Patrick Carney Elected President of Montana State Fair Board
Patrick Carney of Waterloo is named president of the state fair board. A longtime farmer in Jefferson valley, he has 35 years on Montana farms and is renowned for potato growing and farm quality, with many tuber shipments and Northern Pacific dining car supply.
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Patrick Carney
Waterloo
State Fair Board
Carney
Jefferson Valley
Montana
Northern Pacific
David and Goliar Fight Ends With Shepherd Hero
Rawhide recalls a folk tale of a small shepherd who, after a drunken feud in a western town, uses a rock to knock Goliar the giant to the ground. The shepherd then disarms the attacker and defeats him with courage, leaving Goliar scarred and on the way to the hospital.
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Rawhide
David
Gollar
Goliar
Shep
Joe Woody Misses a Rich Find in Bannack Tale
In Bannack and Alder Gulch the fate of Joe Woody hinges on Minnie Rubens and a fateful choice. Woody loses a chance at glory when Minnie lures him with love, then betrays him for wealth as the Fairweather expedition uncovers a golden field and the town to Virginia City swarms with prospectors.
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Bill Fairweather
Bannack
Wabontana
Joe Wordy
Fairweather
Woody
Poplar
Fairwether
Minnie Rubens
Minnie
Joe
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Edgar
Alder Gulch
Aldergulch
Virginia City
Plummer
Joe Woody
Virginia
Idaho
Boise
Banmack
Exemption Claims Vary by State in 1917 Draft
Montana showed the lowest exemption claims rate at 33 percent of registrants, with Vermont next at 86 percent. Utah Kentucky and DC exceeded 60 percent. Illinois around 50 percent. Western and southern states filed fewer claims relative to registrants, per Provost Marshal General Baker. About 527,100 of 687,000 called in the July 12 1917 draft had been mobilized by Dec 20, with 2,300 inducted from drafted status for other duties and a new flexible system guiding inductions.
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Montana
H. Crowder
Baker
Vermont
Utah
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Illinois
Hobey Baker Becomes Flying Ace in First Combat
Former Princeton football captain Hobey Baker earns ace status in the American flying corps after his first combat flight ends with the downing of a German aircraft and the death of its pilot.
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Hobey” Baker
Princeton
American Flying Corps
Government Eyes 25 Percent Flour Cut for Allies Needs
The government considers reducing flour sales to 75 percent of current to meet urgent ally needs. This adjustment aims to supply France and Great Britain with enough flour while still serving consumers.
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France
Great Britain
Montana cowpunchers win wild west show at Camp Lewis
At American Lake Washington Montana cowboys in the 91st division dominated the Camp Lewis wild west show under Major Henry A. Greene. The program featured riding, roping, grenade throwing, and artillery maneuvers with scenes of bull runs and a 530 yard package race drawing big crowds.
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Montana
American Lake
Camp Lewis
Wash
Henry A. Greene
91St Division
Denton Sues Milwaukee Railroad Over Flood Damages
The town of Denton sues the Milwaukee Railroad for $20,000 claiming a bridge across Wolf creek caused flooding when piles driven in the creek channel jammed last March. Damage alleged includes ruined streets and sidewalks needing redress.
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Denton
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Milwaukee
Wolf Creek
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Rawlins
Three Forks
Big Muddy
Chamber of Commerce, Dept. C
National Life Insurance Company of
Legal Reserve Company ci Ting
Daly Bank
Butte, Mont
Plains
Gaddie
Eddie Warren
Washington
Town Sites Railroad
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