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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
6
State Agricultural College at Bozeman describes ongoing state and federal soil tillage experiments in Montana. The articles summarize methods, findings, and practical implications for farmers, urging readers to study and apply the results.
Alexander retires after 41 years in Bozeman with 36 as chief. He led a transformation from a volunteer outfit to a modern department and has been a prominent figure in Montana and Pacific coast fire service circles.
A Montana promotion with the Northern Pacific Burlington and Great Northern distributing a booklet titled Montana for the Farmer. It promises factual agricultural data, no land boom, and targets permanent settlers. A colonization campaign will offer round trip settler excursions to Montana at two dollars above a one way fare.
Ralph Henderson aged five was shot and killed while playing with neighbor Fred Ballard aged ten. Ballard claims the younger boy shot himself while looking into the loaded pistol. The families are neighbors and the incident occurred on Ballard’s birthday, with no school that day.
The piece explains how bodies need more heat producing foods in cold weather. It highlights sugar, starches, fruits cakes and heavy dishes like doughnuts and fried vegetables as welL Fats are stressed as essential for well being during winter, with a reference to Eskimo dietary habits.
The article notes women do 85 percent of buying overall with exceptions. Men purchase most candy especially higher grades while women lead in groceries and staples. It urges women to study advertised brands, test manufacturer claims, attend demonstrations, and prefer dealers selling standard brands.
A survey team for W A Clark interests from Butte is examining the Big Seven Silver Lead mine near Neihart amid reports of a potential sale. Ripple property is also under Clark consideration with a rumored price around 325000 dollars. Stockholders like Frosty Barker and E M Edwards are aware but have not confirmed any sale.
Lucius S. Storrs, formerly of Bozeman, Montana, has been selected to head the electrical railway business in the United States. The position carries a large salary and great responsibility.
Mrs W H Lindsay of Belton explains her husband stayed home with their pet deer named Chuck while she traveled to Kalispell. The couple adopted the spotted fawn a year ago. it drinks from a bottle, climbs stairs, rests on the bed, and begs at meals. They doubt the deer will go with the herd in fall.
H N Richards of Helena returned from Los Angeles after reading a Montana paper noting Helena was two degrees warmer than Los Angeles. He found Montanan weather more comfortable without an overcoat and headed home.
Farmers from other regions seek Teton county land near Pendroy, said J A Swanson cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Pendroy.
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