Government urges Montanans to grow flax seed
A letter from W A Taylor chief of the U S department of agriculture bureau of plant industry asks the Montana experiment station director to promote a vigorous flax seed acreage campaign. It notes a world shortage and asserts prices may be profitable while flax aids war needs and land reclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Taylor
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Montana Experiment Station
United States
Call of the Last West land sale by Blackfoot Development Co
Anaconda Copper Mining Company offers Western Montana lands for direct purchase with 10 yearly payments and fixed appraised values. The prospect highlights fertility, climate, water, growing seasons, mountain scenery, transport, schools, and future electric power, with contact at Drawer 1590 Missoula Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Western
Montana
Northwest
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula
Mont
Oats and Barley for a Crop Now
Montana farmers are urged to plant oats and barley as spring wheat seeding ends. Seed beds should be prepared and seeding kept shallow. best results from early seeding but crops can succeed if planted by June 1. White Smyrna is recommended for dry conditions. White Hull-less Nepal is common but later and lower yielding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Kherson
Nepal
Grow Chickens The Montana Experiment Station urged to aid war food effort
The Montana Experiment Station and the American Poultry Association urge Montanans to raise chickens to boost meat and egg supplies for the war effort. They promote small and large broilers, layers, and roasters, advise using kitchen waste, and urge city dwellers to keep a dozen hens, with notes on pest control and free poultry bulletins from the state agricultural college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Experiment Station
American Poultry Association
Wisconsin
State Agricultural College
Wilson
Fire destroys IH offices and warehouse in Sioux Falls
A fire of unknown origin leveled the International Harvester company offices and warehouse in Sioux Falls South Dakota. The blaze caused more than a million dollars in damage to a heavily stocked facility housing farm implements and machinery repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
International Harvester Company
Red light district scandal shocks Great Falls
Great Falls reels as the red light district, closed by Attorney General Ford and later by a district judge, faces a high profile probe. Dorothy Hazzard is jailed on $20,000 bond amid allegations she pressured resort proprietors to contribute about $12,000 to influence officials. Havre arrest disrupted the scheme as Cascade officials and Attorney General Ford prepare for the forthcoming trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Red Light
Ford
Dorothy Hazzard
Hazzard
Harre
Havre
Cascade
Attorne
Farm hall insurance available to Montana growers
The Fifteenth Legislative Assemblyenabled farmers to obtain hall insurance at actual cost. County assessors and Treasurers act as local agents without extra pay. If you have not received blanks, request them now. Applications must be made by June 1. State Board of Health Insurance Helena J E Bowman chairman Chas Greenfield secretary.
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Fifteenth Legislative Assembly
State Board of Wail Insurance
Helena
J E. K. Bowman
Chas. D. Greenfield
Warrant Issued for Two Life Insurance Agents in Box Elder
Box Elder residents allege two agents from First National Life Insurance Co. used a gun during a home visit and caused assaults while cash premiums and checks were exchanged. A warrant is issued. some checks are stopped. investigators also seek a missing Missoula man with a large sum of cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Elder
Hill County
Keating
First National Life Insurance Co
Pierre
South Dakota
Col. Matz and
Dann
Fred Weber
Fred Kiemele
Security State Bank
Deer Lodge
Paul Goldman
Missoula
Goldman
World News in Brief Highlights War Efforts and Economic Moves
A collage of short items from Chicago to Topeka covers troop drafts and registrations, wartime production limits, and funding shifts. It notes naval strength, army enlistments, gauze orders, insurance takeovers, and a large Italian loan impact, plus crop forecasts and rail equipment spending.
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Chicago
el Paso—villa
Tampico
Washington
Navy
War Department
London
War Office
Lloyd Ship Insurance
Wilson
Buenos Aires
Caruso
New York
el Paso
Felix Diaz
Calimayor
Zapata
Baker
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C. H. Clark
Office of Cereal Investigations
326 Flour Exchange
Minneapolis
Minn
Harold Somers
DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn
N.Y
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
Butte
H. P. Cushman
Cushman Binder Engine
Cushman
Cushman Motor Works
21St St. Lincoln
Great Falls Meat CO
Eat Falls
Srontana
AL Slane
Emerson
New York City
Kelley-How-Thomson Co
Duluth
Minnesota
Old
Kentucky
Czas Ola
Tc Ca
Lees Astrome
Italy
Amsterdam
Switzerland
France
England
Boston
Louis W. Stephens
Topeka
Kansas
Rome
Mediterranean
Russia
Toronto
Petrograd
Duma
Labor and Soldiers Commission
Union
M. N. A.—Wih
Boulder Hot Springs
MM. Reynolds
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