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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
9
An unclear OCR fragment mentions local areas and persons in a nonsensical mix. The readable portions reference a library, a home, and community figures, but no coherent event or date is discernible for a factual summary. No identifiable outcome or concrete details are present.
Washington Aug 14 Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered registration on Saturday Aug 21 for all youths who have turned 21 since the June 5 second registration. About 150000 men will register to bolster Class 1 for September draft calls. Alaska Hawaii and Porto Rico are temporarily exempted. Only active service personnel are exempt. September 5 date not fixed for 1s to 1s due to state primaries.
Judge GC furley of Glendive held court Monday on the murder information against J.B. Burley who shot Henry Van Goor July 3. Bail set at 1500 with sureties, Burley to plead September 1. Separate cases heard include George Wilson on incorrigibility and a Seelge divorce matter with briefs due.
London reports Lassigny captured by French after battles on the Pi cardy front. Paris notes French gains as British advance in the center. U.S. General March cites 1.1 million American troops overseas and lists casualties and unit details including the 131st Illinois Guardsmen with Camp Logan ties.
Corporal Fred Jaggers, first exchange prisoner of war to come home, tours the U S presenting a war film and lecture. He recounts two years in trenches and five months in a German prison camp, praised by manager Howard as a compelling hospital experience reenactment.
Captain Frank Edwards of the Royal Fusiliers spoke at the Auditorium for a heart to heart talk on the work of women in the war and the soldier’s frontline experience. He recalled English women's sacrifice from mansion to maid, described No Man's Land, trench life, and home front letters to comfort soldiers. The message urged renewed American unity and action for victory.
The county deadline for primary petitions expired Monday night with candidates set for both tickets. Listed are representatives, commissioners, sheriff, county officials, and other posts including I J Mo, G A Lousy, J F Weltzein, Sydney Fiser, John Esp, P A Brutfey, H G Lyon, Ruth Sheridan, Eric Steensland, Q A Fallang, Inga Solberg, J B Selters, F M Lump, A J Walvoord, J A Lowry, C D Graff, John G Ellingson, O R Duncan, and T W Kiethley.
At the last meeting of the State Livestock commissioners plans were approved for a state bacteriological laboratory to be built by the sanitary board and shared with the livestock commission and health department. Research will study contagious abortion in cattle and other livestock diseases. Four Chicago brand inspectors, including Sam Scott, will handle western shipments this year, and shippers are urged to provide complete tally lists of brands. John Kiehl from Harlowton and W H Donald of Melville are among inspectors seeking feedback and sale inquiries from stockmen. Frank Robinson of Reed Point, serving with the 38rd Spruce Squadron, is on furlough after medical treatment and reports 150 Montana and Washington soldiers in spruce timber work.
Capt. Frank Edwards spent Sunday at Hunters Hot Springs and traveled to the city with Under Sheriff Jay Loving after meeting A V McIvor. A heavy storm delayed the return roads from Voges ranch, but they arrived just before his scheduled talk.
Glenn Parker announces Livingston will host a detention hospital for quarantining and treating social diseases. A three county conference including Park Gallatin and Sweet Grass selected Livingston as the hospital site with a permanent committee to run the project, meeting again August 16 to finalize details.
Rev Joseph Pope of Billings failed to meet petition signer requirements for the Republican congressional nomination in Montana's eastern district. He needed 869 signatures but had 813 valid ones after Attorney General S C Ford ruled petitions signed by non signers are invalid though some notes could count if notarization was missing. Candidates remaining include RK Linebarger Havre Carl Riddick Lewistown and R J Moore Glasgow.
Mrs. Isabella Stubblefield hosts guests from Wallace Idaho Mrs. Harry Burris and her daughter visiting the area.
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