Exemption Cases Stir Chinook Community
Montana report notes the exemption board of District No 2 granted industrial exemption to J E Burgess cashier of the First National Bank of Chinook after a prior temporary discharge. The cases of Glen German and George Roberts also draw considerable local comment as prominent county figures.
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Chinook
Exemption Board of District No. 2
J. E. Burgess
First National Bank of
Burgess
Glen German
George Roberts
Trouble in Livingston as vaccine rule faces injunction
Local citizens resist a state board of health order barring unvaccinated children from public schools during a small pox outbreak. A meeting formed a committee to seek counsel to obtain an injunction restraining state officials from enforcing the rule affecting over a hundred students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
State Board of Health
Elk Meat For Soldiers Resolution Urges Elk Slaughter
The Bozeman Chamber of Commerce passes a resolution to kill several thousand of the 40 000 elk in Yellowstone park this winter and send the meat to soldiers in western army cantonments. Copies go to Interior Secretary Lane Food Commissioner Hoover and Sam D Goza Helena conservation leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Yellowstone Park
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
New Coal Mine At Lehigh Expected To Open Soon
By mid December the Cottonwood Coal company subsidiary of the Great Northern at Lehigh will begin operation producing about 3000 tons of coal daily. A workforce of 600 men will be employed, or 1200 at the camp, and plans are under way to build homes for the workers. A gravity water system will be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falle
Cottonwood Coal Company
Great Northern
Lehigh
Food Conservation Campaign Spreads Through Valley County
Enthusiasm for food conservation sweeps Valley County with 101 teachers receiving pledge cards via Miss Johonett. Glasgow schools distribute cards through Superintendent D S Williams as restaurants and hotels agree to regulations restricting wheat products Sundays, sugar Tuesdays, and meat Fridays with wholesome substitutes.
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Glasgow
Valley County
Johonett
Williams
Boys Save Spuds at Red Lodge Harvest Rush
Forty Carbon county high school boys led by C. C. Bowlen saved thirty sacks of potatoes at the community lot and seventy five sacks at the poor farm. Labor shortages and an early cold snap threatened the crop. The boys worked in snow to finish gathering the spuds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lodge
Carbon County High School
C. C. Bowlen
Billings Forecast as Eastern State Capital in Split Montana
C. C. Anderson, general manager of the Northwestern Improvement Company, predicts in an interview that when Montana is divided into two states Billings will become the capital of the eastern division. He calls the city one of the most progressive in the country and believes it may become the largest community in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana
C. C. Anderson
Northwestern Improvement Company
Havre School Attendance Incentive At Orpheum Theater
Manager Hirshberg of the Orpheum theater offers Havre pupils free admission to a special performance. Superintendent Abbott accepted the plan requiring students to present cards proving they had no absences or tardies during the month.
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Havre
Hirshberg
Orpheum Theater
Abbott
Proposed Prison Camp Rumor Circulates in Billings Area
Billings Gazette reports surveying parties working in the Bull mountains district between Billings and Roundup feeding a rumor that a large German prisoner of war camp may be planned. The Bull mountains coal deposits could attract such a development with German labor. Officials neither confirm nor deny the rumor.
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Billings
Bull Mountains
Bull Mountain
Large Concrete Dam Contracts Awarded Near Stevensville
Contracts for a large concrete dam across the Bitter Root river 10 miles south of Stevensville have been awarded to the Union Ditch, Eena Ditch, and Web Root Ditch companies. The 600 foot structure includes 300 feet forming a water wall to feed main ditches and 300 feet to prevent floods and to protect the irrigation system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevensville
Bitter Root River
Union Ditch Company
Eena Ditch Company
Web Root Ditch Company
Miles City to Fight Prairie Dogs With Poisoned Wheat
County commissioners may appropriate 1500 dollars to buy poisoned wheat for Custer county prairie dog control. Agriculturist Yerrington and A Taylor of the Washington biology survey lead the effort. Reported results claim 12 quarts can clear 160 acres and one tablespoonful kills two animals, with grain costing about 14 cents per quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Custer County
Yerrington
A. §. Taylor
The
Biological Survey
Washington, D. C
Arsenic Recovered From Great Falls Reduction Works
Frederick Laist metallurgical manager of Anaconda Copper Mining says 1 000 tons of arsenic were recovered from the big flue at the Great Falls reduction works while the plant was closed. The arsenic will be shipped from Anaconda.
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Great Falls
Frederick Laist
Anaconda
Cure Your Cold With Chamberlains Cough Remedy
When a cold lingers or recurs quickly it may lead to serious diseases like chronic catarrh pneumonia or consumption. Cure your cold while you can with Chamberlains Cough Remedy trusted by thousands and costing a quarter. For sale by City Drug Store Adv. Im.
