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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
6
From the Montana State College, an article outlines magpie threats to livestock and poultry, and details winter poisoning methods using pork rind and suet baits laced with strychnine alkaloid. It covers bait preparation, placement, exposure, and safety cautions to protect children and animals.
Extension entomologist W. Bruce Mabee describes complete and incomplete insect life cycles. He notes flies and grasshoppers differ, with full growth stages and egg to adult transitions guiding pest control timing.
Rudyard Spling’s poem Tf praises a strong wise and noble man as a tribute to the character he sees embodied in George Washington. The piece frames Washington as the clearest realization of the ideal in American leadership.
Annual meeting of Phillips County Farm Bureau at Malta discusses sending a delegation to Bozeman for January 3 4 and winter economic conference in Northern Montana. Pondera County marketing 5.5 carloads of turkeys to New England and Montana cities with high quality birds. Valley County alfalfa seed from August Lund wins seventh at Chicago show. Biddison's 20 foot strawberry rows supply family through winter. Blaine County certified seed potatoes inspected before shipment to Louisiana. Roosevelt county communities in Fairview and Divide plan progress reviews and future work. Fallon county to organize four sheep clubs with banks aiding. Cascade County 4 H members honored after Congress. Climate data cites mean temperatures across Montana. Pleasant Valley Blaine County to run tuberculosis eradication program. Hill County agent J D Duncan judged Alberta corn show in Medicine Hat.
The piece traces the Utah & Northern line from Red Rock to Dillon and Butte, noting the 1881 passenger arrival in Butte and the 1887 gauge widening that doubled capacity. It mentions key milestones, towns, and mining connections shaping early Montana rail development.
A saying frames a secret as private between two women who agree not to disclose it publicly. It emphasizes discretion and personal trust over shared information.
The article outlines extensive railroad expansion in Montana with lines planned by Great Northern Northern Pacific and Milwaukee. It notes extensions into Redwater valley Missoula Bitter Root and Circle areas, plus feeder lines to Garfield Carter and Powder River counties, aiming to unlock agricultural and mineral districts.
Von Lennington of Kershaw farms a large turkey herd and delivered 1926 birds to the Northern Creamery of Great Falls in Fort Benton for 1278 dollars. Eight hundred fifty six birds sold at top prices up to 42 1 2 cents per pound, with total market value the greatest for a single grower in Montana to date.
The report describes a new line extending southwest from Twin Bridges or Sheridan along the Beaverhead river to Point of Rocks and connecting with the Pittsburg and Gilmore railroad near the Armetead property, now isolated, into Idaho.
Havre Chamber of Commerce secretary R G Linebarger reports two unanimous Havre votes against expanding the North Montana Experiment Sub‑Station and dropping plans for a higher educational institution at Fort Assinniboine. The action concerns state school Chancellor M A Brannon of the University of Montana and the fort property.
Stanford reports high business activity with 300000 bushels of wheat shipped this year and 100000 more to ship by next June. Three carloads about 100000 pounds of wool and about 100 cars of livestock have already been shipped.
Sun River elk herd north of the Blackfoot valley near Great Falls has grown from 200 300 head in 1910 to about 3700 head, surpassing the 3000 head carrying capacity of the 200 000 acre preserve. About 250 elk were killed this season with poor hunting success. Special winter feed areas of 32 000 acres have been set aside. Supervisor E H Myrick notes risks to forage and winter survival.
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