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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
7
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Federal officials in Butte say home-made wine stored in local cellars is not subject to immediate action. They note no notification to pursue prosecutions for nonoperative production and cite Rockford Illinois where 8000 gallons were seized. Cellars in Butte and Anaconda appear well stocked with wine grapes sold this fall.
In Missoula, City Herder Thomas R. Bishop auctioned six impounded horses for $16.50 at the city pound. Two horses sold for a dollar each, two two year old colts for $3.50 each, and a mare with colt for $7. Police Chief Moore acted as clerk while Bishop conducted the sale. Moore noted owners neglecting horses and recounted a owner’s indifferent reply to pound notices.
Minnesota Loan & Trust Co. of Minneapolis will publish a pamphlet to counter false drouth rumors about Montana. Representative Ns. R. Colburn of Great Falls says data are being gathered at the state capitol to show the real conditions and to refute tales of widespread desolation, cattle and sheep losses.
Great Falls reports Constable H. V. Cagle on a Helena trip when a big black bear crossed his path. His headlights blinded the animal which leapt into the car and climbed onto the driver before tumbling back into the vehicle. Cagle steadied the wheel and expelled the frightened bear to keep the road.
Workmen at the electric light plant north of Plentywood uncovered a stone maize grinder buried 12 feet deep. The round artifact with two lower holes and two upper plugs is believed to be a relic from pre glacial days used by ancient inhabitants of the region.
Elarbeth Preston a former slave and purported cook to General George A. Custer died at the county poor farm in Butte after living there over 20 years. She reportedly reached the hundred year mark and had shifted to a shack near hospital life following the district’s closure. She came to Butte with initial wealth but later relied on charity.
A New York woman who died recently bequeathed her companion 75000 dollars, her butler 8500 dollars, and her chauffeur a 7000 dollar automobile. The rest of the fragments note Iceland’s wireless news station and the closing of the American consulate at Almeria, Spain, with unrelated scientific trivia.
In Tilton Illinois Henry Ford John Burroughs and Thomas A Edison attend a Salvation Army meeting. Edison takes the tambourine during the collection and Ford and Burroughs add generous gifts. Edison adds his own contribution and hands over tambourine and hat full of money. No amount is announced.
Sun power pumping plants have been tested in California New Mexico and Egypt using mirrors to heat steam boilers or solar heated water to run low pressure engines. High initial cost and limited efficiency at narrow temperature ranges hinder solar plants from competing with other power sources.
The United States Department of Agriculture launches a national drive to replace scrub stock with purebred or high grade animals to meet future food needs. In cooperation with state colleges, the campaign will be supervised from Washington and state levels with emblems for cooperative breeders.
University of Missouri College of Agriculture urges year round cleanliness for dairy utensils. Rinse in cold water then hot water with a brush using grease free washing powder, rinse with boiling water, and air dry in sun away from flies. Clean hard to reach areas like the shoulder of large milk cans thoroughly.
Opinion split over removing all milk after the calf takes its first meal. Opponents argue partial milking leaves some milk and reduces fever risk, while proponents urge complete bag emptying as safer.
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