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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1919
Page
21
Montana reports minimal war slowdowns with mine mill farm and factory operations continuing from border to border. Reconstruction and irrigation projects promise years of prosperity with railroad highway and truck logistics eyed to boost settlement and development under peacetime orders.
Captain William Whipps, veteran of the Second Montana regiment now the 163d Infantry, has been appointed chief disbursing officer for England by the War Department. Stationed at the American headquarters in London, he will supervise paying the U S bills owed to the British government, an assignment of vast scale and responsibility requiring proper accounts for War Department approval.
The Montana Legislature opens with O B Belden elected speaker of the house and Governor Stewart urging tax reform and careful budgeting. Emma Ingalls of Flathead proposes a delinquent girls home. The session confronts party splits within the Nonpartisan league, election contests against nine Silver Bow democrats, and calls for a state constabulary while recognizing wartime contributions and potential new counties.
A vivid account traces the Thirty-second division’s World War I record and Montanans who served in the 163d infantry. It details battles from Alsace to the Meuse, the flag planting on German soil, and the division’s shelling of enemy lines across five sectors. It also highlights Cascade County’s Wellington H Meigs and state political figures.
Hel ena hosts annual convention of architects predicting continued building activity in the state. No reduction in labor or material cost is expected during the next two years.
Dr. F. A. Long of Lincoln County Montana Eureka Mt has patented a stump clearing device that bores two intersecting holes in a stump and uses fire to burn it out The machine handles three to six stumps per hour and can burn 40 to 70 stumps daily with two operators The invention includes a drag saw and is praised by The Timberman editor for efficiency and wide interest in forestry circles.
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