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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
4
Butte faces potential major strike as the Workingmen's union votes to declare employers who refuse a 50 cent daily wage increase as unfair. The union urges members to refuse work for less than four dollars daily, potentially involving 800 to 1,000 workers.
The Northern Pacific railroad reports selling 1.25 million acres in the past year in Montana with many bona fide settlers, though speculators bought significant amounts. Average price about five dollars per acre. The line still owns 5,000,000 acres in Montana including timber and grazing lands as it exits the land business.
Kalispell reports lands in the Blackfeet national forest area near the North Fork Tally lake region and Fortune are open for homestead entry. Supervisor McLaughlin says many tracts were previously filed on but not fully complied with, and about 3000 acres of chtover land may be settled soon.
Havre hosts a five day Great Northern Montana Stampede starting July 4 with bucking roping bulldogging and riding events featuring top riders. Cash prizes total 16000 and hundreds of Indian performers will join lay races war dances Independence day follows by Great Northern day July 4 Twin City day July 6 Old Timers day July 7 and governor's day July 8.
James King a sheep camp foreman was shot and killed by William Merk son of the late F R Merk owner of mining interests around Silver Star after a dispute as reported by witnesses.
The Progressive Farmers' Club of Sheridan County will operate three of its own grain elevators this season. They closed a deal for the Farmers' elevator at Plentynod and have nearly completed purchase of another at Lindley.
Police officials of Butte and Silver Bow county charge that California authorities shipped eight insane or partly insane people to a transfer company in Butte and sent them to distribute across Montana. One was sent to Helena, one to Missoula, and one to Reserve as part of the distribution.
The Supreme Court upholds the general farm loan act as constitutional in a decision by Justice Lanner but strikes down a $20,000 guarantee fund provision and a recording fee exemption. It rules the guarantee uses state control issues and discriminatory exemptions violate the constitution. The ruling allows the State Treasurer to use $100,000 from bond sales to borrowers, though distribution is enjoined.
A strike by the union disrupts most plants in Butte and leads manager Wharton to propose feeding the animals by releasing elk and deer or, in a grim plan, shooting wolves bears and wildcats. After talks one feeder remains at work while the rest of the animals face upheaval.
In a short exchange the speaker praises Jones for his steady stance and kindness toward those facing hardship, noting he always has a kind word for a man when he's down.
A stranger recalls a reform wave that hit the town last year. Locals note there was excitement but no injuries. reformers pressured the leading checker players, causing the decade's sole local champion to quit and relocate to a supposedly more enlightened community.
A short verse from the New York Tribune praises Ellen's foot ease for a chorus girl, humorously wondering if her tired feet are relieved by the product. The coinage of the line twinkles with playful rhythm for urban readers.
A garrulous barber and a local politician trade quips about harmony. The knight of the lather brush asks for clarity as the barber jokes that business, including his razor, should pull together, prompting a playful exchange.
A dialogue contrasts a father who runs a shirt and overall factory with the idea of employing his son in a dancing academy. The father explains his business focus prevents him from supporting a dancing venture, implying the son’s talents would suit a different path.
A woman asks a shopkeeper to open a sealed ointment jar to confirm it contains no fly. The clerk notes the request is unusual but complies or discusses the concern in a brief exchange. The piece mirrors a small domestic curiosity about product safety.
A meek man recalls his wife laying down the law and explains his reaction as one who handles a case decided by the Supreme Court. The exchange highlights domestic tension framed in judicial metaphor.
A reflective piece on social rituals and discretion in greetings. It warns that some handshakes can mislead, lifting a person socially while risking lost friendships if used to avoid genuine conversation.
A misstatement claim unfolds around Ananias as his assets and alleged lies collide with lawful scrutiny. The tale centers on a businessman facing consequences for unusual conduct impacting his ventures.
A brief remark from a piece titled The Brute recalls an elderly lace adornment on a dress, noting its age and beauty while a second voice asks if it was handmade. The dialogue hints at heritage and craft.
A reflective verse line questions who possesses sharp repartee and urges using wit at the proper moment rather than wasting it.
Secretary of State A. M. Alderson of Helena reports Woodrow Wilson is unbeatable in Montana. He tours Washington as delegate to weights and measures talks and Montana land board member says Roosevelt will be beaten, predicting a Democratic year statewide.
Butte streetcar service halted as plumbers painters and decorators strike over a $4 scale. Employers' association orders work suspended on all jobs, leaving cars unable to be kept in repair.
