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Marshal Makes Nome Observations on Idaho Sheep Industry
Indian Vacary June 1 1908 reports a warm climate and ranges in eastern Oregon. A snowstorm on May 15 causes lamb losses while northern Montana endures a severe blizzard with ten feet of new snow. Washington county hopes for a prosperous season under a democratic sheriff and county clerk. Sheep and cattle conflict eases as two mile law nears full enforcement. most sheep stay within two miles but will move to mountains. Sheep men lease lands to expand ranges and strengthen the school fund. Local towns benefit from sheep trade, rail shipments, and hay markets. Hog farming grows on Hog Creek Bed Rock area and Indian Valley to Crane Creek. Angora goats may become established to clear thickets and return to bedding grounds. The note praises wool and sheep prosperity, then shifts to an advertisement style closing about Bucklen’s Attic Salve and local merchants offering tools and hardware.