Montana Sugar Beets Seen as Profitable Crop
Missoula reports J Arthur Brock, agricultural editor of Facts About Sugar, touring the local sugar factory. He notes 16 000 Montana acres already devoted to beets and forecasts a bumper crop with high sugar content. Planting wheat after beets could raise overall yields by 49 percent and boosts from barley potatoes and alfalfa are also cited.
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Missoula
J. Arthur Brock
Chicago
Montana
Brock
British General Sees World War Just Beginning
A prominent British general recently back from the front in Butte says the allies will not win until Allied manpower is concentrated on the battle line. He notes many American troops are already landed in France and have achieved victories, though the dates and details must stay secret.
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Butte
United States
Lost Three Fingers In Hunting Accident
Miles City report says Paul Allmayer city clerk lost three fingers of his left hand after a shotgun misfire while bird hunting 70 miles from town. Doctors hope to save the index and little fingers. He had recently bought an automatic shotgun and the stock rested on the ground when the muzzle exploded.
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Miles City
Paul Allmayer
Allmayer
Deer Lodge Letter Denounces Slacker Attitude
A local exemption board in Deer Lodge received a strong letter from a woman denouncing slackers. The writer called the exemption status a slacker condition and described the issue as a scandalous social problem in the county.
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Deer Lodge
Green
Oil drilling underway near Heath in Fergus county
In Fergus county three and a half miles east of Heath a major oil prospect is under way as the Judith Oil company drills on a tract of 2,500 to 3,000 acres. Judge H L DeKalb leads the project with long geologic study behind the venture.
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Lewistown
Fergus County
Heath
H. L. DeKalb
Judith Oil Company
Wyoming oil boom at Big Muddy field draws crowds
Tom Arthur returns from two weeks in Wyoming noting war talk fades as oil discoveries rise. In the Casper district's Big Muddy field thousands work with hundreds of teams and motor trucks. More than 100 derricks line the area, many blackened by successful wells and ongoing activity.
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Billings
Wyoming
Tom Arthur
Casper
Copper Theft Probe Ties Urge to Milwaukee Workers
Lew Jones and James Williams, Milwaukee at Melstone employees, are bound over to await federal grand jury action on stealing 17 000 pounds of copper last June. Investigators believe the copper, shipped to Fargo and sold to a junk dealer, is linked to copper thefts over the past year.
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Butte
Lew Jones
James Williams
Milwaukee
Melstone
Federal Grand Jury
Fargo
Copper Tonnage Rising as Mine Force Expands
Butte reports more than 10 000 men now employed by Anaconda Copper Mining company in the Butte district. Increased labor boosts ore hoisting and smelters have halted other work. Tonnage is expected to continue rising and operations to return to normal across all departments.
Ready to Enjoy Life In Fergus County
William Barney a prominent Fergus County resident died suddenly of heart failure at 63. After selling his ranch for $77 000 he planned a quiet life. He was unmarried and his body was sent to Grafton New Hampshire for burial.
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Lewistown
William Barney
Fergus County
Barney
Grafton
N. H
Airplane sighting reported over Butte city early hours
Four local witnesses A. E. Howell F, I. Carpenter, J. Parker, and J. W. Barbour affirm they saw and heard a flying machine over Butte in the early hours. The craft was said to match reports from Helena, Hamilton, Kalispell, Great Falls, Fort Benton, and others across the state.
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Butte
Helena
Hamilton
Kalispell
Great Falls
Fort Benton
A. E. Howell F
I. Carpenter
J. Parker
J. W. Barbour
Ronan Grain Elevator Aids Flathead Reservation Trade
Stanley Scearce will complete a new grain elevator at Ronan to improve handling of the Flathead reservation crop. It will be his fifth elevator on the reservation, joining Pablo, Tabor, Dixon, and Ravalli, and will feature facilities for economical rapid grain handling.
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Ronan
Stanley Scearce
Flathead
Pablo
Tabor
Dixon
Ravalli
Wheat price set at 1.89 per bushel for Stevensville deliveries
Stevensville elevator announces 1.89 per bushel as the base price for No. 1 northern spring wheat and No. 1 hard winter wheat at the Stevensville depot. Other grades face discounts per federal regulations. Wheat to be shipped to the Minneapolis market.
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Stevensville
Minneapolis
Alleged Spy Discharged In Great Falls
Otto Fischer, held as an alleged German spy, was released after it emerged he had been an inmate of an insane asylum in Buffalo New York. Special agent E W Burn Jr of the department of justice ordered the discharge upon learning the fact.
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Great Falls
Otto Fischer
Buffalo
N. Y
E. W. Burn, Jr
Department of Justice
Fischer
Mothers Neglect Colds May Lead to Chronic Catarrh
The article warns that untreated repeated childhood colds can develop into chronic catarrh, a burdensome, hard to cure condition. It urges early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and notes it is for sale at City Drug Store.
Nations of the Great War lecture series planned
Missoula announces a fall and winter lecture series under State University and Red Cross sponsorship. The course title is The Nations of the Great War, with lectures by experts on wartime diplomacy, economies, and society.
