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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
4
Anniversaries Set for Custer Last Stand Observance
Billings Hardin and Sheridan plan a June 25 ceremony marking forty years since Custer and the Seventh Cavalry died at the Little Big Horn. Crow and allied tribes will lead an Indian pow wow with Curley and Chief Plenty Cops expected to participate. Simple cemetery services will include flower tributes and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
George A. Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Little Big Horn River
Hardin
Sheridan
Montana
Wyoming
Major Estep
Crow Reservation
Curley
Custer
Plenty Cops
Fever Patient Recovers After Blood Transfusion
Hamilton report says Than Wolfinbarger recovered from spotted fever after a blood transfusion from James Cleven who had recently recovered from the disease. Wolfinbarger was very ill but is now improving and plans to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Wolfinbarger
James Cleven
Cleven
War claim paid. heir receives Civil War mule payment
A war settlement warrant for 968 dollars, signed by Secretary W G McAdoo, is in the possession of Samuel H Pipes heirs as payment for 15 Missouri mules requisitioned during the Civil War. Pipes died six years ago after pursuing the claim for 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Secretary of the Treasury
W. G. McAdoo
Samuel H. Pipes
Missouri
Pipes
Cowboy Volunteers Offer for Mexican War Effort
Helena report says one hundred Montana cowboys have offered to the U.S. recruiting office for war with Mexico. A cowboy delegate claimed a thousand rangemen could be obtained in ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
United States
Mexico
Army
State Pays Bounty Claims Totals 11058 74
The state auditing bureau approved bounty claims totaling 11058 74 filed in March. All these claims will be paid and every claim filed before April 1 will have been disposed of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Auditing Bureau
Injury Claims Cost Road per Minute in 1915
In Butte superintendent T F Lowry of the Rocky Mountain division reports that the Northern Pacific spent 1564 dollars daily for personal injury settlements in 1915. This equals 65.16 dollars per hour or 1.08 dollars per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
T. F. Lowry
Rocky Mountain Division
Northern Pacific
Abandon Search For Afflerback in Grass Range Area
Yellowstone county authorities have abandoned the active search for J. H. Afflerback a Grass Range farmer and former York Nebraska sheriff who disappeared April 14 while escorting J. H. Randolph a Buick roadster thief wanted in York to Laurel Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afflerback
Billings
Yellowstone County
J. H. Afflerback
Grass Range
York, Neb
York
J. H. Randolph
Nebraska City
Laurel
Mont
Montana G A R Selects Butte as Next Meeting City
The Montana department of the Grand Army of the Republic United Spanish War Veterans Women's Relief Corps and Ladies of the G A R in camp here chose Butte as next year's meeting place and elected officers for the following year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Butte
Bozeman
Montana Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
United Spanish War Veterans, Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Compensation settlement reached in Herrill mine death case
Helena official Spriggs announced an agreement between the widow and daughter of Alexander C. Herrill over a mine death claim. Herrill was killed last August at the Butte mine. The daughter, though over age and not legally entitled, is crippled and depended on his support. They agreed on an equal division of a lump sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Spriggs
State Accident Board
Alexander C. Herrill
Herrill
Butte
Condition Better Now Than In Past 37 Years
Helena Montana reports a thrifty settler wave as land buyers purchase outright instead of homesteading. T P McDonald chief land examiner notes conditions across the state are better than in 37 years with gains in northern eastern regions and Yellowstone watershed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
T. P. McDonald
Banking Coronation of
Harvest Festival Plans Underway in Gilman Area
Residents of Gilman and surrounding country prepare for the annual Harvest Festival held this fall just before the Montana State fair. Farmers plan agricultural exhibits as the county commissioners offer substantial cash and merchandising prizes to winning exhibits boosting interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilman
Montana
Forsyth Plans $40,000 School Building
Forsyth school board advances plans for a new 40000 dollar school building likely to be built this summer. The district cannot authorize more than 25000 dollars but proposes to issue bonds for that amount and pay the rest with school warrants at about 5000 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth
Forsyth School Board
Montana Auditor Reports Insurance Activity and State Plans
