Farmington Notes on Community Life and Local News
Farmington reports include updates on social events at Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Wien homes, church services, and a Norwegian Aid gathering. Local residents attend helpers on the beach, and cooperative telephone officers promise improved service. Farmers discuss gopher extermination, environmental pests, and a proposed gopher day to protect crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kerr
Anna Wien
Ed. LeRoy Wednesay
Lauris Otness
Charlie Anteed
Bertha Anderson
Ivor Nasser
Slanger
Lawrence Torkelson
Christien Place
Alta Cohoe
Chateau
May
Florence Cashman
Alf Waynild
Dole
Bertha Davidson
Vivian Nasset
Thorrud
Bole
A. C. Burbank
Charley Weymer
Ernest Savory
Lars Nasset
Lawrence
Longmuirs
A. M. Henderson
Olaf Lindseth
Norwegian Aid Society
Kunnick
Dutton
Grandma
Grandpa Schoppe
D. L. Lindseth
C. O. Lindseth
Levert Syste
Clara Jacobson
Eddie Youngblood
Andrew Austad
Fairfield
Tom Kleive
Mary Hopkinson
Equity
Collins
Arthur Davidson
Wyoming
Kathman Boys
Davis
Community cinema at Wiseman school hosts Robin Hood
Children enjoyed a Lands of the Star Show Co. moving picture plan at Wiseman school on Friday for rural education efforts. The Star Show Co will return next Friday. Teton County Union plans a July 4 picnic on the Teton river near Collins with speeches music a band and pavilion dance the day long with free activities except for ice cream lemonade and fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiseman
Lands of the Star Show Co
Teton County County Union
Teton River
Collins
Community notices and social happenings in local region
A long list of family visits, travel, and school events occupies the page. Mrs. Mary Hane hosts and guests travel between Moscow Idaho and nearby towns while Edna Roberts plans a move to Lewistown. Local meetings include a Farmers Equity gathering at Bole and a school board finale. Miss Nora McCall visits Walier with her sister, and community groups host gatherings at the Price and Walkington homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hane
I. B. Crawford
Chateau Schools
East
Weber
A. E. Holm
John Holm
E. Holberg
Win. Johnson
Moscow
Idaho
Edna Roberts
Armstrong
Lewistown
John Wiseman
Great Falls
Walter Stoner
Conrad
Belmont
Montana
Stoner
Jacob Anderson
Stacey
Walfred Johnson
S. T. Ranch
Farmers Equity
Bole
Hazel Hane
Choteau
Bertha Streeter
Johnson District
B. O. Price
Walkington
Nora McCall
Miss Johnson
Walier
Marguerite Jones
Wiseman School
T. S. Armstrong
O. PP. MsElmeel
Kalma Items Summer School Opens With Mrs Tanner
Summer school started the 19th with Miss Tanner of Great Falls in charge The new school house is under construction and should be finished in about 30 days Compiled notes mention Mr Hampton Mr Rogers and a weekend of visits and picnics around Willow creek with local families and visitors from Chateau and L. O. Rogers household.
Good Jim Hill Goes to His Reward
Obituary note honors Jim Hill who has died leaving a northern region described as a sorrowing orphan reflecting the community’s loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hill
Northwest
John Bull to Verdun: Hold the Fort Until Victory
The message from John Bull urged steadfast defense and persistence as Allied action continued toward a decisive end. It emphasizes resolve and imminent arrival after the campaign concludes.
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John Bull
Verdun
Mean Temperature Reigns as Weather Beats Record High
A stubborn mean temperature dominates reports, setting new marks across regions. Forecasters note persistent heat along with brief cooling dips, as residents monitor daily highs and humidity levels.
