The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
NEWS
MIssouLtAN's SPECIAL SERVICE.

Washington. De-. @I.-The senate has
confirmed james NJ. Tasgart as post
master at Belgrade.
senator Carter has selected Lee H.
Anderson of Eozeman a. candidate
for lnidshipman at the annapolis
naval academy. Anderson is at pres
cnt a sophomore in a college al Boze.
man and will take the examination
for admission ito the naval academy
on June Il next.
Representative. Gr"nna OF North
Dakota has introduced bill permit
ting persons who formerly made an
entry Of land. hut from any cause has
lost or forfeited or abandoned II. "a
make second homestead entry.
\ bill changing the converting OF
congress in annual session from the
first Monday IN December. as at pres
ent. to the second Monday in Nove,n-
Der has been introduced In the house
by Representative Stafford uf Wis
consin
The navy recruited .j.IG. sailors and
marines last year from Ss,6;S who APP
Piled
4 bill requiring tine street car COM
panies " Washington TO operate sepa-
rate cars for white and co.orcI pas-
sengers has been introduced BY Rep
rerentative Hefiin Of Aiabama Mr.
Heflin figured in shooting uffray
with negro here some years ago.
The congressman elected negro from
street car when he refused to des,st
swearing In the presence OF ladies in
the car. and In the scuffle Mr.. Helm
drew his revolver and fired couple
Of shots.
committee Of the house IL con-
Quoting hearings on the proposed
change in the date Of the inau:ura-
ton Of the president. Immediately
after the last Inauguration. which was
featured by II fierc. blizzard. ma
t!onal organization began an agitation
for q change In the date to the last
Thursday in April. in response to
their appeal Senators Dixon and Car
ter of Montana expressed themselves
as favoring change. as did major
itv IF the senate and house. but
Whether congress Will authorize q
change at this time or not is prob
'ematieal. us the question has been
thresfled out in times gone by. but no
definite action has been taken. In the
interest Of the comfort of those who
travel distances 10 witness the in
auSuratton of the president the date
should be changed from the unseason-
able weather OF March to more
balmy period.
The census supervisor for the First
Montana district will not be named
until after congress reassemblcs In
January. II appears that some opposi-
fion has been manifested against
Louis A. Walker of Butte. who was
selected BY the president last Scntem-
Der for the First district. and the
place Is being held open until the Nom
tana senators agree ON the man for
the place. Us these supervisors are
named upon the recommendation OF
the senators from the states for which
they are appointed
Secretary of Interior Bail!user has
approved the selection by the state of
Montana of l.sS0 acres Of land i'm the
Bozeman land district for the use Of
the agricultural college under the
congressional grant of 1889 giving the
state 10000 acres of land for tn. coll
iege.
The final estimates vi the depart
lnent Of Agriculture on the crops of
1909 show that with but the exception
Of hay the production during the past
season was greater than In 1908. Corn
Yielded ...sa.Si6.00o bushels. as COM
barred with a66S, 65l 900 bushels: win
Ter wheat. 4i6.Sit.oUa. against 43., sOS, 900
bushels. spring wheat. a9O. 500, 900.
against 2e6.6s4. 200 bushels: oats, l,00.,-
$4,000. against S01.156.0o6 bushels: bar
ley. i.6..st.0Uo, against 1861 5G, 900
bushels: rye. sa.ess.00e. against s1,Ssl,-
no bushels: buckwheat I.,f3S. 600.
against l5,s.to00 bushels; flaxsced,
.S.so6.0oo, against .a.s05.o0o bushels;
rice. 4.s6..oo0. against a1.saU.0OO BUSH
rs; tobacco. sis.s5..0co pounds. as
against .Is.o61.O 900 pounds in 1905; po-
'atoes. si65S.. 600 bushels. as compared
with 2'a.sS5.000 bushels. The hay crop
.eii from 7o,'9S0Go tons to si.ess. 900
IONS this year.
The farm value Of each crop thi.
iear Is as follows: Corn, y.65aa, So, 600:
inter wheat. Sf59.1o4 200: spring
Wheat. s..6.ssa.c00: oats. SOS. 600:
barley. sssA4sl 900: rye. .s.suy. coo:
'uekwaeat. si..1sS.0oo: flaSseed. sss.-
66.eoo: rice. sI9.s4l. 900: potatoes. saO6.-
$4,000: hay ssSs,Ss5,e9o: tobacco. ss5,-
'1s.1n1.
During til" last fiscal year sl,.ssa
ons OF domestic coal. valued at S.
'h,Sos. and 1889 of foreign coal.
'alued NJ ssst,oS. We're purchased for
he ships " the navy.
Fort Missoula will have n.w
and eommissary in the
1erson OF Second Lieutenant Charles