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6. II. NEW ME IS 1161 PUNNED REPORTS SAY GREAT NORTHERN planning survey K>F PROPOSED UNE FINANCIAL «10 IS PROMISED Residents Along New Route Express Willingness to Subscribe for Stock to Have the Road Completed Reports In Lewistown and eastern Montana towns that President Ralph Budrt of the Great Northern has agreed to send one of the railway's vice presidents to the section most vitally Interested In the project, has revived Interest In the proposed con struction of the new Great Northern line between New Rockford, N. D., and Lewistown. The road between Richey; Mont- end Watford City, N. D., already has been constructed. In order to complete the cutoff It will be necessary to construed lines from Richey to Lewistown and from Watford City to New Rockford. If the cutoff Is completed a large sec tion of eastern Montana will have a new outlet to both the east and west. The proposed line would pass through Dawson. McCone, Garfield Richland, npd Fergus codntles. It would serve the Cat Creek oil field. Richey, Circle, Jordan, Wlnnett and a number of other towns In addition to providing more transportation facilities for Great Falls. Helena, Billings and other Mon tana cities. Reports coming from North Dakota are that residents along the proposed line have expressed a willingness to sHlawrtlK» necessary a m o unt s to Great Northern stock at par In order to have the road complete«]. New Rockford al ready has pledged $500,000 and Mc Lean county In North Dakota has promised a similar amount. Kill Many Wild Animal« During the month of December the regular anlurled and co-operative hunt era working under the direction of the federal bureau of biological survey de stroyed 782 true predatory animals ac cording to the monthly letter received from R. E. Bateman, leader of the driver The month's kill consisted of 31 bob cats, 749 coyotes, a lynx and a wolf. In addition to the predatory list, 10 badgers. 14 skunks and 70 porcupines were killed. Important Promotion Chester C. Do vis. for several years editor of the Montana Farmer and state commissioner of agriculture un der the Dixon administration, hns gone to Washington, D. C„ to net ns the Washington representative of the American farm bureau. His new po sition pays a salary.of $10,060 n year. Mr. Davis, since leaving Helena IflSt spring, has been connected with the Illinois Agricultural association. The name of the Sunburst Oil and Giu{ company yraa tbanffed by the stockholders at the annual meeting nt Helena to the Stinburst Oil and Refin ing company, aqd the capital stock was Increased, from $385,000 In share« of $1 par value to $3,000.000 In shares of $1 par value, $2.000.000 of the new stock to be common, and $1,000,000 In 7% per cent preferred stock, nil non assessable. !4LXjCCC4ük"«u*j*i»:»"45C4i3c«cj»;>;>:;4C3*;Ao; p t WE MUST INVEST V| FIRST OF ALL Don't you think that b«fore * ÿ we ask others to come with their fc money and resources to aid In the upbuilding of oqr towns and £ atate, that we should inveat all our own efforts and resources In £ buxine«« enterprise«? >. i*< Montana money has done much $ >; for other localities. It can do !*; much more for Montana. Mon >: tana money must «how the way !«j J before we can expect substantial J ' sum« of outside money for da- ÿ velopment of our own resource«. * ♦ ♦ ♦. >; .♦ a * ,♦ * our own ; K * Blackfeet Champion« Representatives of two generations of Indian dancers, White Grass and Master Crow Feathers, of the Glacier National park reservation, won the "Blue Beaded Buckskin Ribbon" as an nwnrd for the most artistic Indian dancing ever seen upon the grass carpeted prairie, or elsewhere. They danced in competition with 20 tribes at the celebration attending the re-dedi eating of Fort Union, Mont. At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the American National bank of Forsyth the following board of dir ectors was elected for the year 1926; R. D. Mountain, W. E, Clarke, G..D. Whitney, T. J. Wegener and J. C. Kln kade. A. D. Sibley has been elected presi dent of the Hardin chamber of com merce by the new board of trustees sind D. L. Egnew vice president and Carl Rankin secretary. Butte Pioneer Dies Joseph Chauvin, aged 77, well-known broker and one of rhe early business men of Butte who made history in tbe struggling camp hood days of Butte, died » few days ago in that city. H« i»«d boon In III health during the last five month*. During »ale years he had tondue«*] u brokerage business, there I RULING OF L G. 0. «IDS MURE STATE Keeping Up of Export Rates Gives State Two Grain Marketa to Ship To By refusing to allow northwestern railroads to cancel export totes grain «md grain products moving from western Montana points to Pacific coast ports, the Interstate commerce commission has ,,Qrovlded_ Montana fanners with two grain markets. Those In the western part of the state can continue to ship their producta to the west coast fit a lower rate than for ordinary grain shipments, and those east of Billings find a market at St. Paul and other eastern milling places. Following the recent Helena hear ing. the matter was carried to the In terstate commerce commission, with the result that the railroads were ordered tö maintain the export rate on grain. The national body upheld the contentions of the Montana grain men and the railroad commissions that the rate was of great benefit to grain producers of this state. on Surety Company Settles Full settlement with Interest from Feb. 11. 