Montana notes and local incidents span forts to escapes
Health service plans Helena offices next month to examine men for Fort Harrison hospital treatment. Jail escape at Kalispell as inmate frees using sewer vent. Maltese club seeks settlers with Great Northern aid. Roundup Salvation Army branch opening. draft horses shipped to New York. accidents in mining and kids injured by dynamite caps at Moise. local efforts push for tubercular sanatorium or training school at Fort Missoula.
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United States ( Public) Health Service
Helena
Fort Herrison
T. D. Tuttle
Fort
Guardians Appointed for Cat Creek Land Owner
Judge Rey Ayers in Lewistown appointed Andrew Green and Janes L. Martin as guardians for Joe Miller a 56 year old homesteader in Cat Creek oil area. The hearing noted Miller is competent to manage ranches but not to handle his oil interests amid ongoing drilling. Miller attended and did not oppose the guardianship understanding the task is beyond him.
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Lewistown
Miller
Gros Ventre Tribe Sues U S for Land Worth 7 Million
The Gros Ventre Indian tribe on Fort Belknap reservation files suit against the United States seeking seven million dollars for 7 000 000 acres valued at 1 25 per acre. Land lies between the Missishell river mouth and Powder River south of the Missouri. Delegation Issie Blount Henry Archdile Raymond Feeeye Simon Must Shot Joe Garoaw leads litigation with Judge Rose Oof Hive as counsel. The suit cites a treaty from 1870 and a June act of Congress as authority.
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Henry Archdile
Raymond Feeeye
Rose Oof Hive
Congress
Rave
Timber Worker Dies in Snow Storm Near Zortman
The body of Albert J. Stafford, a timber worker from Canada, was found near Zorman after a snowstorm. Coroner Tucker said Stafford wandered from camp and became disoriented, likely freezing due to missing overshoes as night fell.
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KV. Tucker
Stafford Hha
Zortman
Stafford
Ename
Canada
Thief steals $200 from desk cash box at Sperry & TWatchinson
Miss Thihadeaux reported a thief broke into her desk at Sperry & TWatchinson Trading Stamp Co. and stole more than $200 she had saved for a trip to Michigan. She says the money was in a metal box and police are investigating to recover the funds.
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Mary
Thihadeaux
Michigan
Sperry & Twatchinson Trading Stamp Company
Fall wheat instead of spring wins action in juried case
A jury in Judge Comer’s court returned a verdict for John Lundquist against Jennison Mills for 6158 dollars. The suit arose from the sale of seed wheat later found to be winter wheat not spring wheat, bought by Lundquist and sown in spring 1918, failing to adapt to the area.
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Poplar
John Lundquist
Jennison Mills Company
Comer
Lindquist
Family Sleeps as Barn Burns with Stock at Fairfield
Fairfield H A Smith lost his barn in a night blaze along with two cows, 40 chickens, all hay, and harness for two teams. The house lay far enough away to escape alarm and the family woke to find the barn ruined and animal carcasses burned.
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Fairfield
H. A. Smith
Center of Population Located Near Monroe County Line
The center of the United States population under the 1920 census was found less than 300 yards west of the Monroe county line in Owen county Indiana on John E Horron’s farm of 60 acres. Mrs Horron stands beside the marker.
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Owen County
Indiana
United States
John UE
Horron
Lice the Hidden Killer of Young Turkeys
A U S Department of Agriculture guide warns lice injure turkey poults at all ages and often mislead farmers into blaming mysterious sickness. It advises careful inspection, dusting hens, and greasing or dipping birds to reveal and remove lice hidden in wing creases and other body parts. A wetting test on recovered poults helps confirm lice presence and directs treatment.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Turkey
Handy Dust Box for Fowls
When hens are confined in laying houses they miss outdoor dust baths, which are vital for welfare and parasite control. Providing dust bathing facilities helps hens resist lice and other pests, even when kept indoors.
Feeding Pigeons in Winter and Its Costs
Neglecting proper grain and portioning during cold weather reduces squab production in winter. More time and effort are needed to feed and massage pigeons, but owners are rewarded with higher returns for the extra work.
Defective Trees to Be Removed for Fuel Savings
The article argues removing weed and crooked trees from the wood lot. It states defective timber can be used as fuel to cut fuel bills, noting some trees are not good for timber but may still yield usable fuel.
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