Belt Valley times. [volume], February 25, 1926, Page Page Two, Image 2

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INQUIRIES FROM ALL OVER THE
J WORLD RECEIVED At OFFICE
OF STATE DIVISION
BEQUEST DATA ON MONTANA
Result of Advertising Campaign Con
ducted By Three Railroads
Traversing Btata
Thirty-five thousand Inquiries have
been received In the last year hy the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
Burlington railroads from prospective
settlers all over the world, as a result
of the advertising campaign conducted
by the Montana transportation com
panies. Many of these people are In
terested In the opportunities for own
ing a farm home In Montana.
As a means of assisting in the cam
paign. circular letters are being sent to
ail prospective settlers. The letters
written hy A. H. Bowman, Mon
of agriculture,
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and read in part as follows:
"The stfife department of agriculture
will be glad to give you Information
bearing on Montana agriculture, ell
mate, land values-any kind of Infon
.nation that will help you get the kind
of farm you want.
"We can put you In contact with re
liable men and farmers In every com
munit v—men whom we have carefully
selected, who are entirely familiar
with fanning conditions. They will
advise you regarding farming methods.
help you get acquainted and aid you to
get started right. We want you to
take advantage of the free service of
this department.
•The department of agriculture ns
sures you full co-operation In getting
dependable Information. We hope you
will feel free to write'us. If you come
here to live we want you to be suc
ce»»ful."
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R. J. D. "Senator" Jones. 93 a
familiar character of Butte for 41
Born In Wales, he was
taken by his parents, when an Infant
In arms, around Cape Horn to Cnllfor
■ nla, where he lived through the famous
gold rush and vigilante days In that
state. Later he removed to Nevada
and came to Butte In 1885. He was
a member of the Odd Fellows. It was
estimated by friends that he went
years. Is dead.
through a fortune of $60.000. He died
Representative Leavitt and Senator!
Wheeler and Walsh will he asked to
intrduce a bill In congress, appropriai
poor.
Ing part of the unused federal aid |
money which would have been avail
able for Montana In the construction |
of a federal highway on the Beaver J
Greek national playground, a federal J
park under the supervision of the city
of Havre, which lies along Beaver |
creek for 12 miles, starting about 12
miles south of Havre and reaching to
the Rocky Boy Indian reservation.
Robins on their spring migration
from the south Invaded Kallspell, end j
from all over the city came the eager
reports voicing the glad news that
spring was here, because this and that
Kallspell resident had Just seen a
half-dozen robins. C. L. Coverdell re
ported that they were plentiful on his I
place at Foys lake, adding that this
was the earliest the red breasts had |
ever appeared there.
The receipts in the office of the
state fish and game commission for
the nine months. May 1925 to January
1926, have Increased more than $11,000
over the amount for the same period.
May 1924 to January 102(1, accor di ng
to figures compiled by David Marks of
the game department. The receipts
for May 1024 to January 1925 were
$133,367.01 and the receipts May 1025
to January 1926 are $174.995.46.
pronounced upon Rafael Caserez for
the murder of Petronlllo Urenda at a
Mexican dance hall In Billings on De
cember 21, by Judge Robert C. Stong
in district court. The penalty was
flged by a Jury which found Casera*
guilty of first-degree murder after aev-1
Sentence of life Imprisonment was
eral hour* 9 deliberation.
Tourists are already heglnlng to ar
rive In Bozeman. Two men recently
arrived there from Seattle and they re
ported good roads with the exception
of the mountain stretch between Wal
lace and Missoula.
The largest shipment of automobile*
ever received In Montana reached Bll
lings recently. It consisted of a 46
car special train containing 189 auto
mobiles valued at about $260,000. Th«
motor cars are for distribution through
a Billings company, in Montana and
northern Wyoming.
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Truck Driver, Convicted of Running
Down Boy, Granted a
L '.. New Hearing
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At the February term of district
court *at Sidney, the first case oil the
criminal docket was the re-frlal of the
State vs. Johnson, coining out of the
running down and killing of 12-year
old James Alton by an unknown truck
driver last September.
At the October terra, the ta sc had Its
first trial and ended In the conviction
of Orval Johnson, farm hand, driving
the grain truck of his employer. The
defendant was at that time sentenced
to from three to six years at Deer
Lodge and had served some weeks of
his sentence when the defendant's at
torneys took the case to the supreme
court. Whlie the matter was still
pending In the higher court, the local
court granted a new trial.
