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VOLUME XLVII
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, Thursday, December 11, 1947
Number 3§
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A matter has come up within the
past week or 10 days that may
curtail materially the usual winter
operations of the J. Neils Lumber
romnanv «sa wrn il 1 at Libbv accord
lumber «»mnanv officials
"töSflSaS unfortunate
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>nf f rMn»ni r>f rpffiiiatinns bv the
stete htehwav deÄenT relatif
i-Sn*r
TnittrrTtn^r hnftnf iSS-r SSfiSîr
mitted to be hauled h *£ w 9 y
the city recently checking on loads,
nf in^ Kpinif hauW hv thp local
lumber company trucks and found
them to be over the permissible,
usoiohtc a, established hv Montana
law The usuS fines were imposed
against the lumber company.
, Mean f. a , Slowdo Tr ,
. Tbe lead that we will be per
mitted to haul is about 60 Per cent
of what we have been hauling and
what should be hauled if we are
te operate economically." said
Neils, logging superintendent of the
Neils company. "To force us to the
smaller loads will raise the logging
costs unduly high," continued Mr.
Neils. "We will still have to maintain
the same number of men in thel^,,^
woods and operate the same number
of trucks, at much reduced pro
duction.
"But that isn't all of the dif
ficulty." said Mr. Neils. "Held to
this reduced production, we shall
. be unable to get in any surplus
isisy Zrxs ?gr
caused bv the spring break-up. That
will mean a shutdown of the saw
mill of from four to six weeks."
Claims Loads Not Damaging
No one could object to holding
loads down so as not to unduly
wear the highways. But in this
connection a peculiar situation has
developed. The lumber company
sists. and highway officials admit
that the heavy loads hauled
the lumber company on its large
tandem-wheel trucks with their
larger tires, are not as destructive!
to the highways as much lighter
loads hauled by lighter trucks.
Some might reasonably doubt
statement but it has been proven
to be true.
The highway department at
time built a testing device into
highway that would register on
graph the impact imparted to
roadbed by different types of trucks
and weights of loadw^It was there
proven conclusively that the
dem -type truck, with a much heavier
load, was far easier on the roadbed
than the lighter, single-axle truck.
This is because of the rolling
i-ocking action imparted by the ten-1
dem wheels as they pass over the
small ridges and depressions found
in everv highway. The lumber
The
cerned over this situation and
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The first state-wide Montana
sä ratxusS
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General sessions on the first day
consisted of talks of Junior Red
Cross, chapter organization and ad
ministration. public information,
public relations, fund raising, chap
ter finance, planning chapter pro
f y TL säiä;
o^thete ex'äriences" 8 Steff^mem"
suggestions and advice.
The banquet held in the Rainbow
Room thp pveninv of the first dav
was attended by fpproximately two
hundred people and featured Ray
Schlatterbeck, Deputy Administra
tor of Medical and Health Services.
Midwest Area, the American Red
Cross, St Louis, Mo., as speaker,
His talk gave those present a clear
understanding of the functions of
the American Red Cross and stressed
its role as an assisting agency rath
er than a dominating orte.
On the second day the assembly
was divided Into panel discussion
groups for Home Sendee. Volunteer
Services, Disaster Preoaredness
First Aid, Water Safety and Ac
cident Prevention. Home Nursing
Junior Red Cross, and Nutrition'
These smaller meeting were very
informal and each delexate . out
lined the nroblems of th^lr <m»n
communitiei and how th^v
handled. mey were
Libby Delegates
Report R. C. Meet
The late afternoon and evening
sessions were taken up with the
craning National Blood Program
which will be well under way by
Cewtmued on Page Six
!Libb V Lions Sponsor
Home Decoration
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A large group of members at
tended the Lions meeting last Mon
day evenin g. Two guests were
present. Rev. James Davidson, the
new pastor of the Presbyterian
: Church, and Earl Welton of the
jM iÎTCSSÎ.
£ r . red summer to j Coot f" 1
National Forest, and located in Lab
by- . . .
