Cattle Kate Trail Confrontation Deepens As West Justice Looms
Selwood outlines how Kate Cathrew and Lawrence Arnold manipulate criminals with a NY lawyer while a pursuer vows to bring them to justice. Nance Allison endures quiet hardship on Nameless as Bud and Brand face a grim winter ahead, clinging to faith despite loss.
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Selwood
Texas
Sud Provine
New York
Lawrence Arnold
Kate Cathrew
Sky Line
United States
Montue
Idaho
Jed
Arnold
Kate
Nance Allison
Bud
Nance
Brand
Flange in Rainbow Cliff chapter introduces Nameless
In August the Deep Heart hills hold abundant forage as cattle roam. Bossick encounters Big Busford and Sud Provine near Nameless. Provine’s guarded reputation and a trail of whispers spark a wary exchange as tension rises in the range country.
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Bossick
Big Busford
Sud
Provine
Rustlers vanish steers as Sheriff closes in at Mystery
Sky Line ranch owner Kate Cathrew pressures a cattle drive while rustlers from Nameless river steal 71 head. Sheriff Price Selwood shadows the operation and follows the herd toward Rainbow cliff, uncovering the scheme just as the last cattle slip into rock. The capture awaits continuation.
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Bossick
Mystery
Provine
Kate Cathrew
H—L
Big Basford
Sky Line
Kate
New York
Bluefire
Kate Cuthrew
Basford
Red Stone
Minnie Pine
Josefa
Caldwell
An Ang's
Mystery Ridge
Dickson
O. K
Sheriff Price Selwood
John Smith
Blue Stone Canyon
Stith
Smith
Jermyn
Lke
Price Selwood
Rainbow Cliff
Sud Provine
Corrain
Terry
Eaded
Ttn
Bill
Selwood
Coee
Cuuldwell
Keep on Keeping On On The Broadway Limited Observation Ride
In Forbes Magazine W L Barnhart recalls the Broadway Limited journey west. A passenger remarks how the train seems no faster than locals, while a porter explains the secret is simply to keep moving steadily, getting there quickly by persistence.
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Broadway Limited
George
L Barnhart
Forbes Magazine
Label Mix Up Delivers Pills With Live Chickens
A mistaken label mix up leads to a box of pills being sent to a doctor’s friend along with six live chickens. The patient receives a hamper of live fowls and an envelope with directions to take two pills every half hour in water.
Fixed Dairy Cattle Policy Shapes Phillips County Farms
Phillips county farmers adopt a fixed policy for dairy cattle by breed. Shorthorns favored in non irrigated areas while Holsteins lead on irrigated lands. County agent H L Lantz says standardization will speed dairy stock improvement and raise profits. A carload shipment of purebred Holsteins and milking Shorthorns was arranged with financial aid from the Agricultural Credit Corporation.
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Phillips County
H. L. Lantz
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Farm Land Moves in Judith Basin As Local Farmers Invest
Movement of land in the Judith Basin shows local farmers reinvesting wheat profits. Over 8,000 acres on Louse Creek beach north of Hobson have changed hands since 1924, with most sales around 40 dollars per acre and one 50 acre tract at 60 dollars per acre. Purchases commonly paid a third to forty percent in cash, with buyers sometimes clearing debts via 1928 crops.
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Judith Basin
Louse Creek Beach
Hobson
Elevator stockholders report annual meeting profit
Stockholders of the Trepite Puarn ers' Elevator company held their annual meeting and reviewed last fiscal year's business. Secretary Pressurer Peterson presented a summary showing a net profit of about $4,000.
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Trepite Puarners’ Elevator Company
Dela
Thme
Qanount
Pressurer Peterson
Fiiar
Crops In Golden Valley County Show Strong Early Growth
Farmers report excellent conditions in Ryegate area and across Golden Valley with recent showers boosting yield potential. Corn planting has lagged but is now advancing rapidly as moisture aids development.
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Ryegate
Golden Valley
Ewe Cull Demonstration Under Montana Tax tion Service
C O Dowlin of Rosebud county works with the Montana Taxation Service on a three year ewe culling demonstration. The breeding flock is divided into light and heavy shearing groups with 500 ewes involved. Records track fleece weights and offspring to test the like begets like theory and boost wool production.
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C. O. Dowlin
Rosebud County
Montana Taxtension Service
Phillips county May extension queries show diverse farm needs
County agent H Lantz reports 107 information requests on growing subjects 14 on livestock 48 on dairying 14 on poultry 85 on horticulture 11 on agricultural engineering 5 on home economics and 35 on pest control in May reflecting varied farming challenges and diversification efforts.
