Montana Wool Industry Reaches 18 Million Annual Return
Montana state sheep and wool outlook shows an $18,000,000 annual return as 1920 to 1924 figures reveal growth. Waddell cites grazing land advantages, strong wool quality, and rising prices, with expansion tied to marketing and mutton demand. A cooperative wool marketing plan and Farm and Home Week events at Montana State College will discuss progress.
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Montana
R. L. Waddell
Montana State College Extension Service
Waddell
United States
Territorial
Montana Wool Growers Association
Boston
Montana State College
H. H. Biggott
Helena
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Ira T. Wight
National Wool Exchange
John T. Caine
Los Angeles
Bozeman
Montana Pure Bred Sheep Breeders Association
Those Old Circus Days Peanut Days Remembrance
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls childhood mornings at a town circus. Boys wake early, haul seats, and earn a ticket with hard work. The narrator recalls feeding elephants and finally savoring warm peanuts as the tent fills with heat and memory.
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Billy Smith
Montana Irrigation Meet to Tackle Land Settlement
The Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute will hold its Montana Month convention in Bozeman during Farm and Home Week January 6 to 9. Topics include land settlement, seepage and drainage, reclaiming water-logged land, runoff management, soil fertility, and fertilizer strategies with leaders from the University of Montana and state institutions attending.
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Montana
Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute
Bozeman
B. C. Lillis
Billings
Lillis
Irrigation and Drainage Institute
M. A. Brannon
University of Montana
F. D. Farrell
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
F. B. Linfield
Montana Experiment Station
M. L. Wilson
Office
United States Department of Agriculture
C. S. Heldel
E. F. Benson
Department of Agriculture and Industry
Northern Pacific Railroad
I. D. O'Donnell
Rosebud ton litter contest prizes awarded
Nine Rosebud county men who entered the ton litter contest conducted by the extension department and county farm bureau received prize checks mailed by secretary G C Anderson of Forsyth. None of the litters reached a ton in 180 days. the heaviest weighed 1766 pounds owned by G M King of Sumatra with second place going to W H Miller of Rock Springs at 1437 pounds and third to Hugh Hurst of Ingomar at 1430 pounds.
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Rosebud County
Extension Department
County Farm Bureau
G. C. Anderson
Forsyth
G. M. King
Sumata
W. H. Miller
Rock Springs
Hugh Hurst
Ingomar
School Boy Peanut Butter Turns Circus Treats Into Everyday Fare
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls a cake made with School Boy peanut butter and Billy enjoying its taste. The narrator cites the scent of aunts, bugle fanfare, parading riders, clowns, and wild animals as memories. The piece notes that peanut butter—once a rare circus day treat—now appears in common home use.
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Billy
Dilly Smith
Death of Richard Lockey Pioneer of Helena Charitable Real Estate
Longtime Helena figure Richard Lockey died in Palo Alto California at an advanced age. He built a vast real estate portfolio in Helena owning major additions and blocks, helped establish banks and transit, and funded education. He championed centralized Montana higher education and supported the Montana Wesleyan college. His fraternal life spanned Masons Shriners Elks and Odd Fellows. He married Emily Jeffrey in 1870. she died in 1907. Surviving children are Mary Isabel and Richard Jr. The son was a Stanford law graduate who later worked as a fire-insurance adjuster and business partner.
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Lockey
Helena
State Capitol
Corbin
Lenox
Lackey
American National Bank of
Helena Realty Board
State Investment Company
Helena Rapid Transit Company
Montana Wesleyan College
Lackey Avenue
Central University
Montana
Methodist Episcopal Church
Knights Templar
Algeria
Omaha
Dallas
Elkorah Temple
Boise
Idaho
Montana Lodge No. 1
Helena Lodge No 193
The
Elks
Organization of the Good Templars
St. George
House of Lords
Virginia City
Emily E. Jeffrey
Ohio
Palo Alto
Calif
Mary Isabel
Richard
Sastilleja School
Richard Jr
Law School
Stanford University
Harvard University
Utah
The Bravery of the Indians in Forsyth’s Campaign
The narrative describes General Forsyth’s defense using horses as a barricade and rifle pits on an island against Roman Nose’s pipeline of sixty warriors. It praises Roman Nose and details his charge, concluding with a critique of Forsyth’s later account and a call to acknowledge U S atrocities in Indian wars.
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Forsyth
Roman Nose
Light Brigade
Hts
Baker
Malcolm Clark
Emerson Hough
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Treasure State Farm & Livestock
Montania Farm
State Agricultural College
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
Minneapolis
Minn
Corona
Glasgow
Mont
Lolo National Forest
Blackfoot
Missoula
Ment
Ludens
Williston
North Dekets
Cuticura
Outiours Laboratories
Dept. R
Malden, Mass
Richard Lockey
Nanor
NOLS
S. O. Huseth
Great Falls
Turkey
J. H. White & CO
Fulton Market
Chicago, Ill
Beckman Bros
Falls
Ontana
E Man
Rex
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