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City Drug Store
Adv
Vacancy in Billings land office register post
The Billings land office register vacancy follows Fred H. Foster’s death. Democratic politicians scramble as activity rises after Senator T. J. Walsh’s recent visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Office of Register
Billings Land Office
Fred H. Foster
T. J. Walsh
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by a New Kensington mother
Mrs E O Irwin of New Kensington Pa says her son Edwin suffered croup until Chamberlain's Cough Remedy provided relief. She recommends mothers keep a bottle at home and use it as directed. Sold by City Drug Store Ady. im.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Miners and Operators Near Agreement on New Fuel Scale
Steph en Ely, president of the district UMW, says talks between miners and operators over the new fuel regulations scale will likely end in an agreement this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Stephen Ely
The
United Mine Workers
Indigestion Relief with Chamberlains Tablets
Mrs Thomas Casey of Geneva New York reports her husband suffered years with indigestion and stomach pains after meals. Chamberlains Tablets relieved his spells immediately and the product is sold at City Drug Store. Adv 1m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Thomas Casey
Geneva
N. Y
City Drug Store
Coal Fire Destroys 1000 Tons at Great Falls Yard
Fire discovered on the west side yards of the Great Northern burned about 1,000 tons of coal. Authorities report spontaneous combustion sparked the blaze, threatening surrounding facilities. No injuries reported as crews fought the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
West Side
Great Northern
Do You Have Sour Stomach Advice Ad
If troubled with sour stomach eat slowly and thoroughly chew food then take one Chamberlains Tablet after supper. For sale by City Drug Store. Adv Am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Store
Adv
Minse Reopening Planned for Bridger Coal Mines
Announcement that Bridger district coal mines will reopen immediately under government price scales and a wage schedule to be set at the Great Falls conference. F D Hunter of Burlington disputes county fuel administration claims that Kirby and Sheridan mines lacked cars, noting 75 cars supplied but only 45 loaded, with others idle all day.
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Minse
Billings
Bridger
Great Falls
F. D. Hunter
Burlington
County Fuel Administration
Kirby and
Sheridan
J. A. Shoemaker
The
Fuel Board
Teaching Domestic Science Across Montana Schools
Seven thousand girls in Montana schools and towns will take up bread making and garment making this year under teacher direction as part of the extension department at Montana State College. Pledges were obtained through Prof. M J Abbey, with almost every county represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana State College
Extension Department
M. J. Abbey
Questions For 1918 Forest Ranger Short Course
Faculty at the forestry school drafts a questionnaire for district forest supervisors in the forest service. It asks if enough staff can be released for a 14 week program and whether advanced courses like last year should be offered.
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Missoula
Forestry School
Forest Service
District One
Northern Pacific GM Sees No Car Shortage For War Effort
Livingston interview with J. M. Rapella general manager of the Northern Pacific railway says the railroads in the Northwest are aiding war work and will handle the large movement of troops supplies and crops. He notes a coal shortage is a mining issue and railroads can transport all coal offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
J. M. Rapella
Northern Pacific Railway
Northwest
Montana
The
Potatoes High In Butte Amid Car Shortages
Potatoes sell at two dollars per hundred pounds in Butte as a result of scarce railroad equipment. Growers and commission men blame the reduced wholesale marketing for the high prices while noting an unusually large crop in Montana and the west. They expect exceptionally low prices in April and May 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
West
Reverend Cross Recieves Carnegie Hero Medal
The Carnegie hero commission of Pittsburg awarded Rev. G. A. Cross of Lewistown a bronze medal with $1,000 for a worthy purpose after he saved a child from drowning at a Baptist Sunday school picnic along Spring Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Carnegie Hero Commission
Pittsburg
G. 4. Cross
Baptist Missions
Spring Creek
Flags for all sizes offered at Tribune Book Store
Flags of all sizes may be obtained at the Tribune Book Store. Adv.
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Tribune Book Store
For a Corn Peeling Picnic Use Gets It For Corn Rid
A playful ad copy extols Gets It as the easy corn removal method. It promotes a humorous banana-peel style technique promising complete removal with a grin.
Foreclosure Sale of Bannack Mining Property in Beaverhead County
Notice of sale under a 1917 mortgage on Bannack Mining Company assets in Bannack Mining District Beaverhead County Montana. Trustee will auction mining claims water rights mills buildings and all personal property at the Dillon courthouse on November 23 1917 at 10 a.m. to satisfy $125000 principal plus interest and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannack Gold Mining Company
State of
Montana
Title Guarantee & Trust Company
New York
Beaverhead County
Bannack
Empire Lode
Montana Lode
French Lode
Wadams Lode
Wallace Lode
Golden Leaf Lode
Junction Lode
Springfield Lode
Junction Mill Site
South Side Placer
Hillside Placer
North Side
Grasshopper Creek
Junction Mill
Phil. Shennon
C. H. Hand
C. K. Wyman
Beaverhead
State of Montana
Dillon
Certificate of Individual Ownership in George Engineering Co
George W. Elder declares he transacts business as an individual under the fictitious name George Engineering Company in Beaverhead County Montana. He states Dillon as his residence and sole owner status with notarized acknowledgment by Harlow Pease on November 1 1917.
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State of Montana
Beaverhead
Ss. I
G. V. Elder
County of
Harlow Pease
Dillon
Montana
G. W. Elder
Reward Offered for Sheep Thief Convictions at Madison National
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers' Association offers a reward of 500 dollars for the conviction of any sheep thief and a reward of 250 dollars for the conviction of any amp robber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison National Forrest Sheep Growers’ Association
A Mother's Gratitude For Doan’s Kidney Pills
A Dillon mother recounts how her child’s kidney weakness caused daytime incontinence. Doan’s Kidney Pills strengthened the kidneys, stopped the weakness, and restored control. The ad cites Mrs. W. R. Kent of Dillon, Montana, praising the remedy priced at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York. Adv. 44-45. Adding machine Paper in the Tribune Book Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
W. R. Kent
Dillon, Mont
Doan
Dean
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Shea
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Til
In. Diller
H._ Burfiend
Title Guarantee and Trust Counpany
E. B. Howell
Mont
Ste
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