Pea Vine Silage Evaluation For Dairy Cattle
Montana State College researchers tested pea vine silage as a dairy cattle feed in trials with producing cows and growing heifers. Results show good intake but no milk or weight gain benefit when replacing part of alfalfa hay. silage value about one third that of good alfalfa. Odor and flavor suggest milking after feeding and outdoor serving. avoid poorly cured or spoiled silage.
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Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College
Jersey
CIA
Soulesay
Te Montana Agricul Periment Station
Bozeman
Mane Fs
Packer Overturns Unhurt as Sheep Escape to Hills
Otto Binstock, operator of a Butte meat packing plant, returned from Jefferson valley with sheep. His truck swerved to avoid an oncoming car, toppled the guard rail and rolled four times into trees. Deputies found him unharmed, surveying the wreck as his woolly cargo wandered uphill.
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Otto Binstock
Butte
Jefferson Valley
Binstock
Montana State University Reports Enrollment Gains
The registrar's office shows 1935 resident enrollment above the previous year with an 18 percent rise. Summer session attendance reached 575 men and 277 women out of 852. total past year 2,780 students. Foreign country representation is noted among enrolled students.
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Montana State University
Danbury Airport bans private flying to use only private ships
Danbury Connecticut airport enforces a ban on all private flying and allows use only by private ships kept at the field or by visiting planes, signaling a major shift in access rules.
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Danbury, Conn
Treasure State in Brief Diverse Montana Notices
Helena death of George H. Scott who worked with Anaconda Copper Mining Covent department noted. Glasgow safe-crack theft of 300 to 400 dollars reported. Great Falls ends fiscal year with unexpended balances totaling 37648 23. Hamilton Robert Stewart dies a week after ax incident. Winnett fire destroys home barn and chicken house. Kalispell Glacier park bans smoking on trails during dry spell. Missoula hosts 1936 state American Legion convention August 16 to 19. Sand Coulee teacher Ruby Mae Nelson abroad on Vimy pilgrimage. Poplar Catholic conference draws 200 from Fort Totten Stand ae Rock Fort Peck. Missoula bids opened for 20 mile oiling contract. low bid 359 682 by S Birch Sons Construction. Lewistown Berar Paw Scenic Highway association formed. Cut Bank high school to reinstate domestic science and manual training. Logan Lorraine Ehman 7 loses two toes after trap door incident. Whitehall brothers Paul 18 Tony 20 drown in Jefferson river. Malta Auburn Coe elected commander of Malta Post 57 American Legion. Lewistown William Kirkendall in gravel truck crash. Kalispell police seize 10 sticks dynamite found by a boy. Stevensville Game Warden distributes Chinese pheasants at Warm Springs farm.
May carload shipments show declines at Fort Peck dam
May carload shipments of sand and gravel for the Fort Peck dam dropped by 4 377 from May last year. J G Bruce of the state railway commission cites 477 wheat cars in May a drop of 364 from May 1935. Ore shipments rose to 3 474 in May this year from 2 908 in May 1935.
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Fort Peck
J. G. Bruce
State Railway Commission
Montana Crude Oil Shipments Rise in May
Montana crude oil shipments for last May totaled 481 carloads, up 216 from May 1935. Overall Montana carload shipments of all kinds in May reached 18,333, down from 22,774 in May of the previous year.
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Montana
State Railroad Commission
Registrar R. O. Wilson Adds 187th Yellowstone Visit
R. O. Wilson, registrar at the University of North Dakota, tallys his 187th Yellowstone trip this summer, likely a record. He first visited in 1910 with Wylie Camp Co, before autos were allowed. He grew up in Bozeman and spent 15 years as Montana State College registrar, making weekend Yellowstone trips.
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Yellowstone
R. O. Wilson
University of North Dakota
Wilson
The
Park
Wylie Camp Co
Bozeman
Montana State College
Jessup's Mill Site Favored for Government Hatchery
Jessup's Mill near Kalispell is deemed suitable for a federal fish hatchery by Swepson Early, liaison officer for the Bureau of Fisheries, after a recent inspection. Senator B K Wheeler has pushed for funds, including two failed amendments and a potential $75,000 Works Progress Administration appropriation.
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Jessup’s Mill
Kalispell
Swepson Early
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
B. K. Wheeler
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Conservation Plans for Grazing Lands Being Formulated
AAA officials prepare a soil conservation plan for western grazing lands to be submitted this fall. The program aims to give ranchers winter time to adjust grazing areas with two main ideas: increase supplemental feed crops and shift to later spring grazing while removing livestock earlier in fall to save grass.
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AAA
High Trails of Glacier Park by Grace Stone Coates
Margaret Thompson of Kalispell has written a rich book on the High Trails of Glacier National Park. It blends guidework with history and interpretation, tracing Clark’s expedition, fur traders, missions, and Blackfeet culture to enrich the visitor’s view of the mountains and their legends.
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Grace Stone Coates
Margaret Thompson
Kalispell
Glacier National Park
Captain Clark
Lewis and Clark
Clark
Uncle Sam
National Park Service
Miss Thompson
Hugh Monroe
Hudson’s Bay Co
Father Point
Blackfeet
Wienold Reiss
Browning
Official Canvas Set for July Primary Returns
The official canvass of the July 21 primary returns will be completed on or before August 5. Assistant Secretary of State C. L. Walker says the law requires this timeline, with a faster canvass possible if all returns are filed. The canvassing board includes the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer.
