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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
4
Unclear fragment notes Baker City of Baker in Fallon County Montana entered at the post office as second class matter on October 4 1909.
The piece recounts Jeanette Rankin’s congressional remarks on Montana copper mines, accusing Democratic media of politicizing wartime copper sales. It notes government purchases at discounted prices, industry resistance, and partisan editorials labeling Rankin’s speech as intellectual dishwater.
Helena reports on two thousand United States army soldiers praised for exemplary conduct amid a wartime atmosphere. The piece condemns bootleggers and saloon harpies who exploit soldiers and argues liquor sales to troops undermine national security and moral character, calling for strong punishment for those who corrupt the men.
H Tipton sold the Fallon County Times in Baker Montana to Frank Mains and Karl Pleissner both longtime staffers. Tipton plans to retire to Polson Montana to pursue real estate, leaving the paper in the hands of two younger editors who have raised the paper to a high standard of style and topography.
The press of eastern Montana regrets Mr. Tipton leaving but greets Messrs. Mains and Pleissner entering the publishing field and wishes them success in the noblest calling of mankind.
The Baker Sentinel discusses a humorous note about the phrase viewed the remains and a physician’s comment on delirium tremens. It mentions Hon. Jeanette Rankin’s government control speech in Congress and Yellowstone Trail executive N F O Cooley visiting Baker for a biennial review. Also notes Baker Auto Club funds, fresh produce from Yakima Valley, and a Master Builders notice offering union carpenters at capped rates.
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