Freshman Events Highlight April Activities at Local School
Freshman dance on April 13 with 25 cent admittance and door stamps. Ice water replaces punch due to a new meal ruling. Hazel Harris and Hildegarde Lind weth serve hot lunches. Martha Chalmers out with appendicitis for the year. Normal class book reviews due Thursday and Friday on The Story of Ab and The Little Brown Mouse. Comings and goings include algebra, botany hikes, Adelphia finale, and planned commencement events from April 18 to May 3.
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Haris
Hildegarde
Lindweth
Nown
D Fesson
Martha
Chalmers
Lawrence Nasser
Charles Guthrie
Bartlanthrie
Armenian speaker to lecture on The Crucifixion of a Nation
M. P. Krikorian a native of Armenia and son of a martyr will speak Thursday evening April 11 at 8 o clock in the court room on The Crucifixion of a Nation He will discuss Armenian massacres deportations and Germanys role in them A large crowd is expected for the lecture and it will be worth hearing.
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M. P. Krikorian
Red Cross knitting donations and shipments summary
Headquarters reports sock sizing notes and care instructions for volunteers. Recent shipments include gun wipes, bed shirts, sweaters, socks, pillows, and assorted linen items from multiple locations such as Bole Cordova Pendrey Liberty Auxiliary Cleiv Dupuyer Waller Agawam and donors Mrs Wood Mrs George Roof Mrs John Roof and Wm Webb children.
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Cordova
Pendrey
Liberty Auxiliary
Dupuyer
Waller
Agawam
Wood
Teton “Slope
George. Roof
John Roof
Wm. Webb
Third Liberty Loan Campaign Opens Under County Chairman Larson
County Chairman Larson leads the Third Liberty Loan drive with full headquarters supplies sent to section committees. Committeemen report satisfactory allotments and expect few problems in meeting the targeted amount. The solicitation campaign starts April 15. banks urged to collect voluntary subscriptions before that date to save time.
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Larson
Cleanup Week Proclaimed by Town Council
At a regular meeting on April 8 1918 the Town Council ordered April 15 to 20 as cleanup week. Property owners and residents are asked to remove winter rubbish and cart trash outside town limits. Mayor James Eckford requests hearty citizen cooperation.
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James Eckford
Chateau Ladies Gather Scrap Pieces for Quilts
Junior Red Cross notes request Chateau ladies to set aside scrap bag pieces for pieced block quilts. Upper grade girls will collect the pieces Friday April 12 after 2:30 p m.
Third Liberty Loan Bonds Details and Rates
The notice outlines Third Liberty loan bonds dated May 9 1918 maturing in 1928 with interest 4 1 4 percent per year payable September 16 and March 16. Payment dates fall on May 4 5 and July 18 with varying coupon rates. Denominations include 60 100 500 1000 10000 with large registered amounts. Convertible into 4 percent bonds of the third issue. Banks issue circulars with full details.
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Liberty Loan
County approves more poison for gopher control campaign
County commissioners in session Tuesday authorized 600 additional ounces of poison, bringing total orders to 2100 ounces. Fourteen tons of oats prepared for farmers, with 6 dollars per 160 acres charged for unpoisoned land. Farmers may poison joiner lands via auditor, inventory taxes cover cost, empty sacks needed for distribution, incentives offered for returns.
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Athis County
County Commission April Session Slates Roads And Resignations
The April meeting in White Sulphur Springs saw all commissioners present with three days focusing on road work and claims. County nurse Miss Trihey resigned due to her mother's illness, and Lars Nanset and J Fr Kane were named state hail insurance appraisers for the county. The pool hall license for Julian Fellers was canceled for noncitizenship. Park to Park road and Birch Creek bridge reports were filed, with the road declared public. The surveyor was tasked to study bridge sites and consider a pile bridge under 3000 dollars.
