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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
1
In Glasgow, the bodies of Eddy Felix Jurek 12 Steve 10 and Felix 10 were found together at the bottom of a nearby reservoir after a drowning Sunday. Their sister found their clothes and alerted parents while the coroner and neighbors aided in recovery. Funeral services planned for Tuesday.
A candidate on the Republican ticket seeks the nomination for sheriff. If nominated and elected he pledges full-time attention to the office, efficient operation, and economical conduct of its affairs. S. H. Winkenweder.
Sunday visits and greetings at Osier, Mole, Wall, and Glascock homes. Haying activity dominates. Strommen dance drew a small crowd due to storm. Local ball game Whitewater beat Saco 9 to 7. Visitation, services, and Sunday school planned with Rev Ollis to preach August 18.
Miss Gasamen visits Miss JAc cola at this writing. Clarence Nelson left for Hinsdale Monday for freight. Theo Thompson drove friends to Saco Saturday. The Willings Workers report a good meeting at Hookland home Saturday. Bro White of Glasgow held services Sunday at Eber sold school house. He will conduct services August 20 afternoon and at the north school in the evening. Aid at Albert Johnsons well attended. Next meeting at Mrs T T Hattons Aug 13. Mr W Arnet left for Saco Saturday with E O Hudspeth to fetch Mrs Hudspeth post operation. Mann Simmons and wife traded in Saco last week. They bought a new Overland and drove home Saturday. A B Duncan hauled first load for his new home Saturday. Ardat family visited Hamre Sunday. Another dance billed for Friday night at Mogens. Choir practice at Ebersold school every Wednesday evening. Rev Hendrickson of Glasgow to hold services at Hatton schoolhouse August Ath. Ice cream social for North Sunday School library raised thirty one dollars. Dance at North school August 12 for bell for school building being remodeled. Visitors at Hudspeth home had fried chicken Sunday eve with Nels Hatton and R T Eber sold families, plus Accola and sister and Mrs Duncan for a party of twenty one. Nels Hatton returned from Minot N D last week after eye consultation for a past injury while sharpening a plow.
The rural credits law, completed at Washington, will soon start. a regional Montana Idaho association forms to implement the plan. The federal farm loan board must appoint 12 land banks and members before funds reach farmers. Loans are five to forty years on first mortgages at six percent, with stock-holding borrowers sharing profits. The act aims to aid agricultural development and land improvement.
Three Ottenstroet brothers and their Stepfather Charles W. Smith were arrested near Baylor on grand larceny and receiving stolen property charges after nine head of cattle vanished from Peterson and Alterman ranches. Deputy Teal traced brand scars to a herd west of Vandalia on the Smith ranch. preliminary hearing set for August.
A pitched battle in Redfield South Dakota pitted 300 I W W members against 200 independents. About 150 shots were fired, three I W W members injured, one seriously. A force of 50 deputies dispersed the fighters and drove them from town. The injured names were not released.
The President signed an amendment to the enlarged homestead act allowing past claimants who filed on government land to add lands to reach 320 acres even if not contiguous or within 20 miles of the original entry. Dry farming land only. the holder may not need to reside on the new tract if distant. This affects many local homesteaders by enabling additional entries under the act.
The article argues for breeding cows to calve in the fall to heighten winter milk output and prices. It cites steadier labor flow, year round employment for help, longer lactation, and higher annual milk production as key benefits.
W O Myers is busy haying as crops look better after the big rain. Albert Pehlke’s sale attracted attention while Martin Olson bought half a pig from W C Davis. Community events include a Strommen dance and an Equity picnic set for August 12 at the River bridge with all welcome.
Geo. C. Russell announces his candidacy for the office of assessor to serve taxpayers with fair and just assessments. Also notes Jack Levi and his wife visited from the Missouri River country and spent a few days in Saco this week.
Andrew Chechouski a Polish homesteader six miles southwest of Hinsdale was instantly killed yesterday when his team and wagon went over an embankment trapping him beneath. He was about 50, leaves a wife and four children, and the wife suffers tuberculosis. A coroner inquest was held yesterday and burial is expected today or tomorrow in Hinsdale.
Al Rider and Cora Genneken wed at Malta with Rev. Pehr conducting the ceremony. John Pugh bought an 8 ft McCormick Binder in Saco for the season. H Van Teyens of Chicago on vacation visited the Genneken ranch in Glacier Park. Ladies Aid to serve big Chicken Pie Dinner at the August 29 Primary election. Miss Cola Tatham and Miss Sullivan from Minot arrived Monday to visit relatives.
Last Friday Malta and Hinsdale teams formed an Odd Fellows lodge at this place with about 100 members present. Malta won first prize, Hinsdale second, then a fine banquet at the New Windsor Hotel before a hopeful future for the lodge.
A candidate for clerk of court pledges to run the office without a deputy to cut expenses. He cites the August 29 1916 Republican primary and states economy in public offices as his guiding principle. He claims savings of 1080 dollars annually.
For sale three cows two calves a mare and costs. For rent furnished rooms over the Co operative store see John E Beadle. Montana Retail Lumber dealers hold their annual convention at Great Falls August 11 12 a large attendance promised. A rattling good farm for sale 320 acres near town no agents commissions will sell direct reasonable terms enquire of Ed Svith Saeco Mont.
The Bugle reports on daily life at the camp including postings of promotions Roy Lovall to quartermaster and Corporal Chambers to sergeant, a hot water heating plan, a water tank prank, guard duty during a storm, supply changes to barbers, a Co G baseball score, and various camp sayings and orders, with lighthearted anecdotes about divers aviators and sleep talk.
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