Farmington Notes and Visits From Local Residents
Rathman returned home last week after attending school in Spokane. C D Haskin family joined the Farmington schoolhouse dance Saturday. C D Lindseth and son Oscar burned Russian thistles in ditches. Mrs J W Kerr went on a seven week Pacific coast trip. Mrs Lee Brown and Anna Breere visited their parents Sunday. Claude Pierce will return to Mineral Washington from Agawain this week. Mrs George Slanger hosted the Woman's Auxiliary Thursday afternoon. A large crowd attended. Mrs Lars Nasser to host Thursday Feb 27 with Red Cross invited. Mrs John Brekke and Mrs Robt Bruce visited their mother Mrs Olaf Lindseth last week. Frank and Claude Pierce visited Forseth home last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Carl Hanson visited Evenson last Sunday. Farm bureau meeting set at Dist 42 schoolhouse Saturday evening Feb 22 with many speakers. Mr and Mrs R L Otness visited L O Otness last Sunday. Grace Crocker visited Margaret Haskin last Sunday.
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Meta .Rathman
Spokane
C. D. Haskin
Farmington School
Oscar
J. W. Kerr
Pacific East
Lee Brown
Anna Breere
A. Bree
Robt. Bruce
Olaf Lindseth
Frank
Claude Pierce
Forseth
Carl Hanson
Evenson
Farm Bureau
Dist. No. 42
R. L. Otness
L. O. Otness
Grace Crocker
Margaret Haskin
Thanking Friends for Kindness After Loss of D. Jacobson
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and the floral offerings during the illness and burial of our beloved husband and father D. Jacobson. Signed by Mrs. D. Be Jacobson and family.
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D. ¥. Jacobson
Local News Roundup from the County
The flu is stamped out with no new cases in a month. Weather remains mild. farmers may plow soon. Soldiers return home, including Dave Embody on furlough from California. The local school operates well under a new man teacher as large boys are corrected. Bob Gammon studies bookkeeping while Miss Anna Quail teaches. Gammon and Dutch Kate pursue a stage line contract to the Birch Creek dam.
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Dave Embody
France
California
Bob Gammon
Anna Quail
Dutch Kate
Birch Creek
Bryan State Caps Arch's National Grapquickness Era
A fragment notes Bryan state as a capstone point in a grand arch toward national grapequickness, signaling a dramatic milestone in the project’s progress and focus.
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Bryan
Uninvested School Funds Reported for February First
Sidney Miller, register of state funds, notes net uninvested school funds on February 1 totaled 568 305.32 dollars. January investments included 71 400 in farm loans and 160 000 in Liberty bonds, with the rest in school bonds. Farm mortgages completed rose to 1 150 total with 2 623 460 dollars involved. 664 loan applications for farm mortgages remain. 342 pending approvals lack abstracts or attorney general approval, 225 approved for 424 050 dollars, and 129 mortgages totaling 219 900 dollars await action. March projections expect funds to cover all approved applications, but unapproved ones will exceed by about 600 000 dollars.
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Sidney Miller
Register of State Fands
State Land Board
Miller
PTA Emergency Clothing Collection Offered at Haugen’s
The P T A emergency committee lists articles of old clothing including coats, waists, shirts, vests and underwear for children ages 8 to 16 and adults. Items may be obtained by applying to the committee or at Haugen's store under Mrs E N Haugen Mrs Ross Houck and Mrs EE Burgett.
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Haugen
E. N. Haugen
Ross Houck
EE. Burgett
Teachers and Eighth Grade Examinations Schedule
Examinations set for Friday and Saturday February 28 and March 1 at the court house with times for Civics History Grammar Reading and more. Ruth Sweat is superintendent. notices also include closing of registration for the April 7 town elections in Choteau Conrad Cut Bank and Valier with March 8 deadline.
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Court House
Choteau
Conrad
Cut Bank
Valier
Teton County
Montana
Chamberlain's Tablets Advertised For Indigestion Relief
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's tablets as a remedy for indigestion. The copy promises quick relief and encourages readers to try the product as directed, claiming stomach troubles will fade.
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Chamerlain
Pill box forts rise in modern warfare
The article explains how small concealed pill box machine gun forts, buried and turf covered, counter big fortifications. They remain hidden until a charge exposes their elevating turrets, then emit control fire to halt advancing troops, with airpower feared to target them.
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A. Russel Bond
St. Nicholas
Wernon
Muiniature
New Soldier Gen Leonard Wood On Night Duty Courage
Gen Leonard Wood spoke at a Washington dinner about new soldiers facing nerves and mistakes. He recounted a new recruit's first night on duty where a dark figure challenged him and the reply “Advance friend” led to the word discount as a test of trust.
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Leonard Wood
Washington
Spot to Be Avoided in Paris Comic Exchange
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal recounts a humorous scene in Paris where a black Yank soldier, warned by a comrade about dangers near the Seine, quips about renting a house and storing five tons of coal, highlighting wartime humor and cultural exchange.
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Paris
New
Orleans
Seine
Lestah
Louisville _ Courier- Journurnal
Sissi and Army Focus on the Discharge of the Light Brigade
A fragment notes Sissi saying much of the army’s current interest centers on the Discharge of the Light Brigade. The remark hints at military matters drawing attention within the forces.
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