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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1917
Page
3
War department reports the American Lake cantonment costs 6 517 468 dollars. It houses 45 949 men, with per capita cost 142 dollars, the lowest among army cities. Expenditures include 3 181 206 for sen iegs, 1 209 642 for water and sew, and 406 for roads.
Great Falls observers follow a long legal battle between Minerals Separation Co of England and Butte & Superior Mining and other western metals firms over oil flotation patent rights. Judge Bourquin ruled against Butte & Superior, sparking potential appeals and injunctions while licenses already paid by Anaconda, Senator Clark, and others cushion losses. The stock plunge tied to the case highlights the impact on market value and future settlements.
J. F. Engle, a rancher near Sugar City, showcased a potato vine that bears fruit above ground. The plant, resembling a tomato vine, produced more than a dozen potatoes on a single stalk in a local business display, signaling a new variety for the industry.
Montana’s first national army contingent is housed at Camp Lewis near Tacoma with 2,500 men, while 10,000 workers prepared the camp. General H A Green predicts discipline and recreation will shape better soldiers as sanitation and prophylaxis curb camp diseases. The site features dozens of hospital buildings, barracks, a vast parade ground, and a guardfully controlled entrance.
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