Soldiers and Sailors Club event in Saco draws crowd
Last Friday in Saco a Soldiers and Sailors event featured a dance and banquet. Red Cross ladies hosted entertainment as volunteers from nearby towns joined the gathering. Attorney Kirton spoke on a nationwide Soldiers and Sailors Club tied to GALR and county/state/national coordination.
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Saco
Red Cross
Kirton
Malta
Ile
Soldiers and Sailors Club
GALR
United States
Eeach Club
Kyle
Odd Fellows Hall
State Hats Insurance Application and Loss Reporting
Information on state hail insurance instructs county assessors to distribute application blanks and accept filings under State Board rules. Farmers may apply in person for prompt acceptance. mailed applications should be registered. Applications due by June 20 with no cash payment required for owners tenants or homesteaders. others pay cash or deposit certificates payable November 1. Losses must be reported within three days of occurrence. losses are adjusted at 12 dollars per (incomplete text).
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State Board of Nail Insurance
Leo Re
State Board of Vail Insurance
State Board of Hail Insurance
Wireless link to Jordan to go live soon from Miles City
Miles City expects rapid completion of a wireless connection to Jordan after Ralph Campbell’s return from Jordan. The system was bought three years ago and delayed by wartime rules. Installation is nearly finished on the Jordan end and the Miles City side work remains, with commercial service anticipated shortly.
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Miles City
Jordan
Ralph Campbell
W. S. Ingham
Campbell
Deadliest gas Lewisite showcased at exposition
Washington reports a tiny vial of Lewisite, the feared poison developed by an American scientist, displayed behind guard lines at the interior department exposition. Produced at a Cleveland area plant nicknamed Mouse Trap, it was set to flood battlefields and cities before the armistice halted German access to the secret.
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Washington
Germany
Berlin
Manhattan Island
Bureau of Mines
W. Lee Lewis
Northwestern University
Evanston
Cleveland
Ander
Flanders
Flax on Breakings and Agronomy Insights at Montana State College
Montana State College agronomy notes discuss flax suited to new or old ground, stressing seed choice and cultural methods. Ideal furrow slice is 3.5 to 5 inches thick and should invert flat to avoid drying and damage. Drilling soon after packing may aid germination, while light disking reduces failure risk. method depends on sod, slice thickness, power, and moisture.
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Montana
Handling Sod Breaking For Healthy Flax Crops
The article discusses best practices for sod breaking to grow flax, stressing continuous thick slices, proper plow adjustment and moisture timing, followed by packing with a roller to prevent evaporation and aid root growth. It warns against improper packing that traps air and causes seed death, noting disk drills for flax and the need for uniform seed depth.
Harb News Briefs From Malta Visitors to Harb
Fred Wilhelm and Fred Altwasser visited Malta last Wednesday. Mrs Armstrong and daughter visited her cousin Mrs John Johnson last Tuesday. Jonas Undhiem family visited the post office last Sunday. Elias Bergsogle and family from Black Coulee visited Andrew Bergsogle last Sunday. Frank Holman is back home after a week in Malta hospital. Fred Wilhelm returned from France after eight months abroad. Holmer Cartwright family moved from Nashua to settle here. Ed Knable and others attended a dance at Grove Coulee Saturday. Mrs Bergsogle, recently ill, was taken to hospital. friends wish her a speedy recovery.
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Fred Wilhelm
Fred Altwasser
Malta
Armstrong
John Johnson
Jonas Undhiem
Elias Bergsogle
Black Coulee
Andrew
Harb
Holmer Cartwright
Nashua
Knable
Will Kost
Ray Sieger
John Bruckner
Grove Coulee
Andrew Bergsogle
Colored brother finds religion and vows aid to the cause
A man described as lazy but moved by faith declares he will help the cause with vigor. He ends his first prayer asking the Lord to use him "in advisory capacity" and to empower his efforts.
