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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
10
The Banking Corporation of Montana notes better irrigated crops and strong prices despite lower wheat output. Apple and cherry yields rise with commercial quality improving, and honey production shows rapid diversification. Sunflowers emerge as a key silage crop, boosting livestock feed and farm income across eastern Montana.
George Stewart, jailed 60 days in Lewis and Clark county for attempting to foment labor trouble among farm workers at H J Herrin ranch near Wolf Creek and for threatening to burn crops. Federal authorities review his record for possible deportation to Canada after sentence.
William B Thompson, a Montana copper leader and former Ely Consolidated Copper founder, has been selected for the American Red Cross mission to Russia. A Virginia City boy turned mining executive, he previously led in Ely Nevada and Nipissing Ontario ventures and later served at Hayden, Stone in New York before retiring in 1915. He holds leadership roles in Utah Copper, Nevada Consolidated Copper, Inspiration Consolidated, and the Westchester safety commission. He is active in banking, mining and manufacturing and supports Belgium relief.
Arthur Connors, a Butte post office messenger, found a street pile of counterfeit five dollar coins on Main and Park streets. He collected about fifteen dollars before realizing the coins were lead fakes gilded to imitate St. Gaudens designs. Government operatives are now investigating with local authorities.
J. B. Baird of the Northern Pacific Railway appeals to farmers along its lines to construct granaries to store crops before market. He warns that wartime demands will strain railcar capacity and stresses the need for on farm storage to protect grains during peak movement.
Classified notices tout land for sale or exchange in Alberta with 20 years to pay and references to Judith Basin farms. Other ads promote fur repairs, Lewistown listings, and cattle district land deals. An editorial urges northwest grain storage to prevent loss, while a weather note reports hot, dry conditions delaying crops and haying under way with alfalfa stacked.
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