Two New Montana State College Bulletins Published
Montana State college publishes two experiment station bulletins. O W Monson writes on Conservation of Water by Means of Storage Reservoirs Diver sion Dams Contour Dikes and Ditches. The Economics of Range Sheep Production in Montana is by M H Saunderson and Louis Vinke.
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Montana State College Experiment Station
O. W. Monson
Montana
M. H. Saunderson
Louis Vinke
Montana State College
Monson
Oak Furniture Care: Renovation with Nor Maere Oil
A guide notes oak furniture can be renovated by applying Nor Maere oil with a flannel cloth. The method emphasizes gentle, even strokes to restore finish and luster while protecting wood.
Meagher's Montana Journeys Spark a Glamorous Saga
Grace Stone Coates details Thomas Francis Meagher's brief two year Montanan rise from sea captain to acting governor, his daring exploits against hostile tribes, and his dramatic death at Fort Benton. The article highlights his Irish exile, political spark, army leadership, and lasting legacy including a statue near the state capitol.
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Grace Stone Coates
Thomas Francis Meagher
Montana
Sir Francis Meagher
Montana Territory
Fort Benton
Meagher
van Dieman’s Land
United States
Waterford
Ireland
County Kildare
Stonyhurst College
England
Young Ireland Party
Irish Youth Party
Tasmania
New York City
Sixty
New York Volunteers
Bull Run
Fredericksburg
Chancelorsville
Eastern
Sidney Edgerton
New Orleans
State Capitol
Billings F F A Camp Forms in Boulder River Mountains
Fifteen members of the Billings chapter of Future Farmers and their instructor Z G Hudgin returned from a five day camping trip on Boulder river 46 miles south of Big Timber. The group fished played kittenball hiked and cooked cleaned camp in squads. Participants included John Voelker I D O Donnell Harlie O Donnell Francis Davis Frank Cardwell Robert Cardwell Bud Zimmerman Johnny Johnson Donald Warfield Riley Snyder Charles Weldon Ed Goodman George McConnell Charles Heyn Richard Popelke and Mr Hudgin.
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Billings
Future Farmers
Z. G. Hudgin
Boulder River
Big Timber
John Voelker
I. D. O'Donnell NT
Harlie O'Donnell
Francis Davis
Frank Cardwell
Robert Cardwell
Bud Zimmerman
Johnny Johnson
Donald Warfield
Riley Snyder
Charles Weldon
Ed Goodman
George McConnell
Charles Heyn
Richard Popelke
Mr. Hudgin
Poultry Prices Seen Staying High in 1936 Outlook
A favorable outlook for poultry producers through the year comes from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics via Montana State College extension service. Prices for eye and poultry are expected to stay above last year, with fresh egg supplies slightly higher while shell eggs in storage remain scarce. Production per hen and a modest rise in layers should lift egg output in early 1936 compared with last year’s low production.
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Montana State College
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Extension Service
Bureau
Mail order cow testing proves economical for herds
Mail order testing in Gallatin and Stillwater counties, led by Jim Flathead, offers an economical method to obtain monthly cow production records. Tretsven notes it complements dairy herd improvement efforts. creamery teams handle testing and records while dairymen weigh milk, log cow weights, and mail samples and data for monthly analysis.
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Montana State College
Jim Flathead
Gallatin
Stillwater
J. O. Tretsven
Tretsven
Montana Extension Service
Cooperative Dairy Men
New York Homemakers Plan Year in Plentywood Meeting
Representatives from eleven homemaker groups gathered in Plentywood to map the year’s work. Blanche L. Lee led the session outlining plans on buying vane goods fabric patterns dress fitting and avoiding the home made look. Mrs. P. L. Collins of Raymond was elected president with Mrs. Clifford of Plentywood as secretary.
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Plentywood
Blanche L. Lee
Miss Lee
P. L. Collins
Raymond
Clifford
Old Ghost Town Emery Rebounds With 300 Residents
The Emery mining camp, once a ghost town, now houses 300 people and seeks a local post office. Residents say mail must be collected 9 miles away in Deen Lodge, spurring the postal petition.
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Emery
Postal Department
Deen
Planned land use program evaluated for highest living standard
H G Bolster of Montana State College describes the major phase of a planned land use program as evaluating agricultural resources and coordinating their use to establish the highest possible plane of living for the people concerned.
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H. G. Bolster
Montana State College
Enrollment in Montanas Summer Schools Rises
University of Montana system enrolls 1 471 students this summer, 129 more than 1934. Nine week session ends August 19. Missoula campus leads with 768 students up from 574 last year, while Dillon normal and Billings normal fall slightly and Havre Northern Montana college shows a gain.
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University of Montana
H. H. Swain
University At
Missoula
Montana Normal
Dillon
Eastern Montana Normal
Billings
Northern
Montana College
Havre
Patrol fund fattened by fines in Montana state
The Montana highway patrol fund has grown by 1967 by fines totaling 1967 handed to justices of the peace since patrolmen began work. State Treasurer Brett announced receipts from collected fines go to the patrol fund. Justice Henry Beverly of Glasgow sent the largest remittance, 260, from drunken drivers and other traffic offenders on the Fort Peck Glasgow road.
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Montana Highway Patrol Fund
Justices of the Peace
Brett
Justice of the Peace
Henry Beverly
Glasgow
Fort Peck- Glasgow
Texas lab produces helium 99.96 percent pure
A government laboratory in Texas reports successful production of helium at 99.96 percent purity, marking a milestone in chemical and industrial standards.
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Texas
Goliath frogs with bodies a inches long
A note reports Goliath frogs reach body lengths of a inches, excluding their extensive legs.
Dimming headlights urged on Montana highways Night travels warned
Supervisor L C Boedecker warns motorists to dim headlights at night meetings with oncoming traffic and keep license plates clean for easy recognition. The note targets patrol enforcement at magistrate courts. The article also recalls Alaska’s 1915 move to implement an old age pension law.
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Montana
L. C. Boedecker
Alaska
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Ainbow
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Rugegist
Foster-Milburn Co
Thomas F. Meagher
Flathead
Stillwater Counties
Mackenzie River
Canada
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Miles
Kentucky
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