State land grants and fair plans surface in Helena
Montana to receive about 0,000 acres of agricultural land from federal selections to reimburse for school sections in forest reserve land. Secretary Ensign may appear at the State Fair with an aircraft and an exhibit of horses and mules from Fort Keogh. The state capital driveway is paved with soil samples from counties across the state for highway testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
A. Whipple
State Long Board
Nelena
Thornee S. Enslano
Madr
Miles City
Ensign
Colonel Gibbons
Fort Keogh
Montanna
Aremy
Massen
Fatry Nute
Fatrim Yxutes
Melona
Body of Helena Boy Killed in Action Arrives in New York
The body of Harry Hall berg, a Helena youth who left for military service November 2, 1917, with the 161 Infantry and was killed September 2, 1918 at St Michael, has arrived in New York. Dixon names Montana press delegates to the World Press Congress meeting in Honolulu, appointing G M Moss Whitefish Pilot, Joseph Gehrett Outlook Laurel, FE H McDowell Tribune Terry Nantel Whetstone Pioneer Press Cut Bank, and H B Brooks Opinion Chinook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Helena
Harry Hallberg
Helena
161 Infantry
St. Michael
New York
Fielena
Walter Williams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Press Congress of the World
Flood Deluge Hits Miles City Area Increases Losses
Northern Pacific Station reports three railroad workers died while riding a speeder in Beaver Creek flood. A Wilaux Gazette estimate places county road and bridge damage plus farm losses around 100000 dollars with several houses and basements flooded. Rainfall reaches about 2.5 inches. crop damage may be offset by potential gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Northern Pacific
Glendive
Wilaux
Clean Grade of Wool Found in Montana Crop
Butte Montana reports active sheep shearing under way with an exceptionally clean and fine wool crop. The sheep shearers union agrees to a pay rate of zero percent, booking 70 shearers in the last ten days. The wool market shows improvement as a Montana grower rejects 20 cents per pound, equating to 25 cents in Boston for this clip. No convention is planned this year. union and merchandise board sessions start around June 20. President Secretary William McLennen presented the statements from Butte headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Boston
Union
Merchandise and Commission Department
Butte
Sheepshearers’ Organization
Willian McLennen
Nine Forest Fires Total for Season in Districts
Missoula reports nine forest fires across four forests this season with Gallatin two fires Kootenai four Cabinet two and Pend Orielle one. Rain and showers in Absaroka Beartooth Custer Madison and Kalispell areas slowed or erased fire danger with no fires in St Joe Coeur d Alene Clearwater areas while patrols extend to Oxford Musselshell and other sites.
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Missoula
Kootenai
Gallatin
Cabinet
Orielta
Absaroka Beartooth
Custer
Aladison
Kaniksu
Deer Lodge
St. Joe
Coeur d'Alene
Oxford
Musselshell
Fishlake
Chamberlain
Wool Rapidly Clipped From Beaverhead Sheep
Beaverhead county in full shear with about 200 men at work. Nearly 250000 sheep will be shorn over the next month, yielding an estimated 2000000 pounds of wool. A new fireproof wool warehouse is being rushed, sole in-state facility, and will grade and store the Beaverhead clip under a government plan with receipts to growers.
Indians Travel to Hardin for Cus ter Battle Commemorative Events
Crow nation members from Pryor district head to Hardin and Crow agency for commemorative exercises starting Friday. About 200 Pryor district Indians had begun overland travel and camped on Pryor creek. A tribal council will meet around the exercises to discuss outstanding off leases long under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin Bilings
Hardin and Crow Agency
Pryor District
Agency
Pryor Creek
Water reaches five year high in Gallatin county
Montana notes recount high water on the Gallatin Madison and Jefferson rivers with bridge patrols, Yellowstone trail flooding near Logan to Three Forks, and continued roadway use under guard. Other items note hail in Billings, a Catholic Foresters meeting in Great Falls, cooperative wheat marketing talks at Red Lodge, and Yellowstone Park road openings drawing 600 tourists.
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Gallatin
Madison
Jefferson
Galatin County
Logan
Red Lodge
Carbon County Farmers’ Union
Cinnamon from Ceylon and other oddities noted
Ceylon is praised for producing the finest cinnamon while other items mention Poe earning ten dollars for The Raven and an England football team with five men. Other claims include gold belonging to a Lamar Church and Tibet coconuts totaling over one billion annually.
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Ceylon
Edgar Allan Poe
England
Tibet
Lamar
Spirit of Doughboy chosen for American Legion memorial
The Spirit of the Doughboy statue by I. M.quesney has been selected by the national memorial committee of the American Legion for its memorial to World War I victims and for the Legion’s national memorial, honoring Armistice Day 1919 in Centralia Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Quesney
Americus
Gia
Natonal Memorial Committee
American Legon
American Legion
Centralia
Wash
Legion
Engineer Johnny Lacey Sets Enduring Rail Record
Johnny Lacey of Rock Island has served 49 years as engineer of the Rocky Mountain Limited from Chicago to Denver. He has traveled 206 715 miles, about 91 times around the earth, and his current Chicago to Rock Island run covers 181 miles. He plans to retire at seventy with a large pension, citing his habit of driving standing up. He boasts a spotless, accident free record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Lacey
Rock Island Road
Chicago
Denver
Rock Island
Lacey
Conly
Canada’s Lucky Number and Key Constitutional Moments
In a Canadian House debate Hon. M. W. Rowell called seven the lucky number in history. Responsible government arrived in 1847, Confederation in 1867, first colonial conference 1887, Imperial conference 1907, and the imperial war cabinet meeting of 1917 set up a constitutional conference to be held in June. Mr. Lemieux asked about 1837, and Rowell replied that year marked the rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
M. W. Rowell
Canada
Mr. Lemieux
Rowell
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Dixon
Press
Dawson County
Billings
U. Logan
P.M. Monahan
Anaconda
Catholic Order of Foresters
J. J. Eugen
Michael Connors
William Oehrie
Yellowstone National Park
Livingston-Gardiner
Havre
T. J. Troy
Lst
Milwaukee Stockyards
Fort Road
IE. McCarthy
Burlington
Thardin
Luaneh
Big Horn County
Lodge Grass
White Springs
Oo Oo
Theodore Herlihy
Portland
Lake McDonad
Glacier Park
Yellowstone Trail Association
Courtnes Terrett
Gilman
Montana State Press Association
Whitefish
News Gang
State College
Bozeman
The
Frederick W. Galbraith
France
Cincinnati
Arlington National Cemetery
Galbraith
Indianapolis
U. of P
Anti-Valstead
University of Pennsylvania
Pueblo
Aone
Colorado
Railroads
Grove
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River
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