Prairie Fires and the Northern Pacific Guard Plowing
In eastern Montana in 1891 prairie fires threatened cattle outfits in the Tongue river valley near Miles City. Sparks from passing locomotives prompted Northern Pacific to contract plowing six furrows along the rail right of way to create a fire guard, with inspections by stockgrowers officials and input from local ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Squaw
Strewell
Miles City
Tongue River Valley
Louis King
Edmond Butler
H. G. Potter
Stockman’s Journal
Northern Pacific Railway
E. K
Skew) Johnson
Eastern
F. H. Marsh
Yellowstone
Glendive
Livingston
W. E. Martin
Mr. Marsh
Martin
Myers
Big Horn
Dixon
Hathaway
Johnson
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
Joseph Scott
Organization of Stockgrowers
Henry Tussier
John M. Holt
W. Elmer Holt
Matt Murphy
Paul MacCormack
W. D. Smith
E. H. Johnson
J. M. Holt
Marsh
Dickinson
N. D
Little
Big
Missouri
Armstrong and Banks
Jay Granteer
Ancient Indian Relics Unearthed at Hagan Site Near Glendive
WPA dig at the Tom Hagan site six miles southwest of Glendive uncovered 33 571 pottery fragments with 4 917 designed pieces and 10 284 buffalo bones. Phelan says the camp shows long habitation and possible cannibal practices with bone tools and a bone fishhook among notable finds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
B. W. Phelan
Tom Hagan
Glendive
Yellowstone
Yellowstone River
Hagan
Phelan
Food That It Saves Will Pay For an Electric Refrigerator
An electric refrigerator on the farm is a year round necessity, especially in heat, delivering health and economic benefits. It minimizes bacteria, prevents spoilage, and saves food, paying for itself many times over. It runs quietly in a safe 35 to 50 degree zone and costs about 3 to 6 cents daily at five cents per kWh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conda
Barney Larsen
Angus McDonald
Philipsburg
Great Falls
Jerry Cahill
Great Northern Railroad
Glasgow
Spokane
Cahill
Barnesville
Minn
Travel Guide Published for Milk River FSA Project
Co operating with northern Montana chambers and communities the Milk River project and soil conservation service publish a travelers guide. The booklet outlines project history acres purchased developed resettlement land and methods to lease or buy tracts with trips to Nashua Tampico Hinsdale Malta and Dodson. It highlights irrigation reservoirs fencing and side trips to Fort Peck dam Cree crossing Nelson reservoir and the Blaine county fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Montana
Farm Security Project
Soil Conservation Service
Fort Peck Dam
Tampico
Vandalia
Farm Security Administration
Old Resettlement Administration
United States Biological Survey
Lake Bowdoin
Malta
Johnson Farm
Valley
Philips
Blaine
Milk River
Phillips Development
Edwards
South Wagner
Dodson
Harlem
Zurich
Blaine County Recreation Center
Montana Briefs From Treasure State News
A Montana banking department dividend of nearly 25000 was paid to creditors of the defunct Banking Corp of Montana in Helena on May 22. Other items note a 200000 gallon water tank in Wolf Point with steel arrived, and Dr I W Vinsel vaccinated hundreds of horses to guard against sleeping sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelena
State Banking Department
Banking Corp. of
Montana
Helena
Wolf Point
WPA Abor
Polaris
I. W. Vinsel
Dillon
John J. Holmes
Bozeman
Uncle Sam
R. R. Renne
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Conrad
Brady
William Johnson
Gallatin Valley Milling Co
Six New Grasses and Amendments to Range Program Provisions
The Washington DC office of the western division announces four amendments to the 1939 range conservation program. Six new grasses and legumes were added for artificial reseeding, expanding options alongside existing species. Amendments permit payments for enlarging or repairing stock water dams, adjust freeboard requirements up to seven feet, and mandate a through waste pipe of at least 20 feet in certain water development sites. County approval and finality for this year’s program are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Western Division
A. J. Barton
AAA
Borton
Incomplete Excavation Hints at Ancient Montana Inhabitants
Fragmentary notes describe meat heavy remains and crude lean-to shelters with triangular pit positions facing northwest. Velas notes artifacts and pottery from a field season await detailed scientific study by authorities to gauge past life and future exploration potential in the Wierhee region of Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poli
Velas
Montana
Natalie McDermott Elected National Secretary of Spurs
Fairfield honors Natalie McDermott as national secretary of Spurs, the national collegiate service group. She leads the Montana State college Spurs chapter and won the efficiency cap for the most efficient chapter in the United States. The 1942 Spur convention will be at Montana State college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie McDermott
Fairfield
Spurs
National Collegiate Service Organization
Miss McDermott
Montana State College
United States
Mentans State College
Montana praised as finest tourist playground by bureau directors
Directors of 14 Northwest tourist bureaux toured Montana and praised its scenery. Grace Kirkpatrick of the Spokane Chamber writes that eastern travelers often skip Montana on coastal trips, urging officials to promote Yellowstone and Glacier parks as lifetime sights and to publicize Montana’s attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Americ
Northwest
Monttane
Washington
Oregon
Grace Kirkpatrick
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
California
Portland
Seattle
West Coast
America
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northern Pacific
LOU Grill
Ira Miller
Rural Electrification Bureau
Treasure State News
Tom Trochinsky
Northern Pacific Railroad
Billings
Frank Trochinsky
William O. Poindexter
National Guard
Fort Huachuca
Hawaiian Islands
Fort Peck
Rita Rose Gauthier
Henry Gauthier
Absarokee
Winsdale
Sid Jackson
Montana Power Co
Hinsdale
Jackson
Fort Shaw
James F. Fairchild
Hillyard
Willard Taylor
Cascade
D. A. McKinnon
Highwa
Anaconda
Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Ana
James Marshall
Tourist Bureau
Clark's Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
Kentucky
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