Great Northern speeds hog shipments to Montana markets
The Great Northern Railway will concentrate hog shipments from all stations at Sidney, Havre, and Libby starting April 18. From these hubs carload movements will head to Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California to better serve hog raisers.
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Great Northern Railroad
Montana
C. F. O'Hara
Great Northern
Mr. O'Hara
Sidney
Havre
Libby
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
O'Hara
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Grizzly Bear Population Check in Montana Forests
A Forest Service survey finds nearly 150 grizzly bears roaming Montana with about 100 near Missoula. The report notes bears outnumber wolves and that more than 300 mountain lions and 5,700 black bears are also at large.
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Montana
Forest Service
Missoula
Never Dare to Speak Good English, Says Local Opinion
A quip warns against suddenly using refined English, arguing that adopting better speech may lead others to think one is affected or pretentious. The remark reflects social pressure and emphasis on plain speech in daily life.
If We Could See Ourselves as Others See Us
A reflective maxim on self perception suggesting people would restrain their speech if they fully understood how others view them. The remark implies social vanity and accountability in personal conduct.
Helene Montana Poultry Exchange Advertises Cash Paid
Sun Produce Company of Helena Montana advertises cash payments for live and dressed poultry fresh eggs and shipping tags. The notice promotes coop loans and quotes the former City Poultry Exchange name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN Produce Company
Canta City Poultry Exchange
Helena
Montana
CARE IN CHOOSING GARDEN PLOTS
Montana State College extension horticulturist E. E. Isaac advises careful plot selection for gardening. Key points include fertile well drained soil, moisture in coulees, a dike to hold flood water, and yearlong manure for dry land farms. For irrigated plots use 30 40 tons per acre of well rotted manure. 10 15 tons for dry land. Soil improvement via legumes and fall tillage also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
E. E. Isaac
Isaac
Coulee
Coulees
Forest Students Plan Along Trip
Seniors in the state university forestry program, with three faculty members, will depart April 30 for a 4000 mile motor caravan along the Pacific coast visiting 13 educational institutions and major logging and grazing regions. Highlights include Weyerhaeuser mills at Everett, a ferry voyage to Port Townsend and Port Angeles, three days in Portland, and a May 12 stop at Pacific Lumber in Eureka before reaching San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Forestry
the State University
Pacific
California Redwoods
Gonzaga University
Cheney Normal School
University of Washington
Washington State College
Willamette University
Reed College
University of Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College
Northern California Normal School
University of California
California Agricultural College
Priest River
Idaho
Spokane
Hillyard
Wash
Weyerhauser Mills
Everett
Port Townsend
Port Angeles
Olympic Peninsula
Portland
California
Pacific Lumber Company
Eureka
San Francisco
Either you are successful or you are not successful
A concise maxim contrasts outcomes with effort, stating success hinges on decisive effort and perseverance rather than chance. It emphasizes clear binary results and personal accountability.
High School Week Focuses On Vocational Guidance
Montana State College hosts High School Week from April 28 to 30 with added emphasis on vocational guidance. Dr. J. M. Hamilton notes national and state enrollment growth since 1890, highlighting high school expansion and college participation trends through 1931.
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Montana State College
J. M. Hamilton
W. R. Ames
State University
Dr. Hamilttn
Hamilton
Montana
Pioneer Montana stockman L Heitman dies in Long Beach
Louis Heitman 81 a wealthy Montana stockman died in Long Beach from injuries after his automobile veered over a culvert twenty miles north of Los Angeles. Born in Celle Hanover Germany in 1851 he built a mercantile and stock raising career across Helena Diamond City Fort Benton and White Sulphur Springs with partner Charles Mayn. He married Carrie Lapley in 1880 and had four daughters Leila Helen Grace and Corrine. The family had been en route to Long Beach for a vacation when the fatal accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Heitman
Montana
Long Beach
Helena
Los Angeles
Heitman
Germany
Spencer, May & Heitman
Spokane
Wash
Mr. Heitman
Meagher County
Diamond City
Charles Mayn
Carrie Lapley
Charles Lapley
Fort Benton
Leila
Helen
Grace
Corrine
Boston
Your health is either good or you are sick
A concise statement contrasts two possible health states, noting either good health or illness. It presents no further context, events, or individuals.
Montana all Montana Water Utilization plan discussed
F B Connelly of Montana Inc reports broad support among state groups for a unified water utilization program. An irrigation committee will be formed with subcommittees on water rights codification irrigation district laws federal reclamation financing health recreation flood control interstate water relations and education with cooperation from state institutions.
