Mixed town notes and rail news from Fergus County
Daily mixed train service keeps Lewistown to Becket Grass Range Teigen and Winnett corridors active with morning and afternoon trips. Community updates cover fairs wheat yields wheat prices local births post office Bowen's ranch sale plans and local meetings including Parent-Teacher Association livestock protection and school openings with staff and new roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Becket
Grass Range
Teigen
Winnett
Fergus County
H. O. Ekern
Bowen
R. N. Doughty
A German Soldier Strap Found by a Soldier’s Relative
Mrs T A Cameron notes an engineer in the army in France received a letter this week with a souvenir from a major battle. A shoulder strap cut from a dead German officer’s coat is described, showing a gray outside and brighter inside with the number 21. He mentions many trophies exist but most are too large to mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Cameron
Esther
France
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Mothers
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as a top cough and cold medicine for children and adults. Wm Scruby of Chillicothe Missouri says he used it for three children and never had issues with croup, noting the remedy is pleasant to take and contains no opium or narcotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Wm. Scruby
Chillicothe
House for Rent at Mrs Light Store in Grass Range
Furnished house and a small building available for monthly rental at MY STORE Grass Range. Inquiries directed to Mrs Light.
Germans Captured on the Aisne Front by Americans
Thirty prisoners were taken by Sergeant S. B. Leschinsky of Milwaukee in the capture of Juvingy on the Aisne Front. The action occurred on September 2 as American forces secured the village and bagged enemy combatants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aisne
S. B. Leschinsky
Milwaukee
Juvigny
My Store for Sale or Lease at Gress Range
E. M. Light offers a combined store and living quarters property in My Store Gress Range. Trade shows a safe, profitable business with stock for sale to be removed or lease or sale long term with low interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Light
Gress
For Rent: 820 Acres Pasture Near Novary
820 acres available for rent with good pasture for horses. Includes shelter and a reliable spring water source. Located one mile south of Novary, offered by A. Sigveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sigveland
Novary
For Sale Davenport Leather Dining Set and Sofa
Mrs Charters advertises a Davenport leather dining table with four chairs, plus a sanitary couch and mattress for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Sunday School News and Local Notices
Sunday school next Sunday at the usual hour led by Rev. A P Allen with intent to boost community involvement. A fatal accident 12 miles north of Winnett postpones the At Home event. Epworth League meets next Sunday at church. evening worship at eight. Also notes on Eastern Fergus rancher Frank Degner near Grass Range with hay crops and livestock plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Tilton
Anadarko Tribune
Oklahoma
Grass Range
Tilton
Grand Army of the Republic
Portland
Oregon
Newton Lee
Merrill K. Riddick
Carl Riddick
Riddick
Lewistown
Argus
A. P. Allen
America
Sunday School of
Illinois
Ingersol
Winnett
Epworth League
Fergus
Frank Degner
Yellow Water
Degner
Land for Sale near Grass Range with Creek Bottom Acreage
Seeks buyers for 510 acres of land 3 miles northeast of Grass Range on a creek bottom. Of the total, 200 acres are in crop. Crop and lot priced at 41.00 dollars per acre. Contact Joe Girdinello Teigen for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Girdinello
Teigen
Sale and Ford Cars Featured at Wellman's Thrift Event
William Pearce advertises two Ford autos at Grass Moat with a sales pitch to save enough for Thrift Stamps at Wellman's. The notice frames the sale as a money saving opportunity for local buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sale
William Pearce
Wellman’s
Wellman's Saturday Specials and Market Goods
Local ad notes Heinz cider vinegar at 40 cents per bottle and various fruits including cantaloupe and butter at low prices. New stock of Karo syrup in all sizes and kinds. 20 percent off on all shoes. Potatoes and other items advertised with terms and misprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Aea
ES Reese
Ieee Et Ee
Suspicion Follows Clever Women in Satirical Verse
Excerpt from Jessie Champion's "Jimmys Wife" mocks clever women and pious praise, arguing virtue and stupidity mingle in society. The piece quips angels and saints as foolish, notes laundry humor, and features Mrs Briggs the washerwoman rejecting heaven to avoid endless washing.
Oldest Living Creature Ungule Shelifich Harbors Ancient Lineage
The Ungule shelifich, among the globe’s oldest life forms, was sampled from Mantlebey years ago. Science notes the genus has remained virtually unaltered for over 100 million years despite climate shifts. The Journal of Heredity cites Magula as proof that germ plasias vary with conditions yet stay remarkably constant across ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantlebey
Magula
Journal of Heredity
The Arab's Loyalty in War and Healing
A medical missionary recalls a Kuwaiti hospital case where a wealthy brother cared for his wounded sibling after a raid. For five months the loyal brother financed, cleaned, comforted, and stayed by the patient, enabling a long recovery and eventual return home. The narrator cites this as a rare display of true loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuweit
Hamadan
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. R
A.r.mackenzie
Notary Public
John Grovum
Richard Winger
H. ¥. Hughes
Art Wilson
W. K. Shepherdson
Emil Schmidt
Davis
Donohue
Len Allen
Great Falls
Mr. Allen
Cataret City
Parent-Teacher Association
Court House
County Stock Protective Association
I. R. Munson
Carrie Wild
Carbon
Iowa
Des
Gilt Edge
Grovum
Hettinger
North Dakota
John Sally
Sally
Mrs. Charters
State Bank of
Montana
Resources
W. C. Weber
Once Range
Church Notes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!