State business has big future in Northwestern Montana
E M Covington owner of the T-8 Branch on Swan Lake says Montana offers unlimited advantages to visiting Easterners. He urges a concentrated ad effort to attract Eastern dudes to Northwestern Montana Glacier Park offers mountains lakes and horses. Covington shares his Wyoming ranching roots and notes Montana’s relatively new status in the dude ranch industry and the need to outpace rivals like Wyoming. He describes extensive regional natural beauty and recreational prospects for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Covington
Swan Lake
Montana
United States
Covington
Northwestern
Glacier Park
Sid Mr. Covington
Wyoming
Buffalo
Wyo
Wolf
Howard Eaton
Big Horn Mountains
Yellowstone Park
Park
Johnson County
Reese
Fort Collins
Colo
Billings
Cody
Montana Dude Rancher Covington’s Year Round Work
Covington built a life around dude ranching starting near Buffalo Bill's TE ranch and later at Swan Lake near Kalispell. He ran a muskrat fur farm and now operates Covington lodge and T-8 ranch. He says winter work keeps dudes busy and they seek thrills and a real cowboy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Ranch
Swan Lake
Kalispell
Covington Lodge
Mr. Covington
Cornish Wrestling Meets Draw Out Two Day Contest
In Butte during the 1880s, a two day Cornish wrestling event ran from Saturday July 4 to Tuesday night at Reynolds and Job's arena West Broadway. Twenty eight entries contested three rounds with prizes to top four: James Pascoe 125 dollars, W Martin 80, Dave Thomas 50, Joe Richardson 25. A youthful Joe Lucky impressed to reach the third round, others earned prize money while some matches stretched to exhaustion. Sheriff Tonkin and Officer Reynolds kept order as the crowd crowed for the sport.
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Butte
Reynolds
Job
West Broadway
James Pascoe
W. Martin
Dave Thomas
Joe Richardson
Joe Lucky
William Martin
Tonkin
Wrest
Joe Poikinhorne
William Mitchell
Joe Nichols
John Grey
Ed Edwards
Sam Martin
Pick Francis
Tom Boltha
George Jacka
Edward Rodda
Joe Luckey
Fred Johns
Naily Giles
Larkey Hodge
James Littlejohn
Oil Leases Renewed in Pondera Field
The state board of land commissioners renewed oil and gas leases on state land in the Pondera field to Stanolind Oil and Gas Company Tulsa Fulton Petroleum Seattle W E Rice Great Falls and Carrie E Hawley Spokane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Land Commissioners
Pondera Field
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co
Tulsa
Okla
Fulton Petroleum Corporation
Seattle
W. E. Rice
Great Falls
Carrie E. Hawley
Spokane
Seventy five VU students earn teaching certificates at Missoula
Seventy five State University students were awarded teaching certificates at Missoula commencement. The registrar announced total certificates for the year reached 106. Recipients include Elizabeth Atwater Basin Edward Batley Havre Audrey Beal Anaconda Marie Benson Rosebud Virginia Bede Davenport Ia Lena Bravo Sand Coulee and many others from across Montana. President George Finlay Simmons addressed 1500 visitors and 300 degree winners, urging sound reasoning to meet today’s challenges.
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Missoula
Elizabeth Joan Rodgers
Atwater
Basin
Edward Batley
Havre
Audrey Beal
Anaconda
Marie ©. Benson
Rosebud
Virginia Bede
Davenport
Lena Bravo
Sand Coulee
Margaret Ann Brome
Butte
Lols
George Finlay Simmons
Montana State University
Genevieve Brown
Cascade
Thelma Vivian Buck
Kalispell
Elizabeth Byrne
Nimrod
Harriet Calhoun
Livingston
Thomas Case
Ble Fork
Gladys Reed Christensen
Marie G. Christian
Lois Fern Clark
Antelope
Myrah Clarkson
Buffalo
S. C
Dorothy Mae Clinger
William Thomas Cullen
Mary Helen Decker
Ralph Wayne Ditts
Miles City
Dorothy Eastman
Anne Cameron Eckford
Chateau
Lois Blanche George
Rosemary Gillie
Rosalba Mon Gore
Rapid City
S. D
Helen M. Halloran
Edith Hawkins
Judith Gap
Mary Francis Harden
Whitehall
Ruth Donnelly Harris
Barbara Jean Hays
Coffeyville
Kan
Mary Ellen Hill
Ble Sandy
Lillian Ruth Hopkins
Agnes B. Hovee
Inverness
Howard Joseph Hubert
Reed Point
Audrey May Wessinger
Arlee
Paul H. White
Mary Elizabeth Wilcox
Sweet Grass
Helen Frances Wilson
Great Falls
Marian Frances Wald
Peel
Mary Elizabeth Zehntner
Heavier Yields on May Fallow Favor Wheat Production
A Montana State College report by agronomy head Clyde McKee outlines how May plowed fallow produces higher wheat yields than July plowed fallow. At Havre and Judith Basin stations May plowed fallow yielded more by about six and two bushels per acre respectively, while alternate fallow plus crop, especially for oats barley and rye, shows strong results.
