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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
10
Mrs A B Dixon of Harrison Ave Philipsburg Montana reports back and kidney pain relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She says the dull back ache and inactive kidneys improved and she no longer suffers. Price 60c at all dealers.
The first carload of Northern Montana wheat from the Highwood country east of Great Falls has been sent to Minneapolis. Farmers report harvest under good weather with No 1 hard wheat yielding about 18 bushels per acre. Despite lighter yields the quality is excellent and rail lines will soon be crowded with shipments from this section.
A collage of early 20th century dispatches reports Americans and British volunteering in Poland, bank robbery in Illinois, corporate stock increases, a Spokane lumber sale, a railroad treasurer’s death, US Olympic shooting victory in Belgium, mail plane arrivals in Salt Lake City, Moorish ex‑soldiers seeking US work, a distillery sale, whaling plans off California, Italy aviation spending, New York homicide and pearl imports, a prison fatality in Washington, a war airplane project, and Finnish frontier repatriations after Russia.
The Montana Supreme Court dismissed two mandamus actions by Stephen Ely against Secretary of State C. T. Stewart and quashed proceedings against Governor S. V. Stewart. The measure No. 17 seeking a workmen compensation act amendment was blocked due to insufficient valid signatures after withdrawals and clerical certification issues. Oral decision made last week with opinion to follow in September.
Lewistown votes a half cent per gallon gas tax expected to raise over $3,000 in seven months. Great Falls seeks 100 workers for Anaconda Copper mining reduction works. Havre notes Gilford Land and Livestock founder linked to Salt Lake attorney nomination. A farmer’s son promises church donations after rain. A 14 or 15 year old girl dies from mowing accident near Moore. A Lewistown field yields sixty bushels oats per acre. Grace Rankin named secretary to W A Heath at Chicago Fed Reserve. Butte features Rev Rexroad wartime hero and boxing chaplain in town. Great Falls man drowns swimming near Island No. 1. Flour in Great Falls drops to $14 per barrel. Billings patents stereo printing improvements. Musselshell river drowning of Edward Wensel near Melstone. Billings says 100 business folks help clear flying field. two aviators assist from Miles City. Havre County Agent Campbell reports a peculiar green leaf-eating worm from Gilford. Great Falls probes Workmen’s Compensation for Patrolman Connolly’s widow. city pursues compensation payment.
Listings include Liberty Bond loan offers and high prices, teaching jobs in science and telegraphy, telegraph training, wool sale services, fur repair, Kodak finishing, assayers, marriage prospecting, and ranch or real estate opportunities. Notable: Butte College Telegraphy program, Fergus Falls Mills, Great Falls ranch lease, and A. J. Knollin Pocatello ram sale details.
The American Railway Association conducts tests on 13 valve types on heavy trains between Helena and Blossburg across the continental divide. Committee members include Mark Purcell and I B Farmer among others from Northern Pacific Westinghouse Central and Santa Fe. The goal is to select a standard retainer valve used on all railroads for downhill grades.
Men from New York Central, Pennsylvania Line, Santa Fe, Northern Pacific, Great Northern and many other lines converge on Helena to inspect and pass judgment on various brake systems. Technical men and engineers devote extensive time and effort to the testing program.
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