Farms Pour Wealth Into Montana Purse
Montana's 1918 crop and livestock wealth totals show wheat 25,000,000 bushels oats 20,000,000 bushels potatoes 7,020,000 bushels hay 1,500,000 tons with overall value around 21,864,000 dollars. The report by Guy Witzpatrick notes gains over 1917 in spring and winter wheat oats corn flax barley and potatoes, despite a dry season.
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Helena
Montana
Guy Witzpatrick
United States Department of Agriculture
Missoula
Mr. Fitzpatrick
Charles D. Greenfield
Pardons Board Approves Mel Jowell Clemency
The state board of pardons approves the sentence commuted by Governor Stewart for Mel Jowell who was convicted in May 1912 in Sweet Grass county of Deputy Sheriff Brennan's murder during a rattle rustling arrest. Jowell, who jumped from a moving train and later served in Nevada for cattle stealing, must reside outside Sweet Grass and Park counties as a condition of parole next month.
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State Board of Pardons
Stewart
Mel Jowell
Sweet Grass County
Brennan
Jowell
Butte
Nevada
Wiarden Conley
Sweet Grass
Park Counties
State Bank Resources Break Previous Records in Montana
Montana state banks report record resources totaling about 123.95 million on December 21 1918 up from 118 million the month before Deposits rose to 105.12 million by year end marking a dramatic gain over November figures and reflecting wartime shifts and bank withdrawals to war industry states.
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Helena
Montana
H. S. Magraw
Montini
Deeregating Spt
Jos
Hearings Held in Butte and Great Falls on High Living Costs
A joint legislative committee probing high living costs and profiteering held hearings last week in Butte and Great Falls. Chairman Wiggins led the Butte visit with Healey and Muth, while Booth Lowe and Sinclair traveled to Great Falls. Helena resumed hearings this week focusing on grain and feed prices.
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Helena
Joint Legislative Committee
Butte
Great Falls
Wiggins
House Committee
Healey
Muth
Booth
Senate
Lowe
Sinclair
Helena Post Office Becomes State Supply Center
The Helena post office under Postmaster C. H. Fortman now serves as the Montana supply hub for about 1,100 post offices. All blank forms stationery ink pens pencils and incidentals will be received from Helena, replacing prior deliveries from Washington.
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Helena
C. H. Fortman
Montana
Washington
Relief Fund Grows in Montana Drive
State Chairman Leo Faust reports 25 of 43 counties have subscribed or oversubscribed their quotas for the Near East relief fund. Total contributions reach 62 617 dollars toward a 90 000 dollar state goal.
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Belena
Montana
Leo Faust
Youthful Girl Forged Checks Arrest in Kalispell
Stella Cook a 17 year old high school student in Kalispell has been arrested on forgery charges. Authorities say she issued numerous worthless checks leading to the action against her.
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Kalispell
Stella Cook
Belgium's Queen Elizabeth greeted by Liege crowds
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium receives an enthusiastic welcome in Liege as subjects present flowers in a crowd scene captured in a photograph.
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Belgium
Liege
Elizabeth
Phonograph Astonishes Marshall Island Natives
Alexander Agassiz studied Marshall islanders after German control. A native war chant was recorded on an early phonograph by his assistant. When the needle reversed, the tribesmen heard an echo they had never encountered before.
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Marshall Islands
Australia
Alexander Agassiz
South Sea Islands
Marshall Islanders
Deliberately Courted Fate in Insurance Office
A injured man limps into an insurance office seeking accident policy benefits after a stairway fall. He claims the incident will disable him, but the manager denies entitlement, noting the young woman's father was at home and suggesting no accident occurred.
More Hog Cholera Serum Made Under Federal Supervision
Federal officials report increased hog cholera serum production in 1917 surpassing prior years. They warn against nonserum medicines and detail licensed establishments, veterinary supervision, and strict animal sourcing to prevent disease. About 250 million cubic centimeters were collected, with 1.87 million destroyed as unfit.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau
Open shed dairy cows outperform in milk gain study
A United States Department of Agriculture report from Beltsville Md compares open shed and closed barn dairy systems. Data show open sheds yielded higher total milk and butterfat with 21 cows, though care complexity and bedding needs rose. results suggest open sheds suit warmer climates and better air flow, while labor and feed costs offset gains in some cases.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Federal Department
Department of Agriculture
IS FOOD-PRODUCING MACHINE FOR HOGS
Hog operations act as machines turning feed into pork with faster finish boosting profits. Tests show grain fed to hogs on good pasture yields rapid gains and better overall returns despite pasture forage limits. Self feeders allowing grain at will gain popularity across corn belt states and likely beyond.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
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Park and
Sweet Grass Counties
President Wilson
Rome
Wilson
Italy
Mrs. Wilson
Coliseum
Jewish Welfare ‘Board
Tisk
Jewish Welfare Board
New York
Ralph Stern
King George
England
Prince Maurice of
Battenburg
Ypres
Pennsylvania
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