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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1928
Page
6
A promotional piece touts Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and young children. It claims millions of households rely on it nightly for colic constipation and diarrhea and urges buyers to remember the name for emergencies.
A Montana meeting in Salt Lake City under the National Wool Growers Association urged sheepmen to pool wool and hold for higher market values. The plan favors grower controlled sales and cooperative services, with eventual aim for a single joint selling agency.
Collections of the state fish and game department for August totaled 26165.83 with 23195.58 into the state fish and game fund and 2970.25 into the biological fund at Flathead Lake. Resident licenses reached 21216 and nonresident 4361. Fines totaled 1074. The state health laboratory processed 3907 examinations in April to June, up 549 from 1927, with emphasis on diphtheria vaccination and tests for tularaemia and undulant fever. Montana reports the largest wool clip since 1915 at 25,370,000 pounds, ranking third after Texas and Wyoming, with average fleece weight 8.6 pounds. July crude petroleum through pipelines reached 285,007.69 barrels in two main fields, and new motor bus routes were approved near Lewistown. Commodities shipped in July rose by 1343 carloads to 23,398, with gains in copper, sugar, fruit, and potatoes, but declines in wheat concentrates, horses, and petroleum.
Advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment improves complexions by applying gently to the face and washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It touts benefits for dandruff itching and rough hands.
Cascade county represented in the 4-H club demonstration contest with Jane Willets and Alzora Prewet of Simms as the Bee Hive Clothing club. Simms residents John McInnes Glendon Hanna and Amos Drap eau joined in livestock judging. Annual north central Montana 4-H fair set for Great Falls September 21 22. Ned Randolph party visited Fergus county to scout turkey breeding farm site. North Dakota farm yields 350 600 turkeys yearly for breeding.
The United States department of agriculture reports that with average yields and abandonment the nation will have a winter wheat surplus next year. Soft red winter wheat surplus about 15 million bushels, hard red winter wheat about 120 million, white wheat about 20 million, with total annual wheat use around 420 to 440 million bushels and projected production near 610 million.
The 1927 embargo on milk and milk products imported from Montreal has been removed. Authorities say stricter Canadian inspection regulations reduced the risk of typhoid fever spread, making the embargo no longer necessary.
In Chouteau county winter wheat more use furrow drill. Accurate comparisons show furrow drilled wheat yielding better stands. Four year state average shows furrow drill 88.8 percent stand versus 62.3 percent for surface planting.
The federal state crop reporting service at Helena shows Fergus County produced the most winter wheat in 1928 with 1,462,000 bushels. Cascade followed with 1,330,000, Gallatin 1,064,000, Chouteau 1,056,000, and Judith Basin 944,000 bushels.
The Sept 1 general crop index indicates meat products rose five points and dairy products one point higher than July. All farm products averaged six points lower than the prior month, driven by 22 points down in grain, 19 points in fruits and vegetables, and a 17 point drop in cotton and cottonseed.
The Montana Department of Agriculture released an official state map highlighting railroads and major highways. A companion table lists distances between key towns and cities within the state.
The 27th annual Montana State fair opens September 24 in Helena and runs five days. County exhibits from across Montana showcase crops bees cakes and beef with extensive improvements to booths and halls. A new North West Wool show offers $3 000 in premiums and fur farming debuts with 50 silver black foxes blue foxes and mink displayed by the Montana Fox and Fur Breeders Association.
Price reports from Milk River Valley Shippers manager Henry Burkhardt show cattle shipments to South St. Paul selling well. Helfers brought 11 and 12 dollars per hundredweight while steers topped the market at 11.85 dollars, viewed as good for grass fed stock.
Nashua station reports 10 car loads of new wheat shipped in July and 144 carloads in August. The 226000 bushels consigned from August are expected to be surpassed in September.
The 46 000 acre Don Albee ranch once the PN in Fergus county near Winifred was sold for about 265 000 dollars to Carstens Packing of Tacoma. The buyer plans cattle operations for Tacoma plant, including 2600 head of cattle and existing buildings at Lewistown 25 miles west of Winifred. The Carstens firm will assume ownership on October 1.
Montana Power Company officials report a fertilizer mix containing about half sulphate of ammonia killed dandelions and other weeds on lawns at the Volta dam plant near Great Falls. A resident experiment 18 months ago showed weed elimination with repeated applications, with follow up surveys confirming weed reduction and planned fall treatment.
The E. A. Snedeker ranch near Selkirk has been sold to Andrew Johnson who has already taken possession. Mr and Mrs Snedeker came from Chicago 12 years ago and settled on land many doubted would pay. They endured reverses including crop failures and bank losses yet remained recognized as successful ranchers.
A Great Falls Montana advertisement promotes Great Western Sheep & Wool Company offering to replace debt risk with shares in the company. It invites sheep owners to swap their stock for company shares and receive more sheep on a share basis, promising better wool prices and market buys for existing flocks. The ad seeks money investors and buyers of ewe lambs and breeding ewes, listing 433 Ford Building, Great Falls, Mont. as the contact.
The Rev. Fr. T. Moroney was honored with a community reception in Choteau as he leaves after 13 years. He will lead St. Michael's parish at Conrad, having come from Anaconda in 1915. The Rev. Fr. F. Scholte from Butte will succeed him.
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