Letter Home From Camp 1918 Seattle Visit Report
In this wartime diary style note dated September 5 1918 from Seattle Washington a soldier describes a strenuous day in camp. He mentions meals adequate but plain, laundry and clothing issued totaling about 100 dollars, multiple vaccinations with occasional side effects, daily hydroplane overflights and a desire to reach France, and updates on friends Rand Miller Wallace Coffey Guy Dick and DeYoung with requests for addresses.
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Seattle
Wash
Weil
Luunch
France
Rand Miller
Wallace Coffey
Guy
DeYoung
Montana county records show numerous land transfers in 1918
Abstracts from Teton and surrounding counties list deeds and patents including Frank A. Pike to H. H. Howsley for $1 covering Survey No. 410 159.83 acres, Rose Brown and James Brown to Harlan E. Eells for $2,000, and multiple transfers in towns like Valier and Cut Bank among individuals such as Mary Miles, A J McLean, John R Leithead, and Minnie Leithead plus corporate interests like Valier Townsite Company.
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Frank A. Pike
H. H., Howsley
Montana
Minnie L. Leithead
Minnie L. Hedge
Marie N. L. Stocking
Marie I. L. Perry
State of Montana
First National Bank
Cut Bank
Bik
Price list from Teton county price interpreting committee
A September 10 meeting set price ranges for staples. Wheat flour 2.20 3.25 per 49 lb, barley flour 0.84 0.87 per 12 14 oz, rye flour 0.80 0.85 per 10 lb, corn flour 0.80 0.85 per 10 lb, rice flour 1.30 1.38 per 9 lb, cornmeal 0.70 0.73 per 10 lb, victory bread 0.10 per loaf, oatmeal 0.86 0.90 per 9 lb, rice 0.13 0.15 per lb, sugar 0.11 per lb, beans 0.18 0.19 per lb, raisins 0.12 0.15 per lb, canned tomatoes 0.22 0.25 per can, canned corn 0.22 0.25 per No 21⁄4 can, canned salmon 0.28 0.30 per tall can, evaporated milk 0.12 0.34 per 16 oz, butter 0.50 per lb, eggs 0.45 per dozen, cheese 0.40 per lb, lard 1.50 1.60 per 5 lb tin, lard substitute 1.05 1.10 per 3 lb tin.
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Teton County
Lima
Alaska
State Pioneer meeting closes with banquet in Anaconda
The 1918 state meeting of the Society of Montana Pioneers ended with a banquet at the Montana hotel hosted by Con C. Kelley of Anaconda Copper Mining. Butte will host next year’s gathering. officers elected include Charles W. Hoffman president Tom McTague vice president J. W. Sanders treasurer F. D. Brown historian and C. Hoepfner J. D. Conrad on the executive. A number of local items follow, including a quiet wedding at St Lukes Chateau and a dramatic near accident at the depot in Anaconda where Police Chief Moran saved two children from an oncoming Great Falls train.
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Anaconda
Society of Montana Pioneers
Montana
Con C. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Charles W. Hoffman
Bozeman
Tom McTague
Deer Lodge
J. W. Sanders
Helena
F. D. Brown Philipsburg
Charles Hoepfner
J. D. Conrad
the Tribune
John Daley
Conrad
St. Lukes Church
Chateau
Irene Incher
T. J. Lyons
Father Maroney
Grace Fallon
Walter Fincher
France
Valerian
Anthia Huff
Mack Hall
Huff
Brady
Great Falls
P. L. Moran
C. C. Clawson
Mr. Moran
Conrad Independent
Nelson Heinault
Cut Bank
Rose Hamilton
Browning
Mary Nelson
Kalispell
Clark Hawk
Spokane
Steve
Mose
Quiet Title Suit and Several Civil Actions Filed
A set of civil actions and judgments filed in September includes Betty E. Pierce vs all claimants on real property, Homer A. Jackson divorce from Bertha A. Jackson, Montana Builders Supply Co. vs Leona Halverson et al, J C Price vs Great Northern Railway Co for damages, Martin V. Huff vs Great Northern Railway Co for damages, Thus Lytle vs A O Ballard abstract of judgment, and Rogers Templeton Lumber Co. vs John Zimmerman Sr Hien.
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Betty
E. Pierce
Homer A. Jackson
Bertha A. Jackson
Montana Builders Supply and Equipment Co
Leona Halverson
Lytle
A. O. Ballard
Rogers-Templeton Lumber Co
John Zimmerman, Sr
Hien
Sewing room workers roster for early September
The sewing room lists workers by date. Sept. 4 includes Miss Nagle, Maggie Johnson, Ida Miller and Mrs. Dotterer. Sept. 5 lists Mesdames E F A Cleland, C B Kingsbury, O Mellon and Chas McDonald. Sept. 7 shows Mesdames H D Robinson, J E Hall and Miss Nagle.
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Miss Nagle
Maggie Johnson
Ida Miller
Mrs. Dotterer
EF. A. Cleland
C. B. Kingsbury
O. Mellon
Chas. McDonald
H. D. Robinson
J. E. Hall
Mesdames Magee
Cowell
Mellon
Jacobson
Mesdames Streeter
Lestrud
Barr
Innes
Eidsmoe
Chapman
DeYoung
John Gleason
Pete Rogers
Burrell
Givins
Hobson
McDonnel
J. J. Greene
Burbank
Misses Grace
Mesdames Gorham
Dotterer
Thompson
Agnes Higgins
Gauze
A. J. Hirshberg
Theo. Taraldson
W. B. Butehart
J. Martine
F. M. Gjerst
Community notes list local donors and events
The paper lists Sept 9 10 activities with Mesdames and workers, donations to the Red Cross by Claude PTA, individuals giving small sums, a masquerade dance to benefit the Red Cross, and notices for furnished room rental and photography services.
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Kalma
Red Cross
Earl Yeager
The
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