This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1922
Page
1
The county office promotes corn as a dependable dry-land feed crop amid drought risk. Data from 1920 21 show 9106 acres planted 12400 tons seed corn produced 29430 bushels husked 381 seeds saved 3125 bushels. Emphasizes home-grown seed use and gradual acreage increases with proper care.
Citizens of Cut Bank plan a city holiday to celebrate the spudding in of the Black Masie well in the same section as Gordon Campbell Kevin Indicate near Kevin. A letter from the Cut Bank Commercial Club to Black Magic Oil Company announces the event. Drilling crew has begun assembling and constructing the rig and the material is on the ground.
A home talent minstrel show at the Odd Fellows ball in Malta Saturday evening drew support from local business men. Proceeds benefited the Phillips County Red Cross and the Malta band, with about 200 dollars cleared.
A 1749 Massachusetts note for 63 dollars and 62 cents with five percent interest could net $30,000 to $40,000 for Samuel T. Mather’s descendant Mrs Almyra Graylord Connor. The note was found in 1920s by her in a family trunk. a 1921 bill promised payment but no interest after a fine. A new bill may authorize payment as a moral debt.
Definite quotas for farm bureau camps at Glanwy and on the experiment station grounds near Havre establish funds to be raised by local leaders. Girls pay 8 dollars community and 3 dollars personal, boys likewise, covering all travel and camp costs. working clothes only, no extra expenses. List of communities and leaders follows.
A short time after taking out a new sister Dale Brown plans to plant one hundred acres of corn. Mr Perimeau of Malta claims turning hogs into corn fields last fall yielded two car loads of pork, calling it the easiest money he ever made.
The fragment lists participants from multiple schools and groups: West Alkali has boys and one girl. North has three girls. Whitewater N J Brandt includes two boys and two girls. Ynot lists Mrs T P McMullen with two boys and one girl. Zortman mentions Geo Mosher with one boy and one girl. Sandusky includes Mrs O Andrews with two boys and ten girls. Cirele Diamond and G DeWitt have two girls.
Chicago reports the United National Clothiers hold their sixteenth annual convention. Grandad’s suspenders in silver buckles and colored silk garnish the display with night shirts and rubbers in wet weather. The exhibit notes a shift away from cuffed trousers and a splash of red at the throat signals up to date styling. Silk scarves in blue or pink are popular among exhibitors.
Kevin Sweet Grass May 2 C M Britton of North Dakota to move a printing plant into Kevin and launch a new newspaper. Two easterners join the venture. Britton will print initial issues at the Sweet Grass Advocate office until his plant arrives. The Kevin Courier begins May 5.
A large Utah wool clip between 25 and 30 lots totaling 800000 pounds sold at 40 cents per pound. The Jericho pool, largely fine clothing wool with about 64 percent shrinkage, drew bids previously from 33 to 36 18 cents before two 40 cent offers arrived via Frank Sullivan of Boston after Montana Livestock Association events. Montana growers expect Montana 1922 clips to bring similar or higher prices.
Base Idaho May 4. State medical adviser Dr F W Almond charged Blackfoot asylum houses many sane people. In 20 cases examined no insanity found and commitment papers lacked basis. Attorney General's office moves to return inmates to their home communities. Almond cited elderly patients and a case where a woman was sent to the asylum to block a daughter's social prospects.
In Watford City a man peered into the Palmer home window while Mrs. Palmer hosted two friends. She fired when he crossed the room, missing as he fled. She then fired again from the back door, but the intruder vanished. Local complaints suggest a suspect and possible arrest.
A re check of seed grain loan applications from Philips County farmers shows 356 farmers seeking 57540 dollars for seed grain this year. Of these, 323 were forwarded to Grand Forks. 102 loans have been closed with funds received. Many applications were rejected mainly for poor yields and unattended 1921 loans, yet more than 200 farmers are expected to receive seed from the Federal Government this year. The act should raise small grain acreage and boost the county’s agricultural prospects.
The article notes 3 percent of small grain seeded and forecasts a big rise in feed crop acreage including corn and winter rye. It promotes land marketed by W. C. Macpherson: cut-over timber land with wood trout streams natural forage and ideal climate, within one to six miles of towns on the Great Northern Railway and an hour from Spokane. Ten year terms available with little cash this year directed to development and occupancy next year.
The Great Western Sugar Co of Billings Montana offers free sugar beet seed to Phillips County farmers to promote beet cultivation. They claim a local factory would raise land values and create wealth as beets thrive on both dry and irrigated lands. Write the county agent for seed and visit the Co-Operative store for available supply.
Lewistown May 1 Joe Montgomery registrar of the United States land office reports that a 40 acre block of the Wilschultz holdings in Cat Creek yielded near 750000 dollars in oil. Production from three forties exceeds 1500000 dollars. The March federal land royalties total 20000 with 5000 added for back corrections making a 25000 dollar monthly record.
Plentywood May 2. An explosion at Antelope eight miles south of Plentywood completely demolished the local telephone exchange. The stucco building lost its roof and many nearby windows were broken. Authorities suspect a high explosive and sweep for clues continues as samples are sent to experts. Sheriff Collins is investigating.
The piece traces C P Martin’s rise from guiding a cooperative to a leading state farming group, a stint in big business, then returning as manager of the Co operative. It highlights Western fever, New England woes, low wages, and tobacco farming as signs of a rural struggle and a shifted outlook.
Pam Johnson resigns as Phillips County sheriff citing farming and politics. John Russell, a deputy sheriff, takes the office with deputies Mike O’Neil and Leron R. Wood. Johnson leaves city life for the country amid green gas spring fever and prospects of bumper crops on an irrigated farm.
The appeal of Attorney General Leonhart Fowler seeking a dissolution of the marriage of motion picture stars Mary Pickford and Owen Moore was submitted to the Nevada state supreme court on stipulation of counsel. The case, first submitted January 30, was filed again on May 3 in Carson City.
Barney Feyk was sentenced in Lewistown to six months in the county jail and a $50 fine after pleading guilty to killing prairie chickens out of season. Deputy Tom Berkin arrested him. The justice condemned spring hunters who kill wildlife during this period as murderers for harming the young.
A train of 16 sealed express cars carried raw silk valued at $2,000,000 through Billings last week. The cargo was destined for eastern factories and inspected by railroad officers who checked locks and seals. Several armed guards accompanied the shipment.
If you may leave Saco within a year or two seek early information from Macpherson on lands in the Little Spokane River valley in Washington. Purchases can be made in small tracts at rock bottom prices with easy terms.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.