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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1931
Page
4
Montana produced 33,472,645 barrels of oil from 1921 to 1929 valued at 49.57 million dollars. Peak output came in 1926 with 7.53 million barrels worth over 10 million. Kevin Sunburst led yearly production, second was Cat Creek, third Pondera.
Lewistown records show 1930 building activity with 47 permits issued by city inspector Art Baker and expenditures of 59,699 dollars for new construction and repairs. The totals rise from 1929 but fall short of 1928 as well as earlier years, with yearly permit counts and spend listed from 1925 to 1929 for comparison.
Montana's emergency road program, funded by federal relief and state debentures, awarded $1,407,187 in contracts to build and gravel hundreds of miles of roads and 20 bridges, with bids saving about $200,000 under estimates.
Custer county ranchers are feeding wheat to hogs as a new practice. Willard Lamphere notes Montana trials show possible feed-cost savings when wheat is inexpensive. G. W. Cassel bought 44 feeder hogs three months ago and fed them wheat plus normal feeds. hogs shipped last week and Cassel keeps detailed feed records to gauge results.
Edwin Austvold was appointed county agent for Montana and began duties January 15. He comes from Hennepin County Minnesota where he served as county agent, and prior to that worked in farm sales and co operative oil promotion. Austvold trained in livestock farming economics and 4 H club work at the University of Minnesota and St Paul school of agriculture.
The historic Spring Hill mine near Main street in Helena yielded over 13,000 ounces of gold last year. Acquired in 1928 by Montana Mines corporation, modern equipment boosted output to a gross value of 493,810 dollars while employing 77 men.
A special agent has been appointed by the Milwaukee Railroad development department to recruit settlers for the Sun River project. The agent will work full time, travel to locate prospects, and coordinate extensive advertising across about 20 western and northwest newspapers. The campaign includes an illustrated folder and calls for residents to share names of prospective settlers.
A. E. Shipman, 35, was trapped under rocks and gravel in a pit near Lewistown. He suffered a broken back with paralysis in the lower body. Physicians say the injury is grave but not immediately fatal. Shipman is married.
Report highlights China residents consuming about five pounds of sugar per person while Americans average 108.1 pounds. This reflects substantial dietary differences and broader nutrition trends between the two nations.
The 1930 summer rainfall east of the Rockies was about 500 billion tons below normal. The U S Weather Bureau notes six trillion five hundred billion tons is normal for the continental United States per year. If irrigation used hand pumps, each person would require about 7.4 gallons per minute all summer, with 22 foreign helpers sustaining eight hour shifts.
At the Citizens State bank annual meeting in Choteau Fred A. Woehner of Great Falls was elected president succeeding the late James Eckford. Daniel McDonald became vice president Fred C. Barribal was named cashier and Clinton Core assistant cashier.
The United States Forest Service reports that erosion on range lands can be controlled by establishing ground cover through plant growth. Restoring cover is rapid where perennial grass roots remain, soil is not depleted, and over grazing is controlled. recovery is slower where grass is gone or soil is eroded. In moderately grazed or fully protected areas pasturage improves.
Jess Campbell was arrested at Townsend by Sheriff Kanouse and confessed to Northern Pacific thefts in the Townsend and Winston yards. Loot, including electrical fittings toothpaste and tobacco, was found in a cave on the Jess Campbell ranch on Duck Creek as authorities continued to recover stolen goods.
More than 1,000,000 women in England spent about 15 dollars each on permanent waves during the last six months. The surge reflects rising popularity of lasting hairstyles and growing independence in fashion choices.
Restless children fret without clear cause and are soothed by a mild, harmless remedy. The preparation is praised for gentle action suitable for infants, helping colic, diarrhea, constipation, bad breath, and general upset. It is described as a pure vegetable preparation given in small drops as needed.
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