Much busm f ss was token care oi <
the Laons P lannm 8 a Christmas
party which Chairman Paul Church
ex r,î! Tb"
iSpiWill be a stag affair on December
l 003 ** 00 be announced later.
J** Liona wil1 «ward prises for
' the h** 1 de «> ra ted bornes and yards
j L,b by this Christmas season. Jim
! Hams. chairman> fry». to have
reS,dent par ^P* t * ui this
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Harry CobbledlCk
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H Cobbledick was born July
^ ,o«/ • Tauicionk nounn^Ki.«
E nÄ i an ci He came to Trov in 1889
M Howell ' He died Deremher s
194? t Tro , . „„ '
f iv „' t h« nnd •> dfv« y
Surviving Him arp f «on lam«'™
L Cobbledick Trov 4 erandchdd
5 ^ ereaSramtehUdrln^^ 4 rfen I
h 'Cornton Siwkâne Wn •
^A. Thornton^Renton^Wm;' Trch
Thornton Wallace Ida - Will Thorn
tQ n n Angeles' Caiif One s^s 1
J 00, Annie
' lir ' viv 2« U England, also
SU ^ al services were held Sun j
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g. nffieiaMn^ Mr« riToi I
at .h- ïîuio a?comiS
Mrs v Wl l p cif° fl
S 0 t0 j who ^
Sunsef" In termen^ waf In 0 ^ I linn?
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;, C T ,J umor presents
Q 3 nff Ual pla ^ s 9" December
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one-act plays
h '•R n hht n «£v OS pl * ,f ir ? sent f t j °9
iii„ B ? by '. Sa ? u. st 9? od
onejj e a S p f US , a if° W , l .^l r J 3Ughter
a h,,, n ^„ I1 0 ^ r i ho ^°,„ I ! oar i! ooa comedies
a!™ hi y 1 B ay * hoping to see.
the; f . p y g h ff_„ yo 9 a rich ^ lse
°L be '°L ^ man ^ When
y ^,n,, eng n? in ^, comedy * we
tan-if. t if y . 9 will agree with
j. _ 3 n %f barrel ox laughs
. : ipj 0 , cast cnarac
d ÎY„„,° an . 1Iy
or : ° „ „9^ Pelzer. ^' orri ^ e Pe V
»Ü® xr Paul Beccarl
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19 ys ery ' cor 9 e . dj admirably adapted
is g rhard apd Norman 8 AdamsoiU m ^
threatening to °become dull^when
Elaine, a mysterious guest appears.
(Although Elaine has been in th' P
j house g two days, Aunt Ma^gar^t
declares she knows nothing about
her and has not even seen her The!
kidnapping of Polly the wealthiest
( „ uet caU ses intense excitement
hääi..
**Ada Gives First-Aid" is a riotous
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reasons that her country needs her,
so she organizes a dass in first-aid!
although she doesn't know the dif-;
f erence between a break and a
sprain| Ada jnvites *
gi r ig" (Marvel Leckrone, Shirley
| aenen ^ LeDuc> Hazel Ok
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L^ura ^Wimarns^Gtenda CarroU
1 that "A'da cTvp« 0 " Fte«1
£ a } lv Ada
reall y °9 e of the funniest comedies
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THE WEATHER REPORT
Following is the weather report
for the past week, furnished The
Western News through courtesy of I
the Libby Ranger Station:
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Dec. 4 :.37 29 .041
Dec. 5 .37 28 .00
Dec. 6 & 7—No Report
Dec. 8 .31 15 ,06
Dec. 9 .32 15 .00
'Dec. 10 .27 12 .01
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1716 annu al Moose Christmas tree
P r °8 ram > sponsored by the Moose
Lodge and Ladies of the Moose, will
be held at 8 o'clock Monday, Dec.
22. at the Moose Hall.
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Mrs^ Amelia Spranger received
word Sunday of the death of a broth
er on All Souls Day, in Bavaria,
Germany. He had suffered a light
stroke a short time ago and ap
peared to have recovered, but death
came suddenly on Nov. 2.
