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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
4
Citizens wrestle with divine control and human error as Beaver Creek floods town when a nearby dam raises water levels. Residents question if irrigation missteps or judge and jury should share responsibility for the damage and call for action to prevent further spills.
The Arst Farmers Institute in Saco occurred last Monday amid muddy roads. Despite a lighter crowd, many gathered to hear Dr. Woods, whose address was well received. He urged farming to grow more scientific and to educate men in the field, noting demand exceeds supply.
Two roan work teams are offered for sale from the O S Taylor ranch located twenty miles south of Saco.
The Valley County Fair board and Glasgow business community push for more publicity to boost the county fair. The Saco Independent notes it cannot publish all bulletins citing business realities, while residents attend family visits and local events such as a basket social at Teiden school house and a Walsh White Water ball game.
A violent hail storm swept southwestern North Dakota on June 11 causing an estimated half a million dollars in damage. The path stretched 2 to 10 miles from the Montana line through Billings Hettinger Starx and Morton counties to Braddock in Emmons Winter rye fields were shattered beyond recovery and corn and wheat suffered heavy losses though some will regrow. Large hail fractured roofs and barns, killed poultry and livestock, with ice up to six inches in diameter and six feet deep in ravines near Fort Rice. Less than 20 percent of losses are insured. The storm was preceded by a 30 degree temperature drop and followed by heavy rain.
The editorial questions gate fees for ice cream and games at the fairgrounds and accuses the fair association of using crowds to boost advertising. It argues newspapers must sell space and should not be expected to fund publicity for the fair.
Mrs R O Manthey of Thief River Falls Minnesota and family arrived to join her husband at a claim near the Canadian line. G C Martin, manager of the Saco Co operative store, visits Minneapolis for a cooperative convention. H C Club to meet at Mrs J H Jordan’s home on Saturday June 27. Mesdames Eline and Hawver are readers. Hammond Reeze nearly lost his life at Lark Creek crossing when his team was swept away by ten feet of swift water. Leonard Resner rescued him and the team with a long pole amid heavy current.
The article describes California prospectors called pocket hunters who locate surface gold pockets in mountain deposits. Miners abandon sites when surface colors fade. a Trinity county pocket yielded as much as 45000 dollars in a few feet according to the Argonaut.
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy. It promises $100 to any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, urges sending for circulars, and notes sales through Wake Hall's Pills for constipation.
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