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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1925
Page
12
A new railroad spur extends from the Great Northern main line just west of the state line and runs north then west through northeastern Montana. The 100 mile stretch hosts a growing city with full water and sewer systems and 24 hour electric service. Schools include a grammar and high school with 12 instructors across four churches in town.
The 1924 estimated wealth produced in Daniels County totals about 4.39 million dollars with per capita wealth at 1 166 dollars. The figures, compiled by the county agricultural department, aim at conservation rather than exaggeration.
The article notes farmer Bibby retires after a durable career marked by good tillage and diversified farming. He relied on multiple crops, avoided single dependence, and reached retirement with a profitable bank account and a reputation as a skilled craftsman.
Scobey in Daniels County, Montana, stands as a leading primary wheat market for four years, drawing from Canada and nearby counties. The town with six elevators, a flour mill, and two bulk grain dumps handles about two and a quarter million bushels of the 1924 wheat crop, amid notable local wealth and bank deposits.
Claude Tande of Scobey led with 48 bushels per acre on 70 acres of Marquis wheat earning a sweepstakes prize at Bozeman. Frank Fouhy of Battleson averaged 45 bushels on 50 acres, while Alexis Lewis of Carbett averaged 40 3 4 bushels on Marquis wheat and placed fourth in a 45-entry class at Wolf Point's Northern Montana show.
The Daniels county region built a thriving agricultural sector with mills elevators stores and services. Farmers diversified and prospered despite occasional low yields, with grain markets and local commerce showing resilience as evidenced by large grain sales and individual successes in farming.
Historical notes show rapid three year diversification in Scobey with corn acreage rising from 1,000 to 2,500 acres between 1022 and 1028 and reaching 5,000 acres in 1924. Hog and turkey shipments are recorded, with 15 carloads of hogs and 75,000 pounds of turkeys in early entries, alongside flax acreage of 3,300 acres in 1928 from 11,400 acres in 1924.
Louis Lappierre, a 1910 Canadian immigrant who spoke little English, built a vast North Dakota farm empire near Scobey. From a debt-ridden start he acquired 1,570 acres, a modern home, a seven-mile fence, large barns, tractors, and cars, funded by flax profits. In 1916 an elevator paid him 29,800 for flax, the era’s largest individual grain check, with his son at the University of Minnesota and younger children headed toward college.
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