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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
8
The article explains land preparation for oats, urging two diskings and a harrow, then sowing early in spring on a firm seed bed with 2 to 3 inches of surface soil. It covers seedbed practices, seed treatment for smut, drilling versus broadcasting, seeding rates, and regional timing considerations.
Thom as Jefferson Gowin one of Gallatin county’s early pioneers marked his seventy eighth birthday at his nine mile north Bozeman home surrounded by family. A Missouri born farmer, Gowin settled in Montana in 1863 and built a 240 acre estate fed by Springhill and Ross Creek. His grove of Balm of Gilead trees hosted annual pioneer picnics, and Gowin remains active driving to Bozeman and Belgrade and helping with farm duties as health allows.
A wry remark notes that marriage to a stenographer ends a man’s habit of dictating, implying a shift in professional dynamic and domestic balance.
Harry Turner promotes a nationwide thrift campaign using a blue postage free postcard as an order blank for thrift stamps and war savings certificates. The plan enlists volunteers to reach every man woman and child, aiming for a Montana total of 9 459 740 dollars via a 16 50 per person subscription.
Forty two thousand acre and stock ranch offerings near Great Falls Montana. Listings show acreage prices from seventeen to twenty five dollars per acre with long terms. Two long term land deals advertise cash per acre and ten year balances with interest. Property includes plow land and water access with varying acre sizes and equity options.
The plan sets monthly allowances for soldiers dependents including wives and children. A wife in the U S gets 16 from the government. with one child the total rises to 25. up to six children reaches 50. Parents, sisters, and brothers receive smaller sums, with caps to prevent overpayment. Common law wives receive the same as legal wives, and soldiers must forward to dependents at least 15 monthly. Old pensions are replaced.
Thousands of Montana dependents gain from a new army pay system that adds allowances to a soldier’s earnings. A private in the regular, national guard or national army receives 33 dollars monthly in cash plus sustenance and care, with 20 percent added to pay for service overseas to support his wife and dependents.
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