Montana Notes Treasure State Tales
Saunders of Helena named secretary to the American legation in Quito Ecuador. Miles City artesian well reopens with steam and a wooden plug expelled. Montana opens state lands to oil and gas leases for five years with renewal to highest bidder. Bevaerhead rancher Bert Galland named sole beneficiary of a New Mexico prospectors will worth about 200000 dollars. War dept. provides 20 ton tractors. Governor appoints Dr. Weidel as state engineer replacing Mahon. M.S. Darling removed as U S commissioner after a no verdict in contest case. Rod L. Leggat, Montana pioneer, dies after appendicitis operation. A Butte physician restores leg function by femur-to-vertebra transfer. Rev Charles M. Donaldson named Montana Wesleyan College president designate. At least 75 percent of Montana high schools to attend interschool track meet in Missoula. Interior dept. to ship elk to Belknap area under game warden supervision. Montana State Federation of Women's Clubs meets in Billings. Billings hosts large purebred sale by Montana Hereford Breeders. State board approves construction advertising for a 25000 material laboratory at Montana State College Bozeman.
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Butte
M. Sahlines
Sahlines
Montana Power Company
Charles M. Donaldson
Montana Wesleyan College
Donaldson
He Has No Worries Little Philip Tumulty
The youngest of six children of Joseph P Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson, appears untroubled by any anxiety linked to a presidential campaign.
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Philip Tumulty
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Yellowstone flood devastates Montana cattle herds and transport
Floods across eastern Montana inundate lowlands and cut off towns. Five hundred cattle owned by A. B. Pemberton perish in the Powder river bottom near Broadus amid rising water. Rail lines washed away and roads blocked as glacial Yellowstone ice jams threaten further damage.
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Yellowstone River
Glendive
Sidney
Gendive
Yellowstone
Miles City
Lock Bluff
Nine Mile
Fish and Game Clubs to Discuss Law Change
Montana fish and game clubs will send representatives to meet the state fish and game commission to discuss changes in state game laws. J. J. DeHart announced during a Livingston visit that the commission seeks open and closed seasons and authority to set elk hunting dates, with variations by region. The commission also aims to accelerate hatchery work after snowslides wrecked the Corey hatchery, shifting stocking duties to the Giant Springs and Electric City hatcheries.
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Livingston
Fish and Game Clubs
Montana
State Fish and Gue Commission
J. J. DeHart
Corey
Hebgendim
Great Falls
Giant Springs
Electric City
Montana Power Company
Hebgen
State Pays Final Hail Losses for 1919 Crop Insurance
Helena reports the state board of hail insurance has issued warrants totaling 5500 to cover all 1919 hail loss claims. The payouts represent 10 percent of total losses, with total board liability near 1 million dollars. Prior payments included 80 percent by Oct 7 and 10 percent by Feb 10, with the remainder on Mar 17 amid unseasonably hot weather and cancellations.
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Helena
E. K. Bowman
State Board of Hail Insurance
Bowman
England's Red Tape Turns Sweep Into Chimney Trap
In a southern England poorhouse turned military hospital a chimney sweep climbed into a wide chimney to free an army sweep stuck inside. The local sweep offered to extract him for fifteen shillings, and after an urgent wire the war office authorized removal at all costs.
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England
War Office
May Make Soap From Clay
England conducts extensive tests to use colloidal clay in soap making instead of fatty acids. If successful, the method could cut production costs and alter industry economics. Results are expected to be announced soon.
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England
Changing Cows to Pasture
The United States Department of Agriculture advises a gradual spring switch from dry feed to pasture to avoid milk drops. Start with limited daily pasture, gradually reduce grain, and supplement high producers with 3 to 5 pounds of grain daily to sustain milk and butterfat as cows adapt to fresh forage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Greatest Profit From Cows Says Research Bulletin
Records of cow testing associations show well fed cows yield the greatest profit. J B Fitch of Kansas State Agricultural College argues milking ten cows should involve selling two and feeding the rest more. He notes the average cow uses half her ration for maintenance and only the surplus produces milk, so overfeeding beyond maintenance reduces profit.
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J. B. Fitch
Kansas State Agricultural College
Dairy Cows Relish Silage For Balanced Ration
Silage suits dairy cattle but is not complete feed due to bulk moisture and low protein. Combine with alfalfa or clover hay and a well balanced grain ration for a proper diet.
Thrifty Growth of Heifers Feeds Promote Lean Gain
A six month to two year feeding plan aims for steady but lean gains in heifers. If nutrition is balanced to induce thrift without fattening, daily weight increases average about one pound, supporting healthy calving at maturity.
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J. K. Graves
Ingham Hotel
Sidney Miller
Bert Galland
Beaverhead County
War Department
S. W. Stewart
Weidel
Archie W. Mahon
Mahon
Stewart
M.S. Darling
U. S
George M. Bourquin
Darling
Nicholas Lystre
Conrad
Rod L., Leggat
New York
Cadlatin
St. Louis
Missouri
Fort Benton
Highland City
Missoula
J. P. Rowe
Interior Department
Yellowstone Park
Belknap Indian Reservation
J. L. DeHart
Montana State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Billings
Northwest
Hereford Breeders’ Association
State College
Bozeman
State Board of Equalization
City Itol
The
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Maysville
Kentucky
Panama
United States Navy
U.S
Pennsylvania
United States
Win
Admiral Britton
Sia Wilson
Captain Milton
Second Field Artillery
France
Keegan
Hindenburg
Marash
Cilicia
Near East Relief Mission Compound
State Commission
Hebgen Hatchery
Francis Steele Wood
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