The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-21
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According to statments of DR.. How
arde Welch, veterinarian of the Mon
tana experiment station here, the foot
and mouth disease in Montana has
been completely stamped out. Other
states have met with similar success
according to DR.. Welch. In fact, he
says the entire country is rid Of the
disease with the exception IF one
small county n lllincis.
To meet the growing demand for
information regarding beekeeping in
Montana the summer school at Mon
tana State college at Bozeman will
offer course during the coming sea-
son. This course will be made up of
lectures on beekeeping, supplemented
by practical work in the apiary. Pro-
fessor r. A. Cooley who has been in
charge of the work in beekeeping at
the college for fifteen years will con-
duct the course.
An investigation has not yet dis
closed the identity of the body to
which the human head found in a
garbage can back of the Phoenix
block at Butte last week belongs.
The gruesome discovery was made by
the city garbage collector. DR.. Carl
Easton, city chemist, called Coroner
Lane, and the undertakers to view
the head, believing that they may be
able to throw some light upon the
mystery.
The Great Falls Commercial Club
has wired to Montana senators and
to Secretary of Commerce Redfield,
calling attention to higher prices for
gasoline in Montana than in neigh
boring states, and urging the figures
to be laid before the congressional
committee now investigating the SUBJ
iect. 1t is claimed that gasoline is
shipped through Montana points to
points beyond and sold at these points
five cents lower than in this state.
George H. Hill, Helena capitalist,
has filed injunction proceedings
against State Treasurer Rae to pre-
vent enforcement Of the farm loan
act. Judge Lee Word of the state
district court, set April 21, as the date
for the show cause hearing in which
Mr.. Rae must appear. Mr.. Rae had
advertised bonds for sale under the
farm loan act, but must now hold
them until decision is rendered. Mr..
Hill, in his suit, questions the consti-
tutionality of the act under which
the treasurer would sell the bonds.
What is said to be the fourth case
of spotted or tick fever ever known
in eastern Montana is reported from
Musselshell, near which it was con-
tracted by Scott Jackson, while gath
ering fire wood on his farm along the
river. The case has been reported to
the state health authorities. Jack
sons condition is not serious and his
recovery, while slow, is believed to
be assured. The symptoms are said
to be identical with those reported
from the cases contracted in the tick
tested sections west of the continent
al divide.
Valley county is one of the most
promising livestock and agricultural
districts in the northwest. It is gradu-
ally settling up with some of the
most progressive farmers and stock
growers in the country. More recent
ly renewed interest has been aroused
in thoroughbred horses, especially the
! pure-blooded Percherons, number of
which have been imported. They are
exceptionally high class horses and
the stockmen Of that section are TAX
ing much pride in them. These i'm
portations will have good effect
Montana Stockman and Farmer.
To stimulate the raising of beans
in Montana for seed purposes, re-
liable seed firm located in Michigan
has completed contracting for 1000
acres of beans to be raised in the
Billings district, and signed an agree
ment to furnish seed and pay AZ
cents per pound for the threshed
product. The movement toward Sc
curing the contracts with Yellowstone
county farmers has been going or
quietly for several weeks without at
ttracting much attention. Announce
ment that the contracts had been sign.
ed was made this week by repre-.
sentative of the Michigan seed firm
: It pays the farmer in dollars ant
cents to own an automobile. He viii
save time and save his horses. In tn,
busy season when repairs for ma
chinery are needed the farmer cal
take his car and make the trip t,
town without great loss of time