Sam Calin charged with first degree assault for Jackson shooting.
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Mniluan
Echool Board
E. J. Callaway
Miles City
Lima
Dearborn
C. N. Holloway
Edward Marcheseau
Sam Calin
Calin
Jackson
Butte Druggist Faces Hunting Charge in Federal Court
Howard Tockefel, a prominent Butte druggist, appeared before Judge George M. Bourquin in U S court on a charge of violating the game act. He allegedly used a motorboat to hunt ducks on Felgen dam lake in Madison county. Rockefeller pleaded not guilty.
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Tena
Howard Tockefel
George M. Bourquin
Felgen Dam
Madison County
Rockefeller
Intercity Basketball Tournament Planned for Feb Mar
Helena wire reports that Great Falls Bozeman and Missoula high schools are invited to a three day intercity basketball tournament in Helena on February 27 28 and March 1 as a warmup to the state journey at Bozeman March 12. Participants include Garrison Missoula M Crouch Great Falls and Bozeman with Deer Lodge Helena Butte and other locales listed.
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Helena
Great Falls
Bozeman
Drayloads of Booze Taken From Blind Pig Raid
John Barleycorn suffered a body blow on January 24 when Warren Sowers, operator of a soft drink parlor, was arrested on operating a blind pig charge. County Attorney Fred C. Gabriel filed the charge and Sheriff Thomas Johnson supervised the raid, requiring two drays to transport the liquor worth about 2500 dollars.
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John_ Barleycorn
Warren Sowers
Fred C. Gabriel
Thomas Johnson
Marine Service Agents Recruiting in Montana
Helena January 27 Gov Sam Stewart hires shipping board to recruit for the marine service. A list from Montana names eligible men 18 to 75 per month. Notable agents include W E Gally Bozeman A Tose Hutte Howard Rockefeller Lodge A Whitworth Livingston FA Schenber Missoula Sid J Coffee.
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Helena
Sam Stewart
Stintes Shipping
Montana
Marine Service
Haconda
W. E. Gally
Bozeman
A. Tose
Hutte
Howard Rockefeliers Lodge
A. Whitworth
Livingston
Youthful forger twice convicted faces long sentence
Dillon Jan Dearborn, 19, of Dearborn, has already served a year in the state penitentiary for forgery and was jailed by Judge Smith this morning for another invalid paper scheme. The new sentence ranges from 10 to 20 years at hard labor for passing a check on a sheep herder, pretending it was issued by Frank Landon, a large sheep owner in the county. Dearborn was born and raised in the city.
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Dillon
Jan
Red Dearborn
Missoula to Have Six Cent Car Fare Change
Missoula reports state railway commission approval in days for a six cent car fare. If approved, the Missoula Street Railway will implement the new rates February first. The plan raises inner city fares and increases suburban trip costs. Copper pennies worth four hundred dollars have arrived to provide change for the new tariffs.
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Missoula
State Railway and Public Service Commission
Tots Deny Themselves For Relief Fund
Children at Montang Deaconess School raised 35.50 for the Armenian relief fund through pennies saved and sweets denied. A separate item notes Henry A Steinwack, a Stearns county stockman, died in Bremerton Washington of pneumonia at age 30. Petitions urging Swiss Union circulate in Herne district near the Austrian frontier with strong local support. A police court scene ends with a magistrate noting a fight involving fists bricks and a turnip.
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Montang’ Deaconess
Strains Stockman
Helena
Jan
Henry, A. Stein~ Wack
Chris Steinback
Stocksman
Stearns
Bremerton
Wash
Pneusmonia
Wantufo Tery
Associated Press
Herne
Switzerland
V Talberg
Secrenc
Attempt to Annul Marriage Failure in Missoula
Helena January 27 The state supreme court dissolved an injunction that blocked alimony payments of 62.50 a month from Benjamin Town to Kathryn Bown. They married in Missoula in August 1815. Town sued to annul, claiming his wife was the wife of J T Somers when married. He sought to enjoin maintenance while the annulment case proceeded. The court ruled that a series of injunctions cannot be sought on the same facts.
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Helena
state _ supreme court
Benjamin Town
Missoula
Kathryn Bown
Fulr
J.T. Somers
Supreme Court
Aavalli Farmers EE Bureau Campaign Meeting Review
The Aavalli Farmers EE Bureau held last year campaigns adopted this year. Speakers included Wo Ty vers and Trapp with Metra Cela work. Uncle Sam Hampton praised thorough farmer organization. Washington department of agriculture witness praised a highly realistic play.
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Wo Tyvers
I Trapp
Boss Aad Metra Cela
Simon Uaws
Uncle Sam" Hampton
Werteon
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Blanche Foote sues for divorce amid abandonment claims
Lewistown reports Blanche Foote files for divorce from Lewis Foote, married 1907 at Pierce. County Attorney McConnehie had Otto Kempendorff arrested in Stansford on illegal liquor disposal charges and Ernest Free jailed near town on a grand larceny telegraph warrant from Sheridan Wyoming. Free returned from Wyoming months earlier on a stock theft link, while Dut was released. Winnett State Bank boosts capital to 340,000 and names John Wyine clair of Minneapolis as vice president.
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Lewistown
Blanche Foote
Lewis
Adivorce
Pierce
Stewart McConnehie
Stansford
Otto
Kempendorff
Mev
Ernest Pree
Sherif Stephens
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Winnetttate Bank
John Wyineclair
Minneapolis
Circle Soldier Released From German Prison Camp
Washington January 27 War department announced a list of American soldiers released from German prisoner camps and returned to France The returnees include Frank Giusiano Wilkinson Wash Nelsok Jensen Circle Mont Emanuel Steiger Glenharn S D and others.
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Circle
Washington
France
War Department
Frank Giusiano
Wilkinson
Wash
Nelsok
Jensen
Mont
Emanuel Steiger
Glenharn
S. D
Wilson to Visit Brussels in King Albert Invitation
Brussels dispatch reports President Wilson will accept an invitation from King Albert to visit Brussels but has not fixed a date for the trip. The note comes as diplomatic signals point to a possible early 1919 or later visit, with no confirmarion yet.
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Brussels
Havas
Wilson
Albert
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