Montana Notes From Around The State In January
The Montana Dairymen's association plans its annual meeting in January in Bozeman. Gallatin county reports 6,776 school children. Teton county Red Cross has $12,652 cash on hand. Pablo launches The Pablo Enterprise weekly. Montana hay crop is light. some hay will be shipped in. Silver Bow reports 21,066 men registered for the draft. 2,100 in service. Miles City fears an ice famine without very cold weather. Montana Horticultural Society to hold mid winter meeting in January at Polson. Miss Lillian Callahan, first woman express wagon driver in Miles City, died of influenza. Glasgow light and water rates up due to costs and payroll. Gilman near electric light plant. local club pushing it. Billings chamber dissolves. merger into Billings-Midland club. Great Falls state grain terminal elevator to cost $250,000, ready for 1919 crop. Briley farmers organize cooperative threshing, over 20,000 bushels of wheat threshed. St Ignatius engineers survey Placid Lake storage for 20,000 acre irrigation project. Peter Hoffman wins largest Fergus county judgment, $16,800, vs auto owner and demonstrator. Roundup arrest of Charles Evanoff for sedition. bail posted, he returns, case pressed after war end. Plentywood Sheridan County taxes from Great Northern $132,500. Soo Line pays $12,000. Conrad sailor Horace Coleman decor at sea on Louisiana. Whitefish gravity water system planned. storage reservoir 400,000 gallons. Norwegian Lutherans plan a $50,000 church seating 1,000. Whitefish and Rosebud County spend $95,000 on dykes to shield residents from spring floods. work begun.
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Montana Dairymen’s Association
Bozeman
Gallatin County
Choteau
Teton County
the Red Cross
Pablo
Pablo Enterprise
Butte
Montana
sLutte
Silver Bow County
Miles City
Polson
Montana Horticultural Society
Lillian Callahan
Glasgow
Gilman
Billings
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Billings- Midland Club
Great Falls
Briley
St. Ignatius
Reclamation Service
Placid Lake
Missoula
Huson
Peter Hoffman
Fergus County
Hoffman
Charles Evanoff
Evanoff
Plentywood
Sheridan County
Great Northern Railway
Soo Line
Conrad—Horace Coleman
Louisiana
Whitefish
Rosebud
Three Million Dollars an Hour to Farmers
Estimates from the International Livestock Exposition show November 1918 paid farmers a record amount for livestock with hogs at Chicago stockyards delivering over 37 million dollars. Government price floors and embargoes shaped the month as hog shipments rose above normal and cattle and sheep prices climbed sharply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Union
Carey Land Board Reports Record Carey Act Gains in Montana
Montana Carey land act board reports the past two years as the most successful since federal act. 172 486 acres segregated to state, 73 468 acres taken by settlers, with 24 030.49 acres sold. Projects include Billings Big Timber Valier Teton Flatwillow Little Missouri. war pressures impeded some progress. debt on old arid land grant partly paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Carey Land Act Board
Land Act Board
Arid Land Grant Commission
Carey
Billings
Flatwillow
Fergus County
Little Missouri
Custer County
Insurance Companies Hit by Spanish Flu in October and November
Death claims of major insurance companies surged to five times normal in October and November due to the influenza epidemic. Senator Burlingame notes eastern money will fund Montana farm loans next year, aiding farmers with good security. He explains insurers limit investments to certain securities, with farm loan mortgages offering the highest rates among permissible options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Burlingame
Cascade County
Montana
Burlingame
Defense Council Seeks Continued Existence For Postwar Tasks
Secretary Charles D. Greenfield reports a resolution from the national council of defense to the state legislature. The aim is to keep the state council active to aid postwar reconstruction and the demobilization of military forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continue Defense Council
Charles D. Greenfield
State Council of Defense
National Council of Defense
State Council
World News Roundup of War Effects and Politics
The World section notes nine World War I deaths in Chicago this year, nine fewer than 1917, with causes including enemy propaganda. It reports Baker plans a bill on soldiers keeping uniforms, and hints at a possible fifth Liberty loan Victory Issue. Other items cover refugee refusals, arrests in Canada, ship contracts, prison escapes, and labor strikes with damages.
