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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
6
Full military funeral services were held in Hamilton for Frank Gray a World War II veteran who had lived in the city since 1908. He died after a week long illness aged 46 and is survived by his mother. Gray belonged to the American Legion.
Dozens of new homes and full blocks of residential property have risen in Malta over the past year and a half. The resettlement administration bought submarginal farm land, moving more than 100 farmhouses from dry land and remodeling them in town. School closures followed as former rural families relocated, while the rehabilitation and construction divisions provided housing for many employees. In addition, residents built new homes and several business and residence projects were completed in the city.
Philip Bouska, 75, was assaulted in his cabin last fall. Winds formed dunes south of Great Falls aiding thieves who buried a 10 gauge shotgun, a watch, and about $22. Paul Miller, 30, pleaded guilty to second degree assault. Ray Brooks, 28, faces trial for first degree assault.
The court is urged to decide whether Merchants Credit Service Inc of Great Falls and manager Palmer Johnson practiced law while collecting accounts, a contempt case brought by former Attorney General Raymond Nagle. Daguerre died in 1851, credited with inventing photography. The continental U S area is 3 026 789 square miles.
Promotion of The Complete Writings of Brann the Iconoclast with two art craft leather volumes in a boxed edition. Advertises a special offer price of five dollars for a limited time and urges immediate payment by mail order. Includes address 353 West 85th Street New York City.
Craig McDowell a Brandenberg rancher holds the long standing Seven Swinging C cattle brand on the left side for cattle and left thigh for horses. A May 8 1883 certificate from the Montana office of brands confirms he has operated under the same mark for over 53 years. The relic was shown at the Lincoln school building.
C A Christensen, a former Utah rancher now farming 200 acres near Vaughn Montana, reports Montana irrigation costs and prices yield better net returns. He cites an $11500 1936 cash crop yield and says alfalfa wheat oats barley potatoes and sugar beets match Delta Utah yields with higher profit and lower water costs. Christensen recommends moving to this section if one works hard.
J C G Taylor of Montana State Extension appoints 39 stockmen to county agricultural conservation panels representing livestock interests. AAD A has named Tom Ross of Chinook and William Denecke of Manhattan to the state livestock committee. The list includes Beaverhead Dillon Ernest Orr and Joe Merlin Armstead. Blaine William A Davies Lloyd James McCann Cleveland. Broadwater Thomas Williams Rodersburg Howard Doggett Townsend. Carter Fallon David Bickle Jr Plevna William Tauch Ridgway. Chouteau Ray Libra Big Sandy J O Patterson Montague. Fergus Walter O'Brien Moore John Quickenden Lewistown. Flathead Ernest White Kalispell. Gallatin C E Sime Bozeman John G Battleman Willow Creek. Garfield Henry R Kreider Sand Springs James W Vance Jordan. Granite Powell Fred C Smith Deer Lodge W E Penniwell Gildford John M O'Neill. Havre Judith Basin B Hardenbrook Stanford Donald B Waite Utica. Lewis and Clark Richard A Bean Collin A Chisholm Augusta. Meagher and Park John W Lucas Ringne Petroleum Ward Bratten John Hill Winnett. Pondera Wallace Kingsbury Waller. Madison and Jefferson Frank Carey Boulder. Sanders Howard Nye Dixon. Stillwater Henry Keating Columbus Ralph Selkirk Fishtail. Teton Vincent J Ward Earl Yeager Chateau. Valley John Etchart Tampico James Scott Oswego. Yellowstone C E Talcott Nibbe M F Trask Ballantine. Prairie Carl G Gruc Terry.
L G E Bignell notes Glacier county's Cut Bank field as one of the world’s largest with 170000 acres oil land and 60000 to 70000 acres gas reserves. Oil sells at 1.35 a barrel. Northern Montana may become a major oil area with new discoveries shaping Canadian demand and western expansion.
Montana winners at the International Livestock Exposition take top honors in wether lambs and barley. Montana State College claims multiple prizes in Grade and cross bred wether lambs with a champion, and Barley region 1 wins include Abe Carter of Corvallis fifth and L E Peterson of Victor first in two rowed barley with Peter Erickson second.
The state fish and game commission announces a morning siren at 8 in the Gardiner forest area to start elk hunting and continue until Yellowstone migration ends. The goal is to reduce premature shooting and related hazards.
The PWA approves a 14727 grant to back a state university art museum on campus. Missoula Woman's Club will donate 18000 outright, bringing total project value to 32727. Building includes gallery a small auditorium two or three rooms brick fireproof design matching campus halls. The club’s 30 year fund, once for a clubhouse, funds the gift.
Continued high prices for sweet clover and alfalfa seed are expected in spring and fall 1937 due to tight supplies and rising demand, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Authorities plan to reduce the northern elk herd by 4000 head as a control measure. The absence of harsh winter delays the herd’s annual migration from the park, resulting in lighter kills this season.
Doan's Pills offer relief for tired kidneys and backache by flushing waste from blood. The ad claims kidneys excrete about 3 pints of waste daily and promotes Doan's as a trusted remedy used by millions for over 40 years.
Professor Melville Sayre of Montana School of Mines will become the first president of the Montana Society of Natural History. Officers include George F. Shea vice president, A. T. Peterson secretary treasurer, John C. Rabbitt editor, with an executive council listing members from Missoula Butte Billings Great Falls and other cities.
Sockeye salmon dash shoreward at Flathead Lake as several hundred fishermen fish daily along the east shore bays. The run is a yearly Western Montana event with a daily limit of 23 fish or 20 pounds and one fish. Also mentioned is a London zoo effort to break in Lord Lonlithgrow's charger for India's new vice royalty coronation.
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