Spillway Gate at Fort Peck Completed for Extreme Floods
The Fort Peck spillway gate structure and control tower are finished as part of the Missouri River project. The system can pass water at 112 million gallons per minute through a lined channel, with 25 feet of water storage pending. 1.9 trillion gallons can be held or released. Over 500 workers remain on site to finish the cutoff wall and related tasks before winter.
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Fort Peck
Army Engineers
Missouri River
Some Montana Birds and Their Relation to Insects and Rodents
A new circular from the Montana agricultural experiment station at Bozeman, written by Dr. H. B. Mills, argues that not all birds are harmful to crops, poultry, or animals. Copies are available by writing the experiment station.
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Montana
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Bozeman
H. B. Mills
Montana State College
Carlisle hidden ball trick and Missoula Kelly shine in 1922 football
The article recalls Carlisle’s early hidden ball plays against Harvard and details Bill Kelly of Missoula who used a criss cross and hidden ball tactic to score a late touchdown against Butte. It notes 1922 state games, Miles City versus Great Falls, and widespread fan attention.
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Carlisle
Glenn “Pop” Warner
Harvard
Charley Dillon
Dillon
Butte
Missoula
Clark Park
Kelly
Wild Bill
Bill
Miles City
Great Falls
Widden Ball
Missoula High
Montana U
Butte High
Trick Hidden Ball Play At Billings 1909
An 1909 Sunday game at Billings between Livingston and Billings featured a hidden ball trick. Al Clanton yielded to the tryout as Cub Boyer retrieved the ball, which was hidden under Clanton’s jersey for a one yard gain. Livingston players protested the concealment and attempted to steal the ball but were blocked.
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Billings
Livingston
al Clanton
Cub Boyer
Ralph Morris
Boyer
Clanton
Clanalte
Big al Enmasse
Old Double Bills Double Pays in Montana
The article recalls how Montana cities offered baseball doubleheaders as bargain attractions with two games for two admissions. Fans hurried from the first game to the exits, chasing value as the second contest began.
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Montana
Intermountain Union College Board Elects New Trustees
Three Billings residents and one from Great Falls were elected to the Intermountain Union College of Billings board. New trustees are Dr. J. I. Wernham Dr. Wayne Gordon Edwin Grafton and Dr. H. M. Waldron. Charles Murray was named board president and G. H. George secretary.
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Billings
Great Falls
Intermountain Union College of Billings
J. I. Wernham
Wayne Gordon
Edwin Grafton
H. M. Waldron
C. C. Cohagen
Ward F. Boyd
Leo C. Graybill
George F. Barton
Great
Joseph S. Pennepacker
Intermountain College
Spurned Baseball Offer Sent Brown North by Scout Notice
Brown of Bozeman then a farm credit administration agent chose Montana over a Chicago NL bid 40 years back. While with Notre Dame he drew scouts who saw Mike Powers with Philadelphia Lee Gibson with Boston and Sockalexis the first Indian in the majors with Cleveland.
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R. Emmet Brown
Bozeman
Farm Credit Administration
Spokane
Chicago
Brown
Montana
Notre Dame
Mike Powers
Philadelphia
Lee Gibson
Boston
Sockalexis
Cleveland
Sign of a Gentleman in Boxing Circles
Eddie Moha, a lightweight, describes manager Bob Karsted as a gentle man. Moha fought in Billings in 1914 after arriving from Milwaukee and reported to matchmaker Carl Orloff. He doubts he truly knows Karsted and shares a humorous tale about pajamas and a knife.
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Eddie Moha
Bob Karsted
Eddie
Billings
Bob
Butte
Moha
Milwaukee
Carl Orloff
Karsted
Orloff
Montana ranges improve but cattle and sheep fall slightly
A Montana seasonal range report dated November 1 shows ranges at 74 percent of normal, up from 68 percent a month earlier, while cattle at 85 percent and sheep at 87 percent of normal. October rainfall varied, feed supplies remain tight outside drought counties, and winter condition for cattle and sheep is generally fair to good despite some regional declines.
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Montana
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Rcent
Drouth
Grouth
No NIR Funds Available for Montana Highway Work
Montana will receive no more national industrial recovery funds for highway construction. State Auditor John J. Holmes said the Bureau of Public Roads advised that no additional money would be forthcoming under the NIR fund as the national administration reduces recovery project spending. The auditor's office began closing the NIR account with $13,346,000 spent since July 1934 and $302,632.40 remaining as of November 1.
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Montana
John J. Holmes
Bureau of Public Roads
NIR
National Administration
Holmes
Montana highway funds shift to federal trust for future projects
The plan uses most state money for paying vouchers while remaining funds will be refunded to the federal government. Highway construction in Montana will be financed through federal highway trust funds, with stronger steel achieved by raising carbon content or adding nickel and chromium.
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Montana
Distinct American Wolves: Gray Timber and Prairie Coyotes
A brief note contrasts the large gray timber wolf with the prairie coyote as two distinct American canids. It highlights their differing appearances and habitats in a concise wildlife observation.
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America
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A.D.L
U.D.S. (of America) Inc
Baltimore
U.D.L
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
A . Ce
Joe L. Markham
Montana State Athletic Commission
Bill Kelly
Kell
Billy
Trick
Martyne
Windsor
Ontario
Canada
Bourben
Dake
Straa
Rena
Schenley Distributors, Inc
New York City
Allan
Washington, D.C
OB Royse
Lincoln Inn Distilling Company, Inc
Lawrenceburg, Ind
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