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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
2
May Trumper, state superintendent, heads school exhibits at the Montana State Fair. Counties must assemble and ship exhibits to a central point, with essays due by July 15 and entries at the fair office by September 15. Catalogue issuance set for April 15.
The initial weeks are critical for lamb growth and profitability. Over feeding risks digestive issues in lambs and udder problems in ewes. Feed hay or alfalfa, avoid grains until milk intake is established, and use a creep for early nibbling. Maintain a balanced grain and hay mix as lambs grow.
A quirky proverb suggests true balance in a family comes from harmony between spouses rather than opposition. It emphasizes common goals and mutual support within households.
Hundreds crowd the House floor after Mrs. George Edmunds poses as Jeannette Rankin to greet supporters. Rankin is actually in New York City, while the hoax triggers pandemonium and a staged reception in the chamber.
The old bounty schedule applies to claims filed after the new law took effect February 21. Attorney General Ford advised L. T. Moritz, clerk of the state board of examiners, that claims must include affidavits proving the animals were killed before February 21.
A playful dialogue explains gossip as a man’s wife recounting news before his wife has a chance. The exchange ends with a parental cue to bathe and sleep, narrated in a folksy voice.
A fragmented price recap lists varied undertones from 18¢ to 28¢ with figures like 15¢ to 18¢ and 17¢ to 28¢, indicating fluctuating small-coin costs across goods and markets. The text hints at monthly or regional pricing bands for household items and commodities.
The Northwestern Livestock Sanitary association at Helena adopts resolutions urging a 60 day tuberculosis retest for all dairy cattle bought from non accredited herds and calls for quarantine on pure bred cattle from non accredited sources. States in the association include Minnesota North and South Dakota Wyoming Montana Oregon and Washington.
The association urges U S Bureau of Animal Industry assistance to help states in creating TB free accredited herds. It recommends breeders not dispose of aborters, not import new animals during abortion, and allows aborters a three month period before breeding. It also calls breeders and dairymen to inform livestock sanitary authorities about disease.
James Allen, a Butte boy, returned to Montana from Australia where he worked as a government contractor for rabbit extermination. Australia spent vast sums on fencing, with South Australia building 29 148 miles of vermin fences since 1891. Rabbits provide export meat and hides, with 1913 values totaling 1 400 000 for frozen meat and 3 000 000 for skins.
State board of land commissioners is asked to relinquish its preference right on three Fergus county townships open to filing March 28. Lewistown Chamber of Commerce supports squatters who filed on the land before it was surveyed. The move aims to free the land from government priority.
Washington reports state paid for premier event seating while parliament mulls strict opium laws including death penalties for poppy planters. Other notes include Alaskan railway aid, naval armament plans, and a wave of international and domestic developments across London Paris New York Chicago and Calgary.
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