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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
7
An editorial from Billings laments high living costs and argues that plentiful money keeps prices up. It cites a $1.20 box of berries as an example, notes that wealthier buyers could pay more, and suggests waiting for prices to drop. The note also mentions local political maneuvering and rising bathhouse fees in Big Timber.
Old time Montana Republicans call for Senator Ed Donlan of Missoula to lead the state delegation to the Chicago convention. Donlan, a longtime party leader and former gubernatorial candidate, is praised for consistency and reliability among legislators and voters alike.
The author argues against General Wood’s push for universal or volunteer military training noting the U S Army quickly mobilized for World War I and requiring no nationwide schools. Veterans under 30 remain, and in a future war millions could volunteer already trained, making universal training unnecessary.
The Pioneer identifies eight nominees for Republican delegates in Montana who are well known to readers. They are J. M. Burlingame, Lew L. Callaway, Frank B. Connolly, Edward Donlan, Fred L. Gibson, M. S. Gunn, F. L. Goddard, T. O. Larson, and E. C. Selway. The slate pledges no Chicago convention candidate and aims to nominate a good man for the post.
The Pioneer notes an official ballot statement by Secretary Stewart listing candidates John Adams Jr J C Alexander C B Allen Lynn D Am and announcing I elected I will vote for Hiram W Johnson for President to avoid reader misleads about delegate preferences.
A retrospective from April 18 1907 notes Mrs C N Skillman returns from Spokane L G Wood to open a Main Street jewelry store O A Fallang joins the public school board B F Pratton dies of Brights disease George M Briner expands concrete blocks for local buildings Sweet Grass County Fair appoints new secretary Henry M Lamb dies after septicemia following a horse wound Lamb suffered a leg infection that progressed to death doctors and family mourn his loss
Washington April 17 The railway labor board elected R. M. Barton of Tennessee as permanent chairman and named C. P. Carrithers of Texas as permanent secretary Carrithers formerly secretary of adjustment board No 1 of the railway administration The board now has its machinery in place to adjust wage demands of nearly two million employees and faces the controversy as it stood when the bi partisan adjustment board failed to reach a settlement on April 1.
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