Good capable ranch hands seeking permanent or temporary work in Lewis and Clark county farms can find placement through the newly organized free employment bureau for ranch labor. The executive board of the Lewis and Clark county farm bureau perfected the bureau at a meeting held in the county agriculturist Paw Carpenter's office.
The dialogue portrays sharp social banter with Miss Cutting expressing sympathy for Lapleigh’s parents as the air offspring is called an idiot. The exchange highlights class andwit in a confrontation between two characters.
In a dialogue about an eager admirer and a planned expulsion, the character George champions preparedness as a guiding principle influencing actions and attitudes during the encounter. The exchange hints at underlying tensions and strategic thinking within personal relations.
In a barber chair the bald-headed victim cites an old saying about fools and money. The barber, described as a barber-butcher, asks if the boss used the victim for a bottle of hair tonic as he combs the victim’s missing hair.
A light quip about a pianist’s performance at a concert leads to a grim punchline about “murdered” execution of a composition. The exchange frames a public art moment with dark humor.
Timid Passenger I hope none of them is a torpedo Captain A notes a calm voyage with favorable wind and a sense of approaching events. He observes favorable signs as they sail while a passenger voices wartime anxieties about torpedoes.
A child asks if the house Jack built is a fairy tale. The reply says yes, because the house did not cost more than the architect’s estimate, framing a humorous tale about cost and construction.
In a brief café exchange a man promises a fine course dinner while a woman accuses him of breaking a prior promise, highlighting a minor domestic dispute observed in a dining setting.
Dialogue from a humorous exchange where Dolly jokes about graduating from the school of experience and Cholly is teased, with Tiger quipping about it being night school.
A doctor candidly discusses a supposed female illness, noting a potential annual income of about $5,000 in treating it. The exchange reveals medical and economic stakes in a historical context.
A humorous exchange unfolds with Mrs. Skimp teased as a future railroad manager for repeatedly cutting fares, as Mr. Grouch notes the joke. The light dialogue plays on social quirks and curbside wit among characters.
Comic exchange hints at a frugal husband who puts budget limits on clothing to fund gifts and wedding expenses. A sister’s marriage is lampooned as a tightfisted match prompting lighthearted jests about money and romance.
In a crowded scene a man remarks on opacity and asks if the other is opaque. The reply denies it with a playful self description as Misther O'Brien, highlighting a humorous clash over identity and speech.
A terse dialogue shows a wife and husband inspecting shopping parcels with irony about contents while noting spirit in his. The exchange implies a humorous domestic moment.
A reading exchange defines a schemer as a man who would rather swindle a nickel from a neighbor than earn a dollar by honest labor in a moralizing dialog between Louise and her mother.
A dialogue quotes Senator Sorghum on delivering new content to audiences. The exchange notes that old slogans like down with the trusts are no longer enough.
Wendell Looy once a newsboy now studying at a Pennsylvania university wowed teachers with a self developed method for extracting square and cube roots. He can solve a problem in five seconds using a cube table up to nine and an internal number system that streamlines division, impressing Prof. Yocum and others with its technical interest.
In Adairsville the mother buried a newborn girl beside a grave for 11 hours. Rescuers heard cries from the cemetery and dug her out. Rev T J Noland and his wife took the child to the Decatur orphans home where she is named Dixie and to be cared for and educated by local men who know the mother.
On a Delta to Redding train a passenger spotted a body by the Sacramento river bank. Frank Brown identified the deceased as his 17 year old son Jesse who had vanished two weeks earlier. Cause of death undetermined though suspected to be a fall while avoiding detection.
Manley of the Zoological Gardens dropped his keys and became locked in a cage with an ostrich for two hours. The ostrich swallowed the keys, creating a comic mishap at the Philadelphia zoo.
Citizens mourn the cornetist known as Old George who played for children at a street corner in New York. He collapsed while about to play, and no one claimed his body, leaving the children to grieve and seek charity for his burial.
A reflective line notes wealth cannot purchase genuine friendship and hints at appearances like a hat affecting perceptions of character. It contrasts material value with personal worth and gendered expectations.
A compact notice reflects a playful saying about patience in waiting roles. The line hints at a humorous take on job duties and timing without naming people or places. It preserves a local-paper voice with a casual, tongue in cheek tone.
A growing number of former tea and coffee drinkers have discovered a pure beverage made from wheat with pleasant flavor. It does not cause sleeplessness heart flutters headaches or other ills linked to caffeine in coffee or tea.
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