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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
1
Saco plans a large Fourth of July event with two Whitewater Milk River baseball games, an industrial street parade at 10 30, floats from local businesses, a Saco band, and a seven piece orchestra. officials warn against rumors that the celebration is canceled while awaiting German delegation news and a possible treaty signing delay.
Fergus Falls Minnesota reports say about sixty to seventy killed and over one hundred injured after a tornado leveled large parts of the city. State troops search wreckage. Grand hotel collapses with many unaccounted. Public buildings and churches destroyed as hospitals strain to treat victims.
Homestead law details leave of absence limits and residence requirements. The 1919 Public No 257 allows climate hardship reductions by the land office for seven month hardship cases, easing annual residence to six months over four years or five months over five years, with a twenty five month maximum and minimum five months per year, proven within five years.
After sixteen months with the American Expeditionary Forces 145 men and two officers of the Stars and Stripes depart Paris for the United States. A $700000 surplus from subscriptions will be sent to the U.S. Treasury. prior plans to aid French war orphans may be revived by Congress recommendations.
A notice invites everyone to an ice cream party at Bollman School on Saturday night June 28 to honor returning soldiers. The event aims to welcome veterans and boost community fellowship.
Guy Gregory was sentenced by Judge Hurley to 10 to 20 years in state prison at Deer Lodge for the murder of Harley, a rancher on the Missouri river, after a dance. The case drew crowd and featured witnesses, with attorneys Gabriel Stevens Baldwin of Butte prosecuting and Wilson Burdick of Willison defending.
Saco High School ends a strong term under Professor Wampler and his staff. Over 200 pupils enrolled, with plans for a new building or extra space next year. State examiner praised Wampler and he will teach another year, aiming to raise grades to the eleventh and twelfth.
A big Nonpartisan picnic will be held at Bjornberg park on Monday June 30 with amusements and a dance in the evening. Three speakers Walter Mills B K Wheeler and Frank Korab will address the crowd on Save the Primary starting at 2 oclock. All are invited and urged to come early and on time.
A playful verse links the Saco Creamery to payroll, bookkeeping and cow feed. It notes that Russian thistles thrive in dryness while hay grows with moisture and hints that the mint turning feed into cash is at the Saco Creamery.
Ottawa reports the Senate amended the Prohibition Law, expanding access as wine and beer may be available in other provinces after peace is declared. Only Quebec restricts liquor to beef and wine, with hard liquor still barred until provincial votes. Citizens may replenish private stock once voting occurs.
The Lower Whitewater Farm Bureau and Saco Co operative association plan a large July 21 picnic at the High Bridge. Walter Hoyer and Harvey Lamb lead the bowery, with the Saco orchestra, a ball game between Whitewater and Saco, bucking contest, races, a returned soldiers parade, and a day for families. Programs to be announced by the Fourth.
The Department of the Interior conducted sales of Flathead Indian reservation lands in Kalispell on Friday. About 4 000 to 5 000 acres were offered, mostly grazing land with some agricultural tracts. Prices ranged from one to eight dollars per acre.
Kalispell reports five forest fires across the upper Flathead valley demanding attention from Chief Fire Warden A E Boorman of the Northern Montana Forestry association. Lightning sparked three fires last Friday and crews were dispatched to Blac ktrail ridge Stillwater area and Whitewater north of Whitefish. A Bad Rock canyon fire likely started by a spark from a Great Northern engine poses limited danger. A Batavia area blaze has burned 70 acres over three days and brush burning continues. Fire costs have reached 30 000 in four days with expectations of exceeding last year’s total of 64 000 as 250 firefighters arrive from Butte to combat Bitter Root fires.
June 24 reports from headquarters indicate fire conditions are improved in district No 1 of the forest service. About 14 small fires were reported but monitoring shows better overall control today.
Cecil Hess and his father returned from Ft Harrison Indiana with the lad who had been a hospital inmate abroad since being badly shell shocked in France. Army officials fear lingering nervous issues but expect rest at home to aid recovery amid a tornado derailment that hit their train near Fergus Falls without serious injuries.
The 1914 Sarajevo assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by an anarchist student set off a chain of events leading to global war. Tensions across Europe rose as alliances activated and nations mobilized for conflict.
Officials debated numbering strategies for trains on the Northern Pacific and Oregon Short Line routes. NP proposed placing numbers on the hood while OS Line favored numbers on both sides of the headlight. No final plan was ordered.
The War Department reports total American expeditionary forces casualties to date at 289,016. Killed in action including 381 lost at sea are 3,754. died of wounds 13,572. died of disease 23,396. died from accident and other causes 4,942. Total deaths 75,662. Wounded in action 2,370.
Washington June 24. The senate without a record vote adopted committee amendments to the army appropriation bill creating an average starting force July 1. The house version set 300000 troops while Secretary Baker urged a total of 500000 officers and men.
Frank Howitz sells his 320 acre homestead to Loren Franklin of Sun Dance Wyoming for 15000 dollars. Franklin to take possession September 1. Howitz plans unspecified future plans and does not intend to leave the area.
In Miles City on June 24 a man named Biz¢ Willis paid 150 dollars for 15 gallons of water and a keg, tricked by two smooth strangers in an automobile who posed as liquor sellers and led him to believe he was buying a small private stock.
Malta prepares for a two day Worlds War Veterans reunion with bands, speakers Governor Stewart of Montana and Frank J. Bruno of Minneapolis, plus ball games, bucking contests and aeroplane flights featuring Jack Mabee. The Great Falls team versus Malta on the diamond carries a $100 purse with Mayor Sklower set to fly with Mabee.
Paris June 25 Warrern Whipp from Cleveland Ohio employed in Paris as a chauffeur for the Red Cross has devised an appliance that enables an automobile to run 75 miles on a quart of gasoline. The device dispenses with a carburetor feeding gasoline directly into the cylinders with a condensing spray system. Yesterday Whipp operated 72 kilometers 45 miles on a pint of gasoline and expects 100 miles per quart in time.
Montana Experiment Station reports sunflowers as a viable forage for dairy cattle. Mammoth Russian variety yields 20 to 30 tons of green forage per acre, with drill sowing at 24 to 30 inch row spacing and 12 to 16 pounds seed per acre. Harvest when seed is in the milk stage. stalks fed through ensilage cutter and stored like corn.
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