Bridge Bid Awarded in Beaverhead County Special Session
Beaverhead County commissioners met June 22 1912 to review bridge bids for Daly’s site. Midland Bridge Company Kansas City won the contract for 3487.50 with 96 foot span and plans by Sheeley of Denver. Road business deferred to July session. adjournment at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
W. C. Orr
C. W. Francis
Jno. S. Baker
Daly's
Charles G. Sheeley
Denver
Colorado
Midland Bridge Company
Kansas City Co
Perham & Harris
St. Anthony
Idaho
Sheeley
Midland
James J. Burke, & Co
Salt Lake City
Utah
QO. E
Peppard
Missoula
Kansas City
Bridge of Midland
Jno
S. Baker
Local notes from Big Hole Basin and Wisdom Montana
Mrs. Lizzie Armstrong returns from Grantsdale after visiting friends. The Ladies Aid buys a piano for the church. Walter White of Butte Butchering Co seeks 52 head of prime steers from William Montgomery. Mrs. Cowperthwaite returns from Dillon and Butte with Miss Myra Garwood as guest. Montgomery and Kline head to Panhandle for cattle to Bedrock, then summer range. Eight six horse freight teams in Wisdom. a load of potatoes from Montgomery at 10,000 pounds. divide reports 300,000 pounds freight. Tope brothers acquire Anton Christiansen ranch, plan to ranch there. 1200 acres fenced, ample hay. About 50 Bristonites bid farewell to neighbors selling their ranch for New York. games and pickle fork gift. Henry Olsen moves paper from Jackson to Dillon after selling 1000-acre Fox district ranch. joins Chauncy Brown, D. N. Paris, Duke Gist, S. C. Dishno, Herman Jackson, and others in beef country settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Armstrong
Grantsdale
Montana
W. J. Tope
Walter White
Butte Butchering Co
William Montgomery
Dr. Cowperthwaite
Dillon
Butte
Myra Garwood
Wm. Montgomery
Perry Kline
Panhandle
Bedrock
Divide
Tope Brothers
Anton Christiansen
Topes
Lee Shaw Ranch
New York
Henry Olsen
Jackson
Olsen
Fox District
Peterson & Olsen Co
Chauncy Brown
D. N. Paris
Duke Gist
S. C. Dishno
Herman Jackson
Mrs McLaughlin Sees Pain Ease After Foley's Kidney Pills
Mrs M A McLaughlin of 512 Jay St La Crosse Wisconsin suffers back and hip pain from kidney trouble and rheumatism. After taking Foley's Kidney Pills for a few days the pain entirely left her back and hips. Druggist Potts vouches for the medicine's effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. McLaughlin
Jay St
LaCross
Wis
Foley
Potts
I-m
Rotation of crops for sugar beets in varied regions
A Michigan correspondent asks about crop rotation to boost sugar beet yields. Suggested sequences include beet after alfalfa or corn and small grains, with options such as wheat beets clover two years, then potatoes, or wheat clover oats beets barley and peas, plus Utah and Montana patterns featuring cycles of beets with peas oats alfalfa and similar rotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Utah
Three-Horse Evener and Drafting Tips for Hemispheric Teams
A Karisas correspondent details balancing a three-horse evener for disk work. He notes the third horse needs a longer lever arm, illustrated by 30 inches for the single horse and 15 inches for each of the pair, with adjustments for larger teams or young animals. He advises using multiple holes to tailor leverage and mentions lime stone as desirable for soil health and wants materials. The piece also includes an aside praising the cream separator as a labor-saving device for farm families and a brief note on slang origins and usage from Collier's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karisas
Leah
Ames
Cucumber diseases and lime soil tips
The reader asks about cucumber yellowing and early vine death. Downy mildew is the issue. Bordeaux mixture remains best, with 3 lb copper sulfate and 6 lb lime in 50 gallons for young plants, 4 lb copper sulfate and 6 lb lime for older plants. Blue stone equals copper sulfate. Lime benefits acid soils. test with litmus paper to confirm.
The Wreck of the White Ship
The White Ship wrecked in midchannel on Henry I’s return from France. Prince William did not sail on the king’s ship but followed in the vessel commanded by Fitz Stephen. The disaster ended Henry I’s triumph and changed royal lore with the tale of a never smiling king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossetti
Henry I
France
William
Fitz- Stephen
Henry
Ermine as Royal Fur Through History and Practice
The article traces ermine as royal fur from King Edward III who banned others from wearing it. It notes the long effect of royal status on popularity, its eventual loss of pristine whiteness, and the matching difficulty due to fur quality variation across animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward III
Ermine
Sander
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bridge and Road Matters
Big Hole Basin
Service Department
J. E. Waggoner
HC Service Bureau Harvester
Chicago
Michigan
Service Bureau
Farmers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Washington, D.C
Knickerbocker Magazine
Collier’s Weekly
C. V. Fox
London Spectator
the Tribune Print Shop
S. Montana
Dillon, Mont
Faerie Queen
Ideal Typewriter
Tribune Stationery Department
Tribune Pub. Co
STO
Shaw Walker Ra
Ay Devices
THT
Ngo Mle Tennana
Tribune Book
Montana Street
Fontain
MASCO
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