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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
1
County agent outlines grasshopper control for farmers. Fall field disking and deep plowing help destroy eggs, with burning of old stubble advised when hoppers hatch. Poison mixing uses dry or wet methods with bran, arsenic, syrup, amyl acetate, salt, and water, plus spreading guidelines and tools.
The Ford and Fordson Day at the Power-Morgan Garage drew many out of town visitors. A 2:00 address by M. A. Enders on Word Policy and Service preceded prize awards for the longest distanced attendee, largest family, and most prospective Ford buyers. A wet method for mixing arsenic bran mash to control hoppers is detailed, including preparation, distribution, and best timing, with spread rates and equipment.
About 4500 acres in Fergus county will be opened to entry for World War veterans after a 91 day preference period ends. The land, mostly mountainous and well timbered, is part of a 160000 acre Montana North Dakota Oklahoma and Wyoming parcel. Entries open to the public afterward per general land office notice.
Rev H and Bush announces Sunday worship at 11 00 and church school at 12 00. The Ladies Guild will host a food sale at Chateau Mercantile on Saturday afternoon. The piece stresses regular church attendance and cites Daniel Webster on nonchurchgoing citizens as enemies of the Republic.
Local artist Joe deYong departs for Glacier Park to meet Frank Linderman on business, then visits Great Falls to confer with Chas M Russell. He recently completed drawings and programs for a Dewey Oklahoma rodeo and plans poster work for Shelby events tied to the Dempsey Gibbons fight.
Mr and Mrs John Hall Mr and Mrs L E Taylor Mr and Mrs C Looney and Dr and Mrs H T Rhoads motored to the Teton for a beef steak fry Saturday afternoon.
Forest Service notes warn that white pine blister rust poses a greater menace to Idaho and western Montana stands than fires. Elers Kock, assistant district forester, notes U S Department of Agriculture scientists in British Columbia study the disease life history and potential control methods.
Rock warns that white pine blister rust, introduced in 1910 from France, has spread 200 miles north from Vancouver and reached Revelstoke. The disease, cycling between white pine and currant bushes, threatens vast stands in the Inland Empire and may force major changes in future timber plans if not contained. The black currant crop boosts spread, prompting government eradication efforts across the region.
Memorial Day was fittingly observed under Chateau Post No.6 American Legion with a morning march from the court house to Spring Creek cemetery. A large cross for unknown dead stood at the cemetery entrance as the Legion firing squad and fraternal orders decorated graves and observed taps and benediction.
A farmer laments hard times and poor yields as frost, pests, and ruined crops sabotage his efforts. He notes damaged potatoes, smashed succotash, roaming hens, a toppled am ber, and a lonely chick that died. Livestock troubles compound his woes in a rustic, rhymed slice of rural life.
Nick Bast traveling auditor for Gallatin Valley Milling conducts company business Tuesday. The Fourth of July is noted as the day they plan a large prize fight event at an unspecified location.
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