Sheep and Cattle on Same Range On Open Range
Extension agent N A Jacobsen says sheep and cattle can share ranges with proper management. At SH ranch in Custer county manager Kenneth McLean used open herding and bedding out sheep to preserve pasture. In 35000 acres of blue joint and grasses, 3500 sheep including 1600 lambs were moved in rotation, leaving little sign of grazing and showing potential for dual-livestock use without harming range. Lambs averaged over 70 pounds last fall.
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N. A. Jacobsen
Custer
Powder River
Kenneth McLean
Jacobsen
Letter mailed in 1910 arrives 27 years late
State Auditor John J. Wolmes reads a long letter delivered to his desk signed by Ed Gassman and postmarked Great Falls March 24, 1910. The message recalls boys buying snort wagons and trading a horse, leaving the auditor puzzled by the dated note and unfamiliar incidents.
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John J. Wolmes
Holmes
Ed Gassman
Great Falls
Bear and trapping seasons updated for Montana regions
The season ends for most areas except Gardiner north of Yellowstone Park where elk hunting is allowed until March 2. Bear hunting remains open until June 1 with fur bearing and trapping by indigenous trappers starting December 1. An exact deer harvest tally will be issued after June. hunter reports due.
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Montana
Gardiner
Yelowstone Park
Heenstd
Dee
Grounded Montana motorists under new auto liability law
Thirty eight Montana motorists have had licenses revoked plates confiscated and car registrations seized since the auto liability law took effect. The rule suspends drivers after reckless drunken or manslaughter convictions until financial responsibility is shown.
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Montana
State Highway Patrol
Helena sprint star Dan Grinrod faces trickster wager
In early 1990s Helena Dan Grinrod dominated Montana sprinting with 100 yard races. Two Helena businessmen tried to beat him by importing a faster runner and rigging a private trial at a vacant lot. The plan failed when Grinrod's manager exposed the stake and the distance was revealed as 110 yards. A later tale of race fixing ends with a gun and a lost wager.
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Dan Grinrod
Montana
Dan
Helena
Grinrod
Middle West
Grinrod Camp
Star
Coast
Simpson
Los Angeles
California
Cramer Named Montana 4-H Champion Heads to National Congress
Helena resident Mabel Cramer wins the state car achievement contest and will join four Montana 4-H club champions at the National Club Congress during the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Over eight years she completed ten projects including three canning efforts, totaling 3438 pints, while serving in eight club offices and leading local and admin affairs.
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Mabel Cramer
Helena
Montana
Chicago
Miss Cramer
Pauline Bunting
Cramer
Simpson and Grinrod Face Off In Short Tape Scandal
In Helena and Los Angeles a sprint rivalry unfolds as Simpson dominates trials with times around 9.3 seconds while Dan Grinrod clocks near 9.4. A staged 90 yard course reveals Grinrod's superior finish and a blamed tape error shadows the result.
Pirate Racer Lost in Anaconda Footrace Mystery
A historic Anaconda footrace used a double cross deception repeatedly in a race that ended with a notable loss, recalling a long forgotten event and later reflections on the tactic.
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Anaconda
Diverse Montana Briefs Chronicle Local News
Forest service range examiners begin soil conservation land surveys in Beaverhead county. Smallpox cases total 27 in Great Falls. Roy high school gains new superintendent W R Davis. Wood saw accident near Great Falls claims William L Kuelin. Highway wreck injures Ralph and Mrs George of Minneapolis near Big Timber. Anna Grace Hart divorces Warren Hart and remarries. uncle by marriage now. Henry Ryan dies at 80 near Missoula. former Teton commissioner. Herman Peterson from Dillon Gun Club shines in national trapshoot at Orleans. Northern Montana college elects James Harris president. Ivan Bere vice president. Mildred Stoltz named national junior secretary of Farmers Union in Oklahoma City. J W Deputy, longtime Beaverhead resident, dies near Dillon. Yellowstone shut down for season. Gardiner-Mammoth gate remains open. Warren Bergstrom at Deer Lodge says revive three-blast signal for escapes. reward posted. John Bownes named VP at Wyoming Ed assoc. Anaconda coach. Louis Bender to attend dinner in Anaconda. J Willard Baldwin resigns Deaconess Hospital post for Movins Bradenbaugh clinic. James Boyack injured near Deer Lodge. Luis Succetti noted in Billings as last of four.
Montana to Run 20 CCC Camps This Winter
Brandford administrator of the state public welfare board says Montana will operate 20 civilian conservation camps this winter. Ten camps will house Kentucky and Ohio boys, ten will serve Montana youths only. Since CCC formation, the federal government has paid over $3,000,000 to 14,982 enrolled Montana boys.
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CCC
I. AM
Brandford
State Public Welfare Board
Montana
Kentucky
Ohio
Montana Supreme Court Rules on County Salary Change
The Montana Supreme Court held that when Roosevelt County changed from sixth to seventh class, the salaries of elected officials also changed to the seventh class level. The ruling applies to officials who were elected under the sixth class and sought the higher salaries after the classification shift.
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Montana State Supreme Court
Roosevelt County
Montana aids destitute youths with $1200 monthly training support
State funds provide 1200 dollars monthly to destitute young people enrolled in vocational training under the Montana bureau of vocational rehabilitation. Leif Fredericks, bureau supervisor, confirms the program and its aimed aid.
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Montana Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
Leif Fredericks
Bureau
Montana Receives Honor at Pacific Northwest Tourist Meet
Montana earned special commendation at the annual Pacific Northwest Tourist association gathering in Spokane. W S Thompson was named a director as discussions covered Montana highway marketing, ports of entry, and efforts to welcome tourists. Washington plans welcome stations funded by 125000 and 60000 for expositions in 1939. Representatives from six western states and British Columbia outlined campaigns to avoid duplication.
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Pacific Northwest Tourist Association
Spokane
W. S. Thompson
Washington
New York
San Francisco
British Columbia
Northwest
Pacific Northwest
Succetti Brothers Die Within Weeks of Each Other
Brothers who helped settle the Yellowstone valley died within a month of each other. The Succetti ranching family, pioneers near Laurel, established a ranch southwest of Laurel in 1891. Angelo Succetti, 90, was found dead at the family home on October 10. The younger brother died at 72.
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Yellowstone Valley
Angelo
Succetti Brothers
Laurel
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