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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
5
The piece urges renters to use safety deposit boxes to shield insurance papers deeds mortgages liberty bonds war savings stamps and other valuables from fire and theft. It notes boxes start at 20 cents per month and cites Do C Thornton president and Marshall Field cashier.
Commissioners of Flathead County and Kalispell leaders join a petition to Governor Stewart urging a state quarantine for influenza. They cite cases in Great Falls, South Carolina success, and argue nationwide observance is needed to curb spread. Havre promotes vaccination and a chosen-town system with staged reopening and certs.
A starry Fifth Avenue Christmas block party erupts in light music and native costumes to honor the American Red Cross. Henry P. Davidson leads a parade as Red Cross nurses pass, with cheers for the "greatest women in the world" echoing amid flags from many nations.
In a vivid wartime scene a speaker declares to a companion that soldiers are angels of the battlefield and beyond praise. The remark emphasizes reverence for frontline fighters and their perceived virtues amid conflict.
The casualty total rose from under 80 000 to over 260 000 within two weeks after the armistice. Reports say much of Germany Western Army fought in late hostilities to stall Allied advances. Pershing lists 262 693 casualties up to November 26, excluding prisoners.
Notice is given that Manly Ellingsworth of Blaine Montana filed Homestead Entry No. 08985 for the southwest and adjacent sections in T6S RW. He will present proof to establish the claim before F A Hazel baker U S Commissioner Dillon Montana on December 15 1918. Witnesses Alfred M. Whitney Ulrich Casper and William G Pennington of McHesser Montana and Gentry L Sewel of Dillon Montana.
In the matter of the Estate of William Bernstein deceased notice is hereby given by the estate to creditors and all persons law office of Rodgers Gilbert in fifth 1918 Agnes Bernstein of William Bernstein deceased matters unreadable in the text remain unverified as recorded
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