Treasure State Farm and Livestock Hero Knowles
Dr M E Knowles, 16 years Montana state veterinarian, leads veterinary forces at Camp Sherman Ohio guarding 10 000 horses. He rose from lieutenant to major in the US Army after serving in Paris during the German offensive and chose to enlist despite age, earning praise for his care and leadership.
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M. E. Knowles
Montana
United States Army
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Knowles
One Hundred Eighty-third
Paris
Montana cattle inspected in Chicago in 1917
Montana brand inspector S J Scott reported 179000 head from Montana were inspected at Chicago Union Stockyards during 1917. He warned many brands are hard to read and urged larger branding irons to prevent illegible marks. Scott, chief brand inspector for nine years, traveled from Texas to Montana and has long studied Montana brands and stock shipments.
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Montana
Union
Chicago
S. J. Scott
Great Falls
Mr. Scott
Scott
Montana Board of Livestock Commissioners
Inspector Scott
Texas
Rosenbaum Brothers
C. C. Co. C. Company
CK Outfit
Pioneer Cattle Company
Conrad Kohrs
Valley
Dawson Counties
Musselshell
Yellowstone
CK Ranch
Miles City
Crow Rock
Missouri River
Stone Shack
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
Helena
Northern
Fort Benton
Chinook
Havre
Price Fix Talks Aim for Wool Growers’ Stable Receipts
National Wool Growers Association and major dealers convene with the War Industries Board price fixing committee in Washington. They seek an agreed fixed price for raw wool clips to ensure growers receive a stipulated amount while dealers cover overhead and earn a small profit.
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National
Woolgrowers’ Association
War Industries Board
Washington
High fliers puzzled by entry rules and flight
A remark notes many ambitious individuals lack practical know how to board an actual airplane. The comment contrasts ambition with procedural ignorance and mentions broader public confusion about aviation entry basics.
The Right Way to Ripen Cream
A guide to properly ripening cream for old fashioned butter. It describes simple home methods, temperature ranges from 32 to 40 degrees before warming, and steps to achieve a uniform sourness without excessive tang. Details contrast haphazard farm practices with a tested procedure.
Local brief state notes from Montana war era
Lewistown sells Judith hotel to Mrs Susie E Wilson. Scobey nurse Isabelle Larson departs for France as Red Cross worker. Lewistown Sylvester McChesney dies of pneumonia. Earl Long pays 100 per acre for M A Harvey farm near Benchland. Scobey waterworks delay as tank serves sprinkling. Roundup farmers receive seed valued about 75000 for Musselshell county. Absher saloonkeeper Isabelle Kurbish arrested in disloyal utterances. Townsend Albert Edward Maker sentenced to four years for pro German utterances. Wolf Point farmers buy three tons poisoned oats to combat gopher. Stevensville government to take 25-50 percent of local canned foods. Lewistown cancels municipal auditorium project due to unsettled labor. Plains Sanders county fair called off for war. Lewistown Winnett Winifred to hold first elections June 17. Plentywood heavy rain boosts seeding. Butte bread sale threat to Lutey. federal inquiry. Roundup Citizens Loan and Insurance set with 25000 capital. Butte 1000+ births in Silver Bow County unrecorded. steps threatened. Plentywood high school closed for summer. thrift stamps drive by principal. Helena Gus McAnich seeks missing brother from Butler Missouri.
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Lewistown
Col. C. W. Shome
Judith
Susie E. Wilson
Scobey
Isabelle Larson
France
Red Cross
Sylvester McChesney
Earl Long
M. A. Harvey
Benchland
Musselshell
Board of County Commissioners
Anton Kurbish
Absher
McVey
Townsend
Albert Edward Maker
Maker
Wolf Point
Stevensville
Winnett
Winifred
Plentywood
Butte
William S. Lutey
Merchants’ Division
Federal Food Administration
tThe Citizens’ Loan and Insurance Company
Silver Bow
W. C. Mathews
Helena
Gus McAnich
Butler
Missouri
Wanted to Trade for Improved Montana Wheat Land
26 acres in the Kennewick area within city limits of a rapidly growing Central Washington city. Near three railroads with navigation to the ocean. Four alfalfa crops per year. Property held for personal development. owner called into army service. Address Captain B. W. White Fourteenth Infantry Great Falls Montana.
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Montana
Kenniwick
Washington
Ocean
B. W. White
Fourteenth Infantry
Great Falls
Might As Well Enlist War Plea From Spokane Leader
Lieut. Mitchell at Spokane warns British and Canadian residents in Montana show little wartime enthusiasm. He urges enlistment, noting those who refuse will face the draft.
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Montana
Mitchell
Spokane
Bozeman Schools Replace German With Spanish Lesson
Following state orders banning German in schools the Bozeman system substituted Spanish for German in all classes. The change affects public and private instruction as officials enforce language use during wartime.
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State Council of Defense
Bozeman
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