The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
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The Montana College Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts at Bohemian has now
neHrly $50 students enrolled in the
various departments. The attendance
is increasing year by year and Is ahend
Of the estimated number Of students
who, it was naturally expected. would
avail themselves OF the advantages to
be derived from the various COURSES of
study offered BY the college.
The leading newspapers Of Minnesota
and North Dakota contain advertise.
ments for men to work in the oonstruc-
ton gangs on the Montana Central.
Daily shipments are made. It Ia OK.
pected that about 5000 men will be
brought into the state in this way. The
demand for men is 80 great that many
ranchers expect to send east for ranch
hands for the ensuing season, being IN.
able to obtain them here.
Geo. Hovey and Jas. Hogan Of Basin
have taken a contract to take down all
the ~trestles OH the abandoned line Of
the N. P. from the Boulder tunnel to
Jefferson. This is the line abandoned
about two years ago on account Of the
burning out and caving Of y Of the
tunnels on the Jefferson side. There
are about 5000, 900 feet Of lumber in
the t~restles ana it il understood that
Mr.. Madden Of Basin is the wner He
will place a sawmill near the Boulder
tunnel and reduce the bridge timbers
to lumber, and 1t il likely that the
work Of tearing down t~restles aud saw.
ing will take six months.
The midwinter meeting Of the Mon.
tana fruit growers, which ia to take
place at Plains, is being locked for
ward to with interest. The Plains IL
situated in IL Of the most progressive
little farming settlements in the state
and 1t is believed that every settler will
endeavor to make the meeting a success.
Good delegations Of farmers are expect.
ed to be in attendance from Custer,
Carbon, Yellowstone, Broadwater, Park
and Flathead counties. Coming at a
season Of the year when the farmers
have more leisure than any other time
they cannot better improve the time
than in attending this meeting.
The Lewistown Eagle. another addi-
tion to the weekly journals Of Montana,
made its appearance this week. The
IS published by r. J. Johns, for.
merly Of the LewistoWn Democrat.
The new paper is democratic in poll
tics. It promises to abstain from the
troubles OF any faction and boldly an.
nounces it belongs to nc clique and has
mo dirty linen to wash" II the sue.
ceeding issues keep up to the first one
III size and general appearance the
T.ewistown Eagle will prove a com.
lnendable addition to the increasing
number Of democratic weeklies appear
ing regularly in different sections Of the
state.
Dr. M. Z. Knowles, the state vet
.rinarian, has procured the assistance Of
Dr.. s. W. Mcclure OF Oxford, Pa, who
will hereafter occupy the position Of
the deputy state vet. The doctor has
from the east and entered upon
his duties. The new deputy says that
back III Pennsylvania the agitation Of
pure milk is having its effect and laws
are being enforced compelling a SAM.
tary inspection Of mich COWS. Steril.
lied milk plants are the order OF the
day. These concerns turn ont a quail.
ity Of pure milk that cannot possibly
the germs Of tuberculosis or
any Of the other dread diseases that
come from impure milk. The doctor
says that On the same train on which
he came from the east were some par
ties who contemplate the erection Of a
milk plant in Montana, prob.
ably near Butte, the largest city. The
plant may in time be enlarged and
branches located at other Montana
as the people begin to SEQ the
benefits that result from the purest
milk.