Fleming's Folly in Boone County Irrigation Battle
An absorbing tale unfolds as Link Flem addresses cattlemen about forming an irrigation company while Roper Kilgo schemes to undermine the plan. He pressures Soak Torby, a derelict mining engineer, to reverse his endorsement and denounce Hamiltons irrigation as a waste, amid prejudice and sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link Flem
Fog
Boone County
Roper Kilgo
Soak Torbey
Kilgo
Hamiltons
Irrigation comes to the Triple H spread at rancher meeting
Buzz Hamilton faces a shifting crowd as Link Fleming seeks bank support for a Silver Creek dam. Helen Hamilton, ne of the Triple H, declares her spread will join the project while Buzz resists. Torney’s stance unsettles the room and a plan edges toward action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Benson
Otto Pieper
Silver Creek
Pieper
Otto
Soak Torney
Link
Sam Bass
Star Loop
Sam
Bass
Orrey Jackson
John Mulrooney
Marty Bush
Torney
Mulrooney
John
Bush
Marty
Mel
Fleming
Buzz
Helen Hamilton
Triple H
Loak
Pine Seed Encounter Sparks Tense Exchange On Deck
Pinseed patrons bear witness as a heated moment spills in an exchange between a hot headed man and Roper Kilgo who bows and invites Helen to ride out to the spread. Kilgo smiles openly as a prior plan for private talk unfolds. (To Be Continued)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roper Kilgo
Helen
Canadian Botanist Dr. H. T. Gurstow Honored by Netherlands Society
Ottawa based Dominion Department of Agriculture botanist Dr. H. T. Gurstow, Dominion Botanist since 1910, has been nominated an honorary Member of the Royal Netherlands Horticultural and Botanical Society. The nomination notes his worldwide horticulture contributions and his role in founding Canada’s plant pathological service. He has held numerous science and pathology memberships and represented Canada at international conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands Society
H. T. Gurstow
Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Royal Netherlands Horticultural and Botanical Society
Holland
Canada
Gussow
Dominion
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Association
American Plant Pathological Society
International Agricultural Institute
Rome
Canadian Phytopathological Society
Royal Society of Canada
British Museum
British Royal Society
The
Linnean Society
Royal Horticultural Society
British Association of Biology
Societe Mycologique de France
Verinigung Fur Angewandte Botanik
Societe Pathologie Vegetale de France
Doctor in Chesterfield Inlet Alive Says He Is Not Dead
Dr L D Livingstone in charge of Chesterfield Inlet hospital north of Churchill declared he is alive after a report from Reginald Orcutt of New York that he was dead. Orcutt solicited details from a Saskatoon newspaperman and the Canadian Press relayed inquiries to Ottawa. Livingstone replied, If I am dead I don't know enough to lie down.
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Chesterfield Inlet
L. D. Livingstone
N.W.T
Churchill
Greenland
Reginald Orcutt
New York
Explorers’ Club
Copenhagen
Orcutt
Saskatoon
Radio Department
Ottawa
Livingstone
Botanical Garden Planned for Toronto In Canada
A committee led by Sir Robert Falconer seeks to establish Canada's first botanical garden in Toronto. The project, presented to the Royal Canadian Institute, aims to study plant growth nutrition disease and breeding and includes landscape gardening and gardener training facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Sir Robert Falconer
Toronto
Royal Canadian Institute
Hole in the Wall Tavern in Chancery Lane Noted by Hazlitt
An England tavern named The Hole in the Wall at Chancery Lane No. 38 drew boxing fame and Hazlitt referenced it in 1811. The long standing venue was extremely popular with boxers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Chancery-lane
No. 38
Hazlitt
Bank of Montreal Holds Strong at Annual Meeting
At the Head Office on December 2 a large gathering of shareholders approved the directors report for the year ending October 31. Assets totaled 732.8 million with profits of 3.005 million after tax, down from 3.204 million. Sir Charles Gordon warned that lower deposit rates, driven by government pressure, amount to a hidden tax as banks reduce earnings and pass losses to depositors. General Manager Jackson Dodds urged sound policy, economy, and tax relief to spur long term investment and essential public expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Montreal
Charles Gordon
Jackson Dodds
A Great Gentleman John Buchan in Ottawa Honor
Irving, Cobb, notes the transformation of John Buchan into Baron Tweedsmuir governor general of Canada. The writer recalls his wartime service, sharp wit, and kindness to American correspondents, praising his talents from press chief to famed author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buchan
Robert Louis Stevenson
Col
Sir John Buchan
Ottawa
Baron Tweedsmuir
Irving, Cobb
New Ultra Cold Thermometer Readies for Absolute Zero
University of California researchers W F Giauque and D P MacDougall unveil a thermometer capable of readings to one tenth of a degree near absolute zero. They claim no prior instrument offered such precision in the final coldest range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
W. F. Giauque
D. P. MacDougall
Pay For Luxuries In A Five Story Hen House
L Coffey keeps 500 White Leghorns in Granite Falls North Carolina in a five story apartment building. Each hen has a private apartment with comforts. They contribute to the market basket through higher egg production. The piece contrasts with an elephant that has one molar per side renewed six times in a lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Coffey
Granite Falls
N.C
Coffey
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional excerpt urges readers to accept their God given place and duties with contentment. It emphasizes aligning actions with providence and loving one’s community, citing a godly quote about appreciating one’s season and role in life.
Ends Inaugural China Clipper Trans-Pacific Flight
The China Clipper completed its inaugural mail flight to Manila and return ending December 6 at 11 36 a.m M S T. It flew 2400 miles Honolulu to Manila in 17 hours 1 minute boosting the 8000 mile return trip to 63 hours 28 minutes. The 16000 mile return leg required 123 hours 15 minutes. The first Pan American Airways oceanic seaplane service left Alameda November 22 stopping at Honolulu Midway Wake Guam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Honolulu
Pan American Airways
Trans-Oceanic
Alameda
Calif
Stopa
Hopolulu
Midway
Wake Islands
Guam
British Sub Sea Wolf launched at Greenock Scotland
The Sea Wolf, a Swordfish class submarine, is 202 feet six inches long and displaces 640 tons on the surface and 935 tons submerged. A separate note mentions the Ceylon cotton tree dropping leaves to prevent stored water evaporation in dry weather.
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Greenock
Scotland
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