Local Briefs and Notes from Grass Range and Area
The P T A will meet at Mrs W C Weber's home tomorrow evening. M O Ratliffe broke an arm after a cow encounter. Mrs Ratliffe gave first aid. Ted Hanson is ill with a severe cold and high fever. Henry Hanson fills his job at Hagerty's. The Rangstar child ingested iodine. Dr Freed prevented serious harm. Erling Haugse and Eliza Solberg wed April 7 with witnesses A Dahl and Mrs William Lindstrand. Earl St Peter plans oil field trucking this summer after a Lewistown passage. Gordon Campbell, geologist, reports strong local development prospects. Doe Dailey notes hard winter but expects a good season and crops. Grand theater slated with a movie machine. first show soon. Wincer Vacat talks show mixed crop prospects but bright overall. A million dollar Smith ranch sale to J B Long Co. Clark vs Degner grazing case verdict for Clark $494.16 plus costs. Mrs Charles Kaufman arrives from Minnesota to join husband at the ranch. oil prospects excite capital interest. Grass Range creamery under W J Rowland gains footing, aiming to aid farmers in creamery work.
Students Build Half Mile Track For County Meet
Mrs. Overbey visits school as boys labor in snow and rain on a half mile practice track for the county meet at Lewistown on May 7. Dora Niswanger breaks two small bones after a sidewalk fall. classmates sing while work continues. The note ends with optimism for a new high school next fall amid local opposition.
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Winnett
Lewistown
For Sale by L W Rash Grass Range vicinity
A sale ad from Grass Range area lists 1 good brood mare in foal 4 head of horses 20 hogs brood hogs 2 heifers and 1 cow offered by L W Rash located 12 miles south of Grass Range.
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L.W. Rash
Grass Range
New Source of Soil Fertility From Iowa College
An annual sweet clover developed at the Iowa College of Agriculture may boost farm land value and reduce reliance on traditional manure. The biennial, adaptable to spring sowing with various grains, yields hay, seed, or green manure and shows crops in one season in several states. It offers a rotation advantage by saving a year in green manuring and may improve nitrogen and humus supply beyond stable manure.
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Iowa’College of Agriculture
America
Agricultural Colleges
United Staes
Idaho
Denmark
United States
Iowa State College
Presidential primary ballots listed for April election
County Clerk W W Wheaton announces ballots are available for absent voters. Democratic page shows open presidential ballot with S V Stewart for vice president. Democratic electors slate includes Roy Ayers Lewistown and 19 others. Republican slate lists Hoover Harding Johnson Lowden Wood with eight electors and no VP candidate. Delegates totals 21 for Democrats and 27 for Republicans.
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W.W. Wheaton
Mr. Wheaton
Court House
S. V. Stewart
Grover C. Cisel
George E. Hurd
J. M. Kennedy
Joseph K. Toole
Roy ©. Ayers
Lewistown
W. H. Barth
James P. Bole
P. E. Burke
J. E. Erickson
Maggie Smith Hathaway
T. M. Kehoe
Charles J. Kelley
J. E. Lane
H. J. McGregor
C. F. Murphy
Louis Newman
J. F. O’connor
J. E. O'Neill
R. E. Purcell
Geo. L. Ramsey
J. M. Reynolds
Stanley Scearce
W. R. C. Stewart
Tyler B. Thompson
T. J. Walsh
Herbert C. Hoover
W. G. Harding
Hiram W. Johnson
Frank O. Lowden
Gen
Leonard Wood
Ethel R. Farnsworth
Walter D. Kemmis
C. H. McLeod
T. C. Power
E. A. Richardson
John Allen
William R. Annen
John Adam, Jr
J.C. Alexander
C. B. Allen
Lyn D. Ambrose
A. M. Anderson
James M. Burlingame
George Baker
John Primacombe
Lew L. Calloway
Frank B. Connelly
Edward Donlan
A. J. Door
W. D. Fenner
Fred L. Gibson
M. S. Gunn
F. Goddard
Mrs. Charless
Church Notes Sunday Service April 18 1920
Order of service lists hymns scripture reading and sermon The pastor will preach The Doubter s Faith Closing hymn and benediction Epworth League at seven All young people invited See announcement of theme and music Church at Chippewa Creek school house Sunday afternoon meeting pastor hopes to preach there biweekly until Conference
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Emma Koetitz
Hanes
Epworth League
Montana
Chippewa Creek
Come and Get Them for Free Farm Silo Pamphlets
The Review notes a useful pamphlet on corn silos issued by the Great Northern Railway emigration department. Over three dozen copies remain and are being given away to interested farmers, full of valuable information and hints.
