Council Finds Flaw in Contract for Cement Sidewalks
The council met in regular session with Mayor Mjelde and all members present. Reports showed 30 arrests and $4 in fines. The bond for McLaughlin of Livingston to build concrete walks on upper McLeod was reduced to cover until March. Dr. Walvoord, named city engineer, presented a plan for a 10 to 15 foot wide sidewalk at the water intake and will seek cost estimates from engineers in Billings. Budget measures fixed the annual tax levy for general purposes, streets, libraries, and mills. The clerk was directed to obtain rock from Story Rock Co. to pave McLeod Street and a 10 foot concrete walk on the south side of the Yellowstone & Co. building.
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Se Council
Actin
Mjeldending
Ise
Strate Keithley
Roev
McLaughlin
Livingston
Upper
McLeod
Walvoord
Act
Aljelde
Billings
Story Rock, Co
Logan
McLeod Street
Cascade County Threshers Set Seasonal Prices at Falls
At a Falls meeting Cascade County threshermen fixed a season price schedule after rejecting a port scale. County Administrator J. W. Roberts approved a new set with maximums and minimums from 7 to 32 cents, plus special case allowances for individual crews. The committee included Andrew Johnson temporary chairman J R Taylor B A Cooney W Beame and J W Roberts.
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Krat Falls
Cacade County
Falls
J. W. Roberta
Andrew Johnson
Tion
J. R. Tayior
Sun
B. A. Cooney
Council of Defense
W. Beame
J. W. Roberts
Penny seeks nomination for railroad commission on Republican ticket
Eman Aug 1 T C Penny a Helena resident long active in local business sent notice to Mary State C T Stewart of his intent to seek a nomination for the railroad commission on the Republican ticket at the upcoming primaries.
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Eman
T. C. Penny
Helena
Mary of State
C. T. Stewart Pe
Railroad Commission
Stillwater County Hit Hard by Severe Hailstorm
Stillwater County faced a devastating hail event that tore through 20 miles by eight in the wheat belt. The Montana state live stock commission received an SOS from J H Leuthold president of the Stillwater farm bureau and reports from a Gallatin valley inspector describe hail up to pipe bowl size destroying thousands of acres of ripening wheat. One farmer lost 250 acres and will not thresh a bushel. Leuthold urged offers to locate hogs for disposal and feed amid shattered grain.
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Montana Record-Herald
Stillwater County
State Livestock Commission
J. H. Leuthold
Stillwater Farm Bureau
Gallatin Valley
Leuthold
Stowe Era Uncle Tom’s Cabin Seen In 1918 Stage View
A 1918 interpretation contrasts Harriet Beecher Stowe with a modern city staging of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The show mixed live music, street scenes, and gendered casting while omitting dramatic elements.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Pioneer Office
Uncle Tom
Eva
Wes Res
Ophelia
Eliza
Topay
Bart
Broadway
Sugar ration cut in Montana to two pounds per person
In Boseman on August 5 the Montana sugar allowance was reduced from three to two pounds monthly. The state feed administration claims strict enforcement and record keeping of sales with penalties for violations, aimed at preventing waste and ensuring fair distribution.
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Boseman
Montana
General Assembly Prompt Supports Immediate Enactment
A terse legislative note urges that the measure be enacted without delay. The document references September timing and a suggested framework with a one percent figure and related terms.
Pershing Reports American Victories Over Vesle River
Gen Pershing notes American forces under heavy fire crossed the Vesle last night and into this morning as French on the left extended the line from Bazoches to Fiennes. German casualties and some prisoners rise as the bank of the Aisne nears. Artillery duels continue with both sides entrenched.
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Gen. Pershing
Associated Press
Vesle River
Battle
Bazoches
Fiennes
Aisne
Artilleries
Names of Fallen Soldiers From Overseas Beginning to Be Received in Washington
Washington reports 706 American casualties from the Marne Aisne offensive as lists begin to arrive from overseas. Of the names published today 594 are killed in action and 806 died of wounds. 25 killed in action and 43 died of wounds in the second list. Acting Secretary Crowell cautions against guessing totals and notes Pershing will provide complete verified lists. The figures reflect recent fighting and do not indicate daily averages.
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Washington
Marne
War Department
Pershing
Crowell
Per
Marne- Aisne
General Pershing
Farm Bureau survey reports farm assets and debts in seven Montana counties
A report from Havre shows survey data gathered by county farm bureaus and state agricultural officials. It details farmer assets, debts, acreage and crop production across Valley Blaine Phillips Pill Teele Cheuteau and Teton counties, with 1912 to 1918 production figures and looming federal considerations.
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Havre
Farm Bureas
College of Agriculture
State Commission of Agriculture and Publicity
Valley
Blaine
Phillips
Pill
Teele
Cheuteau
Teton Potapeae
Montana
Codwell
Defenas
Stewart
Washington
Wf Aa
Wwlculture Herstes
Garm_ buresun
Federal
Aiteas
the Iyer
Butte Police Arrest 69 Men Under Wartime Order
Acting on state defense council instruction, city police early this morning arrested 69 men who will be held for questioning under the no work order wartime decree.
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Butte, Ann
State Council of Defense
Surgeon General Calls For Additional Nurses
The Surgeon General W C Gorgas appeals for 25 600 more nurses to join the United States Army by next January. He urges young women aged 19 to 35 to read his message, highlighting nurse shortage and the need to replace hospital staff while civil and military hospitals continue operations.
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W. C. Gorgas
United States Army
Neasest
Sweet Grass Draws Fourteen for August
Helena August 6 Allotments were completed for local boards to call 1660 men into federal service by Provost Marshal Crowder on August 26. The 1917 class includes names from Sweet Grass and other counties with county tallies listed, such as Cascade 91 Big Horn 37 Lewis and Clark 90 Stillwater 12 and Ravalli 20.
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Helena
F Army
Crowder
Greenan
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Broadwater
Butte City
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chateau
Custer
Dawson
Deery Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Granite
Hill
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
Lincoln
Madison
Meagher
Mineral
Missoula
Muselstell
Park
Phillips
Powell
Prarie
Ravaili
Richland
Rosebud
Sanders
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Valley
Wheatland
Viveux
Yellowstone
Montana survey aims to boost health in Big Timber
The Montana State Tuberculosis association through Miss Melcher conducts a Big Timber survey to raise interest in general health and sanitary improvements. It highlights periodic exams for teeth and body, early detection of diseases, and better baby life as vital to national strength and civic duty.
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Montana State Tuberculosis Association
Melcher
More Land Cultivated More Machinery and Improvements
A county with about 6 000 people reports rising assessed values from $6 218 719 to $6 556 230 this year, plus railway valuation pushing total to $7 381 720. Key assets include real estate, improvements, farm machinery, livestock, and retail goods among extensive figures across categories.
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Sweet Grass
Wheatland County
Failang Jare
Maskel Finstruments
Hibrarica
Tetcam
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HIND
Halyoord
Story Rock Co
Amotion
Yellowstone & Co
Orig
Ncrete Walk
Heders
the Aisne
Butte
Loafers
Lownhill
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