Park County Loses Road Link to Geysers to Glaciers Route
Park County misses joining the Park to Park highway from Gardiner to Livingston and beyond, a move that would bring thousands in tourist dollars to Livingston and surrounding valleys. The plan shifted to a Bozeman route due to Livingston Gardiner road conditions, reducing potential hotel and garage growth and outside investment. The piece notes the era’s shift toward road quality as essential for attracting travelers and laments Park County’s late bond issue for better roads.
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Livingston
Bozeman
Gardiner
Child
Emery
Park County
Victory Loan lagging as two weeks pass with weak subscriptions
Eastern reports show the Victory Loan underperforming after two weeks with only one third of the total subscribed. Reasons cited include waning war excitement and prior heavy borrowing by laboring classes. Subscriptions remain strong among railway workers and Minneapolis district ranks, while Italy’s return to the fold is urged. Sen. Lodge opposes peace terms, and the baseball season begins as fans forecast pennant winners.
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Wall Street
United States
Minneapolis
Montana
St. Louis
Detroit Free Press
League of Nations
America
Glasston community news notes new residents and exams
Glasston welcomes John Moss family to Shaw place and Mr. and Mrs. Haynes. Grandmother Evens stays with Mrs. Struckman. D. Ralph Sloan moves to county seat. Ralph works for Assessor Fallang. State exams set for June 13 and 14 in Glasston. all wishing to write may attend. Eugene Knoke returns from France to fanfare and a soldiers’ dance planned in his honor.
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Glasston
Ralph Sloan
Ralph
Oscar Fallang
Eugene Knoke
France
Eugene
Winnipeg Jazzers Step Out Like New Comers
Winnipeg pioneers aged over 70 staged an unusual North American dancing party at the annual reunion. The lead couple were Amelia Burritt near centenarian and Tom Montman 81, with Charles Sibbald delivering a hoedown as the crowd cheered.
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Winnipeg Jazzers
Winnipeg
Manitoba
North America
Dansant
Amelia Burritt
Tom Montman
Burritt
Big Timber Considers 40000 Water Works Bond
Assistant Attorney General rules anti gambling law applies to solo games and dice. Town council convened a special meeting and passed a resolution to submit a bond measure up to 40000 for a municipal water works system with an election set for June 2. Commencement week includes sermons and performances by Sweet Grass County High School with Medea and a four act comedy before the graduation ceremony.
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Galen
E. M. Hall
Cascade County
Sweet Grass County
Lindley
Congregational Church
C. F.stevens
Wichita
Kans
Church and Sunday Services Schedule Notice
St Marks Episcopal Church announces regular services on the first and third Sundays at 11 a m Pastor C P Burnett Also First Congregational Church holds 10 a m Sunday school Rev L O OneRsxim pastor 10 a m Norwegian service 1 p m Saturday confirmation class 2 pm Saturday Ladies Aid meets at Manfields text shows garbled words and misprintings
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
C. P. Burnett
First Congregational Church
Rev
L. O. Onersxim
Alam
Saterday
Notice of Sale for Sweet Grass Road Bonds 1919
The Sweet Grass County Board of County Commissioners invites sealed proposals to sell 100 road and bridge bonds, par value $1,000 each totaling $100,000, bearing 5 4 percent interest, payable semiannually. Bids due June 16 1919 at 10:00 AM in Big Timber Montana.
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Sweet Grass County
Montana
Board of County Commissioners
Sweet Grass
A. D
Big Timber
County of
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State of Montana
Northwestern National Bank of
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Montane
Sweet Gress
Chas. B. Woodnea
Jane Ballard Comang
Sweet Grease
May
Overland Car Sets World Nonstop Run Record
The Overland model 90 set a world non stop distance record by driving for seven days around Oklahoma City covering 4370.1 miles at an average 624.3 miles per day. Dick Carhart led the run with Overland and Willys Knight dealers assisting. The car used 20.66 mpg gasoline on mostly dirt and rough roads with only three punctures.
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Billings Gazette
America
Oklahoma City
Okla
New York
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Overland
American Automobile Association
Dick Carhart
Carhart Motor Company
Willys-Knight
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