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Havana
Washington
Baker
Congress
Munich
Switzerland
Charles of
Austria
Vancouver
B. C
W. C. Findlay
British Columbia
Canada
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe gentle remedy for kidney liver bladder and urinary tract diseases. It claims rapid relief and renewed health after three or four capsules daily with a money back guarantee and availability in three sizes at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Private stocks of whiskey flood law with drought risk
Judge F L Mann says Montana liquor dealers hold large caches as wet goods. Private stock may be taxed after the drought, with no fixed reasonable amount defined. A jury could determine what is kept for private use versus evasion, as collectors pursue tax compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Mann
Internal Revenue
Montana
Billings
Gage
Helena
Irrigated Pastures Boost Profits on Valier Farm
Valier Farm Sales reports profitable sale of two year old steers and yearlings, all grass fed on irrigated pasture with no concentrates. Two year olds brought 132 50 each averaging 1 280 pounds. yearlings 100 each at 960 pounds. Animals were high grade Shorthorns dual purpose, strong milkers and beef cattle. Pastures under the ditch praised by local farmers. Speir farm 29 acres carried 32 head May 1 to Sept 20, native sod with timothy, well irrigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valier Farm Sales Company
Valier
R. W. Speir
Women Saved the Women in Harvest at Fargo
Women comprised nearly seventy percent of the workers who shocked grain in Fargo North Dakota during the fall harvest, reflecting a strong female presence in seasonal labor.
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Fargo
N. D
Secretary McAdoo Remarks On Railroads Policy
Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo signals continued government role in railroads with a five year period implied for control or influence. No further context provided in readable text.
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McAdoo
Gov
Peru Seeks 33 Million Dollar Loan in United States
Peru aims to secure a 33 million dollar loan from a U.S. lender. The effort signals a push to support public projects and balance economic needs amid fiscal pressures. Officials have outlined repayment plans and potential uses for the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
United States
Coughs and Colds Quick Relief Warned in Ad
A damaged ad promotes a generic cough and cold remedy claimed to ease symptoms for elderly patients and families. It urges purchase from druggists and hints at long standing trust in the product.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Health
An old advertisement claiming bowel health benefits and reliable action from Dr King’s New Life Pills. It asserts constipation harms the body and that the product removes waste and impurities, with availability at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Warrenton Seaport Promises Wealth for Grain Growers
In a promotional appeal from Warrenton Montana farmers are urged to back a Pacific Coast seaport at Warrenton. The piece argues Warrenton’s harbor location near the Panama Canal offers cheaper grain transport and greater profit, citing Seattle and Portland as less favorable due to distance and terrain, and notes rising local land values in rival cities. It urges immediate investment to capitalize on anticipated growth.
Christmas Offering Inside Lots Near Depot and Post Office
A Christmas promotion offers 100 inside lots within one mile of the Depot and Post Office at 200 each with 25 percent cash and 10 monthly payments. Send 50 to select now. If sickness or disability occurs, payments are extended or a Warranty Deed is issued without further payments.
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Argonne
Brittany
America
Ohio
Carey Land Board
THE
Bismarck
Belfast
Ireland
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas ,Lipton
Montreal
London
North Sea
Lilly Busch
Adolphus Busch
Psychopathic
Bell Telephone System
New York
Hoenck
Richard P. Hoenck
Butte, Mont
Great Falls, Montana
Frank M. Wallace
Rice & May
Warrenton
Farme 1S
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Portland
Puget Sound
Cascade Mountains
Columbia River
Columbia Harbor
Pacific
Panama Canal
Orient
Tacoma
Fine New School
E. A. Tyler Realty Company
Tod Block
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