Bitter Root Crop Brings Million Back to Growers
MISSOULA Bitter Root valley looks to a strong harvest despite drought damage. Thousands of letters with checks and currency accompany shipments of over 1000 jars of sugar beets and hundreds of cars of potatoes and apples. The Northern Pacific ran two special daily trains to move produce out of the valley and orchardmen report good prices for fruit despite lighter apple values. Over $1,000,000 is due Bitter Root growers from their crops.
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Missoula
Bitter Root
Dreath
Northern Pacific
Anaconda Copper Phosphate Plants to Resume Operations
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company plans to restart its phosphate division with Conia Idaho and the Anaconda plant reopening mid month. Management cites strong western demand and reduced stock as reasons for resuming normal production and a forecast to run through winter and into summer if orders persist.
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Butte
Anaconda Copperining Company
Conia
Idaho
Anaconda
W. B. Daly
Conda
Rock
Itinerant Travelers Cause Considerable Loss to Railroads
North west railroads report extensive losses as hobos mingle with workers on freight trains. Stock thefts occur between stations with cattle sheep veal and two year old steers disappearing for mulligan stew. Shortages declined recently as wanderers move toward warmer coast in winter.
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Northwest
Northern
Streamlined cars to replace highways says Ledwinka
Within ten years faster streamlined autos will supplant present roads and traffic will move on multi lane super highways. Designer Joseph Ledwinka, expert in streamlining, predicts touring speeds of 70 mph will be common as wind resistance drops and cars glide smoothly.
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Joseph Ledwinka
Ledwinka
Noted visitors and residents drop through Dillon chatter
A long list of visitors and locals are tracked in Dillon as residents from the Big Hole basin, Lima, Dell, Jackson, Melrose, Bannack and other nearby towns mingle at auctions, weddings, and social events. Notables include George Pyle, Frank Sawyer, Cushing family, and many departing for Pasadena and other locales.
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Jack Brown
Dilfon
C. E. Blinn
John Beat
Manchester
Iowa
Frank Baldwin
Dell
William Gleed
George Oe
Lew Ford
Big Hole Basin
Smith McKnight
Dillon
Florence Dunham
The
Normal College
Kalispell
Frank Tate
Melrose
Bayers
Lyman Bennett
Virginia City
G. Fassler
Ralph Streb
Carl Becher
Sam Ditty
Big Springs
Idaho
Emmett Carroll
J. W. Finsley
O. A. Spannuth
Wisdom
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George Pyle
Polaris
Frank Sawyer
Point If Rocks
Lorenzo Cushing
Sarah McConnell
Pasadena
Calif
Andy Forsyth
Centennial Valley
John Peterson
James Mansfield
Charles Brenner
C. E B. Miller
Ralph Huntley
Jake Neidt
William Harray
Martin Jackson
Emil Schindler
W. Sehes
Jorgen Jorgenson
Matt Keeein
John Nelson
Arthurnderson
Frank Pendleton
Jules Wenger
Big ‘Hole
J. H. Bray
W. M. Stewart
Oscar Grave
Joe Metlen
Luke Davis
Horse Prairie
Henry Tallent
S. P. Wilson
E. D. White
Santa Ana
Diaya Washbler
Eddie Hoerning
Beaverhead
Hickman and
Horton
Elk Park
George Christensen
Flint
Mich
General Motors School of Technology
Fred Woodside
Ralph McFadden
Henry Fitter
Lima
George Whitworth
Sheep Creek Basin
Percy Willey
Hugh McCaleb
Salmon City
Estel M. Heldener
Vivian Ruth Caryell
James W. Nankervis
Church of the Four Square Gospel
Martin Quigley
Jackson
Guy Trenary
Warren Stone
A. L. Ahsup
Arthur Atkinson
Woodcraft Pinochle Club
J. A. Meeks
Methodist Church
Alice Edwards
Samuel Shore
Balmon City
A. W. Wilson
Alex Peyre
Frank Paul
Sam Robison
Butters
G. L. Sewell
Clyde Edwards
Inez Burley
Lebanon
Roy Herndon
Frank Little
Oregon
Corvallis
Frank Poole
Swan Johnson
Raer
Big Hole
Barrett Hosel
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Trumpeter
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