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Phillips County
H. . Lantz
Louise Maynard Leads Jeffers 4-IT Sewing Club
Louise Maynard of Jeffers Madison county rose from 4-H club member to local leader of the Jeffers 4-IT Sewing Club after earning top state honors in sewing last year. Her rise reflects continued dedication to youth club work.
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Louise Maynard
Jeffers
Madison County
New Livestock Shipments Boost Hog Prices in Fergus County
A shipment of two caridads of hogs by Fergus County Live Stock Shipping association raised prices by two dollars per hundred compared with selling in smaller lots, increasing returns for farmers.
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Fergus County
Grasshopper Fight Fund Approved in Stillwater County
Grasshoppers have surged in parts of Stillwater county prompting commissioners to approve a 3000 dollar appropriation to combat the pest. In prior years the full amount was rarely needed.
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Stillwater County
Record Farm Picnic Draws 600 at Rosebud County
More than 600 people packed the Rosebud county farm bureau picnic, a record crowd for the annual event. After lunch, Chancellor M. A. Brannon of the University of Montana delivered the keynote on Community Relations, examining economic recreational and governmental aspects.
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Farm Bureau
Rosebud
M. A. Brannon
University of Montana
Lewis and Clark to Join Uniform Marketing Plan
Turkey growers of Lewis and Clark plan to form a local marketing association and train dealers in grading birds to state and county standards. They will participate in the statewide marketing effort begun at a recent meeting in Great Falls, with a second meeting planned for October to organize the 1925 crop marketing.
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Lewis and Clark
Rancher Builds Up Farm Near Roundup
Five years after moving to N-Bar ranch land on the north fork of the Flatwillow near Roundup E M Tracey now runs a well equipped farm. He threshed 5 000 bushels of wheat last year selling well and expects 10 000 bushels this year. He earns about 3 00 a day from 11 milking cows.
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E. M. Tracey
N-Bar
Flatwillow
Wisconsin and Minnesota Farmers Seek Montana Land
J. L. Barstow has brought six prospective settlers to Baker from Wisconsin and Minnesota in two weeks. The farmers, engaged for months, are interested in Montana land and prospect of settlement in the state.
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J. L. Barstow
Montana
Baker
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Local groups plan joint farm bureau cooperation
A land clearing association and the farm bureau will cooperate on future work. A committee from Kathspell Kiwanis will be appointed to study the proposal at a forthcoming meeting.
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Farm Bureau
Kiwanis Elobo
Aiattero
Prairie County hog industry boosts local farmers revenue
Prairie county voices optimism about crop conditions and a growing hog sector. Brubaker notes 75,000 acres planted, 150 cars shipped last year and 200 cars planned this year, signaling significant cash flow for farmers in the district. He cites expansion after four years of commercial hog shipments and distributed profits among local growers.
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Prairie
Grass beetween domestic animals and rodents eradicated at Miles City station
The Range Live Stock Experiment Station at Miles City reports a scientific extermination campaign eliminating prairie dogs that used 16 percent of OTAAK acres. Led by OSEL Steph, federal biological survey agent in Montana, the effort targets rodent control. Similar suppression in eastern Montana forests shows promising results for grazing land.
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Miles City
Osel Steph
Montana
United States Biological Survey
Milk Based Material Replaces Ivory in Billiards
A scientist found that treating milk protein casein with formaldehyde forms a hard material that can be moulded into billiard balls. The development offers a substitute for ivory or celluloid in games and other products, using milk as a key input.
Harlowton Sheepmen Finish Shearing and Ship Wool
Sheepmen in the Harlowton district complete shearing and ship fleeces to eastern markets. Average wool weight about 10 pounds per fleece and of high quality. This year’s crop expected to be twice last season with 1925 clips contracted last winter at 45 to 50 cents per pound.
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Harlowton
Edgar crops projected for strong yields says banker
J. T. O'Donnell of the Edgar State bank reports excellent crop prospects in the Edgar community. He notes a heading wheat, a large sugar beet yield in sight, and a very large bean crop this year with much unirrigated land planted to beans growing well.
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Edgar
J. T. O'Donnell
Edgar State Bank
Mr. O'Donnell
Premium for No 1 dark northern wheat in Miles City
An elevator in Miles City announces a premium of 18 cents for No 1 dark northern wheat as harvest yields are expected to be large. Farmers will receive the full premium offered by eastern millers for this grain. The note mentions Minneapolis top premiums require protein 14 to 16 for the highest grade and that only a small portion of local wheat reaches that level.
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Miles City
Minneapolis
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