Russian Tills Tles and Gold Mine
V C Utter of Larch Creek reports cows thriving on Russian thistles, selling butter to cover groceries after wintering 14 cattle. He plans to harvest more Russian thistles this summer as a new feed, optimistic about profits. The text also notes daylight saving repeal votes in a senate amendment with named senators listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. C. Utter
Larch Creek
Senate
Calshall
Frelinghuysen
Newberry
Page
Phillips
Robinson
Farmers Picnic at Dodson on June 24
A large farmers picnic will be held at Dodson on Tuesday June 24 featuring three prominent cooperative movement leaders J N Tittemore national president of the Equity J M Anderson president of the Equity Co operative Exchange and William Burlingame Montana state union president They will deliver addresses on farming economics amid music dancing and attractions to draw farmers and workers to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Northwest
J. N. Tittemore
Equity
J. M. Anderson
Equity Co-operative Exchange
William Burlingame
Montana
Great Falls
Farmers of
St. Paul
Wm. Burlingame
Montana Union
Valley County
Daylight Saver Repeal Clears Both Houses
Washington June 18 The daylight saving repeal bill passed the House 232 to 122 and moves to the Senate. Lawmakers backed the measure amid close votes mirroring Senate proceedings pending confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Bank cashier shot dead by bandits at Gary bank
Five automobile bandits failed in a bank robbery at the First State Bank in Gary Indiana. Cashier Herman W Uecker 35 was shot dead when witnesses raised their hands. The bandits fled without loot. Uecker was secretary of the Gary school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
First State Bank
Herman W. Uecker
Uecker
Trotzky orders all Bolsheviks to mobilize
Stockholm reports from Petrograd that Leon Trotzky the Bolshevik war minister has ordered mobilization of all communists with no exemptions. Raids drive thousands to recruiting centers daily including aged men and boys sent to the barracks. A night march ended after nine miles when horses collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Petrogard
Leon Trotzky
English airmen fly 1960 miles Newfoundland to Ireland
Capt Alevek and Lieut Brown, English aviators, completed a transatlantic flight from St Johns Newfoundland to Treland covering 1960 miles in 16 hours 12 minutes at a speed exceeding two miles per minute, following prior record by Lieutenant Ried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ried
America
Alevek
Lieut
Brown
St. Johns
New Foundland
Treland
Fire Destroys Hotel and Barn at Malta
Malta June 16 The Malta hotel and the North Side livery barn burned after a barn fire spread to the hotel. A strong wind complicated containment and the Great Northern depot force aided with pumps. Barn loss is $9000 with no insurance on either structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Great Northern Depot
Hoppers Destroy Flathead Fields
Missoula report by County Agent Pollinger notes grasshoppers devastate Flathead reservation crops. Spring wheat and fall sown stalks are stripped. farmers use poisoned bran to control the pest. An order for 500 pounds covers about 100 acres. Prospects for a good crop depend on quick eradication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Flathead Reservation
Pollingen
Forsh Rdule
St. Ignatius
Pollinger
Barbers Strike Grips Great Falls Shop
Great Falls June 18 barbers at the Holet Rainbow shop walked out over pay disputes tied to a wider strike by hotel workers including waitresses and chambermaids. Hotel management and Park hotel officials refused to negotiate, extending a two week strike impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Istteher
Vic
Park Hotel
Team Killed by Poison In Wagon Fire Incident
Last Friday Mr. Lusby from Content hauled a load of supplies. While near town the wagon rear caught fire and was extinguished. Two neighbors aided as they investigated a sack of gopher poison that the team had somehow gotten into, but the danger was not fully clear.
Did You Ever See Cut Worms Strike Cattle?
A rustic ad style fragment claims cut worms damage crops more than cattle and laments droughts and heat burning pastures. It contrasts farmers with hungry cows and ends with a sales push to buy a cow.
Malta World War Veterans Convention Plans Two Big Days
Arrangements complete for a Malta convention and reunion June 30 and July 3 4 featuring a patriotic program with army and Red Cross speakers, a Malta Trophy drill, free meals, dances, sports, fireworks and a $100 purse drill for returned soldiers. Great Northern offers a special fare with a one third return via certificate plan for attendees from Phillips county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Soldiers and Commercial Club
Trafton
Red Cross
Mark
Hoyt
Foreman Must Barricade Camp From Rattlers
Frank Conlon faces a choice to keep snakes away or do the work himself after rattlesnakes intruded on sleeping crews. Night alarms and a rattler under a bed blanket forced a move to a hay rack before a worker felt the snake by his feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Conlon
Glasgow to host big July 4 celebration with new park
Glasgow plans a prominent July 4 event led by the Glasgow Amusement association and the commercial club. The celebration will feature a three game baseball tournament and the opening of a new $5,000 park touted as among Northern Montana’s best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Clasgow Amusement Association
Montana
Malta
Greve News Highlights Local Movements and Births
Mrs Gene Chapman returns from Judith Gap. Carl Sink comes home from overseas. A baby girl arrives Sunday June 8. Farmers anticipate a July 22 picnic as rains improve crops. Various residents travel to Saco Malta Fort Omaha and Camp Lewis with updates on family and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sink
Carl
Saco
Camp Lewis
Good Impression in a City Ride Romance
Gerry Thompson pursues Gloria during a city train ride, misreads her mood, and feuds over a romance with novelist Richard Golden. Gloria mocks his views on the writer while testing his patience before parting at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Thompson
Gerry
Gloria
Richard Golden
Miss Gloria
Gerald
Mr. Thompson
Mies Gloria
Saco to Celebrate Victory Day with Full Schedule
Preparations are complete for a Saco Fire Department Victory Celebration on July 4. The program includes daylight firing of guns, a 10 30 street parade, ball games, bucking contests, and various races with cash prizes. A reception committee will assist attendees. come early and enjoy the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Saeco
Big Bowery
Fool writer Richard Golden meets Gloria in quiet confrontation
An exchange between Richard Golden and Gloria unfolds as he pleads for forgiveness and offers to teach her to care. Gloria, amused yet intrigued, hints that some young people are not as conceited as assumed and remains open to learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Golden
Gerry
Gloria
Benneath
Netsmand
Wes
Local social and travel notes from Lower Whitewater
Levi Osier visits Sacco on Friday and Andrew Strommen conducts business on Saturday. Families host and visit across farms and towns including Mole home, Pinker man, Huntley ranch, and Olsen family. Several residents serve on juries in Malta. mission talk and Sunday school announced for Huntley school house with Miss Dill and Miss Godfrey attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey
Huntley School House
Miss Dill
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Trotzky
Flathead Fields
World War Veterans Convention For
Greve News
Gene Chapman
Judith Gap
R. N. Austin
Pearl Presnal
Sacco
Grover McCowan
Margaret Ecket
Willie
Roy Willis
Pearl Martin
Nashua
Albert Perrier
Mrs. Keeney, Sr
Elsie
Clarence Keeney
Roland Bowers
Ft. Omaha
Nebraska
63Rd Balloon Corps
Mr. Stapleton
Nellie Mayer
Wm. Wallis
Western Newspaper Union
Base
Sace Fire Department
Lower Whitewater
Levi Osier
Andrew Strommen
Joe Albus
Som
Mole
W. R. Tatham
A. A. Sommers
J. W. Pinkerman
P. A. Huntley
Ole Olson
Emil Olson
Canada
Mrs. Muirden
Charlie Palm
Wm. Hymer
Wm. Falls
Mrs. Glascock
Mrs
Gordon McLean
Myrtle Mole
Charley Hymer
George Sammons
Martin Hanson
C. C. Busehe
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