Sheridan County Baseball League Sparks County Spirit
Sheridan county supports a local semi professional league with teams from Scobey Froid Outlook Dooley Flaxville and Plentywood. Opening crowds reach about 1000 in Outlook with 200 cars and many fans traveling long distances. C J Beiseker leads the league and also farms 56 000 acres and runs a bank in winter. The league fosters community, camaraderie, and local entertainment.
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Sheridan County
Giants
White Sox
Montana
Scobey
Froid
Outlook
Dooley
Flaxville
Plentywood
C. J. Beiseker
Montana Wool Clip Sets Prices as Sheepmen Seek Higher
Wool sells at 54 cents with some farmers aiming higher. State shearers will bring in about 18 to 20 million pounds this year, a solid total though slightly below last season. The price level promises a good return for sheepmen statewide.
Boy Scouts Aid California Farmers Against Grasshoppers
The boy scouts pledge themselves to help farmers by locating grasshopper breeding areas. Early information helps growers attack the pests before migration to fields, reducing crop damage in affected sections.
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Boy Scouts
California
Iron tonic claim spurs vitality at age fifty
A New York tale recasts iron as the main strength builder. Doctor E Sauer touts nuxated iron as restoring vigor, boosting endurance, and potentially halting disease by correcting iron deficiency. Advertisers offer bold guarantees: double strength in ten days, or 100 percent in four weeks, with refunds if not proven.
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New York
E. Sauer
M. D
North Country Farmers urged to repair roads for land value
The article promotes farmer led road work in Valley county Montana urging about three hundred farmers to spend two to three days fixing roads to Glasgow and surrounding routes. It argues organized effort with local clubs can boost freighting and land value, claiming a mile or two of road work can add about $500 to sale price.
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F. H. Derrig
Glentana
France
Scobey
Glasgow
Hinsdale
Cheer Up The Man Who Faces The World With A Grin
A verse praises the man who stays cheery when down and faces hardship with a grin. He refuses to whine and inspires others to see the crow as good to eat, a playful moral about resilience.
Quip Over Phosphate Joke Sparks Patter at Home
Mr Gabb jokes about phosphate in a man’s body yielding 8 000 boxes of matches while Mrs Gabb answers with a flaring remark. The exchange highlights a humorous domestic moment captured in a newspaper strip or feature.
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Mr. Gabb
Mrs. Gabb
Burglar Prefers Caution in Crime Plan
Quoted lines depict an elderly speaker noting a burglar’s methodical approach. The verse contrasts safety checks with subsequent theft actions, underscoring a cautious mindset central to the anecdote.
State Sets Terms for Farm Loans and Investment Totals
Commissioner Greenfield outlines loan conditions for farmers including 30 day processing after application with an abstract of title and a $10 fee. Loans require first mortgage on good improved patented farms, six percent interest, 3 to 10 year terms, with annual payments and partial early payoff. Investment totals show July 1 available funds of about 1.938 million, after bond bids, with May cash and June receipts detailed.
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Greenfield
Charles D. Greenfield
Sid .Ey Miller
Register of the State Land Office
State Board of Land Commissioners
State Supreme Court
Montana Local Roundup of Small Town Notes
A Montana roundup of brief items lists new banks and clubs, civic and business openings, civic events, and personnel changes across towns including Wolf Point Butte Helena Lewistown Malta Roundup Glasgow Billings and Missoula. Notable items include a 50 cent per pound wool sale 200 new Red Cross members a 25 000 bank capitalization and a 225 000 water plant bond issue.
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Wolf Point
Butte
Thomas McCarthy
Telephone Exchange
Deer Lodge
A. M. Berger
Senator Mantle
Helena
Weather Bureau
Lewistown
Fergus
Billings
Yellowstone Park
Malta
Rifle Club
Red Cross
Winnett
First State Bank of
Ryegate
William Cruse
Thomas Cruse
Great Falls
St. Thomas Orphans
Gilman
Sun River
Baungartner Brothers
Townsend
National Guard
Livingston
Wilsall
Northern Pacific
Shields Valley
Deerfield
Fergus County
Tivingston
Montana Power Company
Bowdoin
Great Northern
Brockton
B. F. Pentecost
Glasgow
Montana
Fort Benton
Chouteau County
Benton
Brown
Dominion
Missoula
Eric Johnson
Rapelje
Lake Basin
Broadview
Wheat surpluses in Hill and Gallatin counties
Farmers in Hill county plant vast wheat acreage while tens of thousands of bushels from the last crop remain unsold. It is said enough wheat is in county bins to feed the state for a year and similar stocks exist in Gallatin valley. Despite the glut, sowing continues on a tremendous scale.
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Hill County
Gallatin
Montana
The Byplay Minstrels jest about the first great actor
A comic exchange between Mister Interlocutor and Mr. Bones centers on naming the first great actor. Samson is cheekily praised as the first great actor for “bringing down the house with his last act.”
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Interlocutor
Mr. Bones
Samson
Indian Why Stories by Linderman praised by readers
Coskee see co cot Indian chief Linderman is hailed as the greatest living authority on Indian folklore. His tales attract universal attention and a second edition of the popular book is ready for delivery illustrated by Charles M Russell. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons. Send 2.10 to Box 396 Helena Montana if unavailable locally.
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Linderman
Charles M. Russell
Charles Scribner’s Sona
Helena
Montane
College student wins land contest near Silver Bow Junction
Max W. Kenck, who settled and improved a homestead west of Butte, attended agricultural college, and faced claims from John L. Strobel, won a land suit. Heard February 26, 1917, before U S commissioner at Butte and decided by Register Joseph Oker and Receiver Frank Steele of the Helena land office. Kenck kept residence and invested thousands, while his absence for college was not held against him.
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Max W. Kenck
Silver Bow Junction
Butte
Agricultural College
John L. Strobel
United States
Joseph Oker
Frank Steele
Helena Land Office
Strobel
Kenck
August Bentz
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