Town News Roundup from Grass Range Montana
Jacob Gjerde visits from Dovetail amid harsh weather. A nine pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Laird. Ladies Aid buns from Mr. Kato using Flavo flour. Forest Grove dance next Saturday. many plan to attend if weather eases. Teachers examined in Grass Range including Wyman Joslyn and Spoya. A J Bender with Spokane Cattle Loan Company notes serious stock winter. Grass Range train from Lewistown slow. pipes froze en route. Lou Butler reports sardine diet and prophecies December 17 as end of world. Mrs. A R Mackenzie suffers severe burns in gasoline iron explosion. three windows blown out. Coal arriving from Dunn mine. wood abundant. talks of coal strike and a predicted blizzard about December 17 raise fuel concerns.
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Jacob Gjerde
Frank Laird
Dr. Freed
Frank
Ladies Aid
Kato
Forest Grove
Mabelle Wyman
Doughty School
Bolles
Teigen
B. M
A. J. Bender
Spokane Cattle Loan Company
Montana
Lewistown
Arkansas
France
Here
Lou Butler
Butler
A. R. Mackenzie
Mrs. Mackenzie
Mrs. Morse
Henry Stenson
Dunn
Tom Apple
Prompt Mail Order Drug Store Solicits Customers
Prompt attention to mail orders for any drug items. CENTRAL DRUG STORE guarantees prompt service and satisfactory treatment to all customers.
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Central Drug Store
Hay Supply Strains Utah Dealers As Winter Looms
Equity reports about 15 carloads of hay, with some in Lewistown, but coal issues block extra shipments. Nebraska hay remains overpriced, South Dakota deliveries paused, yet Dakota buyers bid above contract price. Breckenridge foresees no major shortage for a week or two and aims to cover January February with Idaho alfalfa, relying on about 50 cars to weather the winter.
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Couraging
Lewistown
Nebraska
South Dakota
Dakotas
Breckenridge
Idaho
Flowing oil raises tensions at discovery well
The discovery well shows increased oil flow over the casing with higher volume and excitement as casing sinks and hole is cleaned. Official analysis lists gasoline 7.5 percent kerosene naptha 10 percent paraffin 38 percent lubricants 40 percent asphaltum 21 percent and solids and water 2 percent. Montana oil gravity 34 degrees Baume.
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Montana
School Notes Describe Faculty Exam Week Event
A school community reports many teachers took exams last week. On Friday the Band and Glee Club gave an enjoyable evening with performances and a climax of singing. A Softie was seen standing on his head under the bookkeeping table and a magic mirror in the classroom often reveals truth when the teacher is away.
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Glee Club
Fergus Tax Contests Hit Montana Courts And County Debt
In Fergus County Montana contests challenge a one mill real estate levy citing lack of uniform assessment, improper county board authority, and overstepping indebtedness limits with a push to tax relief for delinquent payers. The case arises from Assessor Charles H. Martien paying land taxes under protest.
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Supreme Court of Montana
Court House
Charles H. Martien
Fergus
County Board of Equalization
Fergus County
Splendid Cough Medicine Praised by Ferguson Station Mother
Mrs. Clay Fry of Ferguson Station Missouri endorses Cham berlain's Cough Remedy. She says it eases children's croup symptoms and relieves her own coughs and colds after a few doses.
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Clay Fry
Ferguson Station
Savages Fond of the Banjo
The banjo, in its primitive form, is found in use today by savage tribes in equatorial Africa. It is a calabash or half a calabash with strings across it and is perhaps the most important instrument at cannibal feasts and other joyous social occasions.
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Equatorial Africa
Grass Range Creamery Schedules Three a Week
Grass Range Creamery will run three days a week beginning December 1, 191 cream will be taken in on other days.
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Grass Range
Famine Threat Amid Europe Crisis Warns Sir George Parish
London reports warn that at least one hundred million Europeans face starvation in the coming months. Sir George Parish told the Ethical Society that the danger is real and businessmen and bankers are convening to craft remedial measures to avert widespread hunger.
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Europe
London
Sir George Parish
Ethical Society Today
Bright Seat Polisher Temper of the Times
A playful note from the Houston Post discusses the elusive temper of the times and the idea that some seek shine through an intangible, natural element rather than quick polish. The piece references facetious views on polishing and the notion of tempi as a metaphor for cultural brightness.
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Houston Post
Call at First National Bank for Farmers Account Book
Farmers are urged to call at First National Bank to obtain or renew their Farmers account book. The notice calls for prompt action to ensure continued access to banking services and record keeping.
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First National Bank For Farmers
Ladies Aid Bazaar Earns About $189 From Supper
The Ladies Aid Bazaar and supper bring in 189.65 in gross receipts. Although more than 160 is expected to be cleared, several bills remain unpaid. Much is donated, and organizers receive praise for their efforts.
Red Cross Christmas stamps sale and Catholic Bazaar
The notice promotes Red Cross Christmas stamps featuring Mrs. W. M. Weber and announces a Catholic Bazaar on December 13th with details for attendees and donors.
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Red Cross
Catholic Bazaar
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A.r.mackenzie
Notary Public
Lofties
Gladstone
Old Grass Range
Parent-Teachers Association
Grass Range Mercantile Co
Alfred J. Brenner
S. W
N. W
M. M
Gertrude Brenner
Rochester
Ohio
H. J. Morse
Mont
Durham Bull
Joe Gardinello
Teigen, Mont
William N. Roush
Malone
Long Life
Bennington
Blue Bird
Palace Mercantile Co
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