Montana County Commissioners Proceedings August 1918
The board met in regular session August 1918 with Chairman Radcliffe and Commissioners Savory and Ledgerwood. They approved July salary warrants totaling 4497.98, opened Road No 249 after viewers' report, and contracted bridges painting for Sun River and nearby routes. Afternoon actions included fence move payment, tax adjustments, bridge construction notices, and staff hiring for tax time. Second day saw transfers to funds, Klein town site plat approval, and opening Road No 104 A toward Chateau Conrad road with fence removal orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Mont
Henry Radcliffe
Ernest’ A. Savory
Dan Ledgerwood
E. C. Garrett
eSame
A. H. Barr
Sun River
Augusta
Simms
Teton
Collins
Conrad
Valier
Marias
Cut Bank
Confoot
Glacier Park Road
C. K. Malone
Boaird
S. Dora Wilson
Walter Jland & “Water Company
Klein
Range $ West
Chateau-Conrad Road
Merle Savage
TT . Board
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers For Army Shirt Alteration
The Red Cross reports 400 shirts sent for alteration with a three week deadline. Local women from Chateau and nearby areas are urged to help. donations from Teachers and Parents Assoc Claude and others total multiple dollars. A long list of sewing room and gauze room workers by date and helpers across several auxiliaries is given, along with shipment receipts from Spring Valley Lake Basin and other towns. A Sept 12 draft guidance under the 1918 act outlines selective service procedures for registrants aged 19 to 37, with questionnaires to be mailed by local boards during designated periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assoc
Claude
E. D
Forrest
H. Bremer
Wymer
M. O. Hanson
Grooms Bakery
German Lutheran Church
Power
Kalma
Congress
Local Board notices on training assignments and departures
L G Carver leaves Sept 10 for Fort Yellowstone Wyoming to enter clerk training. Harry F Benson of Conrad leaves Sept 23 for Fort McDowell California. Several men are called to report Sept 17 for departure Sept 18 to Boulder Colorado for mechanic training. Ashton Stebbins Stillman Gilman John William Kind Great Falls Ernest Leslie Mains Valier Paul Vivian Mannen Brady Casper Anthony Peterson Farmington Bernhard Adolph Ralph Valier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colorado
Special Training School For
Mechanics
Ashton Stebbins Stillman
Gilman
John William Kind
Great Falls
Ernest Leslie Mains
Valier
Paul Vivian Mannen
Brady
Casper Anthony Peterson
Farmington
Bernhard Adolph Ralph
Important Notice on Subscriptions Delinquent Past Three Months
The War Industries Board ruling takes effect November 2 requiring discontinuation of all unpaid subscriptions. Subscribers are urged to call or mail payments promptly or arrange back payments by paying one year in advance to continue service. Those unable due to crop failure may still receive the paper by making prior arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Industries Board
Industrie
County Commissioners Declare Teton County Second Class
September meeting ends with road and bridge actions and payment of election bills. Railroad valuation totals 33 267 161. county valuation 16 928 674. combined 20 185 835. Under Revised Codes 1907 classifies as second class, boosting officer salaries. Listed salaries include Treasurer 3000, County Clerk 3000, County Attorney 2500, Superintendent 1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Prignary
Teton County
Asbossol
Mounty Clerke
School Notes Shows Enrollment Near 100 as Fall Programs Open
Attendance pushes toward 100 with 87 enrolled and new students arriving. Equipment upgrades include English lecture chairs and chemistry benches. Miss Pepple from Columbia Teachers College arrives to lead Normal training. Lyceum opening set for October 3 in the high school auditorium with student ticket sales. New students include Geo Magee Patrick Duffy Marcus Duffy Jay Lyon Mildred Forrest Lawrence Jackson. Domestic science class busy making pickles and jellies. war savings pledge urged amid a holiday Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pepple
