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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1917
Page
3
Scores of women fill clerical and heavy tasks in Montana railroads replacing drafted men. They operate eight hours daily in roundhouses wiping engines but avoid dangerous tasks like underside cleaning. Each wiper handles three engines per day and a matron oversees groups. They prefer railroad work to housework and appreciate the new roles.
The interior secretary is expected to recommend enlarging Yellowstone National Park by 1200 square miles to the east and south, adding lands from Shoshone and Teton forests. Bills will be introduced in the coming session to add the headwaters of several creeks and lakes, with boundaries along the continental divide, Snake River, and the Teton range. Settlement would not be delayed as these lands are already in national forests and local residents are said to favor the plan.
A Montana recruit at Camp Lewis forgot to salute an officer. After the incident a regular colonel reminded him to return each salute, and the lieutenant dutifully saluted thirty times. The rookie faced punishment for the lapse but learned the rule that one good salute deserves another.
A retrospective on Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo and the vast wartime spendings looming for the United States. The piece compares his anticipated outlays to historic sums, notes prior large checks, and places the current budget in context beside Germany and Britain.
Crow Agency residents contribute to war efforts with several enlistments from Hardin area and strong bond subscriptions in the first Liberty loan. Big Horn county totals are notable given the reservation population of about two thousand. Crow women join food conservation drives learning canning and drying methods led by Grace B. Butting from the state college extension department.
City health bulletins urge a cheap balanced diet using vegetables cereals and dairy to replace meat. City Chemist F N Harris cites beans milk cheese canned salmon and potatoes as affordable protein and starch sources while noting meat can be unnecessary and tainted by risks.
The item notes a man attempting to operate a car with a fourth hand, a comic or unusual failure amid broader work troubles. The anecdote highlights the oddity without detailed names or places.
A historical note asserts perils extend beyond drivers to pedestrians, suggesting that harm in the community arises from varied daily interactions and shared streets. It emphasizes caution and communal responsibility.
The Montana composer Thor FF Westendorf, famed internationally, dedicates Dear Montana to Montana pioneers. Lyrics by Effie Hardin Longmuir of Chateau, Mont. The elderly writer and Westendorf’s final work, sold at 25 cents with Reeves Music House, 19 South Main Street, Helena.
Classified notices detail several Montana ranches and farms for sale or lease. Listings include 25300 acre estate with water rights near Beaverhead valley, 3300 acres with tilable land and hay, and 1000 acre holdings with stock capabilities. Included are terms, prices, and contact firms Fazen McCutcheon Price Great Falls Morley Thomas Co Butte. Also Western Canada lands offered and various grain and stock ranch opportunities across Helena Great Falls and surrounding areas.
Warhlagtes and Oreren Farmers, the Beet WFarmerers of Earth, reportedly banked millions of dollars, sparking questions about misused funds and potential oversight. Authorities consider audits and next steps as farmers resist disclosure.
Col. A A White announces the Flathead Lake Hotel company will organize at Missoula with headquarters. The plan includes two palatial ferry boats to shuttle day and night between north and south railway terminals. White, 74, has summered on the lake 33 years and hopes to witness the area become a top Kalispell Interlake summer resort.
Property notices describe 360 acres tillable near a town with two elevators, 50 acres alfalfa, balance wheat, fenced and cross fenced priced at 70 per acre. Also a 265 acre dairy-area estate near Ford NY with colonial house, barn, silo, spring water, woods, view and 8000 cash terms. Plus Fergus county stock ranch 2000 acres near Lewistown with irrigation, creek bottom, telephone, 27.50 an acre.
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