Pea Vine Silage Evaluated as Dairy Cattle Feed
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station reports two trials with Holstein and Jersey cows and two with growing heifers. Pea vine silage plus alfalfa hay yields a good ration, but replacing hay with silage does not boost milk or weight gain. Silage worth about one third of good alfalfa in trials, with strong odor suggesting feeding after milking outdoors. Copies available via Bulletin No. 317 from Bozeman.
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Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College
Jersey
Bozeman
Packer Overturns Unhurt His Sheep Take to the Hills
Otto Binstock, operator of a Butte meat packing plant, was returning from the Jefferson valley with sheep when his truck swerved to avoid an oncoming car. The vehicle rolled four times, ending in a treeside crash. Binstock was unharmed and the sheep wandered off through the brush. Deputies investigated the incident.
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Otto Binstock
Butte
Jefferson Valley
Binstock
Marked Enrollment Gain Shown at U
Montana State University reports an 18 percent rise in resident enrollment for 1935 36 from the prior year. Summer session totals show 277 men and 575 women enrolled, 852 in all, up from 574 last summer. Attendance over the year reached 2 780 students, including 1 506 men and 1 274 women, with gains in each quarter. Students came from every Montana county, 29 other states, one territory and two foreign countries.
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Montana State University
Montana
Danbury Airport bans private flight access
Danbury Connecticut airport now bans all private flying. It may be used only by private ships kept at the field or by visiting planes.
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Danbury, Conn
Treasure State News in Brief
Helena notes retirement of George H. Scott linked to Anaconda Copper mining. Glasgow reports a Model laundry safe crack theft of 300 to 400 dollars. Great Falls ends fiscal year with unexpended balances totaling 37648.23. Hamilton records Robert Stewart’s death after ax incident. Winnett fire destroys home barn and chicken house. Kalispell bans smoking on Glacier park trails except designated areas. Missoula awaits 1936 state American Legion convention Aug 16–19. Sand Coulee teacher Ruby Mae Nelson travels in Canada. Poplar hosts Sioux church conference with 200 attendees. Missoula bids opened for oiling contract on King’s Hill. Lewistown Bear Paw Scenic Highway group organized. Cut Bank reintroduces domestic science and manual training. Logan girl Lorraine Ehman injured from trap door. recovering. Whitehall brothers Paul and Tony Bianchi drown in Jefferson River. Malta elects Auburn Coe commander. Joe Rose vice commander. Lewistown driver William Kirkendall injured in truck crash. Kalispell police seize 10 sticks dynamite. no theft notice. Stevensville game warden distributes 350 Chinese pheasants from Warm Springs. second brood near standard.
May Carload Shipments Decline at Fort Peck Dam
Carload shipments of sand and gravel for the Fort Peck dam in May declined by 4 377 cars from May last year, per J G Bruce traffic expert of the state railway commission. Wheat shipments totaled 477 cars, down 364 from May 1935. Ore shipments rose to 3 474 cars in May this year from 2 808 in May 1935.
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Fort Peck
J. G. Bruce
State Railway Commission
Montana May Crude Oil Shipments Rise
Montana crude oil shipments for last May totaled 481 carloads, up 216 from May 1935. Overall Montana carload shipments of all kinds in May reached 18,333, down from 22,774 a year earlier, per state railroad commission figures.
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Montana
State Railroad Commission
Registrar R O Wilson logs 187th Yellowstone visit
R O Wilson registrar at the University of North Dakota keeps a running tally of Yellowstone trips, reaching 187 visits this summer. He first went in 1910 with Wylie Camp Co, before autos were allowed in the park playground. He recalls limited early auto travel in 1915 and long-term residence in Bozeman as registrar at Montana State College.
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Yellowstone
R. O. Wilson
University of North Dakota
Wilson
The
Park
Wylie Camp Co
Bozeman
Montana State College
Jessup's Mill Site Linked to Hatchery Prospects
Jessup's Mill near Kalispell is deemed suitable for a government fish hatchery by Swepson Early, federal bureau of fisheries liaison. Senator B. K. Wheeler has pushed for funding, proposing 75 000 dollars from the Works Progress Administration after two previous amendments died in conference.
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Jessup’s Mill
Kalispell
Swepson Early
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
B. K. Wheeler
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Conservation Plans for Grazing Lands
AAA officials plan to submit a soil conservation plan for the western grazing lands. A fall program aims to give ranchers winter time to adjust grazing areas. Proposals include boosting supplementary feed crops and shifting livestock grazing to later spring while removing stock earlier in fall to conserve grass.
