Celebrating History: War news at the top of Page 1

For the 33rd installment of this series celebrating the 150th anniversary of Montana Territory, we find out what is going on in Box Elder. The Box Elder Valley Press’ Aug. 21, 1914 issue had the latest score pertaining to the piano contest. Marion Youso was leading with 56,070 votes. War news was throughout the first page, and this edition also had several small local articles, such as:

To Erect Flour House

The Rocky Mountain Elevator Company is planning to erect a flour house here in the near future and when completed they will ship in flour in car load lots which should make flour here cheap...