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At a meetin « the
County Finance Committee held
the courthouse Tuesday afternoon,
committee * members reported the
amount of money raised to date:
Kootenai Valley GraMe ^ 4 «0 00
cabinet Grange ^ . 15440
Measure Grlmge "Z!;!!.";;!"-"! fSSfi
Uraland Grande , SiK)
'Tobacco Valiev Granne 86 00
I ^See Com Club A SJS
lTee ^° m ' ^ lU0 . gg
Tnfnl utm
^ foUowinf organization.™
also act jvely engaged in ralifcBf
(funds for this exD^rimcnt Btdtkffi
but their reports were not available
for the meeting:
Libbv Chamber of Commerce
Troy Business & Professtodal
Men's Club
T l a l C L! a ey Improvement As
FiüSSsSrm Union
pf™ ^Tinten
Trego Farm Union
11,0 W 0013113 State Legislature
jhas appropriated funds to operate
Northwestern Branch Agriculture
Experiment Station but has told
the Northwest Counties that if they
1 station they must raise
, m °D ey *Äo Whic u p V rC J^
|30,000 is the goal.
hea ? 3nd . Cou " t,es T . ha Y e
ffnty hi a $ Sa ITil SoTmI
xr° U L y . a CJUOt3 . 01 *LîhH). A»
Northwesterncounties are busy at
the Posent time putting on a drive
for f un d s . By working hard it is
hoped that this drive will be eom
sh " rl,y,,,er,he,,rst,h
11 15 only through research
!Sle,dy «^»ncemen. is made thru
an V enterprise, whether it be farm
in g or industrial This experiment
statlon is very likely to be located
Flathead or Lake County when
it would be centrally located for
the Northwest. This station will
carry out soils and crop work. Ex
periments will be carried out 00-1
operatively with farmers through
out the various counties. Lincoln
* County does not produce enoufln
f eed grains or hay or other fansiiJ
12.products to supply its local neeA
new crops ' Creased yields
better land management, and
°f fertilizers will result through
experiments carried out by the pro
P° sed experiment station and by!
farmers of Lincoln County coopéra
ting with the experiment station,
the farmer is going to have increased
P roductioi > a " d therefore have in
,creased purchasing power and will
us|be in a better position to buy more
consumer goods which the local
mexchants of Troy, Libby, and Eur
eka have for sale and both the
Ifarmer and the merchant will
.'profit.
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I n rr n D FIRST
DEGREE MURDER
date fixed for him plead.
j , ®*ber matters take P n up were
^ lvorc ^ granted to Margaret J.
Gamac be from LeRoy L. Gamache
" aynard C. , Heise from Lillian Mae
! Mary Kidd from James E.
Kldd -
Probate matters took up the re
mainder of the time.
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Muc |i Enjoyed
; of Libby's pilots "Bombing" andl
i Spot Landing.
Ace Metcalf won the Cub Spot
Landing with Ed Truman running
a close second. Unmng |
In the Cruiser Soots Kpnnpth
Baeth and Johnny Corbett ^ed f^
1 The Bombin « contest was close ;
• ""«1 the last two bombs dropped
by Corbett ar > d Peters nosed him
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Next Sunday Kalispell plans to
bring their ten best pilots to Libby
to compete against Lobby's sharpest
!ten. Libby's competitors shal^be !
decided this week with Qualifying 1
'contests being held all week
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LIBRARY FURNISHES
CHRISTMAS SONGS
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for the last two years the Lin- j
County Library has supplied ;
dlfferen t clubs and organizations in
J™™ with mimeographed sheets of,
Christmas songs for group singing.
