Ruddigore Comic Opera Delights Western Montana Audience
Gilbert and Sullivan performance at Western Montana college auditorium Monday night drew strong crowds during Commencement week. Directed by Prof Brinton Jackson the show featured the largest cast among their works and benefited from help from townspeople. The comic opera was well received as a satire of the authors themselves and showcased a lengthy college chorus.
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Western Montana College
Gilbert and Sullivan
Brinton Jackson
Navy Unit Citations Awarded to 39 LST Ships
During World War I thirty nine Landing Ships Tank received Navy Unit Citations. Many ships originated with the Atlantic Amphibious Force which marked its fourteenth anniversary on March fourteenth, 1956.
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Atlantic Amphibious Force
Memoirs of Alva J Noyes Ajax on the Big Hole Basin
J W Sutherland reviews Alva J Noyes Ajax History of the Big Hole Basin. Noyes recalls early Montana pioneers, including Clark and King, Chief Joseph, Barney Hughes, Tom Cover, Henry Edgar, and James Stuart. The piece touches on hardships, settlements, prospecting, and local lore from 1860s to 1880s with vivid anecdotes.
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Big Hole’ Basin
Alva J. Noyes
Ajax
St. Anthony
Minn
George
Amy Noyes
Boise Basin
Silver Star
Jefferson Tiver
Chapman
Dingley
Hansen
Beaverhead
Madison County Fair
Addison Dingley
Dillon
Ingersoll
Sanders
Roy
Will
Fred
Mamie
Noyes
Judge Irvin
Deer Lodge
Major Clark
W. A. Clark
Joseph
Clark
Hattie
Gibbonsville
Barney Hughes
Big Hole
California
Virginia City
Montana
Barney
Nevada
Canada
Ajax Ranch
James M. King
King
Bannack
Birch Creek
Tom Cover
Cover
Henry Edgar
Lou Simmons
Burr Ranch
Stuart Bunch
James Stuart
George Ives
Fred Bryan
Fairweather
Martin Butch
Frank Zink
Butch
Chris’ Dutchman
Frank
Chancey Brown
Carl Swanstrum
Horace Willis
Swanstrum
Bert Orr
John Kent
Albers
Vipond Park
Gettysburg
South Dakota
Norah Armstrong
Spokane
Big Hole Basin
Ozie Willis
Smith and Paxon
St James Ep Episcopal service schedule summer
Rev Arthur Lord rector leads summer services at St James Episcopal Church with 8 am Holy Communion and 10 am choral communion and sermon. Services rotate through June July and August with 10 am main service.
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ST. James’ Episcopal CH
Arthur Lord
Farm Flocks Should Guard Against Worms In Pasture
Beaverhead County agent ED Atkins warns spring grazing owners about intestinal worm infestation in lambs. He notes worms contaminate pasture and stunt growth, advising early treatment and expert help if needed. Recommends rotating pastures every ten days to prevent worm trouble.
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Ene Carri
Ways to Grow Grass Under Lawn Trees
Horticulturists note that shaded lawns beneath mature trees struggle due to root competition for moisture and nutrients and the shading effect of the canopy. Practical steps focus on choosing shade tolerant grasses, adjusting watering, and improving soil to support turf growth under trees.
Grass under trees: water, fertilizer, and shade-tolerant grasses
The text advises soaking soil during dry periods and applying extra fertilizer beneath trees to reduce moisture and nutrient competition. It suggests using a shade-tolerant grass like roughstalked meadowgrass in Montana, though it is less long lived than Kentucky bluegrass. Raking leaves, fertilizing, and watering in spring and fall are recommended to improve growth under trees.
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Montana
Kentucky
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Dillon Examiner
Hesse
Idaho Street
J. W. Sutherland
The
Billings Gazette
Green River
Wyoming
Yellowstone Valley
Charles Larpenteur
Fort Benton
Fur Company
Chisholm Trail
Anaconda Company
ED Atkins
Beaverhead County
Heaven's Sakes
Hide & Fur CO
N. Montana
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