Relief Idea Sparks Montana Wool Manufacturing Plan
Dr. H. C. Gardiner of Anaconda launches a state plan through the Montana Wool Growers Association to convert wool into cloth for local tailors and ready-made garments, aiming to stabilize prices and protect Montana's wool industry. Gardiner cites high costs of buying ready-made clothing and a surge of interest from national observers.
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H. C. Gardiner
Anaconda
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Montana
United States
Gardiner
Remarkable Hereford Sale Planned by Montana Breeders
The Montana Hereford Breeders Association declares its fourth annual sale at Helena on April 21, a day after the Montana Silkgrowers Association convention. Fifty head of registered cattle include eighteen bulls and thirty-two cows and heifers, all top-quality and meticulously inspected by a judge to ensure premier type and pedigree. Notable consignors include George B. Franks of Cardwell, W. H. Donald of Melville, A. B. Cook of Townsend, and others from Lewistown and Laurin, with cattle tracing to Beau Blanchard Panama 76th and Panama 120th lineages. The sale aims to meet high costs and freight rates by offering only superior stock, backed by Northwest grain and grass feeding advantages.
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Montana Hereford Breeders’ Association
Helena
Montana Silkgrowers’ Association
Herefordham
George B. Franks
Cardwell
Mont
Beau Blanchard
W. H. Donald
Melville
Association
Perfection Fairfax
Panama
A. B. Cook
Townsend, Mont
Cuba
Cook
Velie
Severn
Donald
Lewistown
Minneapolis
Minn
M. Johnson & Son
Laurin
Charles Pollack
Craig
Montana
Northwest
Wool Industry Reform Spreads From Montana Westward
Facing high costs and inability to sell wool, Montana flock masters urged mills to process home grown wool into cloth and clothing. The plan rapidly expanded to other western states and then nationwide, with Dr. Gardiner in general charge delivering notable early success and promising a permanent, living-price market for western wool.
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Montana
Western States
One Cow Diary License Law Drives Montana Dairy Oversight
Under S. B. 206 the state livestock sanitary board will oversee any Montana producer selling milk cream or butter from even a single cow. The measure reorganizes the live stock commission granting dairy and creameries inspection authority to the livestock commission and provides state reimbursement for 75 percent of cattle killed due to tuberculosis.
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Montana
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Seventeenth
Dixon
Livestock Commission
Dairy
New Health Measure Tightens Dairy and Slaughterhouse Oversight
The state board of health gains power to inspect dairies and creameries to curb disease, with counties allowed to opt in but not lower standards. The sanitary board will set milk and dairy product standards including certified milk. Licensing fees range from 1 to 25 dollars by facility size, with new brand inspection powers and revised tuberculosis cattle indemnity rules.
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State Board of Health
Sanitary Board
Forage Crops Gain Favor in Montana Farms
Montana farmers plan more forage crops like alfalfa clover timothy and Sudan grass and less grain due to last fall’s low grain prices and labor costs. Seed company official cites shift to forage crops as many farmers trade seed and raise more livestock. An order from Japan for Montana alfalfa clover timothy and oats signals growing export interest as spring fieldwork begins across Prickly Pear valley Havre and surrounding ranges.
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Montana
Walter Card
State Nursery and Seed Company
Helena
Mr. Card
Japan
Orient
Havre
Montana Vets to Return After Vocational Training
Montana's disabled World War veterans training under the federal board for vocational education intend to return home after completing studies in watchmaking engraving and jewelry repair at Bradley Polytechnic Institute Peoria Illinois and seek placement with Montana employers. The program pays them during placement and most veterans perform well with steady work likely after completion.
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Montana
Peoria
Ilinois
Stanley P. Kerr
Federal Board
Yale
Harvard
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Plaza Hotel
Minneapolis
Minn
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Ill
Sun River Country Set as Mammoth Montana Hunting Season
Sun River near Glacier National Park is pegged as a major hunting and tourist hub for the coming season. The Sun River Big Game Tourist bureau expects to pack hundreds of parties into the wild country south of Glacier, with elk and other game numbering in the thousands. Guides advocate closing the deer season to favor mountain sheep or goat harvests while noting only 36 elk were killed last year in the region.
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Montana
Sun River
Lewis and Clark County
Teton County
The
Sun, River Big Game’ Tourist Bureau
Great Falls
San
Hidden Canyon Park Opens To Autos In Scenic River Gorge
The Phottis River canyon near Lookout Mountain becomes a new park with a unique steel road suitable for automobiles. Its vast, largely unexplored walls attract big game hunters and pack trains, while a cave above 10,000 feet offers a subterranean lake prize of 100 dollars for a successful boat voyage.
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Aed Baeree
Lookout Mountain
Lone Survivor Recounts General Miles Battle Casualties
Charles A. Smith, the last surviving civilian employee from General Miles' 1877 clash with the Reds, recalls driving a pack wagon at Fort Keogh as discussions to build a Snake Creek memorial revive memories of the deadly engagement.
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Miles
REDS
Snake Creek
General Miles
Charles A. Smith
Outfit
Smith
Fort Keogh
Fragmentary War Report Teases Key Battles
Vague notes hint at significant fighting actions with references to nearby theaters. No clear dates or names, but readers are urged to follow later lines for decisive outcomes and involved units.
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