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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1924
Page
1
Citizens in Baker Montana circulate a petition to Montana Petroleum Co asking lower natural gas rates. The form, signed by many residents, asks a reduced minimum charge and cites ample supply and accessibility as reasons for the rate cut.
The angel of death visited the Armstrong home last Sunday noon taking Lara Lea Armstrong eleven, after two years of illness. Funeral at Methodist church Monday with Rev Percy Davies and Bonnievale cemetery burial. The Armstrong family and community mourn a cheerful child loved by classmates and friends.
Charles V. Berry died on the Mansheld O Kiwani special before the train reached Miles City. Members of Berry’s party did not want to leave Mrs. Berry alone, so J. E. Graves and Ralph Jay volunteered to embalm the body on the train. The body was prepared before the train reached Glendive and the pair returned to the city in the evening.
The Baker postoffice is raised to second class status effective July after postal department review. The upgrade brings benefits to locals and adds two clerks to assist Postmaster G. R. Moshier. All mail for the south country is routed through Baker and southern reports are handled here. Miss Mary Blake has led the postal exam and appointed to the new position.
Miss Rosalie Keinrath sister of Mrs Louis Kessler wed Jack Thielen of Dickinson in Glendive. The wedding party, including Mr and Mrs Kessler, celebrated afterward at the bride’s parents home in Glendive.
Montana's wheat crop is forecast at 60,000,000 bushels by James Cunningham of Montana Life Insurance. He toured from Desena to Forsyth and praised conditions across the state, predicting up to 70 bushels per acre in some districts and an immense cash impact. Cunningham flies home to Helena after the Great Falls visit.
Prominent Miles City residents plan to send a telegram of felicitation to Calvin Coolidge on the Fourth as supporters wear Courndge of July club buttons. The text notes Coolidge as the only U.S. president born on July Fourth and his birthday in the White House near the nation's own celebration.
After the thirty eighth ballot in New York the Democrats could not choose a presidential candidate. Bryan spoke to bolster McAdoo, but the split persisted as McAdoo led with 444 electoral votes, Smith 321, and Davis 1006. Local notes mention residents visiting Baker and Roundup, crops outlook, and political filings by Felt and Dennis ahead of August primaries.
Wellington D Rankin announced himself as a Republican candidate for the nomination for United States Senator from Montana. Rankin, born near Missoula, is a Harvard Law graduate and former attorney general with a broad trial-lawyer background and service on the State Board of Law Examiners. The notice also reports local town business and a tornado disaster in Ohio with extensive casualties.
Ex premier Hughes of Australia tours the city with his party including Dameary Hughes and officials. He lectures on the vaccine question at universities and organizations during a four month tour, drawing attention as a former wartime leader in a shifting postwar political landscape.
Solomon Price, prominent Miles City businessman, died Friday night after a short illness. The Daily Star praised his impact as a local asset who attracted country trade to Miles City merchants, kept personal purchases local, and helped keep dollars in the community through his business acumen.
Miss Helen Norman and Harry Anes of Spokane wed last Wednesday at the bride's Webster home. Rev. Elling officiated as relatives served a wedding dinner. The couple planned to travel by auto to Baker then Spokane, but heavy rain postponed further plans.
The reorganization committee of the old Commercial National Bank reports a new bank will be organized this fall to take over part of the assets and assume liabilities of the old bank. Claims against the old bank must be proved in regular form. the assess against shareholders is to protect creditors and strengthen assets to support the plan.
Articles of incorporation for the Hill County State Bank of Havre were filed Wednesday with the county clerk and recorder. The move supports the depositors and creditors organization plan to reorganize the Security State Bank, aiming for a successful recovery. Nearby residents and visitors, including Carl Bondell of Osle and Alf Benson of Alpha, North Dakota, were seen in Baker this week on business.
A Sioux City stockyards official recalls a 14 year old incident in Ismay involving a wary cowboy and a mysterious cream can. He links the dairy industry’s growth in eastern Montana to old frontier days, as Baker hosts a roundup celebration.
A Montana court ruled Miles City merchant license ordinance invalid, grouping merchants opposed to taxation with others such as hotels and peddlers. The Hansen vs. City case prompted the council to seek state Supreme Court review, with City Attorney O'Hern to take action.
District court action seeks to compel Mayor Brasen to sign the May payroll for Chief of Police Martin Golden who is at odds with the mayor over resignation. Acting city attorney Jan O'Hern filed the suit on Golden's behalf. Similar suits for Carl A. Decraft utilities chief and H. K. Doane city engineer will follow.
Drilling continues at the Absaroka Flor ence deep test well south of Baker with a full crew and steady progress. Rumors of oil showings circulate though not confirmed, while Asnce Emil Vereye suffers a back injury hauling casing to the site.
C Correll of Fallon County, long a cattleman, reports milking five ordinary cows and earning about 14 dollars weekly. He bought pure bred Holstein calves last year and plans to phase out range stock to focus on dairying. The move signals growing success as he aims to improve his herd and market dairy stock.
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