Farmington Notes On Snow Storm And Social Questions
Regular correspondent reports a severe late season storm valued as a boon to the country but hard on widows and ranching women. The piece critiques voting inequality while praising women's potential influence. Local items note Bonnie View leased, Ben Neglen traveling, Yette Baker en route to New York to meet arriving family. Snow lingers as readers await relief.
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Bonnie View
Longmuir
C. K. Edwards
Dutton
Ben Neglen
Zenith
North Dakota
Yette Baker
New York
Holland
Fairfield Railroad Crew Heads Toward Priest Butte
The J. R. Johnson grading outfit camped at Fairfield overnight en route to Priest Butte after finishing work near Lewis town and Milwaukee grading near Chateau. Local visitors include Fred Shoensigel of Simms and Wim McKay visiting relatives. a stage trip from Power encountered a late return.
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J. R. Johnson
Fairfield
Priest Butte
Lewistown
Milwaukee
Chateau
Fred Shoensigel
Simms
Wim. McKay
Wallace
One Man Crusade Overhauls Newbern’s Corrupt Rackets
Bruce Stevens, a new minister, spends four days in Newbern and launches a lone crusade against saloons, sheriff, and local officials. He confronts the sheriff, justice of the peace, and deputies, demanding enforcement of the law. Within weeks the old order collapses. saloons face enforcement, ordinances rise, and the town shifts toward decency with renewed church involvement.
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Bruce Stevens
Newbern
Stevens
Toeahoots
Justice of the Peace
Brother Baker
Religon
Oid
Mr. Stevens
A Mother's Ruse to Prompt a Proposal
Mrs. Stringfellow schemes to spur her daughter Amy into a fiancé by staging a visit and letting Walter Barnard glimpse signs of an imminent wedding. Barnard balks at questions, suspects an engagement, and travels to Amy’s location to declare his claim, while Amy returns home unaware of the unrevealed ploy.
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Amy
Mrs. Stringfellow
Walter
Walter Barnard
Barnard
Amy Stringfellow
Advertised Letters at Chateau Post Office
The list of uncalled letters includes Wm. Allaine C. A. West W. Hi. Shea D. W. McCormick John Huffman Geo. I. Blessinger Geo. Bowen Robt. a Smith Geo. W. Mathews. When calling for any above, please say advertised. WM. KR KROFFT, P. M.
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Chateau
Wm. Allaine
C. A. West
W. Hi. Shea
D. W. McCormick
John Huffman
Geo
I. Blessinger
Bowen Robt
A Smith
W. Mathews
WM. KR Krofft, P. M
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Farmington
Wim. Crittenden
Son Bill
Toler Hansen
Melven Landsverk
Cl'ert Dale
Mr. Lee
Chas. Frey
Ed Riems
Bremers
Grange Hall
Scholdager
Butte
Bateman
Royal University
Christina
Norway
Vienna
Paris
A. Burrell
Choteau
Sherburne
J. EE
Great Northern
Limington
Choteau and Bynum
Power
Sun River
Burton Bench
Bynum
Moccasin Flat
Porter Bench
Spring Hill
Mountains
Northern
Tri FE
Choteau Land & Loan Co
Tonwsite
Montana
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