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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1935
Page
8
Montana State College agronomist A H Post reports promising results from irrigated Montana land. After a poor first year, crested wheat grass thrived in 1934, producing a seed crop yielding about 954 pounds per acre and an estimated gross income of 477 to 700 dollars per acre, though not guaranteed on all land.
Montauk's wild game will be catalogued and maps will guide hunters and fishermen. Kenneth MacDonald, state fish and game warden, says questionnaires go to deputy wardens for details on big game areas migratory bird lands and fishing streams. Information will be compiled for Montana and distributed within two or three weeks.
Berlin reports 392 cinemas while farmers push back failed crops before the grass could prove persistent. A July crop grew to 36 inches with heavy weed control and a seed yield near 1000 pounds per acre. Four pounds per acre appears optimal on irrigated land. Crested wheat straw yields three tons per acre. harvest while green prevents shattering and preserves roughage value.
R O Brawner of Livingston recalls 1887 cattle trade and a London tram sighting of Buffalo Bill Cody and his Indian troupe. He remembers early Illinois frontier contacts with Lincoln era figures, Wild Bill Hickok, Roosevelt, and other pioneers, plus dehorning cattle and the western cattle trade’s evolution.
The article traces early explorations of the Great Falls to Missoula Blackfoot route. It details Lewis and Clark’s 1806 river road to the buffalo, Lieut Grover’s 1854 dog sled test, Theodore Kolecki’s 1860 survey, and Bettner’s 1871 assessment for railroad viability. Each survey weighed rugged terrain against future transport use.
Ray L. Hart state works progress director pledged completion of unfinis hed FERA and CWA projects under the new works progress administration. More than $1,000,000 would be spent on completion work, with unfinished FERA and CWA projects totaling about $2,000. Priority would be given to current unfinished projects as twelve FERA engineers join WPA to draft plans and aid county boards in shaping applications for submission.
The Montana highway patrol reports rising drunk driving arrests with Fort Peck Butte and Missoula hotspots as it expands enforcement of stop sign rules outside cities. The article then surveys early rail routes across the Big Blackfoot drainage noting Bettner Grover and legacy of the Northern Pacific, ending with the Blackfoot highway arriving as a modern route for tourists and motorists.
Montana labor laws were found violated during a 10 day tour by Representative Ed O By rne the state labor commissioner. He cited general and consistent violations in the Fort Peck area and a single instance of deliberate noncompliance at Glasgow where the employer's name and the case details were not released. He reported numerous complaints of chiseling at the Fort Peck dam.
Newfoundland island is continually surrounded by floating ice for most of the year affecting navigation and coastal conditions. Researchers note persistent ice cover shaping fisheries and shipping routes around the province.
Medical authorities explain kidneys contain vast tubes filtering blood and suggest washing them out to prevent backache, swelling, and fatigue. Doan’s Pills, an old prescription, claimed to purify kidneys and relieve discomfort. marketed by Foster-Milburn Co since 1934.
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