Got Even With Irvin Cobb Practical Joker Tale
Irvin S Cobb staged a prank in California by humiliating Charles E Van Loan during a Los Angeles lecture. The setup used a planted question cue, ending with the perplexing line Where do you go from here as the crowd laughed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin S. Cobb
California
Cobb
Charles E. van Loan
Buck Parvin
van Loan
Los Angeles
Funeral Will Details and Sermon Price in Moyer Estate
William H. S. Moyer died January 21 and probate filings reveal a meticulously drafted will. It lists eleven small bequests to churches colleges orphanages and cemetery companies and specifies funeral details including a $2.50 sermon and My Faith Looks Up to Thee as a hymn. The will names two clergymen two pallbearers and an undertaker and directs the body be kept six days to ensure death before burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. S. Moyer
New York Herald
Mr. Moyer
Rupert Brooke and the image of a minor poet reformer
The description recalls Rupert Brooke in Chelsea with fair hair and a Bohemian audience listening to his paper on social reform. He envisions a state pension for poets, while still enduring rival admiration as a literary idol. Alfred Ollivant notes the war touched him to immortality in the Atlantic Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Brooke
Chelsea
Alfred Ollivant
Atlantic Monthly
Left It to the Chaplain in Soldier’s Remembrance
Dean Welldon recalls a touching anecdote from a chapped tale where a soldier defers both marriage date and betrothed to his chaplain. The story highlights the soldiers’ trust in the chaplain as friend and guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Welldon
Tommy
America's Larcest Technical School Opens in Toronto
A two million dollar technical school recently completed in Toronto is claimed as the largest of its kind in the New World. It will house 2500 daytime students and 500 in eight classes, offering 150 occupations. The girls’ curriculum includes art work domestic science and sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Larcest Technical School
Toronto
Testimonial for Peruna by Berkeley couple
Mr Robert H Norris of 1333 Henry Street North Berkeley California reports decades of kidney and bladder relief after two months on Peruna. He says his wife, previously weak and tired, also became well and strong after taking Peruna.
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Robert H. Norris
Henry St
North
Berkeley
Cal
Political Announcements for Primary Election Appeal
Announcements will run from insertion date until the August 29 primary at regular ad rates. Notices accepted from candidates of all political parties. Rates payable in advance.
Candidate for Sheriff in Teton county seeks Democratic nomination
The speaker declares candidacy for the office of Sheriff in Teton county, subject to Democratic voters. A freeholder and longtime resident of Lewis & Clark, Cascade, and Teton counties for 35 years, the candidate emphasizes his Democratic affiliation and pledge to fulfill duties honestly if nominated and elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Lewis & Clark
Cascade
Teton
Guthrie Seeks Republican Nomination for Teton County Treasurer
A. B. Guthrie pledges to use all honorable means to win the election and provide an efficient economical administration if nominated for the county treasurer of Teton County. He notes fifteen years of Republican affiliation and practical accounting knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
A. B. Guthrie
Timothy Runs as Republican Candidate for Teton County Treasurer
H W Timothy announces as Republican hopeful for the Teton County treasurer nomination at the August primary. He states 15 years as bookkeeper and accountant and over two years in the county courthouse familiar with treasurer’s work. He pledges efficient administration if nominated and elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Teton County Court House
H. W. Timothy
Prescott seeks Democratic nomination for county clerk post
H A Prescott of Choteau Montana announces candidacy for the Democratic party nomination for county clerk and recorder. He states voters will choose at the August 29 primary and pledges an efficient personal administration if nominated and elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Mont
H. A. Prescott
McDonald announces bid for second term in Republican primary
Charles S. McDonald declares candidacy for re election as representative subject to Republican voters decision at the primary on August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. McDonald
Sheriff candidate reenters race in Teton County primary
A former sheriff says he initially declined re election but after criticism from supporters he has decided to run again in the upcoming Democratic primary on August 29.
Olive Selin Announces Candidacy for County Superintendent
In a public notice Olive Selin of Dutton Montana declares her candidacy for county superintendent. She seeks the Democratic nomination at the August primary and pledges full-time service and fiscal restraint if elected, emphasizing better schools and public interest.
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Teton County
Olive Selin
Dutton, Mont
Notice for public publication of homestead claim
Ote Johnson Nordhagen of Bole Montana filed a five year proof intention for the northeast quarter section 13 township 23 north range 4 west Montana Meridian. He will prove before A C Warner U S Commissioner at Chateau Montana on July 25 1916. Witnesses are Ben Torson John C Bjork Burwell O Prise William Price all of Bole Montana. R N Sutherlin Register. First published June 21 last July 19. Treasurer
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Interor
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Ote Johnson Nordhagen
Bole
Range 4
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Chateau
Ben Torson
John C. Bjork
Burwell O. Prise
William Price
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
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Irvin Cobe
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Peru
Foot & Foot Attorneys
the Banking Corporation, of
Roland Brooks
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Glasgows
the Fuller Creamery
Shipus
Great Falls, Mont
Italy
Europe
Roosevelt
Hughes
Saub
Burov Beach
Walter J. Giese
Power
Co. S. Parker
Colorado
Mary Cort
Maude Bunday
Brookings, So
Jose Thorrud
Allen
Champion
Eaich
C. W. Twitchell
August Doering
Wilcox
C. W. Wymer
Beaupre Hotel
Crane
Jos. Hirshberg & Co
Gordon
Power-Morgan Co
Power of Vaughn
Acantha
Agawam
W. F. Miller
J. W. Johnson
Maynard Genger
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