Old-Time Cattle Man Alfred Myers Dies at 80
Alfred Myers prominent Montana cattleman and political figure died at his home aged 80. Pioneer framer of the state constitution, he helped shape eastern Montana's cattle industry and served on the state board of education. Survived by four daughters and a wife, Mabel Russell, niece of Senator Lot Morrow.
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Alfred Myers
Montana
Macon
Myers
Missouri
Judge E. Myers
Virginia
M. Martin
Chicago
Yellowstone County
Richards
State Board of Education
Masonic Order
Mabel Russell
Lot M. Morrow
the Treasury
Walter Hammer
Hardin
Hal van Doran
Livingston
Harriet C. Myers
Butte
Frederick Porter
Ringling
Montana Soldier Dead Records Highlight WWI Losses
Adjutant General Phil Greenan reports the first World War I service record cards from Washington. By November 11, 1918, Montana lost 575 in action, 202 died of wounds, plus 621 enlisted and seven officers who died from other causes. Montana totals include 468 national army, 79 national guard, 20 regular army, and one Indian.
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Phil Greenan
War Department
Washington
General Greenan
National Army
Montana
National Guard
Fort Harrison
Regular Army
Mennonites to Move from Canada to Mississippi for Military Exemption
About eight thousand Mennonites from Manitoba and Saskatchewan plan to abandon western Canada for Mississippi this year. They seek federal and state assurances of exemption from military service and freedom to educate their children in English, citing provincial school laws and past wartime scrutiny.
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Mississippi
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Washington
Russia
Mississippi Valley
Prairie
Alberta
Alabama
Canadian Supreme Court
Deep well test planned near Frantz No 2 offset
The Decker-Collins unit prepares to spud a new well close to Frantz No 2, aiming to offset a water dominated first well and continue drilling to deeper sands. Frantz No 2 has produced over 300 barrels daily, while the company eyes pipelines and rail junctions to monetize the field with a 160 acre lease and potential for multiple wells.
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Decker-Collins
Jack Decker
Frantz and
Jitney
Milwaukee Railroad
Melstone
Musselshell
North
Milwaukee
Flatwillow
Macdonald Creeks
New Field
Mosby
Frantz Corporation
Frantz
Ohio
Brush Creek Dome
Kansas-Montana
Winifred
Home Oil Company
Midwest
Daniels County Formed in Montana with Scobey as Seat
Daniels county is created from Sheridan and Valley counties in eastern Montana. Scobey is named as the county seat and a key trading town on the Great Northern extension. The new county elected officials at the general election, enabling immediate county government formation.
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Daniels
Scobey
Montana
Daniels County
Sheridan
Valley Counties
Custer County
Dawson County
Glendive
Expensive to Shear Sheep in Montana Watch Costs Rise
As Montana opens the sheep shearing season flockmasters note higher costs to produce wool. Shearing will cost 17 12 cents per sheep, roughly two cents per pound, up from about 12 cents per sheep in the past, signaling a substantial increase of around fifty percent.
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Montana
Boots and Moonshine Kill More in Butte
A Butte physician warns that bootleg whisky from wood alcohol Hoffmans anodyne and fusil oil grain alcohol is responsible for many deaths. He urges a public education campaign and action against bootleggers, contrasting with narcotics crackdown.
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Butte
Hoffman
Mahoney Alley
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Skin Care
Advertisement extols Cuticura products the soap to cleanse the skin the ointment to soothe and heal and the talcum to powder and perfume. A penny pinching 25¢ price tag is noted as a staple on every toilet table.
Postmaster Nominations For Montana Confirmed
President Wilson has had all Montana postmaster nominations sent to the senate confirmed. Newly confirmed Montana postmasters include Alban C. Pipe Broadview Phillip B C Goodwin Butte Thos Cowen Chinook John P Seaton Dodson Frank K Hollenbeck Forsyth Fred B Hedge Grass Range Carl E Bowman Hardin Charles E B Mulliken Hingham Maurice J Keenan Hobson Joseph A Lemire Ronan Bernelda A Miller Terry John Tipton White Sulphur Springs.
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Montana
Senate
Wilson
Alban C. Pipe
Broadview
Phillip B. C. Goodwin
Butte
Thos
Cowen
John P. Seaton
Dodson
Frank K. Hollenbeck
Forsyth
Fred B. Hedge
Grass Range
Carl E. Bowman
Hardin
Charles EB. Mulliken
Hingham
Maurice J. Keenan
Hobson
Joseph A. Lemire
Ronan
Bernelda A. Miller
Terry
John Tipton
White Sulphur Springs
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Postuip
Theresa
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Geek Mich
Decker-Collins Company
Devil’s Basin
Big Wall
Cat Creek
Osage
Wyoming
F. W. H. Collins
S. W. Bailey
W. J. Deegan
C. S. Sellars
Land Department
Stewart & Wright
Decker Collins
The
Ohio Company
United States
Fer-Mus-Bud Oil Company Roundup
Mont
Fer-Mus-Bud Oil CO
Roundup, Montana
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