Little Joe Pounds Up 201 At 90 Day Feed Test
Little Joe the Hereford calf raised by Fred die Backus at Williams Feed & Machinery gained 201 pounds during the Jan 4 to Apr 4 period, an average of 2.23 pounds daily. He weighed 430 pounds at start and 631 pounds at the April ceremony, with local rancher Arthur Christensen guessing 631 pounds. Joe II follows Joe I, who won a purple ribbon at the Youth Fair and helped fund a trip to St. Louis and the Purina Research Farm. The project funds another FFA trip this year, with Freddie Backus, a high school sophomore, continuing the feeding program as a vocational agriculture project.
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Little Joe
Tash Bros
Hereford
Freddie Backus
Williams~Feed & Machinery Company
Williams Company
Joe
Big Joe
Arthur Christensen
Joe II
Joe I
Backus
Lyle Eliason
FFA
St. Louis
Purina
Tash Brothers
Whitehall
Jim Hansen
Joes
Butte Livestock Market Receipts and Prices Report
Total cattle receipts on Monday April 9 were 413. Prices range from 7 to 24 for various cattle types. Beef cows and bulls show broad spreads with feeders and calves priced across multiple categories.
Idaho Falls Livestock Sees Sharp Sale Volume Rise
Idaho Falls Livestock reports a high week with a special calf cow and calf feeder sale planned for Tuesday April 17 featuring about 3 000 head of native Idaho Wyoming and Montana cattle. Prices for sheep hogs cattle veal calves and feeder stock are listed with ranges and top values.
Cattle Market Reaches New High at Los Angeles Yard
The Los Angeles Livestock Yards report a new yearly high with a 1160 lb high choice prime fed steer at 23.00. Week offerings rose by about 3000 head. slaughter stock held steady to weak and cows slipped up to 0.50, hogs and sows rose 0.50 to 0.75, lambs scarce though a 1235 lb steer sold at 21.50.
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Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Livestock Market Prices Mixed Across Classes
Feeder cattle and dairy cows show varied prices with good fed heifers $17 to $19.50, high commercial down to $16, and commercial cows $15 to $15.75. Utility cows $11.50 to $14.50, canners $9.50 to $11.50, bulls $15 to $17, and odd heavy Holsteins up to $18.50. Slaughter calves $16.50 to $18, stocker steers $15 to $18.25, feeders $14 to $17, stock cows $11 to $11.50, hogs $10 to $17.25 depending on weight, sows $11 to $12, and feeder pigs $12 to $16.
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Butte
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Falls Livestock Company
Wyoming
Montana
Salt Water Fishing Thrills Highlight Beaverd ead Visit
Vic Westergard reports salt water fishing in Guaymas Mexico during a months long trip with Mrs Vic Westergard and Mr Elmo Winn also vacationing there. He praises yellowtail as a strong fighter and notes driving in Mexico has its problems while salt water angling offers bigger tussles than salmon.
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Vic Westergard
Guaymas
Saa
Mexico
Vic
Beaverhead
Elmo Winn
Silas Dishno 98 Back Home After Operation in Missoula
Silas G. Dishno, longtime Dillon and Big Hole Basin resident, is home in Missoula at 516 W. Spruce after a hospital operation. Dr. Asa Willard reports he is doing well and able to be about, just after his 98th birthday. Friends in Dillon and the Big Hole will be glad to hear the news of this esteemed former townsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas G. Dishno
Dillon
Big Hole
Missoula
Asa Willard
Dishno
Willard
Dillon and
the Big Hole
Registration for Primary Election Deadline Set
County Clerk Dora Schmittroth announced the registration cutoff for the June 5 primary is 3 p.m. on April 20. Any person who did not vote in the November 1954 general election must re register as names were removed from qualified elector lists.
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Dora Schmittroth
Mrs Woodside Attends State Parks Meeting
Mrs. Fred Woodside, representing the State Monument at Bannack and the Beaverhead Museum, urged urgency in erecting historic signs for Bannack landmarks and roadside signs guiding tourists to the Monument with salient information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodside
Fred Woodside
State Parks Committee
Bannack
Beaverhead
Lamb Advertising Boosts Lamb Demand in Denver Region
The American Sheep Producers Council Denver says regional lamb promotion since January doubled consumption. Colorado residents averaged 4 to 5 pounds yearly before, rising to about 10 pounds during the campaign as local supply is boosted with newspaper and radio advertising and coordination with packers and retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
American Sheep Producers Council of
Council
Colorado
United States
J. M. “Casey” Jones
Montana
Jones
Visitors from Idaho Falls at Parke Scott ranch Armstead
Mr and Mrs Pete Curnutt and daughter Pamelia of Idaho Falls plus Mrs Maude Bennett Mrs Elsie Crouch Miss Lois Crouch and Miss Ardis Ann Wright visited the Parke Scott ranch in Armstead on Sunday.
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Parke Scott Ranch
Pete Curnutt
Pamelia
Idaho Falls
Maude Bennett
Elsie Crouch
Lois Crouch
Ardis
Ann Wright
Armstead
Montana Women's Club of Southern California Opens Spring
The Montana Women's Club of Southern California begins its spring 1956 season with an April 19 luncheon at Weyen's in Los Angeles. Mrs. Irene D. Semper presides. officers include vice presidents Charles H. Cooper Genevieve Benepe Moore and secretary treasurer Marie Marshrey. Reservations are required by calling HD 3-7326.
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Montana Women’s Club of
Southern California
Weyen’s
St. Mariposa Street
Los Angeles
W. A. Tudor
Christina Schroeder
Irene D. Semper
Charles H. Cooper
Genevieve Benepe Moore
Twin Bridges Visitor Calls on Local Firm
Co. J. Seidensticker of Twin Bridges was a business visitor here Saturday, meeting with local executives and touring the firm during a daytime stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Seidensticker of
Twin Bridges
Card of Thanks for Elza Bryan
The family thanks friends for calls and beautiful floral offerings sent after the passing of Elza Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elza Bryan
First Presbyterian Church Weekly Schedule
Worship services Sunday include 9:45 am Sunday school and 1 pm morning worship preached by Mr. H. V. Leslie. Nursery for children and youth activities include a Thursday 3:45 pm rehearsal and a 7 pm high school Westminster fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
Wm. J. Holland
H. V. Leslie
High School
Westminster Fellowship
The Best in Job Work at the Examiner Printing Co
The Examiner Printing Co highlights its top quality job work services with emphasis on precision and timely production for local clients. Details on capabilities and contact information are presented to attract business from businesses and individuals seeking printing solutions.
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The
Examiner Printing Co
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Geo. M. Gosman
Idaho Falls Livestock
Dillon Examiner
First National Bank
Northwest Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Silas Dishno
Lamb Advertising
Southern
California
Blue Anchor ‘Bar and Grill
Warner
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