Wool Sales This Year May Equal Those of Last Year
Montana wool buyers see chance prices will reach 45 to 60 cents a pound again this season. M L Lane notes Boston quotations are below market and western buyers offer 35 to 38 cents with some bales selling in the eastern part. He cites possible market strength from foreign demand and hints at a congressional probe into western market boycotts.
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Great Falls
M.L. Lane
Montana
National Wool Exchange
A Congressional
Australia
South America
New Zealand
Condition of stock is fine, says state veterinarian
Helena April 28. Dr. W. J. Butler, Montana state veterinarian, says stockmen and farmers have no reason to worry about the weather. He notes rains in May and June would aid grass, grains, hay, and crops, with lambing already successful and breeding season favorable in western and central Montana. The eastern section will begin next week.
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Helena
W. J. Butler
Montana
Dillon Daily Personal Roundup At The County Seat
City and County Harry Davis, a well known Jackson rancher, spends days at the county seat. Henry Fitter visits Dillon from Lima. Mrs. Lee Reamy heads to Butte to visit Mrs. Sarah Wigglesworth. Many locals plan trips to Butte to see No No Nanette at the Broadway theater. Visitors include numerous Dillon residents and ranchers from Horse Prairie, Bloody Dick, Medicine Lodge, and the Big Hole basin. Also noted are officials and businessmen attending meetings and a temporary hire for an electric floor waxer rental.
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Harry . ' Davis
Jackson
Dillon
Butte
Nanatte
Broadway
Agnes Reid
W. BH. Stephenson
Berniece Bower
Marie Boger
Cora Holland
Helen Randolph
Clara Plant
Leah Munson
Mayme
Mille Adams
Fred Hathaway
Anson Baxter
Fred Woodside
Alpha Farmer
Cora Berry
Helen LaLonge
Berniece Williams
Lorenzo Cushing
Bert Williams
D. A. Galt
Hiram Brundage
Jack Reese
Robert Barrett
Frances Tonrey
Lambert Eliel
Faye
Erwin
Horse Prairie
Chris Peterson
Fell
Max ,Lewis
Ted Wood- Ward
Frank Husted
Big Hole Basin
J. B. Shaw
Warren Shaw
Ivan Shaw
Board of County Commissioners
Otto Gogman
Lima
E. W. Smith
Lowell Smith
Moses’ Smythe
Blaine
Warren Stone
Spokane
Henry Thompson
Kidd
Steve Kam
Frank Paul
Barrett Hospital
J.T. Boone
Anaconda
Hot Springs
Ark
Andy, Williams
Ruby
Harry Lapham
Frank Hazelbaker
J. Hu Gilbert
Butts
Wool Growers Hold Out for Better Prices
Montana's 4000 wool growers, owning 2,837,000 sheep, value their 1926 wool and lamb crop at over 20 million dollars. Secretary EB Stebbins says prices are not as favorable as last year but rising market activity as shearing nears. Lambing is in full swing with high prospects for a strong crop. some outfits expect near 90 percent lamb crop, aided by good grass and weather through May.
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Helena
Montana
EB. Stebbins
Montana’ Wool Growers’ Association
Clp
Stebbins
Long
Lewistown
Hughes & McCaleb Offer Lambing Supplies
Hughes and McCaleb advertise a full range of lambing supplies for farmers, including feeders, bedding, and care items to support flock management.
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Hughes & McCaleb’s
Local notes record frequent travel and arrivals in Dillon area
Townspeople and visitors frequent Dillon with trips from Townsend Jackson Lakeview Butte and Centennial valley. Residents unveil newborns return from Southern California and announcements include a preacher visit and a hospital birth at Barrett hospital last Sunday evening. Nursing students depart for Ann Arbor.
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Lakeview
Justin Brundage
Dillon
Centennial Valley
Frank Felt
California
Elkhorn Springs
Helena
R. D. Curry
W. W. Thibodeau
Butte
Newton
Tom Newton
Mrs. Walcott
Winnie Kupfer
Harry Kupfer
L. F. Molleur
St. James Hospital
Dr W H Stephan Opens Clinic in Poindexter Block
Physician and surgeon Dr W H Stephan is now located in the Poindexter block above Dillon Dry Goods store with an entrance on Idaho or Bannack street. Phone 125.
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W. H. Stephan
Poindexter
Dillon Dry Goods Company
Idaho
Bannack Street
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RES
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B. Howell
Bloody Dick
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Medicine Lodge
L. C. Stocher
Marcus Rand
Johnson
Hughes & McCalebs
Beaverhead Motors
Association
Townsend
Lucy Jardine
Wendall, Jardine
James Paddock
George Clemon
B. J. Forsythe
L. F. Moffeur
Springs
C. W. Robison
Gregson Springs
T. W. Bennett
St. James Episcopal Church
Hartwig
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Charles Ray
Percy
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Jackie Cooga
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