State Auditor William Keating details 1916 Montana insurance in force and premium losses across fire life hail and other lines. Governor Stewart urged by telegram to pick three Montana National Guard enlisteds for West Point examinations with June Vancouver barracks reporting. Also notes fish stocking plans and Granite county Stand ard School designation at Trout Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
William Keating
Montana
Fidelity and Security
S. V. Stewart
Washington
National Guard of
Vancouver Barracks
West Point
J.L. de Hart
Butte
D. H. Morgan
Anaconda
Neihart
Belt Creek
Trout Creek
Edith Featherman
Granite County
H. A. Davee
Lottie T. Irvine
C. W. Tenney
State Department of Public Instruction
Philipsburg
Immigration boom reshaping Northeastern Montana
Former Senator J. M. Boardman reports rapid immigration into Richland Sheridan and Valley counties north of the Missouri. Cars roll in to settle families on land south of the Big Muddy and east of the Yellowstone near Helena. Boardman returns home to Helena after touring Richland County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Helena
Big Muddy
Yellowstone
Richland County
Sheridan
Valley Counties
Missouri
J. M. Boardman
499 New Settlers In Month
During April 499 home seekers, over half from Minnesota and the Dakotas, settled in Montana. They brought 4032 cattle and 2261 horses, according to the state veterinarian. From Jan 1 to May 1 there were 1947 livestock imports into the state, nearly all by actual settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Boy Admits Killing Rancher in Bear Creek Ambush
Police say 15 year old Ernest Arnold son of Clarence Arnold confessed to the murder of Charles Steiner a bachelor rancher. Steiner's frozen body was found January 13 by neighbors in a hog pen near his ranch cabin. The boy told police he shot Steiner from ambush and that robbery was the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Ernest Arnold
Clarence Arnold
Bear Creek
Charles Steiner
Quarter Million Ranch Deal In Harlowton
In Harlowton Norton & Lyons property changes hands to S. E. Oscarson and P. C. Dahl of White Rock Ll. D. The buyers plan extensive farming operations and have ordered three tractors to begin breaking virgin soil for fall wheat planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Harlowton
Norton & Lyons
S. E. Oscarson
P. C. Dahl
White Rock
Ll. D
Vote to Increase Capital Stock at Tuolumne Mining Firm
Tuolumne stockholders vote to raise capital from 800000 shares to 2500000 shares to fund expansion and acquire more mining property. Directors may meet in St Paul or Butte. The firm notes many stockholders in the Twin Cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Tuolumne
Oieran
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Surveys in Dawson County Probe Great Northern Route
Great Northern engineers have surveyed Dawson county in the Little Dry country within the past ten days. The route is believed to be more remunerative than the Big Dry line, planned as part of the Great Northern extension toward Lewistown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson County
Billings
Great Northern
Dry
Lewistown
Earthquake Felt in Anaconda Business District
Anaconda residents reported a distinct earthquake shock felt in the business district. Buildings were shaken but no damage or injuries were reported. Local authorities noted no structural harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Testcase Aims at Industrial Board Power Over Lump Sum Death Award
The Aetna Life Insurance company files a district court test case in Missoula to decide if the state industrial board can order a lump sum death payment. The suit concerns Mrs. Laura Crusen who lost her husband in Missoula and received 3316 dollars from the accident board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Industrial Board
District Court
Missoula County
Missoula
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Accident Board
Laura Crusen
Express rate hearing tests block zone system
Propr ieters of laundries and fruit commission men appeared before the state railroad commission at the hearing for investigating express rates. The issue was whether the block zone system would raise or lower rates and whether schedules would cut dry freight costs according to A W Bennett of the Northern Express company. Money for widow in Italy due to death of italian miner. Arbor Day observed in Montana schools per Governor Stewart proclamation and a circular from State Superintendent H A Davee urging proper observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laundries and Fruit Commission
State Railroad Commission
A. W. Bennett
Northern Express Company
Samuel V. Stewart
Montana
H. A. Davee
Women urged to seek Pinkham remedy for health woes
Letters from women in Wisconsin Oklahoma and Massachusetts praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for gallbladder displacement headaches backache and irregularities. They credit improved health and urge others to seek expert female guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lawton
Okla
A. L. McCastano
Oklo
Roxbury
Mass
B. M. Oscoon
Haynes Park
Political Asset and Two-Faced Candidate Quip
A Boston Evening Transcript item records a political jab about a candidate being two-faced and a quip about kissing babies. The fragment implies partisan humor reflecting campaign rhetoric.
