Plucky Lads Fight Forest Fires With Scouts in Montana
Montana boy scout movement has grown to 25 troops with about 500 members. In Great Falls three troops operate under a 21-member council led by B. B. McNair as president, with Rev. Will Dietrick guiding 39 scouts who helped extinguish a Belt mountains fire near Belt creek. The camp featured strict routine, first aid training, and a 17 foot 4 inch rock diving contest that yielded 75 cents in bets.
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Montana
Great Falls
B. B. McNair
J. H. Irwin
Will Arthur Dietrick
Wellwood Spur
Belt Mountains
Belt Creek
Jefferson National Forest
Forest Ranger
Washington
Scott Leavitt
Forestry Service
National Capital
Trodick
Great Waids
Ed Newman
Louis Newman
Harold Morris
Dietrich
Wood
Miss Detour
United States
London
Sun River Beach
Gus Barth Builds Montana Sheep Empire With Wyoming Move
Gus Barth of Billings, a self-made sheep baron, bought a Cody Wyoming ranch for 178000 in cash. He owns Montana and Wyoming properties, runs a refinery in Cowley, and controls several southeastern Montana banks. From a blacksmith helper in 1886 to a major wool producer, Barth epitomizes Montana sheep wealth and expansion into Wyoming.
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Gus Barth
Billings
Cody
Wyo
Cowley
Wyoming
Montana
Bo Peep
Gus Earth
Little Bo Peep
Barth
Sheen
Nature Faking? Boy Corrects Red Riding Hood Tale
A Long Island teacher recounted Red Riding Hood with wild woods and animals when a student guessed aloud that the creature gazing at Red Riding Hood was Teddy Roosevelt. The moment sparked a humorous correction.
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Long Island
Red Riding Hood
Teddy Roosevelt
Record High Lard Prices Stamp Fall Market
Hog slaughter season arrives as lard and pork reach peak wholesale levels in Chicago. Lard at 14.75 dollars, the highest since 1875, with pork buyers paying the top 30.50 dollars wholesale. Stocks run tight amid strong demand and high fat prices across fats.
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Chicago
Coyotes Gain Value as Fur Prices Rise in War Era
Article notes coyotes become more valuable to hunters than livestock, with skins worth up to 12 dollars and bonuses from Montana and other stockmen. It cites allied troops using coyote fur in trenches, rising European demand, and potential wolf-skin price increases amid wartime shortages.
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Russia
Europe
Montana
West
Prairies
England
France
Balkans
Saved Again by a Returning Coat Tradition
A writer recalls saving an overcoat for a wandering poor man and ending up wearing it again when winter returned. The coat, once thought past usefulness, proves useful once more and offers small comfort to another traveler.
Grand Scottish cow with five calves spotted in Montana
In Cascade county near Fife a Scottish breed cow, owned by Tommy Simpson, was observed with five calves. Tommy says the cow came from Scotland with his cousin during emigration, milking to supply both a local creamery and the ship’s crew, reflecting old country farming methods in modern Montana.
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Box Elder Creek
Cascade County
Tommy Simpson
Tommy
Fife
Fife Mercantile Company
Strachlachan
Ballochantry
Galloway
Larbord Watch
Scotch Highlands
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Dietrick
D. K. Woods
Boy Scouts
Coyote
Robert Strother
Montana Newspaper Association
Tom
Highlands
Scotland
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