Tb** year the staff has made up,
a booklet containing words of most|
of the well-known and loved Christ
mas songs and they are available
for use by individuals or organi
zations in quantities up to one
hundred. H jit
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Maurer,
Mary and Jim. plan on leaving
here by car on December 18, to
spend Christmas and New Years
visiting relatives in Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
TOLD*ANNUAL MErnNG LDERS
The Annual Stockholders meet
mgof the Silver Butte Zinc-Lead
'S° s " ,rs ^ a ™"^V
Officers elected for the ensuing
year were Wm. Curts of Malta,
president; Fred C. Kohler of Jordan,
vice-president; C. H, Hedges
Libby, director.
Contrary to a previous report,
operation at the mine, 42 miles
«outheast of Libby, are in progress
thru the winter with Iver Ander
son m charge. The past season has
been wholly devoted to develop
ment work and the installation
new buddings and machinery in
75 1011 mill and further drifting
the tunnels.
i This, with the acquiring of nine
additional claims, has riised the
value of the property so that
the annual meeting it was decided
by the board to wise the value
one dollar per
share, to be m effect on Jan. 1, 1948.
It is the intention of the company
to start milling operations and pro
duction of. concentrates as soon as
weather conditions permit in the
spring of 1948. _
SCHOOL funds DISTRIBUTED
1N NOVEMBER TOTAL OVER
EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND
The total of school monies dis
tnbuted to Lincoln County schools
during the month of November a
mounted to $81.872.77, according to
a statement made yesterday by Co.
Superintendent W. J. Anderson,
Following are the totals:
Flat-general School . $22,656.01
H s Tax Coll. 47,265.72
g°* S* Teach^ *'%}?*
H S. Teacher Retire. 202.76
Gr. School Trans. 2.805.23
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Total $81,872.77
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A new plan for insurance of
Neils Lumber Company's em
'ployees was submitted to the mill
ttSWlnd woods foremen and the
use'ecytive officers of the company
Monday evening; and Tuesday even-1.
mg to all members of the unions
who were in attendance as mem
, bers or by invitation at the regular
j meeting of the mill workers' local,
The plan which was presented and
explained by representatives from
the Equitable Life Assurance Soc
iety of the United States, received
the unanimous endorsement Mon
,day evening of the meeting at the
Mill office.
All employees of the company
having three months or more em
ployment and with a work schedule
) 0 f 32 or more weekly hours are
1 eligible for participation. Employ
medtoi -
1 In event of death from any cause
! whatsoever the full amount of life
»nsurance is päyable either in a
lump sum or instalments as desired.
The insurance automatically ter
minâtes 31 days after termination of
employment, but during that per
1°^ tR e insured may apply for and
receive regular life insurance from
Liaasafttr—
amount equal to or^less than amount
clden * s occurring while away from
|work. In a similar manner a maxi
mum l? weeks disability clause cov
er * n 8 sickness and non-occupational
accidents is included. Both the
c * d ental death and dismemberment,
and the accident anci s,ckness ^"^and
p~. urm,na,ion * cm -
th ^ N^k LuXr Company^aSd
;'? g i _"' ad ® pay n cbool i s ntQ
claims are settled and payments are,
m^bbv ^The^^untVto^firïnPP
issued U dptprminpH hv
aèe nav rpppivpH hv th!>
during JTkI?
Fivht g Hiffpront hrapVofi ? k Q Jf ei r!™'i
vided ranvim? fmm a 6 *îl«c
Da m t g g *i«n nnH
a i i 19 - ° ver . wage,
IS S u
4 n P y « during the
b °urs average weekly period re-;
if've at least $45 and less than $55.
Z?! f rQ î^ k Ai, provides $2 °00 hfe
an accidental death
and dismemberment clause as a
b°y e explained amounting to $2,000
« x "' a ' a"« a weekly accident and}
5iF knes * benefit as explained of $25.
monthly cost to the employee
receiving this insurance is $2.25.
The plan is worked out to make)
possible for company employees
buying as a group and assisted by
the company to buy a good in
surance at an exceptionally low
rate, and its popularity with the
employeeais ja.sily understandable,
Read The news in the Classifieds,
Fresimon-Harmato
WedcÜllQ OcClirS
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Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 4—
The chapel at Headquarters Fif
teenth Air Force was the scene
Wednesday of the wedding of Mrs.