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C. L. Walker
Secretary of State
Postmaster General Wanamaker’s Livingston Bar Encounter
John Wanamaker visiting Livingston in the early 1890s asked for a Manhattan cocktail. Bartender Sandy Tenbroeck refused, forcing him to drink whisky straight at gunpoint. Wanamaker later met Parks and the bartender, gaining the gun as a gift after the exchange and leaving with a new view of the Wild West.
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John Wanamaker
Livingston
Manhattan
ELNO
Wanamaker
S. M. Parks
General Wanamaker
Sandy Tenbroeck
Sandy
United States
New York
Gunsand
Postoffice
Main Street
Parks
Mr. Parks
Mr. Wanamaker
Sparks
Tenbroeck
Wess
Yellowstone Park Setting Frames New Universal Film
A motion picture titled Yellowstone uses the rugged Yellowstone landscape and geysers as the backdrop for its mystery plot. Universal Pictures plans to finish interior sequences after filming in the park and aims for its first public exhibition this month. The story, by Arthur Phillips, was written while he worked at Yellowstone two years ago.
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Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Universal Players
Arthur Phillips
Glacier Park Terra Incognita Then and Now
Walter Ed Taylor recounts Glacier National Park's transformation from an unexplored Terra Incognita in 1900 to a modern accessible region. He notes early hints of exploration possibly by a 1750 Spanish sailor, cites Capt. Meriwether Lewis's 1804-1805 expedition, and mentions Grinnell's 1901 Century Magazine article that popularized the area.
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Walter ED Taylor
Glacier National Park
Park
Glacier Park
United States
Montana
Glacier
Columbia River
Pacific Coast
Park Region
Great Lakes
Glacier Park District
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Northwest
Lewis
King Mountain
Chief Mountain
George Bird Grinnell
Century Magazine
Comparative Vote Figures Reported From Montana Primaries
Comparative vote figures show Democratic and Republican totals across Montana elections. The 1936 primary yields 116,479 for Democrats and 39,092 for Republicans, with historical context from 1934 and 1932 showing varying margins and turnout.
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Montana
Comparioath
Epublican
Portrait of Montana Pioneer Duncan MacDonald On Display
A life sized portrait of Duncan MacDonald, Montana’s oldest living native born pioneer, painted by Florence De Mers of Arlee, is on exhibition at the Union Bank and Trust Co in Helena. MacDonald, born at Post Creek in 1849 to Scotch and Indian parentage, is noted for intelligence and humor and a dignified reserve. He agreed to sit for the painting after lifelong friendship with Alec DeMers and his daughter, the artist.
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Duncan MacDonald
Montana
Florence DeMers
Arlee
Union Bank and Trust Co
Helena
Post Creek
Alec DeMers
Spotted fever cases return in Mississippi region
After two weeks with no new Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases, two cases were reported last week to the state board of health by Dr. B. K. Kilbourne. Both victims were from Missoula, bringing the season total to 59, about half of last year’s total. A separate note describes bombarded air formations and April 1, 1936, transport licenses held by 69 women in the United States.
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Rocky Mountain
State Board of Health
B. K. Kilbourne
Missoula
United States
Taft Creates Glacier National Park in 1910
The article notes that on May 11, 1910 President Taft signed the bill forming Glacier National Park, reserving 1,354 square miles for public enjoyment and marking a milestone in conservation in Montana.
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Montana
Taft
Glacier National Park
Doan's Pills Promised To Flush Kidney Tubes
Medical authorities note the kidneys contain about 15 miles of tiny tubes that purify blood. Belts of symptoms include backache, leg pains, night urination, swelling and dizziness. Doan's Pills are advertised to flush these tubes and relieve discomfort.
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Doan
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Anaconda Copper Mining
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Winnett
Walter Johnson Ranch
E. Jv. Scoyen
Wissoula
American Legion
Ruby Mae Nelson
London
Poplar
Box Elder Church
Fort Totten
Standae Rock
Yosts
Bureau of Public Roads
King's Hill
Cascade
Meagher
S. Birch & Sons Construction Co
Lewistown
W. M. Bailey
Havre
Winifred
Bear Paw Mountains
McClellan
Supt
H. C. Davis
Logan
Lorraine Ehman
Carl Ehman
Whitehall
Paul Bianchi
Tony Bianchi
Jefferson River
Renova
Malta
Auburn Coe
Peter Hoagland
Joe Rose
William Groves
J R. Pover
D. W. McNutt
Eas
William Kirkendall
Kirkendall
Lewistown-Hilger Highway
Stevensville
E. M. Krost
Warm Springs
Vists
Jessup
National Playground
U.S
Terra
VIA
National Parks Airways
N. P. A. Yellowstone Park
AIR
AIR Mail
AIR Express
NPA
Salt Lake
Ogden
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
West Yellowstone
P.M. Ly
Sunda
Boeing
Salt Lake City
Lutte Helena
TED Transport
Grand Teton Parks
National Parks Airways, Inc
Utah
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