Grass Range Notes and Local Social Roundup
A.Mackenzie notary details church services at FIRST M. E. in Grass Range. Aiton to lead Sept 7 services. Gillespie buys Allen house frame, moves to his place. PTA meets Aug 28. Metzel ships hogs from Becket and Forest Grove. Vallery rents ranch to Shepherdson, sale Sept 5. Edna Anderson returns from Toston via Lewistown. Visitors from Cincinnati and Minneapolis to Mrs Anstett. Sayler and Margaret Sayler visit Hobson. Cowan formerly Messner. Bolles travels from Lewistown. daughter married French bride. Anthony returns from Boston. health hopes. Smith girls stay in Grass Range. Marguerite to Lewistown, Dorothy to local high school. Bert Weldon back from overseas and near Wesles river fighting. witnessed wartime deaths. School bond meeting postponed. next meeting with Prof. Cumming 8:30. Voters warned of polling list changes ahead of special election for highway, high school, and drought relief bonds. Jim Shaw and daughter at Roaring Camp. Lew Butler back from Chicago cattle shipment. Odd Fellows hold special meeting next Tuesday. Alex and Mrs Young back from Yellowstone Park in Ford. School opens Sept 2. enrollment expected large. County fair exhibits noted. desire for county agent to collect entries. Allen family leaves for Oklahoma. new job in Okmulgee. Al lenses’ friends saddened. Bozarths leave with Allen family. Dormitory conversion at hotel for school term. boarders to receive good service. Cecil Glover injures left foot with axe. wound treated before Grass Range return.
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Jim Shaw
Lyle Raw
Roaring Camp
Lew Butler
Chicago
Odd Fellows
Alex Young
Yellowstone Park
Gunny Sack With Clothing Found Between Towns Between Grass Range and Winnett
A gunny sack containing clothing was found between Grass Range and Winnett. The finder left it at this office for the owner to claim.
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Grass Range
Winnett
Watermelon Thief at Kendall's Exhibit
E. E. Kendall planned to display his prize watermelon at the fair last Sunday but an unprincipled thief stole it the night before. Such melon thefts are unexpected in Eastern Fergus where cattle rustling is more common.
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E. E. Kendall
Fergus
Wanted Housekeeper Seeks Post Near Men Without Children
A lady with a small child seeks a housekeeping position with a single man or in a setting without children. Inquiries should be made at this office.
Big Time at Becket dance promises lively music
Becket hosts a Saturday night event drawing crowds from across the area. Four pieces will perform with three string instruments, a trap drummer, and syncopation artists in both playing and singing. A midnight supper will follow as the great barn erupts in a night of fun. Bring your pep and leave the knitting at home.
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Becket
Lafe's Tribute and the Wreath for a Fallen Soldier
In a rural toll of memory a mule skinner with a French wreath on his arm walks toward a military graveyard where Americans, French, Germans, Senegalese, Moroccans, and Tunisians lie. He explains he bought the wreath to honor a fallen friend who was killed two nights before, a man described as a hell of a good fellow.
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Lafe
Maude Radford Warren
Saturday Evening Post
Paper pots aid transplanting of flowers and vegetables
Paper flower pots, basically perforated cups, are used to grow seedlings in nurseries for transplanting. Plants are moved with pots into ground, reducing shock as roots slip through perforations and continue growing beyond clay pots.
Porches and a Drumming Boy Exchange Chants
A narrator on the porch notices a boy downstairs drumming and singing loudly. He repeats lyrics about turning left while a nearby child calls for turning to the right. The scene ends with a humorous exchange over the misheard lines.
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Danny
Prompt Delivery Service at Wellmans Phone No 9
A brief notice lists prompt delivery service from Wellmans with a phone number ending in 9. Readable text confirms this as a small classified item inviting customers to call for rapid courier or parcel pickups.
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Wellman’s
Seed Wheat for Sale at Independent Elevator Wellman’s
Independent Elevator 31 offers 1000 bushels of No 1 Turkey Red seed wheat for sale. If it is on the market you can get it at Wellman’s.