1924, has been made by the American Surety company of New York, on Its bond of $75.000 given to the secure Custer county deposits. Commercial National bank at Mile« City. Litigation on this bond hns been pending In the federal court since last May. The surety company offered a settlement last October for the amount of the bond with Interest but demand ed that the county upon receiving pay ment make an assignment to the surety company of Its claim against the hank tf> (he extent of 175,000. The county refused to accept the money under those conditions, contending that until the county has been paid the full amount of Us claim the bank either hy sureties or by dividends from .the re ceiver of the 'bank, no assignment should be made. By an assignment It Is pointed out, the surety company would have participated In each 10 per cent dividend paid to date by fhc re ceiver. The settlement was made without Such assignment. Treasure Stafe Tabloids Insfallntion of an Ice plant nt the Montana Soldiers' Home at Columbia Falls has been authorized by the state board of examiners. Dying hns become unpopular In Me Cone comity, It seems, from the vital statistics given out by Alma Storm, vital statistician for McCone county. In 1925 there were tout 12 deaths In the county und 65 —births. Both these total» nre far below 1024 figures. Construction of a superintendent's cottage nt all expense not to exceed $7.300 and an addition to the grade school building to cost not more than $,'<0.000 at the Montana Orphans' Home bas been authorized by the state board The cost will be borne of examiners, by the educational bond Issue. The Sawyer Stores, Inc., with head quarters at BUI Ing»;- opened Its nine teenth Mon (aha grocery supply house In Sidney, taking over the stock and fixture» of the Yellowstone Mercantile company, a pioneer firm which has op erated since Sidney was established as an Inland crossroad. The Montana Smelting and Refin ing company'- with g capiini stock of $5,000,000. and the principal place of business nt Basin, Mont., has filed ar ticles of Incorporation at Helena. Ar thur Tuttle, a Boulder hanker; Gus Wallin, a Boulder merchant, and John F. Wallin, a Basin merchant, are the Incorporators. Announcement has been made of the appointment of Captain E, A. Ecktnaa of Minnesota to the position as assist ant superintendent of the Yellowstone National park, succeeding P. B. BHk ert, who resigned In September, 1925. Captain Eckman began his government career as lieutenant of constabulary, Luzon Island, Philippine«. Extensive revision of laws regulat ing allotments of land to Crow Indians In this state, near Hardin. Is proposed In a bill by Chairman Leavitt of the house Indian affairs' committee. The changes which are chiefly to revise the system of tribal benefit from Indi vidual Irrigation projects. Incorporated proposals sponsored by the tribal coun sel In hearings before the committee. Names of 19 of the 24 Great North ern railway stations between Cut Bank and Columbia Falls will be changdU to promote Interest In the historical and geographical background of the sta tions. W. R. Smith, general superin tendent, has announced. The action Is a result of an upper Missouri histori cal expedition l«at summer, when hun dreds of people visited historical dis tricts In the northern part of the atate under the direction of the railroad. Charles A. Mackensle of Havre, waa elected president at the northern Mon tana district meeting of American Leg ion posts in Havre. Firs at Shalby The former Equity elevator at Shel by containing about 15,000 bushels of grata, was destroyed by fire entailing a loss of $6,000. which Is partially cov ered by Insurance. .The flames were ignited daring a dust explosion while Frank Hanna, manager of the elevator, waa working with a blow torch In the pit, and spread quickly. €R0: :zi: 'f—f* 7 © r t 5 4 2 3 k it * Tô 12107 II 7 15 14 -O» A 19 20 2 \ 18 X 25 123 22 I . 27 rai 30 T S 3 [33 32 40 35|3b^B37 38 39 49 48 45 52 5» ^5 «Copyright, Horizontal. 1—To ekoke -A city la Ok la T—Beheld! 10—A garment aae« for reverts« ■ «reaa A certain weight 14— Ta reach frone aae «art ta anatker 18-A —V It naacBlIee same IT BatalaeS IS—A «nil (abhr.) 