Prof Atkinson urges farming push to feed nation and allies
Prof Atkinson of the Agricultural College at Bozeman spoke in Baker with Fallon County Council of Defense urging maximum production to avert food shortages. He highlighted low per person wheat yields, winter kill losses, and six million fewer cattle, stressing full planting and support for farmers to feed the country and its allies.
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Becaus
America
Atkinson
Agricultural College
Bozeman
Baker Monday
Fallon County
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
United States
War Emergency County Agent Urges Food Drive Effort
M A Thorfinnson speaks in Fallon county urging farmers to boost the nation’s food supply. He describes a federal agricultural program aiding seed supply and connections to farmers who can sell seed and feed, calling farmers part of the national agricultural army in support of Wilson’s grain field goal.
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Fallon County
Ucle Sam
Wilson
M. A. Thorfinnson
Supreme Court appoints board to conduct bar exams
The state supreme court announced a board of lawyers to conduct the June bar examinations. As of now seven applicants have filed. Filing closes May 6. The board includes C. A. Spaulding as chairman of Helena, W. A. Maury of Miles City, Hates, Missoula, George Y. Patten Bose.
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State Supreme Court
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C. A. Spauldlig
Helena
W.A. Maury
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Miles City
Ayn. sWhithée
Missoula
George” Y. Pat
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DEST Preparedness for Winter's Supply
The piece urges national famine defense by boosting agriculture and conservation. It calls every citizen to grow, save, and produce food to feed soldiers and families, stressing that even small efforts add up to a strong deterrent against hunger and poverty.
Flax Situation in 1917 and Garden Preservation Tips
The article discusses how to grow and store vegetables and herbs to maximize winter supplies, noting methods for drying, canning, and cellar storage. It highlights flax seed shortages in 1917, with high prices expected due to war, reduced foreign crops, and import barriers, urging increased acreage in the Northwest and coordinated weed control.
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Northwest
Argentenia
Committee Rips Up Revenue Bill
Washington May 1 The house ways and means committee began ripping apart and redrafting the war revenue bill after two brief sessions. The full committee overturned the sub committee proposal 17 to 7, raising the income tax for high earners and shifting proposed revenue upward. Excess profits tax plans will be attacked tomorrow with likely further changes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
McAdoose
Mail delays cause worry for Miles City farmers
Residents north of Miles City report 160 sacks of parcels post piled up at Stoneshack and nearby towns. Haulers lack equipment to process the volume and farmers fear seed deliveries will be late. An appeal to the Miles City Chamber of Commerce is planned.
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Miles City
Here
Stoneshack
Miles
University Volunteers Call Montana Students to Enlist
A call from Capt W P Morse, commanding EE Montana National Guard at Fort Winserili, requests 50 volunteers from the university for Wy Company. The first student body mobilization effort seeks enlistees from the State University of Montana in Miles City.
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Montana
W. PL Morse
Montana National Guard
Miles City
Fort Winserili
Medicine Rocks Sees Busy Spring Plow and Stock News
Farmers report best efforts to plant crops despite grain shortages for horses and hay. Winter wheat looks poor in places while seed is moved to other grains. Gardens are sparse but sunshine may bring blooms. Hens, chicks, and farm work keep families busy. Chas and Cau in Baker on business. Mason notes high costs and stock prices up 20 to 30 percent after a hard winter.
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Mason
Sunday Visits Color Prairie Social Roundup
Fertile Prairie reports Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Wallace Gillitte to Chas Stuart. Mr and Mrs Palf, Mrs Irving Dean and Walter Jensen visited Henry Jensen. Pall returned to St Cloud Minnesota. Happy hosted a fine heifer last Sunday. R O Dean and Mabel Parsons visited George Chapin last Sunday.
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Wallace Gillitte
Chas. Stuart
Palf
Irving Dean
Walter Jensen
Henry Jensen
R.O. Dean
Mabel Parsons
George Chapin
Local Notes Record Community Happenings and Visitations
Willard Axel Linguist hires Eddie Fregerson for spring. Lena Crosby spent Thursday and Friday in Baker. Fred Anderson was a business caller in Baker Saturday. Gregerson and Rogit face tractor troubles. Selma Gregerson cooks for her father as Glenn tends crops. Mrs Gregerson and daughter Selma fell on Mrs Billy Leischner Sunday. S Benson seen in this part of the country Sunday. Dance Saturday night well attended despite storm. Vernon Berg checks tractor owner needs this week. Jack Pratt visited this vicinity several times this week. Rev Andrea held services at Willard Hall Sunday evening and Thursday. Eddie Gregerson left for Hope Tuesday. Selma Gregerson and Walter Davee attended the Willard dance Saturday night. Stella Olsen, Co Supt, visited hours this week. Victoria Poderjay and Oscar Shelton called on Selma Gregerson last week. Greger Gregerson made a business trip to Baker last Tuesday.
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Lena Crosby
Baker
Fred Anderson
Glenn Gregerson
Ole Rogit
Selma Gregerson
Glenn
Gregerson
Selma
Billy Leischner
S. Benson
Vernon Berg
Jack Pratt
Andrea
Will¢d Hall
Greger Gregerson
State hail insurance notices mailed to Montana farmers
Helena May 8 The state board of hail insurance has mailed blank applications to county assessors to distribute to every farmer. Some assessors have finished field work and publish notices asking farmers who desire state insurance to write for the blank applications. All applications must be filed with the assessors by June 1.
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Helena
State Board of Hail Insurance
Montana
Wrie
The Big Moocher and the Flour Request Inference
A fragment describes a demand for ten sacks of flour with no funding provision and mocks government and press practices. It notes that substituting phrases yields verbatim copies of such requests to newspapers, criticizing departments and media for seeking benefits.
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American Steel & Wire Company
M. L. Wilson
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Ousehould
Europe
U. S Department of Agriculture
Canada
Great Britain
Argentina
India
Russia
Call University
Fallonite Garage
Fagaines
Medicine Rocks
Unday
Rock
Vics
Cau
Chas. Jolly
Willard
Axel Linguist
Eddie Fregerson
J. W. Story
Plevna, Montana
Midland Coal & Lbr
H. L. Cory
F. W. DU Bois
Cory and
DuBois
Civil Engineers
Baker, Montana
Baker Meat
Edison's
Elec
Baker-Light and Power Co
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