Her Love Hung on a Hair
A light gossip item notes a Detroit wife left her husband over a wig. A witty reader quips that the reason was a bald excuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Forget the Hostess The Lady The Officer
A fragmented reminiscence notes a lone officer billeted in a neighborhood and a soldier exclaiming in disbelief. The terse lines evoke wartime humor and surprise within a close community setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
A Famous Physician Announces Anuric Uric Acid Remedy
Dr. Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo claims Anuric is the best uric acid solvent. The ad says it quickly relieves inflammation symptoms like burning urine back ache and frequent urination and suggests taking a hot water rinse before meals with an Anuric tablet. It touts stronger action than lithia and offers a 50 cent package or 10 cent trial vial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Consoling Thought on Bills and Lighting
A humorous exchange centers on last month's electricity bill. M Chuggins decides to sit quietly and be thankful he no longer has to burn gasoline to see by, contrasting gaslight with modern lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Chuggins
Hanford's Balsam Liniment Praised by Indiana User
William Ruff of Wakarusa Indiana reports Hanford's Balsam as the best liniment he has ever used and says he cannot do without it. Ad shows a confident testimonial for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ruff
Wakaruso, Ind
Hanford
Making a Million Seems Easier Than Calming Crying Baby
A humorous comparison shows a man focusing on sleep for a crying infant, implying that earning a million dollars would be simpler. The line plays on the difficulty of soothing a distressed baby versus achieving financial success.
Women and Body Image Debate Shapes Public Discussion
Discussion on female appearance fuels debate about standards and self perception. Observers note media influence and cultural expectations shaping attitudes toward bodies and fitness.
Shoes Flying After Bridal Car Innuendo Story
A newspaper vignette recalls a bride named Ann Teek and a crowd throwing shoes at the bridal carriage. The joke notes Ann was the family’s only daughter and that shoes had been saved long for the occasion. The piece captures local humor and community sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Teek
Ann
To stop bleeding use Hanford's Bab sam Adv
The note instructs applying Hanford the Bab sam Adv to halt bleeding. No additional context or details are provided about usage, dosage, or conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Nobody Likes the Umpire The Logical Result of Strict Neutrality
A light editorial note argues that strict neutrality in officiating provokes universal dislike as fans and players seek clear calls and accountability from the umpire in competitive play.
Women’s Mania for Collecting Marriage Certificates
A brief note observes women who pursue collecting marriage certificates as a hobby. The piece hints at social curiosity around this unusual interest and its prevalence among certain individuals. It does not name people or places.
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Bensonhurst
Gens
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Lydia E.ham Med. Co
Post
Paxton
Boston
Dr. Williams Sanatorium
University Av
Minneapolis, Minn
Mion Cutter'’s
Ter Laboratory
Berkeley, Cal
Chicago
Tll
Parker
Harry H. Sellers
Portland Ave., Minneapolis, Minn
Watson K.coleman
Fargo Directory
Shotwell Floral Co
Fargo
N. D
Bomers
DeKalls Ave
Brooklyn
Free By Co
Dearborn St
Stewart
Montana National Guard
Italy
A. G. McNaught
State Industrial Accident Board
Coreggio
Novara
James Cerri
Nelson Coal Company
Sand Coulee
North Crandon
Wis
Pinkham
Mays Aspacu
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Spohm
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
U. S. Ao
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Boston Evening Transcript
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Roofing Co
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Tege Ome Ta Oi
Sk Tote Sate
Sees Res
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