Saco Co operative Association Meets Amid Losses
The annual meeting at Odd Fellows Hall reported a 1921 net loss of 2420.10 with no dividend. The association, capital 600 and paid in 29938.22, shows total property 47583.00 and a surplus over 13000. Notes and accounts were flagged for collection to reduce costs and restore dividends.
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Saco Co-operative Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Aiyp
Dybdal
East
R. P. Minnick
Gayton Armstrong
Douglas Marshall
al Shaw
W. D. Miller
Uncle Joe Cannon to retire after forty six years in Congress
Longtime congressman Joseph G Cannon announces he will not seek re election at the end of his current term. He says a younger generation should lead and notes his district and the nation will benefit from new leadership.
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Joseph G. Cannon
Congress
Cannon
Eighteenth
Ilinois
Illinois
Eighteenth Congressional District
Poor Seed Corn Abundant Farm Bureau Urges Seed Testing
The Farm Bureau urges Phillips County farmers to germination test seed corn before planting after 1920 tests showed many samples below 90 percent viability. It warns untested seed is risky and offers free germination tests, recommending a sample of about a quarter pound.
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Farm Bureau
Phillips County
Great Northern to Add Daily Local Freight Between Havre and Williston
The Great Northern railway will deploy three local freight crews on the Havre to Williston route starting Monday March 13. This supplements the existing tri weekly service to provide a daily freight run in both directions, replacing the two day cycle of the current three crew arrangement.
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Great Northern Railway
Havre
Williston
Bowdoin
Wolf Point
Right to Fish Not Right to Enter on Land Says Rankin
Helena March 9 Attorney General Rankin clarifies that owners land rights and Montana fish licensees rights to fish on others property do not grant entry onto land. The opinion notes non navigable streams allow fishing incident to land ownership but do not authorize trespass. It contrasts public ownership of fish with private access to the streamside property. The piece also mentions seed testing language that appears unrelated to the main topic.
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Rankin
Helena
Montana
Wellington D. Rankin
C. A. Jakways
Fortune Smiles on the Man Who Uses His Head
A stock businessman credits corn as the key to success. He started eight years ago with 20 acres and has grown to 40 acres annually, never failing. He keeps cattle and hogs fed with corn and corn fodder, proving corn keeps his herd healthy and his fortune rising. He cites Iowa fame and his own wealth as corn driven.
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Iowa
Howard Spencer
Bigger Than Bank Robbery at Moore Distillery Loots in Kentucky
Twenty bandits in two detachments raided the Moore distillery at Arsdell Kentucky last Saturday. They captured ten people and seized seventy barrels of whisky on motor trucks. A government guard was held as a shield during the raid. Telephone and telegraph wires were cut, and the operation appeared carefully planned and executed.
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Lexington
Moore
Arsdell
Bullet Proof Vest Demonstration Ends in Wounding
In New York an employee named Pierpont Potter wearing a bullet proof vest was shot by Edmund C. McGarth during a basement demonstration for customers. Potter suffered a dangerous heart area wound and survived after hospital care, while McGarth tearfully and apologetically claimed it was an accident.
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New York
Pierpont Potter
Edmund C. McGarth
Potter
McGarth
Mac
Summerfallow Sermon Promotes Dryland Yields
W H Reed spoke to farmers urging summerfallow as a proven method to grow crops on dryland. He advised plowing early in spring and maintaining weeds with shallow cultivation, keeping soil two inches below the surface undisturbed.
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W. H. Reed
Satisfied with Milk River Valley prospects
Harlem March 13 W D McKib bens led an advance guard of irrigated district farmers from Buell Tol a area to inspect the Milk River valley. He found the prospects promising and planned to sell his Montana property to relocate here with six neighboring settlers likely to follow on his return.
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Harlem
W. D. McKibbens
Buel
Tola
Maik River
Chinook
Himelf
Milk River Valley
Removal Work Begins on Bowdoin Round House
A Anderson superintendent for A Guthrie and company railroad contractors was in the city yesterday en route to Bowdoin to start removing the Great Northern round house and equipment to Wenatchee Washington. He expects to return Thursday and seek rough carpenters and pipe fitters.
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A Anderson
A. Guthrie and Company
Bowdoin
Great Northern Round House
Wenatche, Wash
Anderson
Global markets and industry edge ahead in 1921 summaries
The report notes a wide range of economic activity including the Ford Lincoln takeover for 8 million dollars Reading Company orders for cars totaling 5 million Hamburg American expanding with six cargo ships Public works funding surpassing 450 million government dollars Edison plant expansion in Easton costing 800 thousand Oklahoma City votes 2 7 million in municipal bonds per capita money in circulation at 49 50 in February 1922 Argentina wheat crop forecast 154 873 000 bushels Southern Pacific orders 12 million in rail cars Polish government 1 million auto tire order Illinois Central spends 3 255 009 on refrigerator and coal cars Dublin gambling jail term for bridge players New England mills cut wages 20 percent hours rise to 54 bank clearings trend down showing revival Steel Corporations 1921 Q4 earnings 1 7 million higher than Q3.
