Virginia Boy Seeks Work As Montana Cowboy
Eddie Woolridge of Appomattox Virginia writes to Great Falls officials hoping to become a cowboy. He asks what life on the ranch is like and if real cowboys wear cowboy suits. He is advised that the traditional cow boy era has passed and to not come west seeking such work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Eddie Woolridge
Appomattox
Sargeant
Fred C. Locher
Eddie
Virginia
Police
Townsend Boy Joins Engineers En Route to China
Francis Paul, son of Mr and Mrs George Paul of Townsend, is bound for Shanghai with the Sixth Company of Engineers in the American army. He shipped from Tacoma after being stationed there and will travel via San Francisco. Paul enlisted about four years ago and has served steadily. The report mentions British coast guard service guarding 5000 miles of coastline.
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Francis Paul
George Paul
Townsend
Shanghai
China
Company of Engineers
San Francisco
Tacoma
Paul
Army
Treasure State farm and livestock flocks show good laying
The November poultry report from Montana State College highlights strong production in class A flocks of 100+ hens owned by Clyde V. Fisher Joliet yielding 5703 eggs or 18.5 per hen. Class B flocks under 100 hens led by Mrs Halvor Eidum Fairview with 434 eggs or 9.6 per hen. Production dips linked to molting and cold. remedies include balanced rations proper lighting cod liver oil for recovery improved ventilation and dry litter and humane antiseptic treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde V. Fisher
Joliet
Rhode Island
Halvor Eidum
Fairview
Miss Cushman
Northern Pacific Adds Three Train Crews on Mountain Division
The Northern Pacific railway adds three more train crews on the Rocky Mountain division to handle freight traffic. An extra helper engine is stationed at Garrison to assist heavy trains. Winter storms and cleared tracks delayed freight and passenger trains, but traffic has resumed at two trains per day.
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Northern Pacific
Rocky Mountain
Garrison
Northern
Idaho
William G. Marvin Dies in San Francisco
William G. Marvin a 39 year old financial and international attorney died recently in San Francisco The article notes a flag protocol at the White House in Washington D C not flying when the president is away from the capital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Marvin
San Francisco
White House
Washington, D. C
Fallon County Starts Land and Water Utilization Work
Fallon County and Baker Commercial club join farmers in a land use program based on water resources. The plan cites surveys showing water projects improve feed reserves and reduce cash costs in stock production. Local participants include W. H. Peck Ed Meffert Conrad Huhn Jens Kerr and Paul Catron with an irrigation conference planned for late March or early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Commercial Club
Fallon County
L. F. Bruggeman
Fallon
Carter County
W. H. Peck
Ed Meffert
Baker
Conrad Huhn
Jens Kerr
Camp Creek
Rehl
Mill Iron
Paul Catron
Harry Holmes
Cap Creek
M. B. Miller
Judd Cory
Doc Patterson
Montana
Eggs Shipped Into This State Linked To Local Market
Miss H. E. Cushman Montana State College extension poultry specialist explains the buy at home practice shapes retail success. Montana cannot yet meet state egg demand so retailers import from western states and must grade to protect against loss from undergrade eggs. Central grading stations enable producers to grade and cash eggs while merchants request preferred grades and are reimbursed if grades fail.
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Montana State College
Montana
H. E. Cushman
West
Miss Cush
Man
Cnsumer
Elk Population in Sun River Herd Reaches 9 000
Forest Ranger W N Streeter reports about 9 000 elk in the Sun River herd and notes winter snow was heavier this year. He outlines a grazing plan for the Lewis and Clark forest with an allowable 3 082 cattle and 16 450 sheep, while 80 local applicants seek 4 500 cattle and 21 000 sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun River
W. N. Streeter
Choteau
W. B. Willey
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Streeter
Chateau
Elk Hill
Phillips County Receives 1500 Dollars From Arnot Estate
The Arnot estate paid 1500 dollars, boosting Phillips county by 1147 dollars and Malta city by 353 dollars. Total obligations of Jesse Arnot and the Sheldons from First National Bank operations run about 8,000 dollars for Malta and 20,000 dollars for the county.
