Life of a Sailor Appeals to Hayes
From a Montana salesman turned Marine, William Hayes writes from Vallejo California praising his unit and training. He notes Company I second section, nearby barracks, plain but well cooked food, nine weeks of rigorous drills, early rising, and a cohort of Minnesota Oregon collegians. He mentions Butte Montana presence in Companies H and B and ends with a late bedtime remark.
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William
Bill") Hayes
Montana
Soldiers of the Sea
Vallejo
Cal
Hayes
Company I
Tso
Minnesota
Oregon
Butte
Butte Motorcar Firms Honor Hero Herb Riley Today
Motorcar men will close shops from 2 to 4 pm in Butte to honor Herb Riley killed in a Sunday accident. Arthur Perham, a longtime associate, extols Riley as generous, quick to aid, and a “square man” in business and charity. Funeral services set for 2 pm at First Presbyterian with burial in Mount Moriah. pallbearers named.
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Herb Riley
Butte
Arthur Perham
Perham
Montana
Riley
Mr. Riley
South Excelsior Avenue
Delock
Groeneveld
First Presbyterian
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Will Horgan
C. J. Kelly
Roy
Alley
A. L. Pongley
E. B. McLaughlin
RL. Buhle
Edward J. Johnson
A. J. Knievel
School Board Routine Business at Regular Meeting
The school trustees approved June payroll of 32 dollars and July payroll of 2 458 dollars. Bills totaling 19 422 dollars, including construction estimates, were allowed. Donations from students to the Red Cross were delegated to Superintendent Maddock. The Lin ce fence matter received no action. The monthly district audit report was extended for further time. Commencement will be by ticket only due to high demand. Tickets go to graduating class members for distribution.
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Red Cross
Maddock
Lince
Unidentified Victim Arthur H Murray Among Speculator Dead
Among the many who lost their lives in the Speculator disaster is Arthur H Murray a Sheridan Montana native born 22 years ago son of Mr and Mrs Charles Murray He leaves two brothers Milton and Charles and a sister Nancy The list of unidentified victims published by the Standard on the disaster day likely includes him unless later finds identify him.
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Speculator
Arthur H. Murray
Montana
Sheridan
Charles Murray
Milton
Charles
Nancy
Young Murray
Registration Effort Keeps Costs Zero for 12,127 Men
Sam Anderson, county clerk, said the registration of 12,127 men on June 5 was completed at no expense to the government. Officers and volunteers copied cards for free, polling-place rentals were donated, autos were provided, and printing for aliens in five languages was done without cost. Some registrars’ salaries were allowed but no claims were made.
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Sam Anderson
Army Office Draft Closes Today In Butte For Regular Service
Men in Butte face last chance to join the regular army before the fiscal year ends. The draft office will close at 5 tonight and not reopen until July if at all. Navy recruiting also hints at early closure as conscription draws near, with limited openings for truck drivers and ambulance corps. Total western navy enlistments reach 10,043 since January 1, 1917, with San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles among the West’s lagging districts.
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United States
Bryant
Orelock
Abe Foltz
Naval Recruiting Office
B. G. Barthalow
Oii
Navy Department
Army
Field Artillery
Balke
Ty Arst
Walter ’. Honeychurch
San Francisco
Foltz
Navy
San Diego
Los Angeles
Intermountain Department
Butte
Salt Lake
Montana
Billings
Milles City
Great Falls
Bozeman
Utah
Idaho
C. J. Plevaky
Helena
B. H. Fischer
New Lutheran Church Forms Insurance Feature
A new Norwegian Lutheran Church of America formed at St Paul includes an insurance society based on fraternal models. The plan covers sickness, accident, and death claims with local societies for social features. Rocky Mountain district includes 169 congregations and 8,526 members across three synods. Rev C J Arko of Walsh Montana named vice president for the district. H Anderson of Glendive named national council member. Rev A H Skindlev named district president at 20000 dollars annually. Rev FA Corneliussen of Gold Hill attended the conference and returned to Butte.
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Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
St. Paul
Rocky Mountain
Butte
C. J. Arko
Walsh
Mont
H. Anderson
Glendive
National Council
A. H. Skindlev
FA. T. Corneliussen
Gold Hill
Sheepmen object to government ruling on sheep slaughter
Fred Boghart, a Wyoming sheepman, warns that restricting slaughter of female sheep to animals over one year old would bring hardship to West ranchers. He cites dwindling public lands in the Intermountain region limiting grazing, forcing lambs to be sold to packing houses. The National Woolgrowers Association plans to lobby the Interior and Agriculture departments on the protests.
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West
Fred Boghart
Wyoming
Butte
Mr. Boghart
Intermountain
National Woolgrowers’ Association
Secretary of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
More Honors For Willis By Haviland In Lafayette War News
Dr W H Haviland of Butte reports from the French war office that American Lafayette escadrille pilots have 15 air battles in two weeks. Named fliers include Lufberry with five combats Haviland with two Walter Lovell from Concord Mass two Corp Thomas Hewitt of New York two Corp Kenneth Marr of Berkeley two Thaw Lutberry and Haviland credited with downing planes. The trio are praised as adroit and courageous pilots.
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W. H. Haviland
Butte
Ufhe
French War Office
Lafayette Escadrille
Lufberry
Haviland
Walter Lovell
Concord
Mass
Corp
Thomas Hewitt
New York
Kenneth Marr
Berkeley
Thaw
Lutberry
Robbery charges filed against three men in county case
John Burns Delgian Hayes and William Driscoll face robbery charges in a county attorney complaint filed yesterday. They allegedly beat watchman Andrew Beckman on North Wyoming street, causing serious injuries that prompted fear he might die. Sparrows nesting in cave troughs overflow gutters and erode the lawn valleys, with nests also forming behind window blinds.
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John Burns
Delgian Hayes
William Driscoll
Andrew Beckman
Wyoming Street
Beckman
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