Forest Roads Budget Approved for Missoula Montana Projects
The Federal Bureau of Public Roads approved a Montana forest highway program with $670,000 in federal funds for seven western Montana projects. Planned work includes reconstructing the Nine Mile section of the Yellowstone Trail, surfacing Bitter Root-Salmon highway, and multiple grading and surfacing jobs on roads around Libby Kalispell Thompson Falls Georgetown Lake and other locations. Some contracts may be awarded in July as bids open.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Missoula
Forest
Montana
Huson
Connor
Weeksville
Thompson Falls
Georgetown Lake
Kalispell
Libby
Idaho Line
Riceville Hill
Ashland
Yellow stone Park Fishing Rules Set For Season
The interior department announced fishing regulations for Yellowstone Park. Open season runs May 23 to Oct 20 with specified areas and dates: Grebe Lake Aug 20 to Oct 20. Yellowstone River from Fishing Bridge to upper falls July 1 to Oct 20. Campanula Cougar Duck Maple Gneiss Grayling Creeks May 23 to July 10. Madison River May 53 to Sept 30. Heart Lewis Shoshone Lakes and Yellowstone River Lamar to park boundary May 1 to Oct 31. Several waters are permanently closed including Indian Creek Panther Creek Glen Creek Gardiner River above Mammoth intake White Lake Fern Lake Tern Lake Duck Lake near West Thumb Duck Lake Fish Lake Shrimp Lake near Soda Butte.
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Yellowstone Park
Department of Interior
Grebe Lake
Canyon
Yellowstone River
Upper Falls
Indian Creek
Panther Creek
Glen Creek
Gardiner River
Mammoth
White Lake
Fern Lake
Tern Lake
Duck Lake
West Thumbuck Lake
Fish Lake
Shrimp Lake
Soda Butte
Skull Found of Man Drowned in Milk River
A skull unearthed on the William Costin farm near Milk River is identified as Fred Perry who drowned crossing the river around 1895 and was buried in a grave forgotten for over 40 years. Deputy Sheriff R S Crabbs recalls the drowning when he was a boy in Hinsdale.
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Hinsdale
Farm Security Administration
William Costin
Milk River
R. S. Crabbs
Fred Perry
Deegan
Highway Bridge
Winter Sports Camp Planned Near Bozeman
Dewey Street of the Bozeman Kiwanis club announces a $12,000 WPA project to build a winter sports camp in Bear canyon southeast of Bozeman. Plans include ski trails and downhills, sledding hills for children, warming houses, hiking trails, toboggan slides, and a recreation cabin. County commissioners and Montana WPA officials have approved, with federal approval in Washington the final step before construction.
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Works Progress Administration
Bear Canyon
Bozeman
Dewey Street
Bozeman Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Gallatin County Commissioners
Montana
WPA
Butte
Washington
Praises for Chinese Herb Medicines by Mrs Lackman
Mrs Mollie Lackman of Hesper Farm Billings Montana urges others to try Wong Sun's Chinese Herb Medicines for gall bladder trouble after two years of severe symptoms. She reports relief within weeks and can return to housework.
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Mollie Lackman
Hesper Farm
Billings
Mont
Lackman
Crested Wheatgrass Proves Tough On Harsh Farm Land
At John T. Hentges farm in Teton county crested wheatgrass stands strong on poor land once blown bare by soil loss. Since 1930, despite rocks and drought, the stand has expanded, yielding 650 pounds of seed in 1935 and a $40 per acre value at 55 cents a pound, while providing forage with minimal moisture.
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John T. Hentges
Teton County
Fred
Willson
Hentges
Teton Couny
Owever
R. F E. Clarkson
Wrest Drouth
Chateau
Pishkun Road
War on Mormon crickets expands across ten states
Dr. Harlow B. Mills of Montana State College warns the Mormon cricket invasion this year may be as bad as 1937. The campaign spans 10 western states with Montana receiving nearly half of the national total and $200,000 allotted locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow B. Mills
Montana State College
Western
Utah
Ashington
Oregon
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Mills
Woman Federal Judge Cline to Preside Over Falls Customs Hearing
Genevieve R. Cline of the U S customs court will preside over a customs case at Great Falls addressing tariffs on road oil imported from Montana crude. Canadian refiners contend the road oil should reenter without duty as residue becomes gasoline and other products at the site.
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Roe
Genevieve R. Cline
United States Customs Court
P Great Falls
Judge Cline
Montana
Butte Man Patents Locomotive Draft Control Device
John G. Brown, Northern Pacific boiler foreman in Butte, received a patent for a device to regulate exhaust draft in steam locomotives. The sleeve extension lowers to connect with the exhaust nozzle, reducing cinders and wasteful draft, with trials on Northern Pacific engines in Butte and permanent installation on B A and P switch engines in Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Brown
Northern Pacific Roundhouse
Butte
Mr. Brown
Northern Pacific
B.a.&p
Anaconda
Brown
Hansen Packing Plant
Engineers view land in Marias River project
A. W. Walker of Fairfield and F. H. Nichols surveyed the Marias project for soil classification and drainage. They inspected territory from Shelby to Big Sandy where canal locations west of Shelby are already under survey by the engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Walker
Fairfield
Sun River
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Marias Project
F. H. Nichols
Walker
Shelby
Big Sandy
Marias River
Hog Prices Seen Weaker Soon With Seasonal Rise Expected
The federal rural something predicts little further weakness in hog prices into early summer due to small seasonal uptick in hog shipments and limited pork and lard stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau
State Show Herd Being Assembled
Sixteen stockmen are fitting animals for Montana's first state show herd to be exhibited at nine fairs including the North Montana fair at Great Falls where the herd will be selected and kept together. Beef cattle and sheep breeds from several Tas rosters will be represented as well as 4-H fat steers.
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Montana
Howard G. Lewis
Montana State College
Great Falls
Lewis
Lewis Sage
North Montana
Billings
Hill County
Havre
Phillips County
Dodson
Richland
Sidney
Dawson County
Baker
Miles City
Rosebud
Forsyth
Montana Society Plans Program With Princeton Camp
The Montana Society of Natural History announces a summer program with Beartooth research camp sponsored by Princeton University and archaeologists from the American Museum of Natural History. A. T. Peterson says the plan aims to organize local groups, map sites, document finds, and foster amateur professional cooperation toward a state museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Society of Natural
A. T. Peterson
Beartooth
Princeton University
American Museum of Natural History
Billings
Peterson
Montana
H. Melville Sayre
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Ekalaka
Glendive
Kalispell Eyes 4000 Acre Zoo Like Game Preserve
A Kalispell committee led by J. J. Caswell backs Ernest White and others in forming a 4000 acre zoological park near the foothills west of the city. The group asks Caswell to file petitions with the state fish and game commission to close the area to hunting. Readied land hosts deer pheasants grouse beaver and ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
J. J. Caswell
Ernest White
Foothill
Caswell
State Fish and Game Commission
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Grest Falls
States
U. S
Falls
State College
Los Angeles
Montana Society
State Natural History Organization
Beartooth Mountains
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
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