South Will Use Montana Potatoes in Boys Club Work
Blaine county farmers lead Montana in building certified Bliss Triumph seed industry. County Agent George W. Gustafson and Montana Potato Improvement Association secretary F. M. Harrington oversee a practical ad campaign. Montana seed proved strong in Louisiana trials over the last three seasons, with Blaine county potatoes standing out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SOUTH
Montana
Blaine County
George W. Gustafson
F. M. Harrington
Montana Potato Improvement Association
Louisiana
J. F. Sharples
Farm Lands for Sale in Bitter Root Valley
Irrigated lots five to ten acres at Bitter Root Valley Char low Heights priced 450 to 850 with ten down and 116 yearly interest. Also unimproved land and water rights at 25 per acre until Nov 1. Van Slyke Minneapolis and Van Dissell Semple Spokane advertise good wheat land and cut over land with small down payments and favorable terms.
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Charlow Heights
Bitter Root Valley
van Slyke
Metropolitan Bank
Minneapolis
Minn
Dargain
van Dissell & Semple
Symons, Bldg
Spokane
Washington
Montana and regional ads offer livestock and services
Classified notices advertise Holstein bulls Ringling Dairy Ranch White Sulphur Springs Montana poultry and turkey sales Oregon dairy and meat trades Oregon prune fruit sales Butte Laurel and Great Falls ads include hogs furs apparel cleaning and job offers Readers are directed to Montana meat and commission firms and various farm supply houses with contact details and pricing for birds honey dogs and misc goods
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Montana
Ringling Dairy Ranch
White Sulphur Springs
Oregon Prunes
Kingwood Orchards
Salem
Oregon
Darsh & Greenfield Co
Fort Missoula Origins and Early Fortifications
Colonel Patrick H. Mullay recounts the selection of Fort Missoula in western Montana during 1876 77. He details survey visits by Col Wesley Merritt and Lt Col Gilbert, the flag planting at the Bitter Root site, and Missoula residents’ reaction to the chosen location near Grant Creek. The piece notes the fort’s reservation, later boundary tweaks, and its role in suppressing later conflicts while noting the Flatheads’ relative peace.
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Missoula
Montana
Mes Fort Missoula
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Mission Range
Forestry Service
Great Divide
Fort Missoula
Bitter Root
Flathead
Maginnis
Congress
War Department
Blackfoot Bridge
Bonner
Grant Creek
Higgins Farm
Mauley Ranch
Wesley Merritt
Nez Perce
Joseph
Gilbert
Seventh Infantry
Worden
Fort Ellis
McCauley
California Volunteers
Williams
Third Infantry
Missoulans
Fort Missoula A Chronicle Of Its Rise And Rollover
The history traces Fort Missoula from its 1898 abandonment to repeated reoccupations. It details land gifts by Senator Dixon, the post becoming regimental, 1910 constructions, a 1921 garri son, and a 1922 shift amid pacified tribes. Missoula’s civic support, recreation facilities, and high enlistment rates are noted as key strengths.
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Pillow
Sixth Cavalry
Thomas H. Carter
Joseph M. Dixon
Missoula
Dixon
War Department
Fort Missoula
Congress
68Th Infantry
Montana Bliss Triumph Potatoes Target Louisiana Market
Montana officials trumpet Bliss Triumph as a promising potato variety and plan a six carload shipment of certified seed to Louisiana. The Montana Potato Improvement association will distribute ten pound lots to Louisiana club boys and girls for on farm trials supervised by the Louisiana Extension service. The goal is to advertise Montana seed potatoes in the southern market and compare yields against other stock with rail rebates easing costs.
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South
Harrington
Montana
Louisiana
Montana Potato Improvement Association
Louisiana Club
Louisiana Extension Service
Louisiana Experiment Station
Harring
Aged Beaverhead Miner Found Dead on Trail
Harvey A. Sullivan, a longtime Beaverhead County miner, was found dead on a trail between his Grant area claim and the station. He appeared to have died from heart failure or exertion while walking to his mine from Grant. Born October 9, 1844 in Richmond Indiana, Sullivan moved west with gold seekers, settling near Bannack in 1865 and later operating a promising Medicine Lodge district claim.
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Dillon
Harvey A. Sullivan
Grant
Beaverhead County
Sullivan
Richmond
Ind
Bannack
Medicine Lodge
Governor Dixon Proclaims December Montana Month
Governor Joseph M. Dixon designates December 1924 as Montana Month urging statewide participation by citizens, civic and public agencies, and railroads to promote Montana’s resources and opportunities. He calls Montanans to cooperate with public agencies and transcontinental rail lines to showcase the state’s potential to sister states and investors.
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Montana
Joseph M. Dixon
State of
Over Eight Million Bushels of Wheat Loaded in Montana
A Montana railroad commission report shows over eight million bushels of wheat shipped by rail in September. The state loaded 6,393 grain cars, up 1,352 cars from September 1923, reflecting rising grain trade and extended statewide opportunity.
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Montana
State Railroad Commission
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Carload Bliss Triumph
Louisiana Farms
Potato Improvement Association
Aldery
Bookane
Judith Mountains
Lewistown
Daniel Hanley
Hannum & Wright
Main &I
Miles City
A. Gronewald
The
Dalles
Max Krause
Grass Range
Hester Downhour
Power
Highspeed
Steber Machine Co
Utica
J. B
Durham
Laurel
Fawchu
Gage
Mont
Poland
R. A. McNown
Wilkinson
United States
la Rue
Ohio
O. B. Laurel
Weber Bros. Honey Co
Mackintosh
Clayton Bldg
Denver
Colorado
Great Parle
Butte
ST. Mary's
Great Falls
Mother Superior
Sthe Ave
Mexico
Pas Orelans
Badd
San Francisco
Calif
Mme McCarroll
Jenna
Patrick H. Mullay
U. Ss
By Col
Fourth Infantry
Paris
Thomas Jefferson
A.C. M. _ HARDWARE HOUSE
Quarts, Butte, Mont
Mer
Monarch Lumber CO
Western Wallboard Co
Seattle
Detlile
Mie
ADV
Greenfield Advertising Agency
Frary & Burlingame
Judith Basin
Montana Land Co
Ontana
Central Avenue
Moxt
Billings
Polytechnic
Institute
Billings Polytechnic Institute
Frank J. Carmody
New York City
the Thousand
F. A. Ironside
North Main St. Butte
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