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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1924
Page
1
A long OCR fragment describes farming, shipping, and government actions, noting grain movement, farm goods, and regulatory statements. It mentions the Department of Agriculture and local shipments, with references to farmers, stores, and a period of activity in a rural area.
ISA Chia Welfare chairs the board of health with Giorgi Fallon appointed to a communications post. The July timing places new duties on the health board as it sets oil policy for the region.
The article extols John W. Davis as a polished figure of Democratic Old South society. It notes his refined manners and European tastes, his ambassadorial tenure in England, and his Locust Valley residence described as one of New York’s grand estates with extensive staff and luxurious amenities.
Fallon County veterans and dependents of deceased service members are notified to attend a July 24 meeting at Baker County Courthouse to file Federal Adjusted Compensation Act applications. Legion officers Charles Ifard and George Vill tom urge bringing discharge papers. explanations provided at the gathering.
County Clerk RK BK Lowry cites 285 new registered voters in Faron county since April primaries. Precinct by precinct shows population gains, with Wells and Baker areas adding voters. In West Baker and other towns, spring and summer registrations push the general election totals higher.
Ed S Carey died at Holy Rosary hospital Miles City from injuries after his right leg was caught in a Columbia elevator chain in Baker. He had managed the Baker elevator for four years and previously served as Baker marshal. Funeral in Miles City with burial at the cemetery. He was born December 1882 in Albert Lea Minnesota married Cecil Markins February 14 1916 and left wife two sons Patrick and James. Survivors include his mother five sisters and three brothers and many relatives arrived from Chalk Buttes Ekalaka Albert Lea and Minneapolis.
Local readers find success with small ads in the Sentinel and other papers. Items recovered include a lodge pin and a parasol, while oats and phonograph records moved quickly via late winter placements. Ads reach buyers more reliably than mailed circulars, and weathering costs shows newspaper ads are cheaper and more often read.
Fort Keogh once connected to General Miles and the Battle of the Little Big Horn is renamed the United States Range Experiment Station. The cavalry remount post has become an experimental range facility and will be advertised under the new designation. Ed Sntee of Ekalaka spent Saturday in Baker.
Governor Dixon files for the Republican nomination seeking a second term as governor of Montana. The filing period closes at 5 pm. Wellington LD Bank and Charles B Juttner also enter the race for governor as independent and Republican candidates respectively. I.G. Denny seeks the Democratic nomination while campaigning across eastern Montana.
The state bar contest selects Montana’s Princess of Montana to compete as one of 18 state queens at the International Petroleum Exposition in Tulsa October 2–12. She will receive round trip rail and Pullman tickets, all entertainment, and a Montana float in the parade funded by the Tulsa show. Nominations close July 26 with voting through August 9 in the Sentinel.
Fallon county delegates to the Mother's camp at Sidney returned last week after five days of sessions. Fathers also attended briefly and found the conference engaging. The group praised the entertaining hosts, while organizers planned home improvements, child care, home economies, and farm women topics. Delegates from North Cheona, Pleasant Valley, Webster, Willard, Waillard, and Webster were listed among attendees. They hope for another similar gathering next year.
G A Colbo of Fallon County argues smaller threshers suit homesteaders better than large steam rigs. He notes 40 acre farms, poor roads, and scattered homes raise pulsing and outside help costs, making 24 inch separators and 10 20 tractors practical. Women prefer home crews, and farmers often pay for machines in two seasons while extracting wheat oats barley seed and feed.
A large crowd gathered Wednesday at Pleasant Valley for a pageant recalling a Deadmans Butte era murder of an express messenger. Senator McCune of McCune county helped lead the ceremony with about 200 attendees and 50 vehicles. The reenactment concluded at Pleasant Valley schoolhouse with a dinner, and the messenger’s grave near the butte remains visible in the Laurence Ferry wheat field.
Mr and Mrs N B Bergum received a card from Mr and Mrs Collver of Chicago thanking them for aid after an accident on the state highway seven miles south of Baker Sunday June 6. The Collvers, from Gardiner, say they traveled 400 miles with Mr and Mrs Earl Dunn who left Minneapolis July 2 to tour Yellowstone and the west. They witnessed the Dunn car roll off an 800 foot cliff in Yellowstone canyon, killing both. The Collyers planned to leave Gardiner for Yakima Wednesday morning. The Dunns had been traveling in a Ford sedan through Baker ten days earlier.
Baker residents heard from M. E. Randall, Milwaukee division agent, who stressed the railroad’s ongoing interest in Baker and Falun county. Randall cited shipment routes, a wool warehouse, gas branding, bank ties, and efforts to attract wool mills as evidence of the line’s commitment to Baker’s development and mutual benefit.
Fallon county announces criteria for the Queen of Montana contest to be held in Helena during the Montana State Fair week September 7 to 27. Candidates must be county residents six months, aged 18 to 25, with nominations accepted until July 26 and voting through August. A three-man tellers' board will count ballots, travel and hotel costs paid by the contest, and winners must provide a photograph after the vote.
The Fallon county princess contest shows five nominees this week. Ellen Owens of Baker leads with five votes, Mary Goving of Pleasant Valley and Inez Corey of Baker tie for second with three each, while Irene Yates of Willard and Bessie Anderson of Plevna have one vote apiece.
Guy Johnson and Al Seaman promote a Marmarth event an old settlers picnic to be held Friday July 25 with a daylong program of small sports and a big afternoon ball game. Local business support has been strong and organizers await final acknowledgments next week.
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