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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
4
Fragments describe a perilous trek toward the Yukon, with a dog team and one Indian companion crossing the Tenana ice. Extreme cold and shifting currents test navigation as ice breaks and travelers fall into frigid water amid a perilous route to reach the great river.
The article surveys firearm history from matchlock origins in medieval times to wheel and flintlock, recounts Marlborough era use, notes 1834 per cap invention at Woolwich, 1889 muskets adapted for caps, and traces the Milne rifle of 1851 and Enfield rifle of 1856, ending with breech-loading rifles.
The Kansas City Star reports Hémund Burke praised hot water as a powerful restorative. Burke reportedly drank large quarts each morning and advised patients to use the hot infusion, drawing contrast with warm water which he deemed relaxing and nauseating.
A Kansas Industrialist summary of a survey by the States Department of Agriculture shows 96 percent of farm families wash clothes by hand with washboards, while 61 percent haul water over forty feet. Ninety-two percent sew and mend, and farm women work long hours, often more than eleven hours daily. The department and state colleges seek better conditions and home conveniences, reporting about a thousand farms remodeled last year.
H O Dobson sues all potential interest holders to quiet title on the described lands in Fergus County Montana. The suit asks the court to declare the heirs of Grace M Miller Dobson as owners and to quiet title against all parties with any claim or lien. The action lists Francis O M Dobson as co plaintiff and notes attorney Cole Baker Ulsaker Lewistown Montana.
Mrs C M Bullock of North reports giving Chamberlains Cough Remedy to her sick children last winter and finding fast relief for coughing. She recommends the product to others based on her experience.
Lamp coal offered at the old Turner mine near Becket with pricing 6 dollars at the mine for small orders, 8.60 for ten ton lots, and 8.25 for larger loads. Laslie R. Collins solicits orders and asks to leave them at the Review office.
Simple health tip promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets to aid digestion and liver bowel balance. Described as mild and easy to take, priced at a quarter.
For sale are ten White Leghorn roosters. Price advertised at $1.50 each, delivery or pickup to be arranged. Seller listed as Dpcer Rinehart.
Dan Willard, a summer farmhand, falls for Cissy Mayberry, a plain farmer’s daughter. He reveals he is actually an instructor at a fresh water college and not a farmhand. She confesses she is a city schoolteacher wanting to try farm life, and they decide to marry despite mismatched lives.
A reader remembers the famed young drummer in Napoleon's army who, amid Cossack assaults and freezing retreat, kept up morale with his drums. He rode on shoulders into battle, led charges, and even paddled a drum across rivers, becoming a celebrated figure alongside the marshals.
The passage considers nature as blind and indifferent yet ultimately benevolent. It notes wind, seeds, frost, floods, and drought shaping regions, then argues humanity survives and prospers through indifferent natural forces, with perceived value in the overall order despite lacking intentional design. It contrasts special providence with unchangeable natural laws.
A stern old gentleman asks for a plausible reason to give a nickel. A quick witted boy replies with a defiant retort about fairness and a nickel in a humorous exchange from an old issue of Americ eg Hon Weekly.
A 1920 Montana oil and gas partnership filing names 200 units with a par value of 250 dollars each. Principal office listed in Spokane Washington. Members named: C. E. Jackson Robert A. Wilson and J. E. Moe with addresses in Spokane. Notary confirms signatures and acknowledgment on December 16 1920.
Notice is given that the annual meeting of the State Bank of Grass Range will be held at its banking rooms on Tuesday January 11 1921 at 2 p.m. to elect a Board of Directors and transact other business. G C Bastien Cashier.
Notice is hereby given that Ernest W. Davis of Forest Grove Montana filed notice of intention to make three year proof on Additional H. E. Serial 04 for Lots 3 and 4 Section 31 Township 16 North Range East Mount M? filed December 7, 1920 before the land office Lewistown Mont. The notice requests proof of residence and settlement on the described land.
The article extols the elephant trunk as its most extraordinary feature, noting its complete flexibility and strength without bones. It can spray water to extinguish fire, lift heavy objects, pluck a blade of grass, drink, smell, and work in myriad ways, with a playful aside about nursery rhyme antics. It ends by hinting at a local Farmers account book push.
Incoming sheriff William Woods unveils undersheriff E W Smith and deputies from Kendall Grass Range Teigen and Flatwillow. Bert Replogle to remain district court clerk with Alvin Martin Fred W Griffith and Mrs Cleo Smith in posts. Edgar J Baker appoints Burton R Cole and M Ulsaker as deputies. H G Philips to become county treasurer in March.
A health notice urges readers to buy Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy now to prepare for coughs colds croup and whooping cough this season. It touts the product as easy to take and highly favored, suggesting it will be needed before winter ends.
William Everett and Alice Everett of Lewistown Montana heirs of Jay E Everett filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish the land description in Township 13 Range 22 East, seeking entry under the 1917 act. The notice, dated December 2, 1921, cites the home steader died and military service. Clerk H J Kelly, Register.
Department of the Interior notice states Russell L Patton of Darrel Montana filed to prove up a land claim in Township 1, Meridian. The hearing before O R McVey U S Commissioner at Roundup Montana is set for January 6 with witnesses Patrick H Collins, Mrs Patrick H Collins, A J Skeevers and Griffith R Roberts of Darrel. H J Kelly Register.
Department of the Interior U S Land Office Lewistown Montana announces Otto E Heydman described before R W Blake U S Com Grass Range Montana on January 22 1921. H J Kelly Register First Dec 2% time stated for sale proceedings and entry details.
Edward D. Smith of Clara Montana, holder of homestead and mineral land claims, filed intent to prove up land in sections 10 and 14 township 1 south range 1 east, before Walter J. Sledge U.S. land commissioner on January 5. First publication December 16.
French Bros seeks lime rock to be used at any purpose. They will pay $1.60 per yard delivered to the garage.
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