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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
6
The United States drafts a broad manpower act extending to ages 18 to 45. Montana’s quota is 117000 with a nationwide estimate of about 12.78 million registrants. Officials expect 2.3 million called for general service, many from ages 18 to 21, and all called into service to be in France before June 30.
Retail and wholesale coal operators in the state are asked to register with the fuel administration. About a thousand registrants are expected as Montana prepares to issue registration certificates. The list will bar shipments to anyone not on file and noncompliant registrants face coal supply shutdown.
A patchwork of war time briefs reports currency decline in the United States, mutinies in Germany, Czech Slovak revolts, American recognition of Czecho Slovak nation, troop withdrawals, prisoner counts, and corporate wartime actions including Ford profiteering allegations and S W I plant takeover talks. Also notes a fatal Indiana car crash and a large fire in Memphis.
Classified ads describe several Montana stock ranches for sale with deeds ranging from 060 acres to 5,787 acres, highlighting irrigated land, meadows, timber, and rail access. Prices vary from per acre terms to large bargains, with owners and agencies in Fortune, Lewistown, Helena, and Great Falls offering parcels and briefs on financing.
Western Canada farming and ranching locations offered by the Canadian Land Office at 15 Dunn Block Great Falls. Includes free booklet maps and full information. Canadian Pacific Railway offers reduced round trip inspection fares. next parties depart Great Falls September 16. Norby Brothers and C. H. Campbell & Son advertise easy owner financed land purchases near Great Falls with flexible terms.
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