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Saco Independent

Location

Saco, Montana, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1922

Page

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Meeting of Taxpayers Clubs Elevates Montana Industry

The discussion links state development to intersector cooperation and citizen support. Anaconda Copper Mining and Montana Power executives highlight advances in metallurgy, zinc and copper production, roofing shingles, and regional resource use. Officials note Montana’s untapped coal, timber, water power, and farmland promise economic growth.

Chicago Cresson Feniana Persis Anaconda Anila Copper Mining Company Anaconda Copper ‘Trine Matenfal Trver Tutte Swansea Hi Ontana Anaconda Copper Mining Company Exzis Anaconda Cop Great Falls Tes United States Wren Montana Nis PSA Montana Power County EPCO Ana- Waa Copper Mining Company Sians Power Company Iitax Bute

Potatoes Growers Form an Organization in Phillips County

About eighty farmers met to organize the Phillips County Potato Growers Association with Jas Atwood elected president and Joseph Sklower secretary treasurer. The group aims to secure additional acreage and seed supplies, finance seed, and solicit bankers for favorable terms. A March 11 executive meeting will plan financing and seed contracts. Members are urged to join and obtain contracts at local banks or offices in Dodson Malta or Saco.

Northwest Potato Exchange Farm Bureau Phillips County Potato Growers Association Jas. Atwood South Strater Joseph Sklorer Malta Gerard DeWitt Adolph Lafond J. A. Testa Dodson Brook Stahlin Wagner Amos Wesley L.C. Edwards W. H. Frazier Saco F. A. Schempp Mr. Atwood First National Bank of Joseph Sklower Montana

Labor League urges repeal of Volstead act for light wines beer

The American Federation of Labor executive council urged repeal of the Volstead enforcement act and substitution of a measure permitting sale of light wines and beer. It denounced the Volstead act as a social moral failure and called for a non partisan campaign on election participation.

Washington Executive Council The American Federation of Labor

Notice of Intent for Three Year Proof on Saco Land

John H. Mavencamp of Saco Montana filed intent to prove his homestead claim No 058170 for WIANW4 SEYNWY SWI4NEWY EWUSWY WISE Section 21 Township 36N Range 33E Montana Meridian. Proof before U S Commissioner W D Muller at Saco Montana on April 7 1922 with witnesses Roy V Wallis Walter McGavin Pearl Pressnall Rudolph Delke all of Saco Montana. E M Kirton Register.

Department of the Interior U. S. Land Office Glasgow Mont John H. Mavencamp Saco Montana Wise Township Range East Meridian W. D. Muller U. S Roy V. Wallis Walter McGavin Pearl Pressnall Rudolph Delke E. M. Kirton

Devil Robot Terrorizes Hutchinson Barn Dances Revealed

Local report recounts a mysterious figure at Minnesota dances, later identified as a human in a Satanic costume with electric lights. A reward offered to trap the intruder led to a 14 year old shooting him, sending the man to hospital in critical condition.

Buffalo Center Hutchinson Minn Louise Miller Minnesota

Dakota hard up writes Saco man

Harry Miller of Willow City North Dakota writes that Montana does not know hard times. He says farmers lack money and many are forced to quit due to no feed and seed. The winter was severe with several bad blizzards across the region.

Harry Miller Willow City N. D Montana

Industrial recovery drives a flurry of plant reopenings

Freight and steel mill activity surges as plants from Flint Michigan to Gary Indiana reopen or expand. Ford tractors cut prices while Belgium lace makers dwindle. Rail orders and steel output forecast a strong 1922, with New Haven shops, Great Falls mills, Paterson ribbons, and many others resuming full operations.

Hog yields from Armstrong farm highlight Duroc Jersey hogs

A Gayton Armstrong hog butchered a hog weighing 800 pounds and rendered 210 pounds of lard. The article praises thoroughbred Duroc Jersey hogs on the Armstrong ranch and notes the value of good breeding and corn feeding.

Gayton Armstrong Armstrong Ranch

New Diseases Threaten Domestic Animals in Early Reports

Washington March 3 Domestic animals are threatened by a new disease that kills in 5 to 71 hours, per a Public Health Service bulletin. Efforts are under way to create an anti-toxin. The bulletin notes the organism may be related to the chicken ailment limberneck, but this has not been demonstrated.

Washington Public Health Service

Moen Files Three Year Proof on Montana Homestead Claim

Nora Ma Moen formerly Emtry of Genevieve Montana filed intent to prove up her 1916 homestead entry 044058 for SEY NW4 Section 7 Township 34N Range 35E M M. She will appear before A J Johnson at Barr Montana on March 7 1922 with witnesses Frank Ward Nels Hatton Louis Lindbloom all of Genevieve Montana and Mark Wright of Valleytown Montana. E M Kirton Register.