Milwaukee Rates Cut in Half on Hay and Forage
Miles City March 17 Freight rates on hay and feed from forage regions to eastern Montana and Dakota points have been reduced fifty percent by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway. J J Foley division freight and passenger agent said the move helps farmers and stockmen unable to secure supplies at existing prices and that full tariff action was taken to assist them.
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Miles City
Chicago
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Montana
Dakota
J. J. Foley
Lumber firm to reopen Libby sawmill and camps
Libby March 13 Walter Neils head of J Neils Lumber announces sawmill to resume next Thursday March 16 with a double shift when possible and gang saw on one shift. Logging camps will reopen and combined operations aim to create jobs for between 300 and 400 men.
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Libby
Walter Neils
J. Neils Lumber Company
Devastating Southwest Tornado Toll Reaches Eighteen
Tornadoes across the Southwest kill eighteen people, with Gowen Oklahoma suffering the highest fatalities at about 200 homes destroyed. Two other fatalities reported in Sulphur Oklahoma and Gethsemane Arkansas amid widespread injuries and property damage. Flooding follows heavy rains, with four inches falling in Fort Scott Kansas and Neosho River rising rapidly in Iola. Red Cross aid underway in Gowen.
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Kansas City
Gowen
Okla
McAllister
Gethsemane
Ark
Sulphur
Oklo
Hannibal
Mississippi River
Amrillo
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Fort Scott
Kam
Neosho
Iola
Posse Captures Three Desperadoes Near Lewistown
Sheriff and 25 officers raided a campsite five miles south of Lewistown Idaho where three armed youths reportedly shot at passing motorists. The trio surrendered without a fight after the posse surrounded the camp. The boys, described as young, had been out hunting and were testing a new shotgun when motorists stopped.
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Lewistown
Idaho
Snake River
Here
Italy Faces Large Revolt In Tripoli
Rome reports a large scale revolution in Tripoli with two Italian companies completely surrounded by rebels. Italians rely on airlifted food as supplies dwindle.
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Rome
Tripoli
Ittalians
Doctor Dies After Tax Bill Shock in Davenport
Dr. M. P. Brown, 75, collapsed and died in the Davenport county treasurer’s office after being informed of his tax amount. The incident occurred on a March 15 afternoon.
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Davenport
M. P. Brown
Dr. Brown
Inventor Claims Pneumaphone Brings Dead to Life in 72 Hours
Chicago on March 13 reports George Anston claims his pneu maphone can revive people who have died from pneumonia asphyxia heart trouble or nervous exhaustion within 72 hours. He describes a pump like device and offers to demonstrate before a scientific board.
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Chicago
George Anston
Up-lift Associations Held Up By Society Strains
A fragmented note describes numerous uplift societies and some being hindered by internal hold-ups. It hints at broader social challenges and organizational friction affecting progress across groups.
Phillips County Potato Growers Assn Plans Expansion
The Phillips County Potato Growers Association met at the courthouse to discuss enlarging acreage for this year. They reviewed contracts with Northwestern Potato Exchange, deciding to pause further agreements pending more information, while continuing a campaign to encourage extra planting and cooperation on varieties Bliss Triumph and three county recommendations. The group also considered seed loans financing and solicited reports on planned potato plantings from all farmers in the county, mem bers and nonmembers alike.
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Northwestern Potato Exchange
Phillips County Potato Growers Ass’n
Carond
Bliss Triumph
Philby Co Potato Growers Assn
Malti Mont
J. Sklower
Seey
Dalton Gang member weds Eureka woman in Libby
Edward J. Deson a 59 year old former Dalton gang member now a minister wed Margaret Roper 44 in Libby Montana. Deson told Rev Hawkins he was part of the Dalton boys bank raid gang. He described Coffeeville Kansas as the 1894 raid site and noted his capture and one year penitentiary term.
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Libby
Edward J. Deson
Eureka
Coffeeville
Penitentiary
Coffeyvillian
Radio telephone drives new homes wired for service
Philadelphia March 10. An advertisement states a buyer is building houses wired for radio telephone service worth 1000 dollars. The plan aims to increase enjoyment of the new homes and reflect growing popularity of this modern convenience.
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Philadelphia
Malta News Highlights Spring Hints And Community Talks
Snow melts signaling approach of spring. Mrs F Z Hyatt visits relatives in Dodson. Preachers from Glasgow Glasgow and Chinook speak at local services. Montana Attorney General W D Rankin discusses law at St building. Mr Pope addresses law intent. A league forms urging compliance with U S laws to maintain community safety.
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W. D. Rankin
Helena
Pope
U. S
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