Columbia Teacher’s College
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lyceum
Helen Snyder
Sheridan
Wyoming
John
Lyle Standish
Lyle
Sophs
Harry Fryer
Teton High
Geo. Magee
Patrick
Marcus Duffy
Jay Lyon
Mildred
Forrest
Lawrence Jackson
Bozeman
Agricultural College
Mary Longmuir
Wilma Jones
Ruth Hale
Letter From Jesse L Gleason From France July 1918
Soldier Jesse L Gleason writes from somewhere in France detailing front line movement, a night march, and a major battle with Heiney forces. He describes experiences on the road to the front, a dugout mud floor, and feeding conditions including eggs and butter prices. He recalls tank and artillery action, the sight of French and American troops, and tending wounded through the night before relief by the French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L. Gleason
France
Erma Parker
Chateau
Montana
Paris
Heiney
Pal
Campaign Expense Report for County Clerk Candidates
The article lists campaign expenses for multiple clerk candidates including Daley Davis Forseth Coburn Rhoads Stone Cran Garrett Putt Collins Stocke Martine McLeod Stromstad Zimmerman Guthrie Timothy Arnot Ferris Klockler Lundgren Innes Simmons Wagnild Magee Sewell Shannon Daley Barnett Peterson Thompson Hunter Connor Carson Vader De Haas Van DeMark Hels Sper Mathews Murphy Sweat Weaver and others with various amounts and many entries marked none or no report. The report appears to be a county filing showing individual expenditures and missing data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Daley Co
C. Davis
D. Porrest
Olaf S. Forseth
John W. Coburn
Rhoads
Edwin J. Stone
Charles’ P. Cran Goo
B. C. Garrett
G. Putt J. “Y. Collins
Frank A. Stocke
I. S. Martine
Murdock C
McLeod Seeseseceere
Alfred Stromstad
John Zimmerman
AL B. Guthrie c
Harry W. Timothy
EB. Arnot
C.cecsseensseenseene
J. A. DeBardeleben
Jno
C. Ferris
BE. R. Aiquist Chag
Klockler
W. J. Critte
John A. Hunter
Csces
Victor HE
Starr
H. Connor
Byron Carson
Dy Darth
de WE
de Haas Oee
VamDeMark
Hels Sper c
John A. Sweat
J. Me Weaver
Chateau Lyceum Course Set for Fall and Winter
The Chateau Commercial club hosts a Midland circuit series this fall and winter with six attractions. Oct 3 O D McKeever, Nov 8 Josephine Dominick Concert Co, Dec 9 Cambridge Players, Jan 4 Sergt Harry J Boyle, Feb 17 Strollers Male Quartet. Season tickets advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Chateau Commercial Club
Chateau
O. D. McKeever
Josephine Dominick Con
Cambridge
Harry J. Boyle
Strollers
Wartime pledge urged for a better tomorrow
A civic call to soldiers and citizens to fulfill war duties and save, promising a dawn of brighter civilization and a clean soul on the morn of hopeful days. The message emphasizes home front sacrifice and pledges to support victory through savings.
Keep Your War Savings Pledge For A Better World
A plea to youths and citizens to honor a war savings pledge and contribute to a safer, improved future. The message emphasizes personal responsibility and collective effort during wartime.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Commissioners ‘Proceedings
Red
Mesdames
H. D. Robison
J. E. Hall
Miss Nagle
Mesdames Gorham
Dotterer
DeYong
Dorothy Haugen
Dina
Johanns
Helen Gamble
Myrna Cole
Elizabeth Hall
Ethel Haugen
Elizabeth Gamble
Margie Haugen
Mesdames Hentges
Weisner
McCarty
Morgan
A. Hirshberg
Flynn
Mesdames Adams
Gay Franklin
Roy Franklin
Mazie Sears
Mrs. Haugen
Dina Johanns
Ethel
Margie
Mesdames Peterson
Cow ‘Gill
Halladay
Bair
Malmin
Edyth McNeal
Mesdames Halladay
Chapman, Smith
Cowgill
Hirshberg
Peterson
Lane
Olson
Burt
J. C. Morgan
B. B. Rogers
A. J. Hirshberg
Theo. Taraldson
W. B. Butchart
I. Martine
T. M. Gerstrum
Harry Timothy
E. A.cleland
Porter Beach
Cleiv
Dutton
Bynum
Jon Ue Collins
Alizes
Liberty
L. G. Carver
Fort Yellowstone
Harry F. Benson
Fort McDowell
California
Citizens State Bank
Faia
BPE
Cert Co
Federal Reserve System
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