Department of the Interior U. S. Land Office Glasgow Mont Nora .Ma- Moen Emtry Genevieve Montana Sey Frank Ward Nels Hatton Louis Lindbloom Mark Wright Valleytown E. M. Kirton Register

Peru Andes Natives Touted For Harsh Population Culling

Dr. Joseph Barcroft reports Peruvian highland communities practice age limits and execution by village authorities for those past a certain age. He describes Cerro de Pasco life at 14,200 feet, with Quicha Indians living in adobe hovels, rarely moving, and chewing cocoa leaves.

Boston Mas Andes Peru Joseph Barcroft Autor Cerro de Pasco Barcroft Lowell Institute King’s Colege Cambridge University Royal Society Quicha Record Herald

Bank Robberies Hit Three Cities in One Day

Columbia Ohio sees Trust and Savings bank robbed of 4000 dollars at gunpoint. Covington Kentucky reports First National bank robbed of 7000 dollars. Chicago sees jeweler Samuel Cadich robbed of diamonds worth 50000 dollars. Indianapolis reports five armed bandits rob Fletcher Savings Trust Co. and escape with 3000 dollars.

Columbia Ohio citizens /Trust and Savings bank Covington First National Bank Chicago Samuel Cadich Indianapolis Fletcher Savings Trust Co

States Win Chance to Regulate Rail Rates Court Ruling

Supreme Court decision strips states of authority to regulate interstate and intrastate rail passenger and freight rates. Government asserts full federal control over rail commerce. The ruling marks a major shift since Civil War era state rights precedent.

Supreme Court of the United States

Egypt to decide fate of ancient civilization homeland

Lloyd George asserts Egypt’s destiny lies in Egyptian hands as control shifts from British martial rule. England kept Egypt under martial law to shield foreigners and safeguard its business interests, and the new government must guarantee foreign protection.

Lloyd George England Egypt

Slattery Noted For Fine Record As U S Attorney

John Slattery has established a strong record as United States district attorney and has won five cases before the court of appeals. The public rarely secures counsel of Slattery's caliber.

Johm Slattery United States Court of Appeals Slattery

Fire destroys Vago store in largest loss for town

A dramatic Monday night blaze gutted Harry A. Vago’s frame store in northern Montana, starting from a basement furnace and unlocking a mass of flames. The building, over 50 years old, housed a priceless curio collection and the Masonic lodge upstairs, both ruined. neighboring properties suffered minimal damage while the proprietor faces heavy uninsured losses.

Harry A. Vage Notting Mr. Vagg Montana Saco Masonic Lodge Eastern Star Mr. Waze Lig Wagg

Home Made Tillage Implements On Display

Farm Bureau displays models of popular home made tillage implements at First National Bank Dodson Malta and Farmers and Merchants Bank Saco. Exhibits show machines efficient for weed control and summer fallow at low cost, aiming to boost adoption in Phillips County amid tight finances.

Farm Bureau First National Bank Dodson Farm Bureau Office Malta Farmers and Merchants Bank Saco Phillips County

Milk River Irrigation Project Receives $550000 Funding

Congress appropriates 550000 dollars for the Milk River Irrigation Project with hopes funds aid construction this summer.

Milk River Congress

Marriage of Princes Mary to Viscount Lascelles Stuns Society

The marriage of Princess Mary to Viscount Lascelles of England on Tuesday marked one of the era’s grand social occasions. The ceremony drew prominent figures and wide attention from society pages and onlookers alike.

Mary Viscount Lascelles England

Fortification Work Halts Amid Government Orders

The Japanese government orders a halt in fortification industry work at Fes mosa and Pescartores amid broader forestery to the We& a etre ren ly. The action marks a significant pause in defense related construction with further guidance pending.

Tokio Fesmosa Pescartores We& A

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Elly DioGlecto INE Ivors Taxpayers’ Clubs Dustries Teng Organized Labor Gers Federation Tribune Hutchinson Devil Human Dakota Hard UP Saco Man Atlanta, Ga Buck Flint, Mich Champion Ignition Co Flint Mich McKeesport Pa Paterson, N. J Belgium Henryetta, Okla Detroit Park Falls Ford Wash Smith and Wesson Springfield Mass Gary Ind Great Southern Steel Corporation Birmingham Ala New Haven Road New Haven Conn Chicago and Northwestern Ohio Steel Foundry A Ma, O Allegheny Steel Co Brackenridge- Tarentum District New York Central Motor Wheel Corporation of Langanz. Mich Harry Vago
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