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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
8
A public notice warns of the duty to prevent timber fires under Montana sections 8768 8769 and federal law. It details penalties for careless campfires and deliberate arson, including fines up to five thousand dollars and imprisonment up to five years, plus stricter rules on fires near public domain forests and Indian lands.
The census from the National Association of Manufacturers places world auto ownership at about 4.2 million, with the United States holding 3.5 million vehicles. America leads in ownership, about six out of every thirty people owning a car, while Europe holds the rest.
A small blaze in front of the Ollie blacksmith shop on a Friday morning burned a wagon box containing robes a fur overcoat and a large umbrella which were destroyed by wind aided flames. Local resident Mr Johnson and others quickly fought the fire with water preventing further damage to adjacent structures. Nearby residents and visitors including Clyde Burns and Baker officials were noted in a day of town activity with social and civic events surrounding a W C T U meeting planning Red Cross hospital supplies and various visits and relocations.
About forty of Mrs. Rogers friends gathered Wednesday afternoon at her home in Golden Valley for a pleasant surprise. Mesdames Blancher Lewis and Dan Wilson assisted by W. C. Kees served refreshments while guests admired gifts.
A Wednesday picnic and dance in Albion for the Red Cross raised 284 dollars, contributing to a county total of 794 from Little Missouri river towns. The Alzada event yielded 59.70 from a popularity contest won by Violet King, with a local man presenting a 50 dollar check.
The war department will send militia from Idaho Utah Montana and Wyoming to Palo Alto California for training replacing American Lake Washington. Units will be quartered in tents and training is expected to last not more than 90 days.
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