Helena Welcomes John Allen as Governor Dixon's Secretary
John Allen of Helena began his term as private secretary to Governor Joseph M. Dixon after his commission was filed with Secretary of State Charles T. Stewart. A long time Montana resident and former sales manager, Allen has been active in the Republican Party and recently named secretary for the state central committee succeeding O. A. Bergeson.
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John Allen
Helena
Joseph M. Dixon
Charles T. Stewart
Allen
Mr. Allen
Montana
Republican Party
North Dakota
Republican State Central Committee
O. A. Bergeson
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Unusually Good Lumber Year Predicted in Northwest
James Girard logging engineer projects a 10 to 20 percent higher timber cut in western district No 1 forests this year than in 1922. He spoke at a stumpage appraisal conference of northern Idaho forest supervisors as lumber prices rise to about double last year due to reduced southern forest output entering middle west and Atlantic markets.
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Northwest
James Girard
Middle West
Atlantic
Pinkhandle Burke Maps Courses From Rail to Lewistown
Burke known as Pickhandle earned his nickname as a tough railroad contractor in Montana's earlier era. He settled in Lewistown after helping build Milwaukee area lines and recently bought the Bright hotel for 75000 dollars. He serves Fergus county in the previous legislative session and remains a genial figure among state friends.
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Pinkhandle
Burke
Milwaukee Railroad
Arontana
Lewistown
Inland Empire
Bright
Fergus County
Spokane startup plans refinery for home use of crude
A $200,000 company organized in Spokane aims to build a refinery to treat Kevin Sunburst crude for home consumption.
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Spokane
What is Cement Concrete
A concise guide to selecting aggregates and proportions for Portland cement concrete. It covers screening gravel and sand, lean and rich mix ratios, precise measuring, hand and machine mixing, water control, and thorough mixing to ensure a strong, workable final product.
Sunburst Oil interests form new drilling and development company
Sunburst Producing company of Great Falls forms to drill in proven acreage totaling 17 000 acres for Sunburst Oil & Gas and Hager Stevenson properties. The $5 million entity will assume drilling on proven grounds, raise new capital, and aim to six wells monthly this year with expansion to 12 by next season, supporting Sunburst refining capacity.
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Stevenson Interests
Sunburst Producing Company of
Great Falls
Sunburst Oil & Gas
Hager-Stevenson
Kevin- Sunburst
Sunburst
Ohio
Mid-Northern
Hager- Stevenson Company
Ohio Company
Mid- Northern
Murphy
Sunburst Refining Company
Farm Train Is Great Success In Montana Tour
A five week dry farm success demonstration tour across north central Montana drew about 10 900 attendees or more than 75 percent farmers. Chinook attracted nearly 1 000 watchers as the train extended its original trip twice to include Havre Culbertson Froid Scobey and five other towns. Requests for bulletins on farm topics have run into the thousands and bulletins will follow after itinerary completion. The Great Northern railroad protected the program and M E Seitters of Rudyard praised the effort while John EB Sedwick of Martinsburg Ind plans a July Montana visit for the Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men.
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Montana
Chinook
M. L. Wilson
Montana State College Extension
Havre
Culbertson
Froid
Scobey
Medicine Lake
Plentywood
Flaxville
M. E. Seitters
Rudyard
Wilson
Great Northern Railroad
John Eb, Sedwick
Martinsburg
Ind
Improved Order of Red Men
Great Council of
Sedwick
Dividends to Rockefeller Jr From Nine Standard Oil Firms
Weekly dividends total $229,742 paid to John D. Rockefeller Jr from stock he owns in nine Standard Oil companies.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Companies
Prairie Farmers Are Buying Hogs In Prairie County
Prairie county farmers push hog industry with cooperative support from Terry Chamber of Commerce and Local Farm Bureau. Since December, a shipment of registered Duroc sows arrived, followed by 21 head of Hampshire cattle and a car of Hampshire sows from North Dakota. An educational campaign featured four county meetings and a two day hog tour with six purebred herds visited. R B Millin led the tour detailing profitable hog types and care. If development continues, Prairie county may become the premier hog county in the state.
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Prairie County
G. EB. Lewis
Farm Bureau
Hampshire
North Dakota
Terry Chamber of Commerce
Poland
China
Duroc
Jersey
R. B. Millin
State Extension Force
Millin
Stockgrowers Convention Heads to Miles City
The thirty eighth annual Montana Stockgrowers association meeting will be in Miles City April 17 and 18 with Samuel Dunn editor Railway Age delivering an address on railroad transportation and stockmen. Miles City offers an elaborate program for visiting stockmen and railroads provide a fare rate of one and a half. Attendees should pay full fare to Miles City then get half fare returned after ticket validation. Association officers are Jack Burke president William K Plowetree vice president Kenneth McLean vice president and Edward Phillips Helena acting secretary.
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Stockgrowers’ Convention
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
Milesity
Samuel Dunn
Railway Age
Miles City
Association
Jack Burke
Helena
William K. Plowetree
Great Falls
Kenneth McLean
Edward Phillips
Endowment Plan Draws College Interest On Ranch Gift
Selkirk proposes to keep cattle on the ranch and feed them until fat with care and sale then funds flow to the college. The endowment chairman approves the plan stating it will triple the value and yield three times the cash equivalent.
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College
Selkirk
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J. M. Dixon
Governor Dixon
Pickhandle
Castoria
Stevenson
Banner Hog County
Local Farm Bureau
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining CO
Corona
T. J. Hocking
Glasgow
Edmonson
Edmonson Dental
City of
Edmonson Organization
E. E. Edmonson
Lapeyre’s Drug Store
Third St
Great Falls, Montana
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