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Emigration Department
Great Northern R. R
Plaster of Paris Mixes for Chili Crack Repairs
Using plaster of Paris to fill chili cracks, mix with vinegar instead of water to form a putty like mass. The prepared filler can be applied to seal cracks in chili dishes as a makeshift repair.
Oil Rigs Progress Near Grass Range and Teigen
Walker Bros unloaded a rig at Winnett for Cat Creek Basin work last week and plan a second rig near Teigen with fast road access. A third rig is expected south of town. W O Henning Willard Martin and their wives and a rig specialist accompanied the group.
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Walker Bros
Winnet
Cat Creek Basin
Teigen
Winnett
W. O. Henning
Willard Martin
Lowden Leads Wood in Illinois Presidential Preference Primary
Governor Frank O Lowden held a 74813 vote lead over General Leonard Wood as returns from 63 of 102 counties and 249 of 5690 precincts showed Lowden with 243239 to 159426. Wood won Cook county by 27533 and Sen. Hiram Johnson received 46909 votes, mostly in Cook county.
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Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Lowden
Gen. Wood
Wood
Cook County
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Johnson
Cook
Clean Marquis wheat for sale at Becket ranch
Marquis wheat offered for sale by the McCauley ranch at Becket. Germination reported at 98 percent, with buyers invited to inspect seed quality and availability.
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McCauley Ranch
Becket
Eight Thousand Swiss Soldiers in War and the Wahl of Werld
The article recounts that 8000 Swiss soldiers entered French service in a war, 300 survived with many wounded, 7700 were killed. About a thousand stalled a German advance at Verdun until the last man fell. It notes the 50 year old Wil Ham Tele and the Arnold von Winkelried poem in American school readers, affirming their place in literature.
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Eightnong
Verdun
Wil Ham Tele
Arnold von Winkelried
Lost His Place. Old Yuan Bitzer at Barber Shop Debacle
Bitzer, a furniture dealer, left his shop to drink beer across the street. Returning to the barber shop he found another man had taken his seat and, after a tense moment, asked the barber if a man is still out when he steps out briefly.
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Yuan Bitzer
Bitzer
Untitled Louisville anecdote mentions homemade wine and cigars
A Louisville Courier-Journal piece recalls a brief exchange about an ordeal. The speaker describes visiting Flubdub’s house and drinking homemade wine made by his wife and smoking two Christmas cigars.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Strayed Blue Gelding Report From AK Brand
A three year old blue gelding branded AK X on the right shoulder is missing. The animal is described as well trained and likely to be near grazing lands or open ranges. Call authorities with any sightings or information leading to recovery.
An Exchange of Love Letters
A man narrates how a friendship with Mary Chalfinch deepens into love and engagement, then a feud over exchanging letters leads to a dramatic reconciliation at her home. The clash centers on trust and the fate of their love amid playful yet sharp miscommunications.
Madge Chooses Mock Marriage to Save Father Wealth
Madge Clark seeks to secure her aging father’s fortune through a marriage scheme. She weighs Jack Fisher Tom Morris and lawyer Robert Morris, leaning toward the latter after a mock ceremony planned with his help. In the end Madge marries Robert Morris with a cleric present as her father regains health.
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Madge Clark
Madge
Jack Fisher
Fisher
Tom Morris
Robert Morris
Robert. Morris
Jack
Tom
Mr. Morris
Morria
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. C. Weber
M. O. Ratliffe
Ted Hanson
Henry Hanson
Hagerty’s
Ted
John Rangstar
Dr. Freed
Erling Haugse
Eliza Solberg
Peter Hesby
A. Dahl
William Lindstrand
Earl St. Peter
Levistown
Gordon Campbell
Mosby
J. B
Doe) Dailey
Flatwillow
Doe
Grand Theater
Wincer
L. J. Logan
Smith
Martinsdale
J. B. Long Company
Smith Brothers
FE. W. Clark
4Ward Jegner
Clark
E. W. Clark
C. W. Buntin
Charles Kaufman
Minnesota
Kaufman
W. J. Rowland
Mr. Rowland
Savior
Depres
Roy Bigler
Ilinois
Western Newspaper Union
Mary Chalfinch
Mary
Miss Chalfinch
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