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Treasuries
Phillips County
City of
Malta
Arnot
City of Malta
Jesse Arnot
Sheldons
First National Bank
Water storage to aid Musselshell stock industry
E. H. Dole president of the Mussel shell association says storing flood runoff in the Musselshell basin will reclaim hundreds of stock ranches and provide feed, reduce feed shipping costs, and improve year round stream flow for fishing. He notes the 7000 square mile basin and calls the plan sound for water and land use without impacting major crops.
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Musselshell
E. H. Dole
The
Musselshell Association
Madison
Dole
Association
Montana
Plentywood School Salaries Cut In Budget Talks
Plentywood School Board hears taxpayer petition to allow dances in the new auditorium. Building not yet turnover by contractor so action laid over. Supt W E Stegner remains for another year with salary cut from 3200 to 2400. He has held the post 30 months. All other faculty face at least one year salary reductions. Hiring delayed until April or May.
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Plentywood
W. E. Stegner
Farming notes on livestock care and crop reviews
The assistant agricultural commissioner in Berlin reports the 1931 Russian wheat crop as likely poor. December tuberculin tests in Montana covered 7 158 cattle with 15 positive. Overfeeding dairy cows is costly. balanced rations aid production. Watercress can substitute greens for poultry but may flavor eggs. Valley county 4-H members 90 percent completed projects in 1931 across 26 clubs. Denmark has about 200 county agents. Danish pork quality rivals North Dakota products in size. Severe poultry feed loss may be remedied by salt cure and fasting followed by water before feeding again.
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Berlin
Russia
Valley County
Denmark
North Dakota
Beavers Helped Prevent Floods and Fuelled Phillips County Trade
In Phillips county the beaver trapping era and Hudsons Bay Company trade shaped livelihoods before white settlement. The narrative recalls flood control beaver dams, river wooding stations, and trading posts at Rocky Point while noting the decline of buffalo hunting as trapping shifted to beavers and muskrats.
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Phillips County
Phil Lavadure
Lavadure
Hudsons’ Bay Company
Montana
Coulees
Missouri River Country
Little Rocky Mountains
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson’s Bay Company
Missouri River
Missouri
Rocky Point
Snow depth reports on Purcell summit west of Rexford
C E Powell district ranger for the Kootenai national forest reports 52 inches depth on Purcell summit and snow depths of 21 22 and 37 ½ inches at 3 500 4 000 and 5 600 feet respectively. Loose surface snow covers about 10 inches while underlying snow is hard and very water laden. No signs of game above 4 000 feet. Deer concentrated along the Kootenai river brakes feeding on moss from cut trees. Government aid sought by Ulster flax industry.
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Purcell
Rexford
C. E. Powell
Kootenai National Forest
Powell
Purcell Summit
Kootenai
Yaak
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for the complexion and scalp care, Cuticura Ointment for occasional use, and Cuticura Talcum as a fragrance aid to keep hands soft and white. The trio combines daily cleansing with periodic treatments for beauty.
Judith Basin County Treasurer Reports Strong Cash Balance
The Judith Basin county treasurer Armin K Neubert reports a total county fund balance of 213804.08 with 678? more figures for receipts and disbursements. The general and tax funds show varied balances including road poor and sinking funds and multiple district and state accounts with several amounts listed.
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Armin K. Neubert
Judith Basin
Treasurer Trust
Stanford
Hobeen
Windham
Butte Post Office to Begin Construction and Move Out
Construction work on Buttes new federal building addition and remodeling will start around March 1. John M. Evans Jr post master says the entire building will be vacated by February 29 and the post office will move to temporary quarters at the Hennessy annex on February 20 21 and 22 during the Washington birthday weekend to avoid mail disruption.
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Buttes
Federal Building
John M. Evans, Jr
Post Office Department
Hennessy Annex
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Virginian
Townsend Boy
British Coast Guard
Kgrowon
Treasure State Farm and Livestock
State College
Mountain Division
HIE Polytechnic
Billings Polytechnic Institute
Ernest T. Eaton
Polytechnic
Lewis T. Eaton
Peerless
Standard Grains
Horn Barley Victory
Federation Wheat Victory Oats
State Nursery & Seed Co
Forest Ranger
Ulster Flax Industry
Butte
California
California Fruit Sales Company
9Th St
Los Angeles
First National Bank of
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Bayer
Rothbock
Mgr
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