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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
2
A quoted dialogue ends with Mabel refusing Georges marital request. The exchange questions parental approval and family restrictions before a final firm refusal. The scene suggests social pressures and romantic hesitation in a domestic setting.
An irate clan leader accuses Binks of lacking true poetical idealism and recalls a failed bid for 50 votes before the last election. The leader says the trade occurred and the goods were delivered, but payment was refused by the conscience-free patron.
A brief humorous note suggests practical style and comfort when kneeling, hinting that loosening garments aids movement. The remark centers on clothing choices rather than a specific event or person.
A concise reflection on how public appeals often win hearts more readily than financial donations. It contrasts emotional influence with monetary support, suggesting empathy drives generosity more effectively than appeals for money.
Helena Montana anticipates a larger poultry show at the Montana State fair September 25 to 30. Directors remodel the poultry building placing it under one roof to create permanent extra space for entries from country organizations and individuals seeking prizes. The directors expect the best and most representative poultry show in Montana at the exposition.
Helena reports from 31 counties show a net gain of about 34 million dollars in the state's assessed property valuation. Silver Bow leads with an over 18 million increase, Cascade beyond 2 million, and Dawson Sheridan and Valley each rise over 1 million. Decreases occur in Fallon Gallatin Lewis and Clark Ravalli and Winn.
Helena supervisor J. B. Seely notes Congress has passed a bill to spend 1 million dollars annually for ten years on road building in forests. Montana receives about eighty thousand dollars yearly. Much forest land will be opened to settlement once brought under transportation and homesteading rules, making thousands of acres accessible to farmers sooner than before.
Mrs. John A. Healy of Hibbing Minnesota, wife of State Senator John A Healy, was killed when an automobile driven by her husband went over an embankment at Elbo creek about 30 miles southwest of here. The car turned a complete somersault pinning her body beneath it. Senator Healy escaped serious injury and their 16 year old daughter was slightly hurt.
Spooner creek placers, long neglected, again draw Helena investors and hydraulic equipment. Experts found that coarse ground left from pioneer days may hold untapped gold, with assays showing potential wealth from sampled material.
A Montana grown steer weighing just over 1900 pounds live and 1100 pounds dressed beef was killed for home consumption in Knorville country. The four year old animal, raised entirely on Montana grass, could have brought about 200 dollars at Chicago.
Glasgow reports its land office closed June 30 with a record year. 1 401 966 acres surveyed disposed and receipts totaling 424 563 98, nearly double 1915. Fort Peck lands influx drives value. final certificates issued reach 1 826.
A 17 year old boy J. C. Hardie flagged a Great Northern train 12 miles south of Helena to warn of a washed out culvert after a cloudburst. He raced with a red handkerchief amid personal losses on his ranch, saving about 100 passengers aboard the delayed train. A reward purse and Carnegie medal talk followed.
Helena report shows Montana railroads moved 34 358 carloads in May 1916 up from 32 792 in May 1915. Increase credited to home products and home goods movement, with Montana Commodities handling most of the rise.
Alzada. Seventeen year old George Whitney 18 was ambushed on a lonely trail. A sheriff's posse chasing Wiley Thompson in the crime fought a gun battle and Thompson was killed. Whitney was riding with a companion when the ambush happened. Thompson who was shot at his home is thought to be mentally deranged.
Three Spokane men promoting the movie Prohibition faced protests from local business leaders in Missoula. All city theaters refused to show it, the temperance union offered a tent loan, but the county Anti-Saloon League chairman blocked the plan, leaving no feasible recourse.
Louis W. Hill told Boosters that the Lewistown to New Rockford cut off will be completed within three years. He said the project is not a rush job, with monthly expenditures between 75000 and 100000. He called the tunnel the greatest engineering feat and predicted the Great Northern would haul crops from Grass Range within a year.
Final arrangements for Montana Baptist state convention set for October 4 to 8 in Lewistown were approved by the board of managers at Hotel Eddy. Attendees include Rev. G Clifford Cress Rev Wilson Mills Rev Bruce Kinney Rev C B Allen and Revs L G Clark J F McNamee. Labor Shortage Halts Neihart Road Work
A mass meeting in Plentywood Sheridan county decided to unite voters from Democrats Republicans Progressives and Socialists to support candidates who back farmer interests regardless of political labels. The group forms an economics driven crusade expanding beyond party lines.
S. V. Stewart served as principal speaker at a Lewistown democratic reunion. Judge Roy Ayers presided as the governor gave his first campaign address, reviewing the democratic record in Washington and the state.
A report from Missoula notes Montana fruit crops are light due to winter damage. Buds are affected and yields are expected to be small this season.
The article reports a $36 reward pledge by Chancellor E C Elliott for the best oral allegiance to the University of Montana. It also notes a banquet with alumni, a proposed alumni association, and a student loan fund appeal. It covers range-law conflicts in Carbon County between irrigated and dry land farmers and other Montana news items.
Laura Spencer Porter argues that a father's trusted companionship, understanding, and presence are central to a child's growth. When a father connect genuinely, children abandon toys for shared walks and talks, valuing steady guidance over rare treats.
Mrs. Everett M. Raynor of New York president general of the Daughters of the Revolution cites a pre Revolutionary tale of a provincial governor luncheon. A liveried servant moves about serving wine and carving fowl until the guest asks why the staff dances about and not just sit with the three of them.
The excerpt contrasts appreciation of a prodigy with envy over a boy who entertains himself with bright thoughts rather than dangerous mischief. It highlights the value of constructive fascination over reckless behavior and the hope parents feel for a child's positive focus.
A brief aphorism notes it is easier to drive men to drink than from it. The line reflects a cynical view on alcohol's social pull.
A concise reflection on elegance, asserting that true style comes from confidence and poise rather than expensive attire. The phrase highlights that taste and presentation elevate affordable clothing.
A visitor in a small English country town posted a $50 reward for his lost dog at the local newspaper. He added no questions asked, but returned to find the office empty except for a sulky boy who said staff were out looking for the dog.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay of the Woman's Suffrage party urged clerks to stop lengthy speeches and focus on subscriptions to the new campaign fund. The New York Sun recalls Boss Buckley of San Francisco who advised workers to avoid talk and seek results in pre election funds.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchel spoke at a New York dinner about camp life memories. He recalled a banker drilled at Plattsburg by a broker-sergeant, who joked about shaving a hump off his back and offering hair growth in exchange.
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