Local items note ill health visits and social events
Additional Local reports J G Hopkinson is quite ill Horace Upman and H R Thompson visited Great Falls Nellie R Brown county superintendent was in Great Falls Vera Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Johnson of Dupuyer died this morning Frank Oulton from Farmers Elevator Co arrived in Chateau to move family from Missoula Mrs A D Robbins returned to Butte Andrew Berg brought back from Dakota after forging check pled not guilty Bond set at 3500 Chalet residents celebrate Mrs Jas Gibson's birthday Eight month old son of Mr and Mrs P L Otness died of spinal meningitis funeral held at Choteau cemetery Community bids well for Wm Stilnaker wedding plans from Rockwell Maryland to Berryville Virginia Forestry short course to open February 3 with T C Spaulding lecturer cost 5 and topics in lumbering forest management and timber sales
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Andrew Berg
Dakota
McKenzie
DeHaas
P. L. Otness
Burton Bench
Tueday
Choteau
I PD. Forest
Wm. Stilnaker
Stalnaker
Rockwell
Maryland
Berryville
Virginia
Margaret Moore
Colorado
Chateau
Missoula University
School of Forestry
T. C. Spaulding
Lewis & Clark
Spaulding
University of Montana
University of Michigan
Episcipal Church Notes and Local Developments in Billings
Next Sunday morning February 1 the Episcopal church will discuss My New Year s Resolution at the End of the First Month and urge church attendance. An evening stereopticon lecture on the parables and colored slides will be free to all. Hours are 10 30 a m and 7 45 p m. Billings Montana January 26 A race horse line acquired by Billings Polytechnic Institute from the John D Losekamp estate includes four horses two winning at state fairs and two brood mares to be used in a demonstration stock farm. Also Billings reports a new town Holland on the Billings and Central Montana Railway with native Dutch settlers and a 20 mile line opening a rich agricultural region.
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Ben
Billings
Mont
Billings Polytechnic Institute
John D. Losekamp
The
Polytechnic
J. R. Yates
Yellowstone county road costs with grading outfit
County auditor reports the Yellowstone county grading outfit cost 41.45 per mile to build 121 miles of road in 128 days. Previous contract work ranged from 6 447.86 for gear to 5 647.78 in operating costs including interest, depreciation, fuel, salaries, and feed for horses and workers.
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Bilings
Mont
Yellowstone County
Bargain Quip Sums Consumer Trade
A Chicago News quip notes a man will pay a dollar for a desirable 50 cent article while a woman pays 49 cents for something she does not want, illustrating differing buying motives.
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Chicago News
Income Tax Supports Forestry Theory in Tax Rule
Washington reports that treasury officials interpret tax rules to exclude timberlands from taxation until timber is cut and marketed. Only profits from cutting stumpage are taxed, with all growing costs deducted, including planting and protection against fire. The ruling, prompted by P S Ridg dale of the American Forestry Association, clarifies annual gains and timing of tax.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Teasury
S. Ridsdale
American Forestry Association
Self-Sufficient Farmers Debate Consumer Turn
John M. Gillette of the University of North Dakota argues that urging farmers to consume only their own products is impractical. He says it would force primitive household manufacture or full self-production of groceries, dry goods, and machinery, which modern farmers cannot achieve.
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John M. Gillette
University of North Dakota
Wealth and Power Clash With a Bicycle Police Officer
A Washington Star quote questions wealth's arrogance and contrasts it with a bicycle officer's stance, asking if wealth can square with modest authority.
High School Notes Preview Friday Basketball and Events
Friday night basketball drew good crowds as our team beat the visitors 57 to 19. Great Falls will visit next Friday, promising a closer game with a larger school. The senior girls and faculty served lunch after the dance. Mock trial set for Friday night January 30 with lawyers Parker and Crawford for the state and Jefferson, Trescott and Hodgskiss for the defense. New Adelphia officers elected Thursday after school led by President Trescott. Hazel Brown injured by an electric shock in lab. Valley ball introduced to gym class as a mid sport between tennis and basketball. Class pins and rings for the class of 1914 arrived and will be worn soon. Senior class play and extempore contest plans under way. essays awaiting judging due to Rev Haley’s absence. quarterly book reviews due next month. Start early and get them in on time.
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Pridham
Victor Parker
Maisie Crawford
Walter Jefferson
Chester Trescott
Ruby Hodgskiss
Adelphia
Prsident
Hazel Brown
Tom Hopkinson
Hazel
Victor
Grazing Permit Applications Sought for Lewis and Clark NF
Notice to graze cattle horses and sheep in the Lewis and Clark National Forest for 1914 requires all applications to be filed at Chateau Montana by March 20 1914. Forest Supervisor Thos C Spaulding states fees and blank forms are available on request.
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Lewis & Clark National Forest
Chateau
Montana
Thos. C. Spaulding
Students Plan Ventilating System At School
The physics class drafted plans for a new school ventilating system full of original ideas. Some proposals were ambitious while others seemed impossible.
Missionary Lecture Aligned With Movie Night At Ma jestic
Reverend Haley combined an Episcopal service with a color slide lecture titled The Garden of Paradise showing Malay Archipelago life to promote Christian missions in Borneo. A mixed quartet led hymns and the service concluded with Onward Christian Soldiers.
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Haley
Malay Archipelago
Borneo
Valerian
Tango found to quiet the insane in California
A Kansas City Journal note claims California studies show tango music and dance have a calming effect on the mentally ill and should be adopted as part of the state’s political system.
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California
Kansas City Journal
Pruning Fruit Trees in Fall Advised
A light column notes fall pruning as beneficial for fruit trees. The brief humor section follows with Guild members and social chatter, including mentions of fashion and travel, framed as a small town record.
Spectacles Spark Controversy in Humorous Quip
A fragment from a Philadelphia Record joke mocks a girl wearing spectacles as overly modest. The line plays on the idea that glasses conceal sight and propriety, reflecting playful local humor.
How Santa Claus Idea Began, Boy Asks
A boy asks how Santa started and is told that parents likely invented him to shift responsibility for children’s behavior from Christmastide to their own household. The remark appears in the Washington Star.
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Santa Claus
Washington Star
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Acantha
Bishop, Proprietor
Choteau Montana
Treon County
J. G. Hopkinson
Horace Upman
Great Falls
H. R. Thompson
Nellie R. Brown
Vera
M. Johnson
Dupuyer
Walter Daily News
Frank Oulton
Farmers’ Elevator Co
Arived
Missoula
A. D. Robbins
Butte
A. H. Doughty
Chateauery
Episcopal Church Notes
Bilings and Central Montana
Holland
Acar
Choteau, Montana
G. M. Coffey
P. H. Crossen
James Eckford
Hirshbergs
Phila
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