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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
6
W. S. Murdock, the county agent, reports on the grain situation in Teton County, detailing crop conditions, moisture needs, and potential yields for the current season.
A Marine writes from Mare Island California in January 1918 describing quarantine for spinal meningitis at the recruit camp. He notes seven weeks of training, tents over barracks, and fellow Augusta companions. He mentions fellow soldiers, health scares, and sending regards to home.
The Red Cross in Northern Division reports men and women knitting sewing and knitting machines turning gauze into bandages and pads and sewing shirts for soldiers. New York firemen taxi drivers and even boys learn first aid and home nursing. A Montana group and high schools join in knitting efforts as 16 million new members push total Red Cross membership to 22 million nationwide.
In the District Court of Montana Maurice M. Pond, bankrupt, petitions for final discharge. A hearing is set for February 25, 1918 at 10 a.m. in Great Falls, Montana, inviting creditors and interested parties to object. Judge Geo. M. Bourquin oversees the proceedings, seal and clerk noted in Helena.
Prof. Alfred Atkinson of Bozeman keynotes Montana wartime food saving urging a 30 percent wheat reduction and inclusion in the national program. He warns European shortages and submarine losses require Americans to save wheat fats meat and sugar until it hurts. War needs must govern every meal. Notice is given for the Farmers Cooperative Canal Co annual meeting in Farmington on February 2, 1918 at 2 PM to elect officers.
The document enumerates state senators representatives county officials and district judges. It names T O Larson, Chris McDonald Choteau C C Davis Conrad Henry Radcliffe chairman Fairfield Ernest Savory Dupuyer Dan Ledgerwood Conrad J B Leslie H H Ewing Paul Jacobson Walter L Verge E C Garrett C James Smith A B Guthrie William Miller Grace Thompson John L Lundgren J H Barnett C H Connor Byron Carson. The last line remarks Germany merits Bolshevik approval.
National resident Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey is listed with key officials including Vice President Thomas R Marshall of Indiana, Secretary of State Robert Lansing of New Jersey, and other top posts such as the Treasury McAdoo of New York and War Baker of Ohio. The list also names Attorney General James C Reynolds of Tennessee, Postmaster General Burleson of Texas, and Commerce Redfield of New York.
Federal authorities named include Judge George M Bourquis of Helena and Clerk George W Sproule. U S Marshal Jos Ashbridge is listed for Helena with Surveyor General H Gerhanz and Attorney B K Wheeler also mentioned. The fragment outlines key offices and personnel.
Registers of land offices list Jos Oker in Helena J A Barker in Great Falls J Meyers in Havre W Appleton in Bozeman H J Kelly in Lewistown and Fred H Foster in Billings procured for the region.
Governor S V Stewart of Helena Lieutenant-Governor W W McBowell of Butte Secretary of State Charles F Stewart of Helena State Treasurer H L Hart Helena Attorney General H S Ford of Helena Auditor Wm Keating Helena Superintendent Public Instruction Miss May Trumper Helena Railway Commissioners J H Hall chairman Daniel Boyle J E McCormick State Veterinarian Dr W J Butler Chief Justice Theodore Brantley Associate Justices W H Hollowey Sydney Lanner Clerk J F Carroll
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