Phyllis B. Fresiman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Boyes,
Libby Mont., and S/Sgt Raymond
J. Harmata Minneapolis, Minn,
Chaplin (Lt Co 1 ) Eugene J,
Graebner officiated at the double
ring ceremony.
The bride was attired in a silver
a metallic afternoon dress She wore
wine-colored accessories and an
orchid corsage.
Miss Elizabeth Smith was maid
of honor. S/Sgt Eugene Nation
was best man. A reception follow
ing the ceremony was held in the
Non-commissioned
th w Colorado
ICrs. Harmata came to Colorado
h^r^from S &»kane^Wash®
moved here from Spokane Wash.,
m l»4J. one is presently a sçc
«Jary'in the «P^atio^ andtram
Fome Storneant HarmatT was as
signed to the same section on re-1
enlistment in the Air Force in Jan
uary of this year.
Following a «hört u/eddino trin
the coup i e w jn ^ a t home at 1718
E Pikes Peak Avenue
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Mod * ArLs club met Tuesday
evSS'wilh Lota Brow? j£SüS
. Stella Reid serertarv Plans for'.
chrtetm« d^v on ' DecmSr
|bf. Chr| stmas party on UwemDer
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ÏT and the dLneinV is to start i
irmaT a«
.»■'h J»™- " dre8s "
! Y tw» fifiv f n ..r naiH
are now fifty-four paid
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rL^ithre a *..'Burial
imHii?^ mH "l^lnim^ u,«f Mm
,troduced and welcomed were Mrs.j
B. ]F. Rob.mson M,* 1 an<1
Officers' Club at
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®' d £ ,■ Del1 ' ana Mrs> Kay
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The club members spent a lovely
s, ogmg Christmas music
ex-!™*"" 3 Ratekln " accom
P a £ ist >
Hostesses for a delightful s 9^' al
(bou r were Mrs Leslie Bloom Mrs,
Ra Jj* ".T 1 ^ else
and Mri) - Haiold Chappell
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The last rail shipment of Christ
mas trees from the County and
from Eureka was made Thursday,
December 4. reported B. F. Robin-!
son. County Agent. This years ship
ment of 196 cars of Christmas trees,„
from the County is only 75% as
areiöaSk'" ot
bsj* *n s
Troy 6 cars
Fortino Scars
r> PeX ^ 0rd *u .... 2 cars ,
Poor weather conditions and a
bad infestation of the Douglas Fir
Needlecast Fungus, both of which
affected the keeping qualities of the
trees cut and in the yards was
largely responsible for the smaller
Ngw Pastor Called
To Libby Church
Thc Rel. and Mr*, .a*« David
son arrived in Libby last week from
Conrad. Mont., having been ex
tended a call to the pastorate of
the First Presbyterian Church of
ac-ithis city. Mr. Davidson took up
the work in the new field at once,
held his first services as the
.'rAr'"' " n Sund " y
Rt 'd M ' D f V . ids ° n has h *u d
ahIÎqT B ^ lf ast Ireland to Canada in
where he served as a Presby
terian Sunday school missionary
f °n \ 2 H K e t th 9 n ac cepted a
p 3 ^ *n *«!»• Presby t erian church of
Bussell. Mmn., and served pastor
ate * S , m Mmn „ es ° ta and f South .
lî ntl coming to Montana in 1944.
tî, avin ^. bl en ?*}} ed as P 35101- . tbe
Conrad Pr ®fbytenan church. He
served the Conrad church for three
y T.' , resigni "i the pa ^ rate
jf nd taking up The work here. Let
ters to Libby friends from Conrad
people report that the Conrad
| church made a fine growth fman
|ciaUy. spintually and m member
ship under Mr. Davidsons leader
ship.