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Montana State College
Montana
F. B. Connelly
The
M Inc
Connelly
Montanans, Inc
All Montana
All Montana Water Utilization Committee
Commission
Summer Camp for Crippled Kiddies at Beartooth Mountains
St. Vincent's orthopedic hospital school in Billings plans a permanent summer camp in the Beartooth mountains, 60 miles southwest, conceived by the Billings Rotary club. Funds were raised by St. Patrick's Day dances, with federal forest service help selecting a site. A central unit and dormitories are planned, with more buildings added next year.
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St. Vincent's Orthopedic Hospital School
Billings
Beartooth Mountains
Rotary Club
Federal Forest Service
Red Lodge
Cooke City National Park
Louis W. Allard
Rotarians
Harry Carpenter
State Book to List Great Falls Manufacturers Names
The Chamber of Commerce in Great Falls compiles a Montana products booklet for the state publicity division. R C Bricker urges all manufacturers to provide data. secretary also gathers census manufacturing data. A presidential candidate seeks a campaign manager and an army needs a commander in chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Chamber of Commerce
State Division of Publicity
Montana
R. C. Bricker
Chamber
Flood irrigation gains popularity across Montana counties
The Montana Extension service reports nearly 12 000 acres were prepared for flood irrigation in 1931 across 14 counties. H L Lantz notes irrigation from Milk river floods or wells boosts permanent farm prosperity, with 155 farmers preparing 12049 acres in Phillips county. An estimated annual crop value increase from these preparations is about 59955 dollars.
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Montana State College
Montana Extension Service
Montana
Phillips County
H. L. Lantz
Lantz
Fergus County
Musselshell
Montana 4-H Club Members Win State Scholarships
One hundred seventy seven Montana 4-H club members won scholarships to state education institutions, issued by Montana State College official Charles E. Potter. The awards waive most fees at University of Montana units, except activity and music fees, for members who met Montana Extension Service demonstration standards.
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Montana
Charles E. Potter
Montana State College
School of Music
Potter
University of Montana
Montana Extension Servce
Farmers Repair Roads in Swan Lake Valley Declare Good Roads Day
Farmers in Swan Lake valley Lake county declare April 10 as good roads day and will donate labor for road work. County commissioners provide two trucks and Road Supervisor G A Burrell will supervise the project.
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Swan Lake Valley
Lake County
G. A. Burrell
Lincoln Mines to Begin Summer Placer Operations
Three truckloads of equipment were moved from Helena to the Old Lincoln placer area as the Montana Placers company readies for extensive operations this summer. A. W. F. Koch and Tom Hanes return to supervise preparatory work, with a Covington dredge and steam shovel already in place. The team plans to mine depths of 10 to 20 feet, aiming to repeat historic yields as high as eight million dollars from early days.
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Placer
Old Lincoln
Helena
Montana Placers Company
A. W. F. Koch
Tom Hanes
Hardin
Thomas Campbell
Lincoln
Placer Grounds
Covington
Lincoln Placer
Montana
Class Gains Experience At Dester Ranch In Hampering Animal Husbandry
The Smith Hughes program sent students to the H. F. Dester ranch to dock and mark lambs and to cull a flock of 450 White Leghorns. Students Richard Perrine Glenn Baker Homer Berne Gordon Slauson Willard Eckert Martin Grove Jim Bailey Bob Bailey joined by instructor Duke Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Dester
In All Things Do Your Best
A maxim on effort and virtue stresses giving maximum effort in every task. The saying links personal discipline to achievement, asserting that true progress comes only from completing one’s best work.
Nobody Cares About Accuracy of Statistics
A terse critique rejects reliance on statistics for weighing importance. It argues people ignore numbers when meaning and impact are not felt.
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Chicks Express
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Kent, Wash
Apply Corporation
Ava
Seattle, Washington
Caticura
Malden
Mass
Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Bosch Radio
Montana Hardware
Dept. OF Anaconda Copper Mining CO
Butte, Montana
L. Heitman
Veteran’s Bureau
Naval Hospitals
ST. Vincent’s Hospital School
Lincoln Mines
Allatin
Greenfield
Ess
Gallatin Chick Hatchery
Bozeman, Montana
Huseth
Optometrist and
Optician
E. C
Clark’s Fork Valley
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Ment
OLD Union VY Stockyards M
Rothrock
A. E. Lawson
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National Parks Airways, Inc
U. S. Air Mail
Anly
Pocatello
Salt Lake
Orden
Belt Lake
Orden - Pocatello Butte
Eat Falls
Helena, Montana
Daha Palle
Iilyy
Pocatello, ‘Idaho
UCR
Salt Lake City
Utah
Butte
Montane
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Chicago
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United States
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