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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1920
Page
3
George P. Porter state auditor spends days signing 10 000 licenses for insurance agents. He signs each warrant personally, locking the door and posting busy sign to avoid interruptions. He jokes about a long distance writing contest as he continues the laborious task.
Alex Yule a Cascade county native claims the title of oldest soldier in the Canadian army after enlisting at age 70. He served three years in Scotland and France as a non commissioned officer with the 238th battalion of the Canadian forestry forces, and is 76 at his next birthday December 28 1920. Yule enlisted at Prince Rupert British Columbia and was sent overseas early in the war supporting timber operations for the Allies.
The article recalls Robert P Thoroughman born 1847 St Joe Missouri and wife Annie Bickett who marked 50 years of marriage on March 23 1870 in Helena. They endured Sand Creek 1864 near Denver and later Nez Perce threats near the Missouri and Sun rivers. 300 friends attended the Chesnut Valley celebration and memories of community life in the old schoolhouse are recounted.
Miss Mary Sanders of Helena daughter of James A. Sanders is appointed secretary to the American legation in Quito Ecuador. She trained in business, taught in New York, and will sail upon Washington notice. She is granddaughter of Col Wilbur F Sanders, noted Montana pioneer.
The Flathead Lake Navigation Company formed to develop a major summer resort at Polson on Flathead Lake. Plans call for steam and electric boats, launches, hotels, cottages, and other aquatic facilities to attract motor tourists and visitors.
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