Bitter Root ditch work halted as plans advance
Bitter Root irrigation project engineers finish field surveys for the 600000 dollar bond funded ditch reconstruction. Plans and specifications will be finalized in Portland then submitted to the district board and state irrigation bond commission for approval. Sept 19 headgates close for repairs. first bond money to pay warrants, then total bonded debt capped at 600000.
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Hamilton
Bitter Rootation
Big Ditch
District Board of Commissioners
Portland
Board of Managers
Irrigation Company
Board of Directors
State Irrigation Bond Commission
Ralph Schneeloch
Ralph Schneeloch Co
Freeman, Smith & Camp Co
Andrew J. Wiley
Boise
Idaho
Jerome Fertig
Grants’ Pass
Ore
Frank Knowles
Seattle
Charles Smith
J. Smith
Heidel
Montanarrigation Bond Commission
Wiley
L. J. Nordheim
Ashley Dixon
H. B. de Forest
F. F. Powell
George Thacher
P. Frost
Helena
Conenane
C. 8 Heidel
L. Q. Brielton
Wellington D. Rankin
Ravalli Water Company
Powell & Jacobs
First Peas Shipment From Ravalli Canning Company
The Ravalli Canning company shipped a carload of peas over the valley branch of the Northern Pacific railroad to the Pacific coast. It was the first load produced by the new company marking an early milestone in its agricultural output.
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Stevensville
Ravalli Canning Company
Valley
Northern Pacific Railroad
Pacific Coast
Hail Insurance Payouts Reach $115000 in Bitter Root Valley
Hail damage across Bitter Root valley due to July and August storms triggers insurance adjustments totaling about 115000. Farmers in Hamilton Corvallis Victor Stevensville and Como receive settlements ranging from 5 to 80 percent on crops and orchards with western tracts hit hardest.
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Hamilton
Bartlett & Bolen
Hamilton Heights
Corvallis
Victor
Stevensville
Como
West Side
Dutch Hill
Woodside
Orchard losses and insurance gaps hit Stevensville region
West Vic tor orchardists received 40 to 50 percent loss payments while hail protection near Stevensville was split evenly between fruit and grain. East side benches suffered the most with many crops uninsured. A single 190 acre orchard south of Burnt Fork lost 80 percent without insurance. Settlements in Stevensville Burnt Fork Three Mile and Florence ranged 45 to 65 percent of crop value.
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Hamilton Heights
Corvallis
Victor
Summerdale
Stevensville
Burnt Fork
Three Mile
Florence
Engineers checking up spur estimates in Stevensville
Fred Buck chief engineer for the state railroad commission leads a survey crew in Stevensville to verify costs of building a spur from the Northern Pacific valley branch to Stevensville. The survey tests estimates submitted by railroad officials at the commission meeting in Stevensville last June.
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Stevensville
Fred Buck
State Railroad Commission
Rosebud Irrigation Bonds Fund Market Action
The Red Lodge Rosebud Irrigation district seeks buyers for its $418,000 bond issue. Paine, Webber and Company of Chicago submitted an offer to take the bonds, with market terms to be set after approval by a Chicago law firm. All but $75,000 to be taken on approval. rest paid on call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Helena
Red Lodge Rosebud
Montana Railroad Commission
Paine, Webber and Company of
Chicago
Railroad Commission
Aviator's Father Dies After Flight to Be With Son
Dr. Melvin M. Knight, 69, father of mail aviator Jack Knight, died at his Buchannan home after bronchial pneumonia and heart trouble. Knight had made a record flight from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Buchannan last Friday night to reach his bedside and had practiced medicine in the community for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Buchannan
Mich
Melvin M. Knight
Jack Knight
Cheyenne
Wyo
Knight
Unity Methodist Church concert delights Meaderville crowd
The Butte Mines band performed at Unity Methodist church in Meaderville on Monday evening under the church ladies society. A lawn welcome drew the town, with 12 young ladies presenting a fairy flower dance. McQueen addition and Walkerville residents attended. church ladies served ice cream and cake.
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Butte Mines
Unity Methodist Church
Meaderville
Ladies’ Society
McQueen Addition
Walkervile
Butte
Camilla Wrighton
Mary Hoar
Emily Sibley
Mildred Richards
Florence Barker
Emily Sherman
Dorothy Williams
Agnes Sibley
Evelyn Laity
Alice Hegman
Alice O'Brien and Dee McGonigle Wed in Butte Ceremony
Alice O'Brien and Dee McGonigle were married at Immaculate Conception church with Father M O'D Barry officiating. Witnesses included Mrs. G A Hellstrand Flora M Wear and Walter McGonigle. The couple planned a coast wedding trip and will reside in Butte. McGonigle is Montana Power sales manager and Kiwanis secretary. O'Brien taught in Long Beach after Helena High and Montana Normal School graduations.
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Alice O’brien
Dee McGonigie
Immaculate Conception Church
M. O'D. Barry
G. A. Hellstrand
Flora M. Wear
Walter McGonigle
South Excelsior Street
Butte
McGonigle
Montana Power Company
Kiwanis Club
Central High School
Gonzaga College
Helena Hi School
Montana Normal School
Dillon
Long Beach
Cal
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Poiret
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Ecru
U U. S. Army
U. S
Nashua
ST. Mary's
Levi Strauss Koy
Levi Strauss “Koveralls
Polly Prim
Munsingwear
Modart
Lyons
Bitter Root News
J. R. Thill
Knowlton
Wis
H. A. Johns
Randolph, Wis
Mr. Thill
Union Pacific
BUTTF
Maiden Rock
Melrose Browns
Glenn Apex Dillon Armstead
Rae Senetorvn
Lear
Aavalli Farmer's Pai
Rosebud Irrigation Bonds Fund Market
Alice O'Brien
Dee McOnigle
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Duluth-Superior
Kansas City
St. Louis
New York
Washington Philadelphia
Seattle-Tacoma
Victoria-Vancouver
Portland, Columbia River
North Pacific Coast
East
Chicago-St. Paul
Minneapolis-Spokane
Seattle-Tacoma-Portland
J. 8. Kemp
Metals Bank Bldg
Northern Pacific
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