The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-30

suaFuhuuSe at l. orr YELLOWSTONE, w yb,
at a cost Of 1000
! The postoffiee building authorized
by congress for Great Falls several
years ago through the efforts Of Sea-
ator Dixon, then the representative
from Montana. will soon be in course
Of construction. Congress appropriate
ed 100000 for the building. a site
was secured for it on the north side
of First avenue between Second and
Third streets at Great Falls. at a
cost of slightly over $4,000. About
$685. 900 will be available for the con-
struction of the building as the ad-
ministrative cost of working out the
plans and advertising. etc. as we'll
as a contingent fund. must be re-
tanned. The department has called for
bids for its construction and the bids
will be opened in Washington on Sep
TENDER 90. If the bids prove O. X.
the contract will be awarded within
/ 10 days after their receipt, and con-
struction started at once.
The recent order disseminating the
Silver postoffice in Lewis and Clark
county, has been rescinded.
Sergeant William II. Peckham of
the hospital corps at Fort Missoula
has been ordered to duty at Fort
Yellowstone. Wyo.
l Private William Bell of Company l..
Second infantry. has purchased hii
i
sinniboine.
! Corporal Philip Jones. recently on
duty at Fort Assinniboine. has been
received at the government hospital
for the insane here and placed under
treatment.
Private James IL. Watkins. Company
II. at Fort Harrison. has been trans
fered to the hospital at Fort Smelling,
Mimi. for treatment.
From September Is to October IL.
Dental Surgeon John II. Ames. at
Fort Smelling. Mimi. will perform
dental work on such soldiers ut Fort
Assinniboine as require its
Private Elex Grnssman. Company
NJ. Second infantry. at Fort Assinni-
boine. has been transferred to the
Fourth cavalry. with troop Il. sta
toned at Fort Smelling. Mimi.
Private Gay Gregg. of Company b.
Sixth infantry. has been discharged
from the army on account OF dis
ability.
John p. Carberry has been COM
missioned fourth-class postmaster at
RlaCkfoot.
Stockmen grazing cattle on the ma
tional forests in the southwest. esne-
cially in Colorado and New Mexico,
have reported tn the forestry serV-
ice serious losses during the present
summer through the cattle eating oak
leaves.
The season has been unusually dry
and grass extremely scarce. To exc
out the scanty forage supply. the cat
tie have browsed heavily on til
scrub oak which covers large portions
) of the range. Ordinarily the stock
the little they do get, taken VIII the
other food. is not injurious. but when.
as in the present season. the oak
browse furnishes a large proportion Of
the daily food Of the cattle, the re-
suits are serious.
The oak leaves and sprouts cop
tain a large percentage of fannie
acid. The action of this acid on the
stomach is extremely injurious and
the losses have been unusually severe.
The symptoms OF the disease are star
ing eyes. feverish and hlistered lips
and nose. the animal ceases tn Craze
or seek fer food. standing in one place
for hours at IA time. The coat becomes
rough and the hair is all turned the
wrong way. as in cases Of loco pois-
oning. The animal does not chew its
cud and in comparatively short
time il becomes too weak 10 remain
on its feet and death rapidly fol-
lows:
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