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Whateau
Miss Trihey
Lars Nanset
Farmington
State Hall Insurance Board
Julian Fellers
Dupuyer
U. S
Park Road
Birch Creek ‘Bridge
Rural Carrier Examination in Teton County Montana
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier examination for Teton County Montana to fill openings at Bynum and Valier and potential vacancies on rural routes. The test will be held April 25 1918 at Choteau and Conrad and is open to male citizens domiciled in the county. Applications must follow Form No 1977 and be sent to the Commission in Washington at the earliest practicable date.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Teton
Montana
Choteau and
Conrad
Bynum and Valier
United States ‘Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Cha teau Rod Gun Club to Meet Over Alaska Game Bill
The Cha teau Rod Gun Club plans a Thursday evening meeting at Looney's barber shop on April 11 at 8 o'clock. Members discuss opposition to a federal bill to halt big game in Alaska and push for cold storage and commercialization, and to shift wild game oversight to forest reserves under the forest service, including proposed elk slaughter in Yellowstone country.
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Chateau” Rod’ Gun ‘Club
Looney’s
Alaskan
Forest Service
Yellowstone Country
District No 4 election results report with Farrington and Upman
The election in District No 4 shows low turnout with about one tenth of votes. R. M. Farrington wins the two year term and H. D. Upman takes the three year term. A levy increase of 8 mills to satisfy indebtedness passes 21 to 3.
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R. M. ‘Farrington
H. D. Upman
Hosiery Ode of Longing and Knitting Woes
A fragmented poem expresses devotion to knitting socks. The speaker recounts counting hours and stitches, laments dropped and uneven threads, and endures joyful pains as they strive to finish the toe. The piece blends affection with laborious craft.
Pershing Eyes Canal Use in Fight Against Huns
Fragmentary note suggests General Pershing weighs using canals in operations against the enemy with possible talk of Mars as a source. Details unclear.
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Pershing
Mars
Chateau Woman's Club Backs Food Conservation
The Chateau Woman's Club adopts a resolution to limit refreshments to three meals daily and cooperate with government efforts to conserve food. A March 28 1918 letter from Alfred Atkinson Federal Food Administrator for Montana clarifies that no food should be used for amusements and lunches should not replace meals.
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U. S
Bozeman
Mont
Emily ‘M. Crary
Woman’s Club
Chateau
Montana
The
Alfred Atkinson
Madame Schumann-Heink Sings for Soldiers in France
Madam Schumann-Heink speaks of heartbreak for sons in service and one in Germany, professing unwavering American loyalty. She plans to travel to France in May to sing and support troops, insisting mothers must show courage and hope.
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France
Madam Schumann-Fleiik
Local draft list calls registrants to report for entrainment
A draft call lists registrants to report to the local board at Chateau between April 26 and May 1 for entrainment at Camp Lewis American Lake Washington. The heaving date is not fixed. list may change slightly. Names include Ray E. Holcomb Blackfoot Wallace G. Bisnach Spokane Leland Hardisty Sand Coulee Dabney Lincoln Humble Bremerton Washington and many others across multiple states and towns.
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Teton
Chateau
Camp Lewis
American Lake
Washington
Ray E. Holcomb
Blackfoot
Wallace G. Bisnach
Spokane
Leland Hardisty
Edwin Harold Hanks
Conrad
Fred Speilman
Kalma
David Kerr O'Boyle
Valpariso
Ind
George Knapps
Brady
Percy Robertson
Browning
William Frederick Nigg
John Arthur Nesbitt
Seattle
Henry Conrad Bentley
Dutton
Seth Roger Roll
Fairfield
Leon Albert Wilcomb
Power
Bert H. Newton
Oakville
Wash
Reyace Bush
Carmanguay
Alberta
Methodist Sunday School Sees Record Attendance Growth
The Sunday school reached a new attendance high last Sunday with an average of one hundred, despite quarantine as a backdrop. The standout is the young people’s Bible class led by Mr. Nelson, a lively growing group. Attendance 17 last Sunday. Everyone is welcome to services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:45 p.m.
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Nelson
La Follette's Supporters Strive to Keep Spotlight
The article notes La Follette's followers pressing to keep him before the public while signaling that fires erupt in other parts of the country, suggesting mounting national tension.
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la Follette
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Robert Dow
Sioux Falls
Great Falls
Ts Chateau
Methodist Church
Alumni Banauet
Citizens State Bank
Red Cross
Cleiv
Mss
Gopher
ROD & Gun Club Meeting
Schumann-Heink
August
Germany
Maalinia
California
Mother Schumann
Methodist Notes
Teton County
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