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Clyde Mci
Montana State College
McKee
Havre Branch Experiment Station
Judith Basin Branch
Montana
Havre
Judith Basin
Huntley
Extradition Approved for Idaho Horse Theft Suspect
William Brockway, held in Richland County, is to be extradited to Sand Point Idaho to face a grand larceny charge for allegedly stealing a horse. The approval came at the state house in a brief session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brockway
Richland County
Sand Point
Idaho
Brockway
Old age pensions paid in 49 Montana counties in 1935
A state auditor report shows 2 557 recipients received 198 801 in pensions across 49 counties in 1935. Missoula led with 25 087, Cascade second with 23 569. Missoula had 156 beneficiaries and Cascade 142.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
John J. Holmes
Missoula County
Cascade
Missoula
Montana Carload Shipments Rise In April
Carload shipments from Montana railway stations in April increased by 626 over April last year, reports J. G. Bruce traffic expert for the state railway commission. Major gains were in ore totaling 3 578 cars and petroleum 744 cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
J. G. Bruce
State Railway Commission
Rosebud Court Upholds Irrigation Company Decision
Montana supreme court affirms Rosebud county district court ruling that Carterville Irrigation Co cannot compel Rosebud Land & Improvement Co to pay water charges on land purchased from the county for back taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
Montana Supreme Court
District Court of
Rosebud County
Carterville Irrigation Co
Rosebud Land & Improvement Co
Federal funds allocated for NIRA and regular highway projects
Federal funds totaling 167 007 are on deposit in the state treasury for distribution to the NIRA highway fund of 149 464 and 17 543 to the regular highway commission fund. The NIRA fund is distributed among counties to pay for road projects within their borders.
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Nira Highway Fund
Regular Highway Commission
NIRA
Four new cases of spotted fever reported state wide
The state health board reported four new Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases last week in a release from Dr. B K Kilbourne. The same period added twelve new smallpox cases and forty nine scarlet fever cases across various regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain
State Board of Health
B. K. Kilbourne
Health warning issued over sylvatic plague in Montana
The state board of health warns against handling dead animals as sylvatic plague decimates rodents in southwestern Montana. Officials note sylvatic plague in animals is bubonic plague in humans and stress precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Board of Health
Supreme Court Affirms Damages Case Over Lamb Sale Contract
The state supreme court affirms a district court ruling denying W. L. Barrett damages from George B. Schotte and J. E. OConnell. Barrett alleged a contract breach over selling 2,000 head of lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Lewis and Clark County
W. L. Barrett
George B. Schotte
J. E. O'Connell
State Supreme Court
Barrett
Schotte
O’connel
Liquor Store Profits Pass Half Million Mark in Montana
Montana state liquor stores posted a net profit of 527 979 by June 1 with May sales totaling 450 070 and May profit of 105 557. The May report from Martin G Hofman chief accountant shows five months profits surpassing 500 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Martin G. Hofman
Stock Estray Fund Balance Reported by State Auditor
The June 1 balance in the state stock estray fund totaled 36085 dollars per a report from State Auditor John J. Holmes. The fund comes from stray stock sales. unclaimed proceeds after two years at auction go to the state livestock commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Holmes
State Livestock Commission
Diamond Recalls Baseball Tale From Eighties Past
Jay G. Diamond, a federal crop statistician, recalls a boyhood baseball game in a cow pasture told by W. E. Maughan of the Helena weather bureau. The reminiscence frames a humorous yarn that would suit a big story club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Maughan
Helena Weather Bureau
Jay G. Diamond
Federal
Jay
Little Change in Wool Production Prospects 1936
Montana State College notes world wool production in 1936 likely similar to 1935. Last year outside Russia and China totaled 3.278 billion pounds, the smallest in six years. US and Canada output expected to be stable with some increase in the near east. US wool textile mill activity remains below late-1935 highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Russia
China
United States
Canada
Near East
Decided Blonde Wondering About Perceived Identity
The remark on hair color and choice highlights how words about a girl’s appearance and decisions are interpreted differently by readers. a brunette may infer she acted on her own choice, while others read it as a judgment about her decisiveness.
Cow Interferes In Baseball Game Outcome
A baseball game was halted when a cow ate the ball. After the cow chewed and swallowed, players retrieved the horsehide from the animal’s mouth. The game resumed and Diamond's team won the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kessie
Diamond
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