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Wellman’s
Summer Complaint in Children Remedies Rise in Use
An old notice notes that summer complaints in children are lessening as Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy gains popularity. With castor oil and proper diet, it claims about 99 in 100 cases recover. Testimonial from W G Campbell of Butler Tennessee supports the remedy's effectiveness.
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Chamberlain
W. G. Campbell
Utler
Tenn
Bank announces free life-keeping plan for Liberty Bonds
The First National Bank of Grass Range invites customers to call for details on a newly inaugurated free life-keeping plan for Liberty Bonds. The notice also mentions Wellman’s Ready Market for butter and eggs, inviting customers to visit.
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Ito
First National Bank
Grass Range
Remedy Cites Swift Relief for Summer Complaint
Mrs Henry Jewett of Clark Mills New York reports that after a severe attack of summer complaint Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy relieved her almost instantly She urges families to keep this excellent remedy at hand for colic and diarrhoea and praises its quick effect
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su‘Terin
Chamberlain
Henry Jewett
Clark Mills
N. Y
Saturday Specials Fresh Produce and Market Under New Management
Fresh cucumbers blackberries asparagus head lettuce leaf lettuce ripe tomatoes green onions radishes rhubarb cherries new apples bananas oranges lemons Bermuda onions cauliflower and new cabbage on hand at all times. Fresh shipments arrive daily by express. Meat market under new management offers fresh meats fish and more.
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Bermuda
Express
Wellman's Trade Pitch Emphasizes Price Quality and Service
A terse ad urges readers that if price quality and service matter, they should trade at Wellman's, signaling a promotional push for value and customer care in shopping.
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Wellman’s
Malaria Death Toll in Central Venezuela State
In Catabo state, population 198,306, malarial fevers were the greatest rural scourge with 1,484 deaths last year.
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Venezuela
Catabobo
Franglais a New Tongue in France Today
Franglais is a new tongue born from Francaise and Anglais, spoken by Americans and English alongside French hosts. Red Cross workers note hundreds of French babies and hundreds of babies speaking only their own infant language create a harder to understand mix than grown up Franglais.
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France
Red Cross
Estray Red Steer Comes to Grass Range Ranch
A red steer about 2 years old branded on left side came to the ranch around October 1 1918. Owner may reclaim by paying advertisement costs and pasturing expenses. Mrs WM Lindstrand Grass Range Moat.
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WM. Lindstrand
Notice to Trespassers at W. J. Maddox lands
Notice to trespassers. No fishing hunting camping or otherwise trespassing upon my land. Those in the habit of so doing will please take 1 24 W. J. Maddox Grass Range Montana.
Reward for Boston Bull Terrier Nellye B Pederson
A reward is offered for the return or information leading to the recovery of a brindle Boston Bull Terrier with a white face stripe and screw tail. The dog belongs to Nellye B Pederson and is identified by the tag 1-81-1f.
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Nellye B. Pederson
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. R
A.r.mackenzie
Notary Public
M. E
Montana
Alexander P. Aiton
Ds 2 Pentar
Aiton
A. G. Gillespie
Allens
Parent-Teachers Association
Miss Newman
Lewistown
W.R. Howard
Cincinnati
Ohio
H. C. Tubbs
Minneapolis, Minn
C. H. Anstett
J. E. Sayler
Margaret Sayler
Cowan
Hobson
Messner
M. C. Bolles
Lawrence
Charles Anthony
Boston
Anthony
Charley
Smith
Marguerite
Fergus County Business College
Dorothy
Bert Weldon
Wesles
Mr. Weldon
Freddie Wild
Lewis Crawford
Prof. Cumming
Fergus County High School
Kendall
H. L. Allen
Oklahoma
Mr. Allen
Okmulgee
Flatwillow
Bozarth
Cole
Cecil Glover
Kendall’s
Merc. Company
Will
Oregon
Viar
W. J. Maddox
Mont
Palace Merc. Co
Thorebred
Palace Mercantile Co
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