Harvest Moon: Harvester Acquires Parlin & Orendorff Plant
International Harvester Company buys the Parlin & Orendorff manufacturing plant at Canton Illinois and its P and O plow and farm implement line. The purchase adds a full line of implements with 88 Harvester branches and 28 transfer points, with July 1 1919 as the takeover date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeten Larvester
Hagen Ey
Parlin
Orendorff ‘Company
Canton
Ilinois
C. A. Harding
Harvester Company
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Spokane
Alloway
N. J
Atlanta
Illinois
Harvester Organization
Parlin & Orendorff
Helena
Harvester
United States
State Hail Insurance Law Pamphlet Issued by Board
The State Board of Hail Insurance issues a pamphlet explaining the hail insurance law. Application blanks and full information are available from the County Assessor or mailed on request from the board in Helena Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Hail Insurance
Helena
Montana
Itate Hair
Hatsbend
State Board OF Hail
ANCE
Plan for Yellowstone to Glacier Route Returns to Bozeman
A conference discusses jointly funding a park to park rail line from Livingston to Gardner with a big yellow passenger car fleet. Emery and Child agree to share losses of up to ten thousand dollars, while parts of the route from Yellowstone to Glacier via Helena and Boulder are outlined for a five day trip. The memo notes a two day trip for Yellowstone to Glacier and a three day trip Mammoth to Grand Canyon area, with emphasis on condition of tracks and scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Cala Roy Emery
Vagtee
Livingston
Garaner
Emery
Mr. Child
Gardner
Yellowstone
Glacier
Helena
Boulder
Chateau
Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone Park
Cody
Avocke
Mountain National Park
German professors condemned for endorsing war crimes
The piece denounces Haeckel and Eucken type professors who praised the destruction of Louvain and supported the Kaiser. It complains that German scholars now howl when ordered to leave Strasbourg, arguing German science has forfeited trust and must atone before regaining standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haeckel
Eucken
Louvain
Kaiser
Farmers urged to start rural construction now
Poor business and rising purchasing power push rural districts to begin building and improvements. Farmers who act soon gain labor and material access, while delaying could mean higher costs and lost use of new barns silos houses and other structures.
Wilson Mulls Early Congress Session Over June First
Confidential dispatches from Washington report President Wilson may call a special session of Congress to meet about June 1. Administration circles say a rapid Paris situation could trigger an earlier meeting by cable. The president hopes to return to the United States before month’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Paris
United States
Civil Actions Filed in Eldorado County May 3
Charles M. Pierce sues all adverse land claimants to quiet title. Mary Gray seeks divorce from William Gray. Eldorado Co-Operative Canal Co. sues Teton Co-Operative Canal Co. for damages. All filed May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Pierce
Mary Gray
William Gray
Eldorado Co-Operative Canal Co
Teton Co-Operative Canal Co
Marriage Licenses Issued to Peterson and Wilcox Couples
The list shows Alfred S. Heitgen, 36, and Anna Rutz, 27, both of Choteau, along with Peterson, 24, Conrad, and Leona Wilcox, 16, receiving marriage licenses noted by Dr Bynum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arriage
Peterson
Conrad
Leona Wilcox
Bynum
Alfred S. Heitgen
Anna Rutz
Choteau
Montana Counties Over Top in War Bond Subscriptions
A Montana newspaper reports counties and chairmen credited with over the top subscriptions as of Monday May 5. Officials urge every resident to ensure their community is listed, noting several counties have already surpassed the target while others have yet to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Harvey's Weekly
Minneapolis
A. R
Montana
Big Horn
F. A. Nolan
Blaine
John McFarland
Cascade
Harry Yarger
Chouteau
David G. Browne
Dawson
G. D. Hollecker
Custer
P. J. Wedge
Flathead
H. C. Keith
Fallon
B. F. Smith
Lewis & Clark
Harry Cunningham
Lincoln
J. K. Masel Meagher
Jas. T. Wood
Missoula
H.H. Parsons
Musselshell
F. M. Wall
Phillips
F. W. Hall
Powder River
H. W. Straiton
Prairile
W. A. Brubaker
Ravalli
M. W. White
Rosebud
BE. A. Cornwall
Silver Bowl
W. W. McDowell
Teton
T. O. Larson
Treasure
J. C. Weldon
Wheatland
W. N. Smith
Hawley Warns of Panic Over Congress Summer Session
Oregon Congressman Hawley urged a summer business session or risk a panic, arguing a key reconstruction goal is the immediate return of railroads to private ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley
Oregon
Congress
Reverting Utilities to Private Management Key in Plan
Government control proved increases necessary and private management delivers better service. Return of railroads and related services to private hands with fair rates would enable wage growth and financing for extensions, creating employment for thousands under the proposed adjustment program.
Alden Connor Writes Home From Abroad
A wartime letter from Alden R Connor describes delays in mail, a unit reorganization into groups of 75, hopes to return home by Independence Day, and a planned fourteen day furlough to the Pyrenees. He mentions wanting to visit Baltimore and Philadelphia friends, misses letters from Mattie, and notes a final company gathering for group photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Jean
Bing
Tene
Will H
Paris
Pyrenees
Mattie
Pug
Holabin
Baltimore
Gib
Philadelphia
Hope
Alden R
Connor
Summons in Montana case against Lloyd and Margaret Brown
A summons issued May 1 1919 requires Lloyd A Brown and Margaret Brown to answer a complaint filed in TeTon County Montana. The action seeks multiple liens and mortgage foreclosures on parcels described as SE 22 35N 5W NE 27 26 and related tracts with specified amounts and interest, plus costs and attorney fees. The case includes a sheriff sale of the described lands with separate returns of sale and potential deficiency judgments. First publication May 2 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judicial i
Tana
Margaret Brown
Farmers State Bank of Cut'Bank
Montana
Lloyd Brown
Montana Meridian
Teton ‘County
Lloyd A. Brown
Farmers State Bank of Cut Bank
Lloyd
A. Brown
Paul Jacobson
H.S. Kline
C. B. Elwell
Havre
Mont
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Weestry Ryerssea
Will
Tierea
Avan
Alden Connor
St. Nazaire
France
Bair
Sterling
Gurney Seed and Nursery CO
Yan Ton
S. Dakota
Met Lasine
The
Cash Store
Logan & Howard
E. T
Glasgow
Kodak
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