Gambling crackdown and local notices from Great Falls
The report notes enforcement against punch boards and sticker cards in Great Falls, with arrests expected if activity resumes. It also covers a Malta incident where a work wagon accident injured Miss Allie Hughie, a new fire truck for Laurel, crop and flood damages across several Montana towns, a drowning linked to Billings drainage, a Montana Power suit over crop damage, a fire injury in Butte, a bee shipment incident in Big Timber, a Northern Pacific road-building discount for governments, a Libby accident case, a Wegge vs Great Northern suit, the Kate Fratt memorial school dedication in Billings, a call from Secretary Stewart to county clerks on service voters, and the death of Joe Cook in Phillips County.
Edy seeks county by county status on road funds
Helena reports John N. Edy chief engineer of the Montana highway commission is asking county commissioners for their ability to finance state aid road work. The commission plans to advertise 2,000,000 in construction if local funds are secured and asks counties for bond data and fiscal capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
John N. Edy
State Highway Commission
Mr. Edy
Plains
Slump in bond market delays Montana road work
The Theodore Roosevelt Trail association at Duluth recommends postponing highway construction in Montana for a year due to extremely unfavorable bond market. They cite weak government bond prices, high costs, scarce labor, and advise focusing on repairs instead of new road bonds this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Shite Highway Commission
Theodore Roosevelt Trail Association
Duluth
Bochiteriehonince Counties Inc
Montana
Flathead Reservation to be Surveyed by U S Crews
A U S survey team led by J Scott Tarrison and George J Nighy will redo the Flathead Reservation land survey in western Montana. The arduous project retraces an older line through remote forested terrain crossing mountains and fire zones, with pack trains tents and daily camp changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trelena
J. Scott Tarrison
United States
George J. Nighy
Amertes
Flathead Iwan Reservation
Two Wives Seek Jail For Husband In Idaho Bigamy Case
Helena reports that two wives of Samuel W. Manning, brought back from Caldwell Idaho on a bigamy charge, went to Governor Stewart seeking action to keep Manning in jail. They claimed a miscarriage of justice and asked the governor to intervene. Stewart referred them to the county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Stewart
Samuel W. Manning
Caldwell
Idaho
Manning
Pueblo
Colo
Moonshine Still Explosion Sparks Fire in Butte Home
A moonshine still hidden in a residence in the Butte suburban district exploded causing a fire the fire department fought for an hour. No arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Passengers Flee Night On Fire Stricken NP Train
Several passengers fled in nightclothes after fire swept a dining car and its attached sleeper on Northern Pacific coast train No. 2 near Waco. The blaze, started by defective wiring, destroyed the cars. passengers aided to safety as the cars were cut from the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Waco
New War Risk Policies Ready for Conversion to Permanent Life Insurance
Readable provisions outline six permanent forms from ordinary life to endowment, with reinstatement allowed before July 1 1920 for lapsed policies. The plan offers three payment options, total permanent disability coverage, dividends, incontestability, cash surrender and loans, and flexible beneficiaries including spouses and relatives.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Bureau of War Risk Insurnce
I Fe
Secretary of the Treasury
D. F. Houston
R. G. Cholmeley-Jones
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Hfe
Government Printing Office
Ife
Tita
Cholmeley-Jones
Lfe
Curfew Rings for Faithful Fide
In Falmouth Kentucky nighttime curfew requires residents to keep dogs off the streets. Officials warn that dogs found roaming after dark will be impounded in a bid to enforce the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fide
Falmouth
Discarded X Ray Plates Used for Detroit Sanitarium
Detroit Health Commissioner Henry F Vaughn announces a thrifty plan to glaze windows of the Detroit Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium near Northville with discarded X ray plates cleaned of chemicals. He says the plates will save the city about $30 000 compared with new glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Detroit Municipal
Northville
Henry F. Vaughn
Pontchartrain
Vaughn
Keeping Sheep for Mutton on Small Farms
The article notes many areas especially hills and mountains where farms could keep mutton sheep for meat and wool. It highlights that home production is aided by youth clubs, sheep graze wide areas, need varied forage, and perform best on short fine grasses. It warns limited lambing and wool if confined to brush or poor land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Proper Care of Young Pigs
Instructions on early pig management advise trimming tusks soon after birth to prevent injury to sows and piglets. Use nippers to remove upper and lower tusks away from gums, avoid pulling, and if a pig grows fat cut its rooting in several places with a sharp knife to curb excessive nursing.
Opportunities for profits in purebred livestock breeding
The piece notes strong profits in purebred stock breeding as demand grows while only 4 to 5 percent of stock is purebred. It warns that success requires training and a serious time commitment to care and management, or else entering the business is a mistake.
Live stock notes on swine feeding and health
Self feeders save time and labor in feeding swine. The hog is the cheapest producer of animal fat. Hog louse is a persistent parasite. Sow feed and exercise are important. Proper care before lambing reduces losses. Uniform brood sow selection matters. Necrobacillosis or sore mouth in pigs is controlled by cleaning, disinfecting, and isolating affected animals.
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Great Falls
J. Y. Burns
Malta
Allie Hughie
Laurel Volunteer Fire Department
San Francisco
Joplin
Verne Sauer
Billings City
Donald Kennert
W. H. Kennert
Swan Hanson
Billings
Montana Power Company
Mary Doliner
Frank Sturm
Texas
Northern Pacific
William Bienick
State Accident Board
Bienick
Neill Lumber Company
Libby
Spokane
State Supreme Court
Charles Wegge
Great Northern
Wegge
Kate Fratt
Lenihan
Father Pauwelyn
St. Patrick's Church
C. T. Stewart
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Joe Cook
Phillips County
Joe Plummer
Missouri River
Edy
Flathead Reservation
Thomas Lipton
City Island
L. L
United States of America
District of Columbia
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