The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
IN COUNTY.
Reciniming Land From AIkaii-The News
of Billings.

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Special correspondence of the Standard.
Billings. April 19.-An important mat
ter that has been worrying some
of the farmers. the proper me-
thod Of retaining the land from
| alkali. is likely now to be determined.
The question has received considerable
attention from Prof. Traphagen of the
State Agricultural college and Milton
Whitney, chief OF the division of soils
of the United States department of ag-
riculture. who was here for "A few days
last summer, has been doing some work
on the samples of soil he collected. and
perfecting the method of salt determin-
alton I'm the soils. Mr.. Whitney writes
to 1. ID. O'Donnell hat he has arranged
to send Mr.. Thos. H.. Means, one of his
assistants. to Montana tn continue n
extend the Investigations during the
present season. He will arrive here
about the LIST of May. and will spend
about six weeks making n thorough
examination of the conditions I'm the
valley, making a complete underground
survey OF the amount and distribution
of the alkali. During his stay here Mr..
Means will meet and obtain the views
of the representative ana no
doubt some means will be determined
upon to correct a condition that Is de-
trimental to successful farming In some
sections of the valley.
A lecture on Cuba. illustrated with
the ~stereoptican, was given in the Con-
gregational church on Friday evening
by the Rev. Mr.. Clark. There was IA
large audience present who gained con-
siderable Information on the leading
topic of the day.
John Donald. a West Rosebud ranch
err. who has been working for Bailey a
O'Donald. is under arrest charged with
stealing two sets of double harness
from that firm. A portion of the stolen
property was found In the possession OF
the cused
The Billings school board On Satur-
day evening organized for the ensuing
year n reelected Judge j. X. Goss
and Alex. Graham as chairman and
clerk respectively. positions they have
filled for several years.
A bicycle club was organized on Mon
day evening. w. II. George was elected
president and w. q. Allen, secretary.
Committees We're appointed on bylaws
and membership, and IL was decided IL
the weather proved favorable To give
the initial club run next Saturday.
George Haldorn. the eminent Butte
attorney. was a passenger on Tuesday
East-bound train en- route To Boston.
Mr.. Carder of Butte. a former resident
of Billings, Is i'm the city this week. He
has spent about a year in the south, but
has arrived at the conclusion that there
is no place To equal Montana, and as ne
has property interests here he VIII
probably decide to settle i'm Billings
again.
stock Inspector Hicks is
the Montana Stock association meeting
at Miles City this week.
Joe Sims and ]. Il. Elliot. the flock
masters. returned Sunday night from
st. Paul
County Commissioner Lavelle was
down from Columbus Saturday.
Mr.. n Mrs. Harry Lynch have
moved in the house on South Twenty
ninth street. lately occupied by l.. Il.
Camp.
Mr.. c.. W. Woodson. who has been
spending the winter in California and
Mexico. has returned home.
Ralph Berry. the Meagher county
wool-grower and capitalist, returned
sunday night from the East.
Harry NJ. Ramsey, who has for the
last three years been living in Texas.
returned Monday night.