Grant School Dominates Pearl J. Smith Spelling Contest
Beaverhead county held its Pearl J. Smith spelling contest on April 20 with sixty three perfect papers. Grant School led by Anna Nugent posted 99.66 average earning ten dollars for top school while Bristow led by Hugo Jordan followed with 99.07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Pearl J. Smith
Grant
Anna C. Nugent
Bristow
Hugo Jordan
Bannack
Estella Knotts
Argenta
Monroe Mann
Glendale
Jessie Cameros
Dewey
Elizabeth Dilton
Hansen
Dora B. Porter
Wise River
Marion N. Cox
West Fox
Louise Durand
Dell
Effa Cochran
Rock Creek
Minnie Mee
Bloody Dick
Solveig Thordarson
Gibbons
Marie Kennelly
Monida
Julia Rose
Dillon
Burt Shortt
Laura McDonald
Pluma Tattersall
Ruth Berry
Grange Bulletin Editorial Highlights Friends of Agriculture
Editorial from the National Grange Bulletin April issue at Springfield Illinois praises allies of farming and rural progress. It emphasizes support from champions of agriculture, education, and community development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Grange
Springfield
Illinois
The
Friends of
Agri
Grange Distances Itself From Non-Partisan League Movement
The Grange condemns the Farmers Non-Partisan League as a dangerous Northwest movement with radical promises and alleged disloyal aims. It stresses the Grange’s non-partisan, loyal service to American farm interests and disavows any affiliation, urging repudiation of entanglements and clarity on separate paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Northwest
Farmers
League
Grange
The
America
Non-Partisan League
Security State Bank of Dillon marks first anniversary in 1918
The Security State Bank of Dillon Montana celebrated its first year since opening on April 2 1917 in the old Governor Norris building. Its capital grew from 20000 to 50000 with new stockholders and a move to the Hotel Andrus building in 1918. Resources rose from 50667.57 to 268145 by May 1 with loans 152664 and cash 103834.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Banker
Helena
Security State Bank of
Dillon
Montana
Governor Norris
Bannack Street
C. C. Thorton
Pearl S. Smith
C. E. Bailey
Nels Nelson
R. H. Ryburn
Thornton
First National Bank
Penson
Minn
Dillon Bank
Smith
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Nelson
Bailey
Marshall Field
Security State Bank
John Peterson
Grant
Beaverhead County
J. C. Warrison
Grasshopper
A. I. Waldorf
Olmsted- Stevenson
Harlow Pease
John Colsins
Andrus
Woman Legislator Denounces Townleyism In Colorado
Senator Agness Riddle, Colorado’s leading woman legislator with three terms, repudiates the Non-Partisan League. She served on the state executive committee and criticizes the group after their fundraising from farmers neared one hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Agness Riddle
Facing a Big Question in Telephony Economics
The article argues that a business must serve its purpose and earn sufficient revenue to cover expenses and provide a return. War-driven cost increases raise prices, but telephone rates cannot adjust quickly, leading to a deficit of about $1.5 million by end of 1917 and a need to erase this shortfall to preserve service and financial integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con
Beaverhead County Ranks Seventh in War Stamp Purchases
Beaverhead county stands seventh in the purchase of War Stamps up to April 30, showing a record of 103 per cent. A tabulated list of all counties follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Pro Rata
Pet
Meagher
Eo Deer Lodge
Lories
Powell
Nodle Eae
Wibaux
Missoula
Lincoln
Spiele Gaia
Sila Na A Habe
Custer
Fallon
Fallon Fete Eee Eee Ete Een Ene 22,717.65 3,579.86 16 16 Hill Wane
Dawson Obs
Blaine
Glacier Park
Farmers Rally Sparks Fight Over Non-Partisan League Control
An accounting demanded incorporation to be directly answerable to farmer investors, triggering excitement. Non-Partisan League leaders argued this would force compliance with state corrupt practices and party laws. They dismissed Senator Agnes Riddle, who counseled accountability, as unsuitable to their methods. Senator Riddle, described as a real farmer, campaigns against the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Riddle
Chase
Riddle
Definition of a Slacker by a Four Minute Man
State Auditor Rufus G. Poland’s associate at Malta, Fred C. Gabriel, a Four Minute Man, defined a slacker to laughter: after creation, leftover low beings were bundled into a human with a yellow streak, a slacker. The Helena Independent cites the quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus G. Poland
Malta
Fred C. Gabriel
Gabriel
Helena Independent
Civil Service Exam for Forest Clerk Scheduled in Seattle
The U S Civil Service Commission will hold an exam for forest and field clerk on June 22 1918 in this city. Knowledge of bookkeeping typewriting and stenography is required. The Department of Agriculture urges female eligibles and applicants should contact the secretary board of examiners postoffice or district secretary room 303 T Postoffice Building Seattle for blank forms and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Department of Agriculture
Board of Examiners
Postoffice
T Postoffice
Seattle
Wash
Metlen Wins Jave Lin Throw at Seattle Field Meet
Warner Metlen son of George Metlen a bridge engineer for the state highway commission won the jave lin throw at the university field meet between sophomores and freshmen in Seattle last week. He hurled 166 feet while the nearest competitor missed by 23 feet. Metlen is an enlisted man granted permission to attend the university until the end of the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Metlen
George Metlen
State Highway Commission
Seattle
Metlen
Helena
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Ethel Shalitzky
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Dorothy Hirschman
Delia Hudson
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Adelaide Gelhaus
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Mary Lee Tower
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Guy Peterson
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Margaret Reece
Dorothy Potter
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Mary Lee Morton
Ben School
Frank Hunsaker
Margaret Roe
Red Rock
Lora Schroeder
Obed Shaw
Dorothy Stephens
Gladys France
Lelia France
Amy Stephens
Sarah McDonald
Ethel Anderson
Meda Thompson
Vera Burrell
Evan Burrell
Rose Wilson
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Jackson
Mildred Sage
Howard Lloyd
Ruth Norris
Lena Greggs
Lima
Ruby Sanders
Ruth Sanders
Elizabeth Mast
Bernice Mast
Julia Gransberry
Blanche Pilon
Willow View
Myrtle Rand
Gladys Kay
Lea Kanzler
Genervieve Bosturck
Link’s Business College
Link
W. H. Coppedge
Boise Idaho
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
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Civil Service Examination
W.S.S
Union Electric Co
Cook Sheep Company
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Dillon, Mont
Dillon Examiner
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