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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
13
Central post office at Helena and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis provide figures on stamp purchases. The record shows county ledgers with coat value entries and totals, indicating Meagher County’s prominent stamp buying activity in the period.
Deer Lodge holds a Saturday May 18 auction with speeches by Harry Parsons of Mise Scotty Brown of Ovando and other city leaders. An evening wall sale and dance raise funds for the Red Cross with proceeds from the sale and dance totaling around 78 dollars. County figures, weddings, and local visits are noted amid plans for relief events and community activities.
Reports from Helena on May 10 and May 16 cover political candidacy filings, price margins for ullage and retail joiners, and public notices. Governorators discuss Canadian war bonds, while George J Porter files to run for state auditor on a Republican ticket. Local incidents include kidnaping charges, Red Cross displays, and farm survey delays in Sweetgrass county.
Dillon May 10. The cattle of Beaverhead County are highly praised for their quality and demand. Officials note they fetch higher prices and are preferred over shipments from other Western points, with strong belief future shipments will rise.
Dillon May 10 reports county draft contingent to entrain for Fort McDowell Cal. names Lee Kennison Roath Dosie Charles I Goff Frank Gaines. Regular spring term to open next Wednesday with jury panel reporting. many civil suits, few criminal. Snow disruption limits city work. Mrs Skate Tonrey ill with pneumonia in Wilkesbarre. Anson Baxter reports mother dead. Chinook play tonight at war college auditorium under Mrs Edmund Callasway. Peace officers mail registration cards county wide to register work force amid jail sentence ban reduce.
Missoula reports describe Ceil, a former newspaper man, now a noncommissioned officer in the 11th infantry unit bound for Illinois, awaiting Washington word after enlisting post-term. Kemp, former Missoula chief of staff, left office May 1 and awaits army news. Sixteen Hoy Scouts to receive Liberty Loan medals for selling the third loan. county quota over-subscribed with $26,100 subscriptions. Helena notes a crop outlook with snow in Pony and rain in southern Montana. Deputy State Superintendent Foote says crops look promising after a tough dry spell.
Historical note reports extensive labor needs across 164 farms with national labor for the year and 340 farms for shorter periods. Wheat acreage exceeds 60 000, including 8 000 oats 2 800 corn 980 barley and 383 rye, with smaller quantities of millet flax and potatoes and other crops listed.
The Hamilton May convention at the commerce building elected Mra Stewart chairman for the new year and extended the fiscal year to 1919. Officers include treasurer Meek, secretary MA White, and executive committee members. The civilian relief committee and the Wal chest fund trustees outlined plans for war relief funding and an honor roll for contributors.
A historic image shows the concrete base for a colossal Helekatnek smelter at the Washoe reduction works. The base weighs about 10 180 tons and measures 96 feet 4 inches across front to center. The stack will cost roughly 7 million and weigh 27 600 tons, bringing total weights to 33 700 tons with the base.
Frank Sehuch, alias Geelewton, a suspect in a crime spree, was arrested in the county jail after alleged involvement with forged checks and theft from a local business. Police report multiple counterfeit and bad checks, with one for 421.40 and others linked to a tax firm and Main Street saloon. He faces parole status and prior charges, while authorities recover missing funds and examine his associates.
Washington May 10 An official account details American escape from Petrograd amid Finnish danger as German threats and air raids mount. Americans traveled by special trains to safety. some imposed hardships and arrests occurred before relocation toward Stockholm and other ports as authorities sought to protect them amid war.
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