The first trial drew state-wide In
terest because of the wide acquaint
ance of the victim's father, local Meth
odist pastor.
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««<1 removal of Its equipment to a site
Mbby, refusal to Increase the ex
»«*» of the Gallatin game preserve,
«"d closing Jefferson county to shoot
ing for upland game birds, were the
outstanding accomplishments of the
Montana fish and game commission
Fiah Hatchery to Libby
Abandonment of the Ronan hatchery
I recently In Helena,
It was the first meeting for E. C
£«rruth of Havre and W. K. Moore of
Billings, appointed hy Governor Erick
December. All members of the
I commission attended,
The new hatchery site was author
ized with the provision that an ease
ment of sufficient land be secured. It
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will accommodate 12 troughs and Is to
| available for the 1926 egg taking
season.
The closing of Jefferson county to
hunting for upland game birds was at
the request of citizens of that county
I and after a hearing at Boulder de
I veloped no opposition. It becomes ef
fectlve for 1926 and 1927.
Treasure Stale Tabloids
P*»'n Daniels, to he postmaster at
Anaconda.
A ^ year-old Butte boy received a
suspended sentence to the slate In
«lustrlal schodl at Miles City after he
admitted that for several months he
nm(,e 11 n t,Hll - v Practice to follow mall
carriers and steal all accessible letters
and parcels. The boy pleaded for "an
Presidential nominations Include:
I chance."
Burton Kingsbury, one of the first
settlers of eastern Montana, was
stricken with paralysis and Is In a
serious condition at his home In Joliet.
Mr. Kingsbury was one of the early
freighters of the northwest and came
to the Midland Empire before the
railroads were built In that section.
Military honors were accorded In
Bozeman to Hiram Jackson Harrlger.
a Civil war veteran at funeral services
were attended by his comrades of
William English Post Grand Army of
the Republic, Spanish American war
veterens. members of the Women's Re
Hef Corps and other friends,
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After an Illness of several days from
pneumonia. Frank S. Kelly, an Instruc
tor at the Billings Business college,
Vincent's hospital. Mr.
Kelly had been a resident of Billings
f ar uUouj jh years and b e for e b e e i wa
| n g connecttMl with the college, he was
employed by several firms ns a book
keeper.
More than 50 Indians, members of
the Cheyenne tribe, are engages! In
logging off the burned art-« along the
main fork of the Lame Deer creek In
the southern part of Rosebud county,
\ considerable area of timber land
wns burned over hy forest fires last
summer and a great many mature
trees were killed. The Indians will
U ge these logs for repairing and hulld
| n g houses, : barns and granaries,
The nttem|*ted appeal of the nttor
ney general In the case of the state
against members of the Lewis and
Clark fair commission who operated
the state fair of 1925, has been dis-*
missed by the state supreme court on
the ground that the attorney general
had failed to properly take the appeal,
The Judgment roll was not contained
In the transcript on « pi nett, as Is pm
vlded by statute, and therefore there
was nothing before the court,
work of the motor vehicle regrlstratlon
Excellent progress In handling the
department, has been reported by State
Prison Warden Austin Middleton. The
at work, two
of them being civilians and the rest
convicts. Warden Middleton states
that about 17,000 licenses have been
Issued so far thl* year and that appll
cations are coming In at the rate of
between 000 and 700 per day. With
the present, force engaged ke could
handle 1,000 license« per day, he states.
warden has a force of
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Great Falls dance halls are to he ln
spected to determine whether they can
withstand the strain of the Charleston
dance. The Inspection was ordered by
Mayor H. B. Mitchell as a measure of
public safety and will he begun Im
mediately by the city engineer's office.
eran of the World war and a member
of the American Legion, has been ap
pointed by Commissioner A. H. Bow
man of the state department of agri
culture, as custodian of th* state fair
William Ha crock of Helena, a vet
grounds.
