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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1930
Page
6
Cari Richardson twelve of Plains traded his pet lamb for a bearskin rug after the animal killed the lamb. He followed the bear with a gun, flushed it in brush, wounded it, and tracked into a swamp where he dispatched the bear.
A concise quotation notes that speech reveals inner thoughts. The saying attributes the index of the mind to Seneca, reflecting Stoic influence on expression and self understanding.
The Rosebud County Livestock Association formed at Forsyth with six companies and county figures as charter members. John Arnold serves as president and R D Mountain as secretary treasurer. An executive committee from each represented community was named and a $1000 reward was offered for information leading to arrest and conviction for cattle theft or malicious killing.
Federal seed loans are being collected in 19 Montana counties as field agents start their second trips. Schedules show agents O. M. Ness, Charlies D. Rourke, Meril J. Corer visiting multiple towns from October 6 through October 30, listing each stop and dates.
WW W. G. Arnold news editor of the Montana Standard died in Butte on September 24 after three weeks of illness. The cause was cerebral hemorrhage. Burial was in the mining town. Arnold came to Butte 18 months ago from Grand Forks North Dakota.
A classified overview lists hay and stock ranches grain and hay small home places and irrigated dairy farms. The Hollam Company and 8 Conrad Bank bids are noted in Great Falls Montana.
Gardeners divide space for a cutting garden and a decorative garden to keep color while supplying bouquets. Sow annuals like centaureas larkspur poppies petunias snapdragons alyssum nicotina and calendulas this fall for spring blooms. tender annuals such as marigolds and zinnias wait until spring. Mulching and cloches protect seeds and young plants through rain and cold.
The Montana steer market led sales with top steers at 9 50 to a feeder buyer, weights over 1200 pounds, as 6000 head from Montana helped push weekly receipts to 15000. Yearlings reached 8 65. Sutherland steers sold around 8 25. Moss cow loads averaged 6 25 to 7 75 with tailends at 5 25.
Lake County Jersey breeder F. M. Shoemaker credits Youll Dos Gallant Boy as key to his six year herd success. His herd, started with a few purebred heifers, has earned blue ribbons against longer established herds led by the Pickard brothers. Gains come from testing via Lake County Testing association and year round grain feeding, with alfalfa as preferred forage on his 190 acre irrigated farm.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics and the U S Department of Agriculture urge more thorough culling of low producing milch cows to prevent dairy over expansion after drought and low business mood. The report notes rising cow and heifer numbers and says prices may rise modestly in fall before a mid winter dip.
A. E. Boorman, chief fire warden for the Northern Montana Forestry association, says the group managed 2,500,000 acres and reported only 90 fires, totaling about 1,000 acres. The work cost $2,000 and they operated independently, with strong cooperation and excellent equipment. Detection forces were laid off mid September and gear is being stored for the wet season. Recent heavy rains reduce fire risk for the year.
Mrs Nels Peterson age 49 of Harlowton was killed instantly when thrown from a saddle horse while going to the field to bring in cows. She lived on a Fish Creek area farm with her husband and two sons John and Bud. Her neck was broken, body found where she fell, possible heart weakness after recent spotted fever illness.
Cattle market remains steady with feeders showing desire to fill feed lots. Better cows stay fully steady with western cows selling to 6.50 and bulk 4.50 to 5.50. Killers buy up to 8.50 for choice heifers, bulk 6.50 to 7.50. bulls 4.00 to 4.50. Lamb receipts up, fat lambs 7.50 to 8.00, feeding lambs 6.50 to 6.75, with choice to 7.00. Prospect of lower feeder sales noted. Montana feeding cattle orders noted.
William Stephens was arrested after allegedly forcing one man at gunpoint to go home and disrobe then making a second man halt, a third drive him around. Police and sheriff's deputies searched the city before taking him into custody at a roadhouse.
Cooney's lambs sold to Brooks for eastern feed lots. Labine shipment of sheep tops Chicago market. John Clay Jr son of a commission merchant visited Harrowton to interview stockmen. Excavations in Rome reveal a seven story skyscraper dating to the second century A D.
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