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The report on laat fali'i farrowing shows that the fall ptg'crop la 11J per peat ♦mailer than id jghe fall of 1924. 'ft 1« estimated tiiat'the number Of spring pigs In the Uhif^d Stages afin be 11.9 greater than ilk the spring of 1926 By JOHN DEXTER The Department point« out, however, that the expressed breeding Intention« of farmers are frequently too high, that previous surveys have shown that the actual number of nows bred la from eight to 10 per cent lower than the expressed Intentions. From this U I* expected that there will be but little Increase In bog production this year. Discussing the economic problems of th« farmer before a farm audience at Montana State College recently, J. E. Erickson, governor of Montana, stated that there Is a great need for the sta bilization of value# tor farm products, and referred to the plan tor disposing of surplus crop« through a government pointing the eglslatlon In export corporation as right way." National 1 fpvor of labor, Industrial orgaidzg tkms, railroads and banks, was des cribed as a "species of price-fixing" and mich legislation has given organi zation« the means of controlling sup ply and a consequent control of prices. Com and Bean Awards Llenroc ranch of Blue creek, owned by A. E. Cornel), won the sweepstake« for the best corn at the* third annual Yellowstone Corn and Bean «how and was also the winner of the greatest number of points In the entire «how and the best and largest corn exhibit. Xbs Lienroi ranch exhibits were ralsetj without irrigation. -r— High honor* In raising beans were taken by E. O. Seitz of Canyon creek, who won sweepstakes on Great North ern beans. The winning exhibit was raised on Irrigated land. Richard R. Jones of Huntley, won the best single entry Of beans by boys' and girls' club members and George Draper of Hunt ley won first place on the best Individ ual exhibit by a boys' and girls' club member. A tremendous waste of food results from the shipping of low grade farm products to market and a vigorous effort Is being made by the United States department of agriculture to bring about a more general adoption of federal grades and inspection at various Shipping points. The railroad loss and damage claims on fruits and vegetables alone In some years run as high a# $14,000,006. The cutting down of this and other losses should go fa? In helping to reduce the spread be tween prices received by producers and those paid by consumers. Butter 1« one of the oldest foods of man. according to J. A. Nelson, In charge of dairying manufacturing at Montana State College. To support his statement he finds that the Hin doos used butter 2000 B. C.. and Scy thian», Grecktl and Persians Ip a later period, made frequent references to butter. In tbe Book of Genesis Is found the statement : "And he took butter and milk and the calf he had dressed and set It before them." __ |_1 An egg a day to keep the butcher away and a -whopping egg at that, la the slogan of Mary Ahn, a last April's Rhode Island Bed pullet owned by J. J. Arndt of Great Falls. Recently she presented her owner with an egg weighing six and one-half ounces with circumference ef tache* -one • way and seven and three-quarter Inches the other, and she Is still laying an egg a day to accompaniment of her Joyful tune. Orr Burgett wa« elected president of the Oanle) County Extension Asso ciation for 1926 at a recent meeting of community delegates st Scoh«y. J. C. Timmons, retiring president, served for two years and during his term of office the present well organized sys tem of farm and home Improvement work carried on cooperatively by the farmers of the county and the county extension service, was established. Once again Scobey must defend ber title as the largest primary wheat market In the world for the present year. To date, alnce July 1, 1926. Sco bey has marketed approximately 1,500, 000 bushels of wheat. 223 cars of tot tie and 24 cars of bogs. It 1« also of Interest to know that IS tons of dressed turkeys were shipped to tost en» markets from that poJat during the month of December, 1925. Montana's prize winning exhibit*, which wen more than 80 per cent of the prizes In tbe classes entered at tbe recent International Grata and Hay Show, including tbe world's champion wheat, were on exhibit at tbe Kate Utility Seed Show at Miles City last week. Thia year's utility show brought a greater variety of exhibit* than ever before Montana's corn, grata and al falfa seed was well represented, and th* sample« entered in competition and the educational exhibits strikingly brought out the outstanding quality of Montana'« products Marketing Bodies Benefit Fanners - Tb« 32 farmer» cooperative market ing associatkms which here been or* fan!zed as a re«ult of marketing «turtles on the part of Montana's conn- , tj extension agents, sold farm pro duct» valued at more than a million and a half dollara In 1925. The coop- . „ eratlve shipments tor the year Includ ed 302 carloads of live stock, 608.728 pounds of turkeys, 450 cases of eggs. . 