Warrenton as a proposed western terminus discussed by Montana Equity
The Montana Equity News 1918 piece argues Warrenton could become a major port if freight rates reflect haul costs. It cites distance and wheat rates Havre to Warrenton versus Minneapolis to New York, suggests 15 cents per cwt to Havre Liverpool, and notes rail costs from Spokane to Warrenton. It urges property investment to participate in Warrenton’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Mobak Etertbeg Aester
Gene Road
Us & Gata
Minneapolis
New York
Havre
Pacific
Liverpool
Montana
Spokane
Columbia River
Montana town notes and county reports across the state
A roundup of local items from Hardin to Havre including land sales at 150 per acre, a planned Billings stockyards office, mergers of Montana Lumber and Hardware in Lewistown, roundups of Red Cross chapters, burns from a kerosene explosion near Malta, rural telephone efforts near Whitewater, a seven foot coal vein near Havre, and cable work by Mountain States Telegraph. Bond votes, wool price records, road repairs, Red Cross donations, casualties lists, Scouting fundraising, and other municipal actions are noted, with various officials and residents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Billings Stockyards Company
Lewistown
Montana Lumber Company
Montana Hardware Company
Roundup
Musselshell Red Cross
Malta
Fred Messerly
Whitewater
Farm Bureau
Havre
Lethbridge
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hardin
Alex Woolfolk
Goulding Creek
Red Cross
Plains
Verdun
Len Johnson
Fort Benton
John Kirby
Chouteau County
W. E. Bradley
Bradley
Miles City
Custer County
Dawson County
Republic
Crow Reservation
Washington
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Boy Scouts
Polson
J. M. Darby
Union of
Mine Workers
Butte
Northwest
Northwest Milk Dealers’ Association
Gorporal Herman Kaminski
Ford Hardin
Hardin Light and Power Co
Bitro-Phosphate Promises Strength for Nervous, Thin People
An advertisement touts Bitro-Phosphate as a cure for nervousness and thinness, claiming it builds flesh, increases strength, vigor, and nerve force. It asserts quick gains in weight and energy, and notes caution for those who do not wish to gain flesh.
Profiteering in the Early Days at Last Chance Gulch
Dr. Steele shares sidelights on life in early mining camps noting a claimant who allegedly took as much as 500 dollars a day from a rich claim in Last Chance Gulch. The piece highlights harsh cash flows and frontier mining excesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele
Last Chance Gulch
Early Montana proverbs from Dr Steele and Hangman's Tree tale
Dr Steele recounts 1863 Montana adventures from Denver to Salt Lake City to Virginia City. He details selling potatoes, profiteering anecdotes, encounters with Irish buyers, and moral clashes with a linseed oil hustle. He recalls Beidler, stampedes, gold finds, and a Hangman's Tree vigilante episode with Sanders.
Woolfolk Wool Clip Realizes 6 Per Sheep In 1918
Alex Woolfolk, leading state sheep grower, reports 69 1 2 cents a pound for his 1918 wool clip, averaging about 6 per head. In 1896 he sold at 63 4 cents, under one tenth of last year’s price. The clip was sent to a Boston commission firm and sold to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Woolfolk
Woolfolk
Boston
World News Diversity of Postwar Headlines
Paris mourns General Moiner, Paris military governor, dying recently. Reports from across the globe note a string of events from earthquakes in Southern California to political detentions in Berlin and London, with discussions on peace, demobilization, and relief efforts in the Holy Land and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Moiner
Los Angeles
California
Kansas City
Pierre Pierre
Wilson
Washington
Siberia
Belfast
Amsterdam
Hamburg
Germany
Berlin
London
England
Basel
Karl Radek
Friedrich Ebert
Count von Bernstorff
Society of Nations
United States
Senate
Chicago
Alschuler
Europe
League of Nations
Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Waterville
The
Anti-saloon League
Switzerland
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Congress
New York
Executive Council
Building Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
France
Belgium
Building Trades Employers’ Association
A. J. Simons
Russia
Holy Land
American Red Cross
American Committee For Relief
Near Haat
Marconi Predicts Wireless Communication With Planets
Marconi foresees a future when wireless communication reaches other planets and notes news of the universe may be covered by special dispatches, a monumental task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
Butter Eggs and Meat Exceed Prohibition Limitation
Report notes ongoing violation of the prohibition law with daily small quantities of butter eggs and meat entering circulation despite official restrictions. Authorities monitor and seek stricter enforcement amid continued illicit trade and consumption.
Flu Outbreak Hits Buffalo Herd in Yellowstone Park
Buffalo herds in Yellowstone are struck by an illness described as hemorrhagic septicemia though resembling influenza. 31 buffalo died, authorities fear losses are unsustainable. State labs report isolation of the germ and potential vaccine development to immunize the remaining herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
United States
State Laboratory
Capitol Grounds
Rudolph Snyder
Bureau of Animal Industry
I. Wallman
Wallman
A. H. Moray
Snyder
Denver
Washington
Beaverhead Valley land sales and Canadian options
A collage of farm land listings in Beaverhead and Madison valleys offering 240 to 600 acres for sale with irrigation, stock ranch potential, and multiple buildings. Ads include Canadian lands for sale through J. Winchester, plus manufacturing and service entries such as cleaning, drafting supplies, accountants, and assayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACR
Beaverh
Dilton
Jeranary
Dillon
Canadian Pacific Railway
J. I. Eakin
Great Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Biuetre
Frank Lemmer
Central Ave
Mont
P. O
Montana Farmers
Great Maritime City
Montana-Warrenton Development CO
Stanton Bank
Great Falls, Mont
Matt W. Alderson
Dr. Steele
Salt Lake City
Virginia
Nevada
Virginia City
Bob Hale
Billy Morris
Bivens Gulch
Helena
Grizzley Gulch
Sanders
Beidler
Doc Steele
SA Waterloo
Umley
C. J. Oberst
Hingham
H. Corazens
Edwards
Hard Bros
Edison Block
Butte, Mont
Agoma Hotel
Bette
J. Winchester
Khedive, Sask
Madison Valley
Dance
Three Forks
Broadwater
Chouteau
Granite
Lewis & Clark
Powell, Prairie, Valley Counties
Herbert A. Hover
Judith Basin
Conn Ree Land Co
Shields River Wall
J. W. Hefferlin
Levteameen
Livingston
C. Campbell & Son
City of Spokane
Consolidated Land Co
Elk
C. McClintock
Custer County Bank
Ford & Hollister Ranch (Inc
Darby, Mont
Huntsberger-Givens Co
Great Falla
D. Watson Robb Co
Blatchfords Fooda
Nol. Com
Carbola
Poultry A
Greenfield Co
Woodruff-Boyce Seed 1 Co
Pike Street
Seattle
Wash
Liberty Bonds
Karl Mercantile Award
W. Sixth Ave
Helena, Mon
Ford
Teanes
Glendive
A. L. Rose
West Park Street
Lewiston & Fur Co
Hoenck
Montana Furacturing Co
Bee Mall
Express
Broadway
Kenyon Wheeler
Ecista
Systema
Eulet
Aseayers
Botte
ALKE
Gne
Leuchars
Great
Talouman
Dept. K
S. O. Huseth
Optician
Hughes Loan & Land CO
Alhambra
M. J. Sullivan
Irving Whitehouse Company
Third Street
Great Fpalia
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