Red Cross in Baker Proves Worthy Local Effort
Local Red Cross volunteers in Baker report strong support from Minneapolis headquarters praising well prepared supplies. Funds are needed as expenses near $100, with Mrs. Ames collecting in Fertile Prairie and Baker volunteers planning further solicits. Readout lists 178 muslin bandages 79 gauze bandages 72 T binders 37 abdominal binders and more. Fire bug suspected as fires threaten Ekalaka during soldiers’ farewell events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Minneapolis
The
Baker Red Cross
Baker
Remains of Martin Ryan Shipped to Wisconsin for Burial
The body of Martin Ryan, killed in a Sunday auto crash on the Yellowstone trail between Marmarth and Baker, was shipped Thursday to Wilson, Wisconsin, for interment in the family burying ground. Ollie Ryan, his brother, accompanied the body. Ed Hanson embalmed the remains before departure. Ryan left a wife and three children, oldest six, youngest two. The family expressed gratitude to Baker residents for help in locating relatives. Funeral planned Sunday in Wilson, Wisconsin.
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Martin Ryan
Marmarth
Baker
Wilson
Wisconsin
Ollie Ryan
Ed Hanson
Ollie
Soldiers Pleased With Camp Life
County Clerk Lentz received a letter from J G Sanders of Fallon County describing Fallon boys at Camp Lewis enjoying camp life. They took a medical exam on September 26 but have not yet learned results. Clothing issuance awaits exam results. They are in Company A 346 Machine Gun Battalion and praise officers as fair. Sanders cites doctor shortages causing exam delays, with hearing sight and teeth being most stringent.
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Lentz
J. G. Sanders
Fallon County
Camp Lewis
Sanders
Mohler Buys Hoag Farina Farm Near Baker
Charles Mohler purchased the Hoag farm located three miles west of Baker this week. O W Owen brokered the deal and set the price at 25 dollars per acre.
Three Fair Maids Visit Helena State Fair
Fallon county prize winners recount a Baker girls trip to Helena for the Montana State Fair. They describe travel days, arrival at the Placer Hotel, a Robe church stay, Capitol tours, exhibitions, speeches by Senator Walsh and Governor Stewart, races, and a festive fair atmosphere.
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Sentinel
Helena
Montana
Baker Sentinel
Baker
Lombard
Sixteen Mile Canyon
N. P
Northern Pacific
Placer Hotel
Supreme
Senate
Fair
Senator Walsh
Mr. Abbey
Eddy Backery
Fallon County
Afr
Abbey
Southern Dinners Please Soldiers
Chaplain William Pippy of the 163rd Infantry reports Charlotte Americans open homes and Sunday dinners for Montana troops. About 300 soldiers attend meals, with churches driving autos to camp, families taking soldiers home after church, music and smoke, and hospitality praised as genuine. The Y M C A and Knights of Columbus provide facilities for soldier support.
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William Pippy
163Rd Infantry
N. G. Montana
Phil Greenan
Charlotte
Montana
Knights of Columbus
Record-Herald
Merchants in Charlotte Pledge Fair Treatment for Soldiers
A Charlotte Observer article details pledges by the Charlotte Merchants' Association and the chamber of commerce to avoid unfair profits on services and goods for soldiers in training. Restaurants outside the association face moral suasion, while any member found violating contracts will be dealt with under organizational provisions. Mrs. Mayme Moore Sifford cites high standards among members and promises action against breaches of faith.
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Sentinel
Chas. Hartle
Charlotte Observer
the Observer
Charlottee
Charlotte Merchants’ Association
Smilar
Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte
Merchants’ Association
Mayme Moore Sifford
Land deal in Oklahoma could have reached ten thousand more
An Oklahoma bound land sale near Ekalaka closed around 11 o clock Wednesday with William Betts selling eighty acres to the Oklahoma Oil company for forty thousand dollars. A later bid of fifty thousand by a non English speaking buyer failed to change the outcome.
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Oklahoma
William Betts
Ekalaka
Betts
Baker
E. F. Lentz
Mr. Betts
Oklahoma Oil Company
Company I Boys Can Now Smoke-up
The people of Charlotte North Carolina hear that Company I 63rd Infantry formerly Second Montana has begun selling tobacco after Lieut. Chas Hartle received a shipment ordered by Mark Amundson secretary of the Commercial club. A representative of the American Tobacco company confirmed direct purchase.
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Charlotte
N. C
63Rd Infantry
Montana
Chas. Hartle
Mark Amundson
Commercial Club
American Tobacco Company
A Fitting Farewell For Fallon And Carter Soldiers
The send off for Fallon and Carter county soldiers Wednesday echoed Sept. 19 scenes with parade, band, and patriotic addresses. Seventeen autos from Ekalaka carried men and flags to the depot while local women provided treats.
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Fallon
Carter County
Ekalaka
Fallon County
National Army
Baker
Berlin
J. A. Williams
Mark Amudson
Hugh Wells
H. M. Wells
France
Oliver
Loyalty Dance Supports Soldier Boys With Smoke Supplies
Wholesale price notes enable direct factory shipping to camp for the Loyalty Dance. Money collected will buy the maximum amount of smokes for the soldiers, including 400 books of cigarette papers, 144 cans of Tuxedo tobacco, 576 bags of Bull Durham, and 362 packages of Lucky Strike.
County Commissioners Endorse Several Road Designations
The county board held a regular session that extended into Wednesday. Key actions included declaring the William Seaman road a county road after petitions, and naming Anthony Schortsch and Ward Wills roads as county roads. The auditor was authorized to have storm doors and windows of the courthouse repaired and painted.
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William Seaman
Anthony Schortsch
Ward Wills
Reward Offered for Army Deserters and Slacker Delinquency
A telegram from the Adjutant General outlines rewards for deserters and clarifies guilt criteria. Deserters are those failing to report to their local boards or the Adjutant General by the specified dates. A $50 reward plus expenses is paid to anyone delivering a deserter to military authorities. If delinquency is not wilful, the individual is sent to a mobilization camp and credited to the local board. if wilful, they face court martial. The same reward applies in either case. The East-W. G. Lane cattle van plans a week east to Chicago and New York before returning.
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Adjutant General
W. G. Lane
Chicago
New York
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Webster
M. Ryan
Great Falls
Havre
Theodore Gibson
Mat Jones
Amundson
Johan K. Jensen
Bert Slater
Carlyle
Avia
William Ollrey
Calumet
John Schuetzle
Plevna
Harry Schell
Carl J. Nelson
Carl H. Bessert
Clayton T. Callahan
Bradford Jay Bisbee
Milton Woof
Black River Falls
Thomas Heggen
H. B. Albert
John R. Johnston
Elgin
Harvey Holbrook
Chalk Buttes
Frank E. Weed
Piniele
James Ward
Camp Crook
A. E. Moulton
Alzada
Edwin Reese
Ashcroft
S. D
Ray U. Martin
Clarence White
Boyes
FE. G. Buchanan
Hawks Home
Ralph Ness
James W. Lewis
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