The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-06-24
News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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Brief Notes Concerning the
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The water of the Gallatin, Madison
and Jefferson rivers reached the high
est point known in five years in Gala
tin county. The county commissioners
sent out special crews to look after
the bridges. The Yellowstone trail is
under. water for half 9 mile between
Logan and Three Forks but special
guards are there and the roadway is
still being used.
The business men Of Glendive are
turning out in large numbers to attend
the various picnics OF the Dawson
county farm picnics being held
throughout. the county this week. To
-shew the farmer that they are
ready to cooperate in every way pos
sible with tneir country cousin, each
ear carries banner showing that they
are members of the Glendive Chamber
OF Commerce and each member wears
q badge giving his name and business.
p. M. MonOhan Of Anaconda, was
elected chief ranger at the state con-
vention of the Catholic Order of For
esters, which concluded its triannual
two-day session at Great Falls. The
1924 meeting will be in Butte. J. J.
Eagen Of Butte was reelected treas
urer and Michael Connors of AnacOn-
da and William Oehrie Of Butte were
named trustees.
With a flow of 81 O55 cubic feet a
second, the Missouri river at Great
Falls is higher than it has been since
Nav 80, 1917, when $4,000 cubic feet
of water per second was recorded.
Opening of the Baker creamery Is
announced by E. q. Heinrich. who
will be in charge of the place. He re-
Gently purchased the plant and moved
it to it's present location, adjoining the
electric light plant. The equipment
has been overhauled and many new
pieces of machinery added moderniz
ing the plant.
A terrific hail storm struck Billing!
Thursday afternoon about 80 O'CLOCK
SCATTERING windows throughout thu
city. Hailstones as large as hens egg
were of frequent occurrence and y. Y
Logan reported one stone that wa
seven inches in circumference. IN
: stones seemed to be driven with TIL
force of projectiles. Greenhouses, es
pecially, suffered, and public building
with skylights were also damaged
Automobile tops were riddled and !
some cases wind shields were smashed
The storm came from the northWes
and west, windows received the lars
est amount of damage.
All preyious records for the tak1n
of native trout and grayling eggs Wer
broken at the Georgetown fish trap
Thursday when 100000 trout and %
100000 CRAWLING eggs were gathere'
The work, which is under the dire
ton of w. B. Gorham, who is
charge of the Anaconda hatchery, ha
been so successful this spring that II
hatchery is filled to capacity.
Reservations for hotel accommod
tons daily being received at OHIO
indicates a large attendance Tor u
state shoot to be held there. The u
Ion Rod and Gun club has complete
plans for the three-day event and Il
traps and grounds have been put
excellent condition. A number OF S
cial entertainments will be provide
TO make the visit Of the sportsm'
and their wives enjoyable.
A land exchange effected betWe
the United States forest service
district No. and the Chicago, Milwa
kee and st. Paul railway has result
in securing some fine additional VII
sites on See1ey lake near MISSOURI.
Twenty-three persons have been
mitted to citizenship in the Unit
States in the district court by Jud
B. B. Law Of Bozeman, acting IN
absence of both A. c. Spencer or +.
Stong, judges of the Th1rteentn
dicial district, at Red Lodge.
The public schools closed at =
Lodge Friday with % graduating. IT
the eighth grade. During the te
there were total of 1,1O5 pupils
rolled with daily average attendal
of 1867.
Shearing will open up in the vicin
of Miles City with $4,000 sheep bool
at the South Sunday. pens, It IS
Nnounced by John Falck, who arrl'
from Shoshone, Idaho, in which st
he says shearing has been complet
Other shearing will begin at Uoll
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