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AAA
High Trails of Glacier Park by Grace Stone Coates
Kalispell author Margaret Thompson presents a comprehensive guide and interpretive history of Glacier National Park. The volume blends natural science, early exploration, fur trade and mission narratives, Blackfeet history, and Mount Browning lore to enrich a visitor’s understanding of the region.
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Grace Stone Coates
Margaret Thompson
Kalispell
Glacier National Park
Captain Clark
Lewis and Clark
Clark
Uncle Sam
National Park Service
Miss Thompson
Hugh Monroe
Hudson’s Bay Co
Father Point
Blackfeet
Wienold Reiss
Browning
Official Canvas Sets Date for July 21 Primary Returns
The official canvass of July 21 primary returns will occur on or before August 5, per Assistant Secretary of State C. L. Walker. Law requires the final tally by that date, though earlier if all returns are filed. The canvassing board includes the governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer.
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C. L. Walker
Secretary of State
Manhatten Cocktail Memento in Livingston Bar Tale
Postmaster General John Wanamaker visiting Livingston in the early 1890s asked for a Manhattan cocktail. Bartender Sandy Tenbroeck drew a gun and forced Wanamaker to drink whisky straight. The incident led to a meeting at the Albermarle hotel where Wanamaker, amused, received the gun as a gift and left with a rugged Western memory of Livingston.
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John Wanamaker
Livingston
Manhattan
Wanamaker
New York
Philadelphia
United States
Harrison
Yellowstone Park
Albermarle Hotel
Northern Pacific
S. M. Parks
General Wanamaker
Sandy Tenbroeck
Sandy
Parks
Wanataker
Mr. Parks
Mr. Wanamaker
Sparks
Tenbroeck
The
Ark
Wild Wess
Yellowstone Park Action Film Set in Awe Inspiring Scenery
Universal shots feature Yellowstone Park landscapes with geysers caves and springs forming the mystery plot for the action picture Yellowstone. The story by Arthur Phillips was written at Yellowstone two years ago and the film seeks first public exhibition this month.
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Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Universal Players
Arthur Phillips
Glacier Park Terra Incognita to National Treasure
A historical overview traces Glacier national park from Terra Incognita in 1900 to a modern accessible destination. It notes early explorations by Captain Meriwether Lewis and others, possible precolumbian transit, Grinnell’s 1901 article, and Taft's 1910 act that established the park with 1,354 square miles.
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Glacier Park District
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Northwest
Lewis
Park
King Mountain
Chief Mountain
Glacier Park
Glacier
George Bird Grinnell
Century Magazine
Comparative Vote Figures In Montana Primaries And Elections
Comparative vote figures show a shift in Montana across the 1932 and 1934 elections and the 1936 primary. The 1936 primary totals are Democrat 116,479 and Republican 39,092, with earlier results cited from 1934 Democrat 118,725 Republican 59,891, 1932 general Democrat 108,495 Republican 71,028, and 1932 primary Democrat 66,737 Republican 58,361.
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Montana
Native Pioneer Portrait by Florence De Mers on Display
A life sized portrait of Duncan Mac Donald, Montana s oldest living native born pioneer, by Florence De Mers of Arlee is exhibited at Union Bank and Trust Co Helena. MacDonald born 1849 at Post Creek to Scotch and Indian parentage. noted for dignity and humor. sat for the painting after a long friendship with Alec DeMers and his daughter. If you have been drinking, don't drive.
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Duncan MacDonald
Montana
Florence DeMers
Arlee
Union Bank and Trust Co
Helena
Post Creek
Alec DeMers
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Packer
Treasure State News
George H. Scott
Anaconda Copper Mining
Covent
Glasgow
Great Falls
Hamilton
Robert Stewart
Winnett
Walter Johnson Ranch
E. T. Scoyen
Missoula
American Legion
Sand Coulee
Ruby Mae Nelson
London
Poplar
Box Elder Church
Fort Totten
Standing Rock
Bureau of Public Roads
King's Hill
Cascade
Meagher
S. Birch & Sons Construction Co
Lewistown
Bear Paw
W. M. Batley
Havre
Winifred
Bear Paw Mountains
McClellan
Supt
H. C. Davis
Logan
Lorraine Ehman
Carl Ehman
Malta
Auburn Coe
Peter Hoagland
Joe Rose
William Groves
J. R. Pyver
A W. McNutt
William Kirkendall
Kirkendall
Lewistown-Hilger Highway
Stevensville
E. M. Krost
Warm Springs
National Distillers
Jessup
National Playground
U.S
By Elno
Walter ED Taylor
Glenmore Distilleries Co., Inc
Louisville
Owensboro
Kentucky
Doan
America
Seagram
Seagram Distillers Corp
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