Coal Consumers Urged to Stockpile During Summer Months
Government and state commission urge coal consumers to build summer stocks to ease railroad demand and prevent a repeat of 1916 17 famines. Mild weather reduced usage, but with a bumper crop and higher cultivation, railroads may strain to move coal in fall and winter. Farmers households and businesses are asked to cooperate to keep mines operating year round.
Government coal regulation lifted sparks winter supply warning
The notice warns that coal mine regulation has been removed and if fall and winter demand exceeds supply coal prices could rise. It urges readers to act now and place orders for a winter coal supply.
Soldiers and Sailors Thank Saco Ladies for Banquet
A group of soldiers and sailors thank the women of Saco for hosting a banquet last Friday. They praise the attention given and the bountiful meal, note enjoyable music, and commend Red Cross workers and helpers for making the event memorable.
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Saco
Red Cross
Saco Soldiers and Sailors Club
Postmaster Examination Planned at Glasgow Montana
Civil Service Commission announces a Glasgow Montana postmaster exam on June 15 1919 for Saco postmaster with 1600 annual pay. Applicants must be US citizens residents within the office delivery area age twenty one to sixty four on exam day. Obtain Form 2241 from the local postmaster or from the Civil Service Commission in Washington DC.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Glasgow
Montana
Saco
United States
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Washington
Sergeant York Receives Honors in Washington Tour
Sergeant Alvin C. York of Tennessee, hailed as the greatest war hero, traveled to Washington with a Pall Mall delegation. He met Secretary Baker and Secretary Tumulty, planned to return to camp Merritt to receive his discharge, and then go home to his mother. York earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for 20 Germans killed, 132 prisoners taken, and 36 enemy machine gun nests silenced in the Argonne.
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Washington
Alvin C. York
Tennessee
Marshal Foreht
National
New York
Hull
Pall Mall
York
War Department
Baker
White House
Tumulty
Capitol
America
Camp ‘Merritt
Serjeant
Saco Creamery To Open With Accalo Opening
George Accalo has leased the Saco creamery and will open on June 1. He plans to move to town and devote himself to the business, paying the highest market price for cream and operating on a strict cash basis. The venture promises benefits for Sacco farmers and the community.
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George Accalo
Saco
Sacco
Accalo
Control Of Cut Worms Warns Farmers In County
The cut worms have become a serious pest across many county areas and farmers should act promptly. In scattered patches they are easier to control. when covering the field they require broadcasting poison. A suggested mix includes bran Paris green salt molasses lemons water and is applied by furrow around infested ground or broadcast from a wagon for large areas.
Famous 32nd Division Fights and Sacco Soldiers
General Haan sought Pershing to put the famed 32nd Division into combat as German guards fell back before them. The unit earned French insignia as spearhead of the army. Sacco area soldiers named include Louis Flattum Ed Hodze Adel Rietan Pete Lafromboise Charles Buttoph Carl Schultz Jonas Tonjum Malvin Johnson Andrew Aamott. Schultz and Johnson were killed. others wounded. Returns this week include Abel Rietan Sergeant Lafromboise and A Aamott with Lafromboise recommended for a service cross.
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Haan
Pershing
Sacco
Louis Flattum
Ed. Hodze
Adel Rietan
Pete Lafromboise
Charles Buttoph
Carl Schultz
Jonas Tonjum
Malvin Johnson
Andrew Hanson
A. Aamott
Melvin Johnson
Abel Rietan
Lafromboise
Aamott
Crow Indian Knight Buried With Military Honors
Stephen C. Knight, the first Crow Indian to die in World War I, was buried at Custerfield near General Custer’s stand with military and tribal honors. Knight, a member of Headquarters Company, 24th Infantry, died at Letterman Hospital in San Francisco of tuberculosis after volunteering from Shemana School in Oregon.
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Billings
Stephen C. Knight
Custerfield
Custer
Knight
Shemana
Oregon
United States
Letterman
San Francisco
24Th Infantry
Malta Teachers Examination Scheduled for June 6 and 7
The next regular teachers examination will be held at Malta on June 6 and 7, beginning at 8 30 a m. All teachers planning to teach next fall and whose certificates expire before December 1919 must take this examination.
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Malta
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