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Montana
Ranch News
By JOHN DEXTER
Montana shipped more batter to the
San Francisco market Ip 1825 than
any other state out side of California
and was only exceeded by Idaho In
butter shipments to Los Angeles, ac
cording to marketing studies being
made by the Montana Extension Ser
vice. Butter shipments to (he fpymer
dty totaled 1,806.000 pounds and to
the latter 1,540.000 pounds. The studies
show that Montana and other western
states are gradually taking over tim
business of supplying food to the cities
on the west coast. There Is still room
for some expansion, however, for last
year San Francisco received almost
two million pounds of butter from
such far-distanat states as Virginia,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Ihwa,
Kansas, and North Dakota and the
province of Manitoba. Montana has
not shown a corresponding develop
ment In the cheese business since It
supplied only 6,000 pounds of this
dairy product for the San Francisco
market In 1024 and 63J1Q2 pounds In
1925. Of the 11,855,431 pounds of
>f cheese received on the San Francisco
market in 1925 the four states of Cali
fornia. Oregon. Idaho and Wisconsin
furnished more than 10,000,000 lbs.
Eight states more remote than Mon
tana supplied the California city with
approximately three million pounds of
cheese. Indicating that there Is room
for Increasing cheese production In the
western states.
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Meetings of Indian farmers at Ash
land, Blrney, Bushy and Lame Deer
in the southern part of Rosebud coun
ty have resulted in the organization
of farm chapters and woman's aux
iliaries among the Cheyenne Indians
of the Tongue River reservation. CL
B. Lohmlller, superintendent of the
reservation, has been conducting the
meetings, assisted by the fanners of
the various districts. Each chapter
consists of a small group of men living
in the same neighborhood, presided
over by a president who co-operates
with the Indian bureau through the
government farmers In agricultural
pursuits and In matters pertaining to
the livestock Interests of the Indians.
It is planned to have the different
chapters compete with one another at
the annual Indian fair held at Lame
Deer. — V'
Stillwater county gave official recog
nition to its farmers who contributed
so much toward making Montana the
outstanding winner of last fall's Inter
national Grain and Hay Show, at a
meeting at Columbus last month.
More than 150 farmers and business
men attended the celebration to honor
the winners. During the past year
Stillwater county farmers won highest
awards at two International exhibits.
L. P. Yates of Fishtail won the world's
championship wheat cup at the Chi
cago International and Elmer Davis of
A^sarokee won the wheat grand cham
pionship at the Pacific International
Exposition at Portland.
Thirty-nine carloads of poultry and
eggs were shipped out of Montana in
December, according to the monthly
commodity report Just compiled hy the
Montana railway commission. Show
ing a great Increase over movement of
this class of freight from Montana
points for that month, the report, as
compared to movement of Montana,
freight In the corresponding month for
1924, Indicates that no cars were load
ed with this class of freight In De
cember, 1924.
G. W. Cowan. Hobson hardware and
Implement merchant, closed up a deal
recently for the sale of his 120 acre«
on the bench south of Hobson to Peter
J. Hoven. Mr. Cowan has been farm
ing south of Hobson for a good many
years and decided to Invest profits
made in growing wheat. In Judith
Basin land. The consideration has
not been made public but it has been
understood to have been between $30
and $40 per acre.
The major projects In the »agricul
tural Improvement campaign In Chou
teau county for the coing year, as
decided upon by representlves of the
Important agricultural communities of
the coun ty, «re crop standard ization ,
4-H club work, marketing and develop
ment of community organizations. The
work will he continued In wool grading,
poultry Improvement, establishment of
egg testing circles, seed production,
shelter belts and Insect control.
In spite of the great Increase in pure
seed growing In Sheridan county last
year, M. P. Ostby, county agent, re
ports that the demand for pure seed
wheat for spring planting Is greater
than the supply. Farmers are plan
ning to Increase pnre seed production
for the coming year.
Rosebud county farmers captured
the lion's share of honors at the recent
State Corn Show «t Miles City. Ex
hibits from the county won the 10 -ear
grandchamplonahip, the bushel grand
championship, three class sweepstakes,
five variety sweepstakes, 19 firsts, 14
seconds, nine thirds, «even fourths and
»even fifths.
Flgures from tbe United States De
partment of Agricultural Indicate that
there are approximately three per cent
less rattle on feed in the United States
this winter than Ism year.