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Missoula
State, University
the Red Cross
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promotes Quick Cold Relief
Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted, years long used treatment for colds. Claims it contains no opium or narcotics and is sold by City Drug Store.
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City Drug
Thompson Falls Lease to Build Camas Hot Springs Resort
C G Van Hook Edward Donlan and Reuben Dwight have secured a 25 year lease on Camas Hot Springs. They plan to invest 300000 to transform the site into a premier northwest summer resort with enhanced facilities and attractions.
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Thompson Falls
C. G. van Hook
Edward Donlan
Reuben Dwight
Camas Hot Springs
Northwest
Despondency Treated With Chamberlain's Tablets Ad
Despondency due to indigestion and biliousness can be relieved quickly by Chamberlain's Tablets. The ad claims you will feel better within a day or two. For sale by City Drug Store. 1m.
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City Drug Store
Merchants Join Farmers Credit Association Reach Completion
Farm Credit Association in Lewistown reports the Merchants' Credit association will near completion this week. Many merchants from nearby towns including Moore Denton Winifrei Stanford and others have joined.
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Lewistown
Merchants’ Credit Association
His County
Moore, Denton
Winifrei
Stanford
For A Muddy Complexion Remedy Ad
Take Chamberlain's Tablets and adopt a diet of vegetables and cereals Outdoor exercise daily for greatly improved complexion within a few months For sale by City Drug Store 1m
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City Drug Store
Billings Student Ethel Hays Heads to New York Art League
Billings Miss Ethel Hays daughter of Mr and Mrs George M Hays travels to New York to pursue drawing painting and illustrating after earning acclaim in Los Angeles where critics praised her modern Venus de Milo figure. Her early work appeared in the Kyoto and Billings high school paper.
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Billings
Ethel Hays
George M. Hays
Los Angeles School of Art and Design
New York
Art Students’ League
Hays
Kyoto
Flour Mill Struggles to Meet Sharp Demand in Glasgow
Glasgow flour mill production runs at near capacity, grinding 24 hours daily with occasional boiler washouts. The Glas gow Flour Mill company is 16 carloads behind on orders as demand grows each day.
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Glasgow
Glasgow Flour Mill Company
Berry growers profit at Bearmouth ranch near Deer Lodge
Mr and Mrs Henry A Thayer and son earned 1100 dollars from berry sales and 600 dollars from fall or ever bearing strawberry plants at the Whiteside ranch a historic improved property near Bearmouth station west of Deer Lodge.
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Deer Lodge
Bearmouth Station
Henry A. Thayer and Son
Whiteside
Sheep Exports Rise From Butte to Eastern Markets
Butte Montana and surrounding areas send sheep to eastern markets as hay costs soar and winter prices likely to rise. R J Dee Northern Pacific freight agent says state tour supports increased outbound shipments.
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Butte
Montana
R. J. Dee
Northern
Pacifc
Livingston to Build New Water Plant, Not Buy Private
The Livingston city council plans to proceed with constructing its old water plant and will not purchase the private plant currently serving the community. They have put the Monich Trust company offer of $400,000 on hold.
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Livingston
Mne
Pigeon
Monicah Trust Company
Heirs Challenge Eastern Millionaire’s Estate
Mary A. Hall and Mrs. Ellen Weckforth file suit in Livingston claiming direct heirs status to the fortune of James Mullen, eastern millionaire who died in 1916 after touring the park. Letters of administration had been sought by D. J. Fraser, public administrator, amid assertions of no known relatives.
Aliens barred from military service delay for Camp Lewis recruits
Butte police face a sleep loss over a $50 reward per arrest for slackers who failed to entrain for Camp Lewis. Judge Bourquin rules aliens cannot be certified for military service, complicating enforcement.
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Butte
Camp Lewis
Bourquin
Robbery at Arlee and St Ignatius Areas Prompts Aid
A thief stole $225 from the Stanley Scearce store after breaking a safe and looted silverware watches and other goods. The June burglary marks the third break in on two fronts including Peters store in Arlee and the St Ignatius post office, officials say.
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Ronan—Yeggman
Stanley Scearce
Peters
Arlee
St. Ignatius
I Should Worry Now About Corns
Advertisement for Gets-It corn remover claiming two corns are no worse than one and touts it as the world’s best remedy by H. C. Burfiend. It promotes corn shrinking and peeling action.
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H.C. Burfiend
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State Bank of Dillon
the Times
A. L. Stone
W. A. Graeter
Cashier
Flathead Grain Elevator
Farm Credit Association
America
C. C. Thornton
Pearl S. Smith
Nels Nelson
R. H. Ryburn
Marshall Field, Cashier
G. E. Jewell
Dillon Furniture Co
General Furniture Distributors
E. H. Brundage, Undertaker
Dillon, Montana
the Crystal Laundry
H. H. Sato
Sebrée. and
Sts
George R. Oechsli
Bell
West Broadway
Butte, Mont
the Tribune
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