835,000 pounds of butter fat, 684.344 pounds of wool, 500,600 pounds of al falfa seed and 44 carloads of seed po tatoes. Valley county has the.greatest Joumberi.<tf comity wide eooperiltlve marketing assoclatiops of thç counties of the «tote. Its* four associations, Northern Montana Alfalfa Growers' Association, Valley County ..Creamery and Produce company. Valley County Poultry Shipping Association and the Milk River Cooperative Live Stock Shipping Association, handled crops and live stock products valued at $237, 000 during 1926. Ole Fossum, a farmer living 15 mile« northeast of Glentana. Is now _ con vinced there Is good profit. In the pro duction of livestock and poultry on the farm. One day recently Mr. Fossum arrived at Scobey with a truck on which he had loaded 1,500 pounds of turkeys and several hogs. The hogs netted Mr. Fossum $285 and the tur keys brought the sum of $600, or a total of $885 for the one load. This Is thought to be the largest sum of money ever received In northeastern Montana for one load of farm produce. Sanders and Judith Basin counties last month joined the list of Montana countie« carrying on organised exten sion work, with the appointment of E. J. Haslerud as county agent of the for mer and C. R. Monntjoy as county agent of the latter. The work started In both counties on January 20. The extension headquarters Is at Thomp son Falls In Sanders and at Stanford In Judith. Basin. Montana now has 83 county extension agents, the greatest number since organized extension work was started In the state. The worst smut epidemic In the his tory of the northwest will probably come In 1926 unless the fanners of the great empire realize the condition and treat their seed before planting, de clare« W. T. Giese, chief of the divis ion of grain standards and marketing of the state department of agriculture. Mr. Glese based his assertion on the records of receipts this winter at Min neapolis and Duluth. "From Sept. 1 to Dec. 17, 1925," be stays, "the com bined receipt* of hard red spring wheat at Minneapolis and Duluth were 50,721 cars, of which 2,818 actually bore a notation of smut. For the same period at both markets there were 26, 690 cars of durum wheat and of this number 7,180 graded smutty. This Im mense loss would be easily avoided by proper treatment of the seed. Thû Frai rte Cmtnty Shi p p ing A««-,, elation Is the largest farmers cooper ative marketing association In the state In point of membership. The association has 487 members and last jtÉrdtd a business of more than $190, 000. The association handles beef cat tle, hogs and other farm products. The poultry business has grown to such proportion» in the county that poultry growers are now contemplat ing the organjzatlon of a separate poultry marketing association. ■ -- -_-— , Berg Christenson, one of Beaver head county's leading sheepmen. Is an optimist when It comes to forecasting the future of the sheep Industry In this state, Fleeces are heavy, he says, and a good lambing season appears In prospect, with 1Î cents for lambs be ing his prediction. He I» expecting a market around 40 cents this season for wool In the grease. Mr. Christenson looks tor a clip of about 2,000,000 pounds this year In his county. Farmers of Blaine, Phillips and Val ley counties are planning to join hand« in the organization of a cow testing association. Meetings held by farmer* In the different counties last month aron«ed interest In the project and a survey 1« now under way to ^determine the number of dairymen who will Join tbe association and the number of cows to be tested. The Pondera Turkey Marketing As sociation «old 173.000 pounds of tur keys valued at $87.000 for It* members during 1926. This association did a «rester volume of buelne«« than any other poultry marketing association In the state last year. An Indication of the openness of the winter coin« from the Wheaton dis trict, west of Roundup, where, on the O. O. Alexander ranch, four ls»*'*vs were recently born. Lambing In Jan uary la an unusual experience even In Montana, but Mr. Alexander reports good success and that all of bis sheep are In fine condition. More and better birds seem to be th« slogan of Montana poultry grew ere, according to C. A. Greenfield, of Butte, who was a turkey Judge st the state show recently closed at Conrad Mr. Greenfield stated that a number of Montana turkeys probably would be exhibited at the All-American Turkey show which la to be held In Fargo. N D., next month and that several poul try men to the northern part of the state have promised to attempt to carry off honora at tbe Southern Men tana Poultry «»soetotion's «how at Butte. A