Both Ml . and Mrs. Davidson ex
piess themselves as greatly pleased
with ubby and look forward to
their work here with eagerness,
LIBBY TERRIERS LOSE
TO KALISPELL BRAVES
The Libby Terriers lost their
fin* ^ ^
score totaled 35 to 22.
exceptional civic spirit and was al
ways willing to expend himself in
fj" effort to further the growth of
the community. Until the last few
years when health made it impos
sible, Vern, as nearly all of the
public as well as close friends knew
. him ' did his share and many time»
more, in spending extra hours to
help charity causes.
He was a veteran of the First
World War. and as a member and
ofTicer in Austin Reed - V p °st No. 97
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many hours to Legion work and
'betterment of veterans.
Funeral services WPrc he i d Tues
da F morning in St. Joseph's Cath
olic church with Rev - p r P O'Malley
s.
cloutier - Mrs - Orvilla G Murray
and Mrs. Norman Rlsley with M™ V
Irwin B Flesher at the organ
Pallbearers were Lee Sleizer
Sam Auger. Ernest Wood, George
Otenn Lockronh SrTÏÏS
D *er.
with full military honors
was made in the Libby cemetery
the ritualistic service of y th C e e A S:
Death lakes a
Well Known
Business Man
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Vernon L. Crotteau was born in
Merrill, Wis., January 27, 1894 and
passed away at his home December
4, 1947 at the age of 53 years, 16
months and 7 days.
He came with his parents to Lib
by in 1906 making his home here
for 41 years. He graduated from
the Libby high school being the
first boy graduate.
Mr. Crotteau took
Anna A. Motichke
1918. To this union were bom
eight children, three of whom pre
ceded him in death.
In 1919 he purchased the South
Libby Purity Store which he built
into an enterprising business during
his 28 years of public service.
During his nearly half century of
life here Mr. Crotteau showed
as his bride,
February
18 .
an
LegiQn bejng ^ JJJ«
Reedy Post No. 97 was in charge
Surviving are his wife Anna hi«
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Roberts of
Libby, Valentine and Frances of the
' homeland Twto sons Jamesand
, John of the home as well as two
grandchildren
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' Crottcaus sister Mrs
son ^ Great Falls mH h„r hmit
| a nd wives Mr and Mi« w
! Motichke of Columbia F.II«
Mr and Mrs Eri Sirhk/nf Wht«
, fish,
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fu a f 3 n* S u Ctl ° n °L the u State
^-"säss
jporUon^of *1 h ^ °St^te"easf of^tlfi
SSSSàÜ ha! a ItaüoT at M^
casin northern Montana has a ste
. „ Q 0 °,t na ha »^r 3 * Sta
' staUon at Huntlev n^a^Bü"
oas a an d Eastern Montana haf
, , ,l
stat j 0 ns i« rirrvini/rJf^n of w hes 9
a . Y?? k agricultural
sltsl
Kt®
crons beine introduepd inimHnp
tTn of crons that are ^dis^Tnd
insect resistant, introduction of new
kinds of crons nrouci tvnes -mH
rates of fertilizer to aDDlv to var
ious crons etc
N nrt Zp«Jrn u„ 1 K
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^ ^^'^oir^rigmates^teom
tern. The soif formed in the great
plains area is largely residual and
i s much more uniform Rpoausp
Northwestern Montana's soils and
climate are different from the rest
c f the State, the vegetation that
grows here is different. Perhaps
the most noticeable difference is
in the forested areas. Western White
Pine, Tamarack, Western Red Cedar,
Hemlock and Grand Fir are among
'he trees growing here that are
not found in the rest of Montana.
Because our soils and climate are
different from the rest of the State
we need an experiment station in
this area to cope with the problems
of the diversified soils and climate
that are peculiar to our own area.—
B. F. Robinson.
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RANGERS ATTEND
TRAINING SCHOOL
Attending a
ranger's tr aining
school at the Remount Station at
Ninemile, this week
Albert and assistant
ton of Fortlne, Ranger Gram bo of
Rexford, Ranger Trosper of Raven
and John Milo Bragovick, timber
sales assistant of Troy.
are Ranger
Ranger Ful-