Hogs Pay Big
in Musselshell
Musselshell county farmers last year
sold more than $100,000 worth of hogs,
most of them going to A. B. Hicks of "
Musselshell. Forty carloads alone were
shipped from Musselshell and they
bronght $70,000 to growers in that
section. Three carloads were shipped
from other points la the county. No
record Is available of the number of
hogs grown In Musselshell county and
marketed at home, either to butchers
or aold direct to consumers, but the
total Is conservatively estimated aa
representing a cash value between
$126,000 and $150,000. In the single
month of December Mr. Hicks bought
and shipped $18.200 worth of hogs
form Musselshell. During the last
year the largest amount paid by him
to a single owner was $3.000, and there
were a number of farmers who receiv
ed from $1,000 to $1,500 each.
The recent government census shows
that Montana has 280,000 hogs, the
same number as a year ago. There
was a decrease in fall farrowing and
the number of fall pigs In thé state I*
approximately 10 per cent leas than at
this time last year. The Indication»
are there will be slightly more than a
one per cent Increase In spring farrow
ing over the spring of 1925. Figure»
for the 11 western states show that
there are approximately 10% fewer
hogs tltls year than last year, that the
number of pigs saved from farrowing
Is approximately eight per cent less
than last year and that there wilt be
an increase of 13 per cent in spring
farrowing. The figures show Mon
tana to be In a favorable position for
the coming year, according to R. L.
V.'addell, live stock specialist for the
Montana Extension Service. Last year
Montana exported 225,000 head of hogs
80 per cent of which went to western
markets, and If prices remain good for
the year, as economists expect they
will. Montana formers will enjoy a
profitable season with their hogs.
The periodic downward price swing
due to Increased production Is expect
ed to become noticeable In 1927.
Montana alfalfa seed growers are
being urged to support the seed bill
now before congress which would com
pel the dyeing of all alfalfa and ml
clover seed imported Into this country.
A. ,T. Ogaard, president of the Inter
national Crop Improvement Associa
tion and secretary of the Montana
Seed Growers' Association, states that
much of the foreign seed brought Into
this country Is lacking In hardiness
and therefore not adapted to the con
ditions In the United States. At the
present time there is no means of dis
tinguishing this seed from domestic
seed. Foreign seed may be mixed
with the home grown kind or substi
tuted for it and there Is no way of de
tecting the deception. Mr. Ogaard
contends that the proposed seed dye
ing law will protect famrers against
misrepresentation? and will work to
the advantage of alfalfa seed growers
by eliminating unfair competition.
Members of the animal husbandry
class of the Sweet Grass high school
are making plans for their summer
project». In order that they may re
ceive their credits in class work, the
Students must carry on a project dur
ing the summer. This project Includes
the rearing of animals or raising grain
and potatoes. In each case the boys
must do all their own work and keep
accurate records and observations. All
projects will he under the supervision
of M. M. Oliphant, Instructor of agri
culture. It-has been agreed, that each
boy shall realize a profit of $100 from
his project before he will be given one
half credit In school.
A series of meetings will be held In
Judith Basin county by Charles R.
Mountjoy, newly appointed county
agent, and A. J. Ogaard, state exten
sion agronomist. At theae meetings.
Mr. Ogaard will discuss two problems
vital to fanners In Judith Basin coun
ty, "Tillage Methods" and "Crop Stan
dardization." Mr. Mountjoy, since hl»
appointment, has been actively cover
ing his territory. His office Is located
in the bast ment of the new courthouse
at Stanford.
Fanners* elevator representatives
and grain growers from Montank, Min- ^
nesnta. North and South Dakota, have
applied for a charter for the North
western Grain Marketing company,
which I« to co n d u ct a general grain
business in Minneapolis. The Incor
porator« of the company, who asked
for the charter under tbe Minnesota
co-operative law of 1923, Include J. A.
Mead, Glentana, and Herman Wagner,
Scohey, Mont.
Six hundred 4-year-old ewes have
been sold by the Penwell Ranches at
$10 per head, believed to be the top
price for sheep of that age, to Bert
Maynard and F. B. Jeffers of Norris.
The sheep were shipped from the Spo
kane ranch near East Helena, to tbe
purchasers at Norris, Madison county.
A year's production record of 800.8
pounds of butter fat has Just been com
pleted by "Pansy," two-year-old grade
Jersey cow owned by H. Jaten of the
Lake County Cow Testing Association.
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Stockholders of t^e Bed Lodge Brew
ing company have approved plans for
the sale of the company's brewing and
bottling buildings that they may be
come the home rtf Bed Lodge'» new
pea canning factory. The transaction
has been virtually completed and It In
understood that the aale price is be
tween $15.000 and $20,00(1