Local notes mix visits and hires in Worland area
Sheriff Hazen traveled from Thermopolis and linked to his office. D F Wickwire recovers from illness. B M Brewer leaves court bureau for Hardin. O F Goddard, Billings attorney, surveys legal matters. W S Collings to Kane for road matters. Alvin Carothers from Hyattville returns after baths. H M Snell visits to handle business and greet friends. Welter Jenkins and E E Tanny scout relocation. George Allen from Sho Shone River area visits relatives. Jimi Welsh trades two new Fords for horses and mules. Herman Gates and state officers transit to Chicago for Industrial Males furniture selection. Sunshine and fresh echoes at Worland site noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Gates
Chicago
Worland
Winter Quarters For Ram Jim Kelley Of Burlington
Winter quarters advice and local notes feature Jim Kelley of Burlington, a prominent farmer, and comments on sheep care from local farmers. The report mentions HH Perkins of Manderson, Paris Dougherty of Canyon Creek, Mrs. Anna Bolduc, R. C. May of Lovell, Floyd W. Radley, B. K. Winne of Billings, and notes a marriage license for Cyrus Tolman and Jamie Harris. It includes ram housing guidance emphasizing dry, well-ventilated pens, 15 feet square minimum, summer grain needs, and a recommended two thirds oats to one third bran feed mix to maintain vigor before breeding season.
Local shop talk and town notes from Worland week
Fred House barber shop promotes a shave while G W Black sells a Ford to J W Gould and a stock addition to C A Hine. W W Sacket visits town from a Greybull river farm as The Master Key premieres April 12 in Grey bull and April 13 in Worland. Acme Theatre manager J A Berry oversees Berry Lumber Co business in Worland. Frank Thompson visits town from Cody selling Oldsmobile and shows a Maxwell to W W Murphy. T K Bishop’s mother from Mariette Ohio visits. reunion planned for summer. Roe Avent from Burlington attends county commission meeting and expresses county agriculturist opposition. C C Eifis and W A Robb prepare to plant large grain acreage on mountain homesteads amid growing dry farm prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thompson
Cody
Frank
W. W. Murphy
C. C. Eifis
W. A. Robb
German inventor's sack lifting device invention
A German inventor has devised a sturdy wooden framework forming a cross support like the letter A. A balanced hinged lever with clips grips the sack firmly. Grasping the lever end raises the sack to load into a wagon or truck with little effort.
Road Building and Permanent Highway Practices
Ki G Marshall argues in Progressive Farmer that costly road work is wasted when gravel or stone beds are removed to fit new standards. Temporary fixes and lack of engineering lead to repeated failures, while durable materials require fixed locations and solid foundations. He urges consulting highway engineers before extensive improvements and highlights the value of durable culverts and permanent construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ki. G. Marshall
Progressive Farmer
America
Farm Roads and Market Prices
Transporting farm product hinges on road quality. Good roads with gentle grade encourage farmers to haul directly to the city in their wagons, potentially boosting prices to farmers and lowering costs for city consumers.
Register Tractive Force Testing with a Dynamometer
A dynamometer mounted on an ordinary drag rig is used by the United States Department of Agriculture to measure the tractive force needed to pull various weights on different road surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Betterment of Children Voices for Safer Streets and Schools
The appeal calls for improved roads and schools and stronger neighborhood cooperation to ensure children in the next generation fare better than current generations, signaling a civic push for practical community improvements.
Ok Shop Ad Promises Finest Shave in Town
Local advert urges customers to visit the OK shop for the finest shave in town. The brief notice highlights a friendly barber experience and a focus on quality grooming services.
Why Not More of Them Good Roads Boost Town Access
A brief urging for better roads argues improving highways reduces distance to town and lowers marketing costs. It questions the idea that poor roads are a necessity and contends improved routes would benefit commerce and daily life.
Her Telltale Hands
In a third rate Australian city I take a case from a veiled woman seeking a corrosive to erase a blemish. She leaves a fortune and a dangerous ruse, then vanishes as I am drawn into a plot of murder, inheritance, and a hidden past that binds us across oceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Chapman
Austral
Balleran
Basin show boost urged after court clash and short ads
Frank Be Smith, manager, seeks support for Jollys and Richards Pringles minstrels in Basin after a misread schedule kept the act from full attendance. He guarantees refunds, asks post church crowds to attend, notes Cody performances profitable, and cites Cody papers praise. Also mentions eggs 25c, 30c trade, and soft drinks at Pat's billiard parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin
District Court
Willard
Johnson
Billings
Cody
Bi Hom
Richards & Pringles Minstrels
Cody Papers
Frank BE
Smith
Acme
86 year old Civil War veteran buys Ford car
The Enterprise notes that Faust, aged 86 and Civil War veteran, has become Fordist after purchasing a car from local agent H. W. Thurston last Friday. He remains remarkably active, driving around town and countryside as if young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Faust
H. W. Thurston
Mr. Faust
Co Enterprise
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Home Folke
Fred House
Scott Hazen
Thermopolis
Tere
Gheriff
D. F. Wickwire
BE. M. Brewer
Beft
Hardin, Mont
Yesterdny
O. F. Goddard
Collings
Kane
Alvin Carothers
Hyattville
H. M. Snell
Himes
Welter Jenkins
E. E. Tanny
Murry
Ned
George Allen
Jimi Welsh
Jim
Jim Kelley
Burlington
HH. B. Perkins
Manderson
Per- King
Paris Dougherty
Canyon Creek
Mr. Daugherty
Anna Bolduc
Minneapolis
R. CG. May
Lovell
Billings Sugar Factory
May
Sugar Company
Floyd W. Radley
J. D. Johnson
Mr Baley
B. K. Winne
Wader
Lovells
Cyrus Tolman
Jamie Harris
Otto
G. W. Black
J. W. Gould
C. A. Hine
W. W. Sacket
Greybull River
Greybull
J. A. Berry
Berry Lumber Co
T. K. Bishop
Mariette
Ohio
Roe Avent
Roe
Seesonarik Segs Acconcyptet
H. C. Whitmore
Pat
Billard
L. A
A. E. Zane
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