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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
3
The state land office reports cash receipts for the year ending November 30, 1918 totaling about 15,000. Vacancies decreased from 1,842,812.29 in 1917 to 1,828,712.43 in 1918. Revenue sources include land sales and contract payments at 967,571.49 and interest on balances.
Missoula establishes a ROTC school at the state university. Ronan sues city for 10000. Chinook reports 65 tons of hay from 24 acres over three cuttings. Yellowstone county records 134 tuberculosis cases with a nurse hired. Helena reports 33557 at the state fair and receipts of 32198. Building boom follows postwar restrictions. Cascade residents seek a deputy for prohibition enforcement. Butte veteran attorney Judge Wines retires after 52 years. Butte notes potential stockyards amid three packing plants and 74 dealers. Agricultural college says 23 farm bureaus saved farmers over two million dollars. Miss Jewett Leclaire charged with masquerading as Red Cross worker escapes custody thrice in 24 hours. Helena calls for longer terms and higher salaries to keep teachers. Great Falls police identify snow glare mask as the reason for a bandit misconception. Wn Ernest D Free escapes Fergus jail then returns. Butte undertakers accused of forming a trust over indigent burials. Helena worker with partial finger disability continues at Du Pont plant despite compensation law. Fort Benton Hyatt sues Britt for 11393 alleging kidnapping arrest and jail. Roundup sees McAdams sued over 40000 in damages after a coal car incident killing Q Price.
Montana postmasters report a bulletin on six cent airplane postage stamps for mail carried by air rather than rail. A 16 cent stamp is also provided for optional special delivery at journey’s end. The stamps aim to back the upcoming air mail service as routes are established.
A gathered ribbon of brief items reports labor demands in the United States, Italy funding public works, gas stockpiles in the Atlantic, Boston token tickets, art theft at the American Academy, Poindexter urging Germany to settle debts, a Kansas City streetcar strike, France decoration day for American graves, labor ownership debate in the United States, a predicted fall of Bolshevism and a Russia United States, Turkey’s debt and currency concerns, French reforestation, U.S. budget and taxation outlook, Toboga island purchase talks, a north pole air survey plan, British war-tech warnings, Wilson visiting a military hospital, a California drowning discovery, a Filipino resuscitation tale, New York hunger relief efforts, German influence in Mexico recalled, and national bank resources hitting a high.
The post office envisions nine hour delivery between Chicago and New York, about one third current time, with many letters also sent by telegraph. New routes will follow the first routes next year, and airplane postage stamps of 16 and 24 cents cover delivery and extra weights. The plan aims to cut the vast annual cost of night letters, with potential savings seen in delivering 50 million letters yearly at 16 cents each.
A Great Falls committee drafts a bill to create a state owned storage elevator at Great Falls with a $250,000 bond plan. Topics include construction, a managerial board with two Great Falls members, a skilled grain manager, per diem pay, and storage limits to keep farmers’ access open.
A state industrial accident board panel ruled no compensation is due for a worker whose wooden leg broke while off work, though the Grant Smith Company may cover repair costs. The case, involving George Carvel and a $28 repair bill, questions if benefits apply when an artificial limb was damaged.
Classified list of advertisements from Great Falls and nearby towns. Includes livestock insurance claims, hay and oats, livestock trades, used autos and machinery, salesmen wanted, chiropractors, fur shipments, remodeling services, dyeing and cleaning, and various crafts. Mentions Butte Helena Lewistown Great Falls and addresses in Batte and Rose.
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