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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
22
The State Land Office reports 1918 revenues totaling 1,828,712.43 with sources including land sales and contract payments 967,571.49 interest on contracts and mortgages 376,999.33 leases 439,169.24 timber sales 22,476.11 coal royalty 14,355.53 sale of gravel 160.11 and fees 7,980.62.
A warm external pain remedy promises quick relief from lumbago sprains and strains. It claims to penetrate without rubbing and offers a big bottle for economy and family use with availability through druggists.
Montana towns report lawsuits and crimes including Ronan man suing city for 10000 damages after a sewer incident. Chinook farmer lifts 65 tons hay from 24 acres. Yellowstone County reports 134 tuberculosis cages and a nurse hired. Helena state fair attendance 33557 with cash receipts 32198. Roundup building boom as wartime restrictions ease. Cascade residents urge deputy to enforce prohibition. Butte judge retires after 52 years. Bozeman two million saved by 23 farm bureaus. Butte arrest for masquerading Red Cross canteen worker escapes custody thrice. Helena calls for longer terms and higher salaries for teachers. Great Falls bandit mask mistaken for snow glear. Lewistown inmate escapes jail briefly. Butte undertakers accused of forming a trust. Helena worker with partial finger loss at Du Pont plant continues under compensation law. Fort Benton suit for 11393 damages over kidnapping arrest leading to five months jail. Roundup former rail director McAdoo sued for 40000 over coal car accident death.
Montana postmasters report a bulletin announcing six cent airplane postage stamps for mail moved by plane. A 16 cent stamp covers special delivery, with 24 cent stamps for heavier letters. The Chicago New York route aims to cut transit to nine hours, boosting savings and demand.
A roundup of international and U.S. items shows labor shortages in factories and farms, Rome public works plans at 30 million dollars, gas stockpiling, token replacements for transit tickets, art thefts, war debt talks, rail strikes, and France reconstruction efforts.
A draft bill to build a state owned grain elevator at Great Falls with about 250000 dollars in bonds is being prepared for early introduction. The plan includes a managerial board two Great Falls members and one from elsewhere, a grain expert, storage limits, per diem pay, and aims to have the plant ready to operate next fall.
The state Industrial Accident Board faced a case where a worker’s wooden leg broke while disabled, delaying repairs and prompting questions of entitlement to compensation. Chairman Spriggs doubts double recovery while noting the contractor may cover the $28 repair bill. the worker’s fate hinges on prior compensation and law scope. A second tale involves an offbeat inquiry about illicit wartz treatment and a burn from a bottle, reflecting humor and confusion in incident reporting.
Local classified items list hay oats and feed barley prices from Nelson at 105 Central Avenue Great Falls. Used autos, tractors for cash offered by Hrupaeht in Butte. Hotels and lodgings in Helena Butte and Great Falls plus service ads for hats chiropody and fur services.
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