The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-26
Montana Neu,s
PoWDERvlLLE HOG RAISER USES
NOVEL MEANS TO MOVE PoRkERs

-~~ @N~A 50 sSAtAFPAhc
miles away, he had no way OF trans
porting the hogs, and TO drive them
would be almost impossible. After a
little thought, however he solved the
problem. Loading a wagon with corn,
BARNARD sent ii on ahead. One man
drove and another, from time TO time,
threw out few ears. Like rats fol-
lowing the Pied Piper of Hamblin the
hogs followed the wagon, stopping only
TO devour the corn that was thrown TO
them. Mr.. Barnard, coming along be-
hind kept the stragglers in line and
the sixty mile journey was accomplish
ed without untoward incident. The
hogs made the trip at leisurly gait
feeding as they went and arrived in
Miles City in splendid condition. The
Z expense was slight.
There is no surplus of hard milling
wheat in the United States this year,
| according to Dwight Cresap, of Lewis
! town, president OF the Montana Wheat
Growers association. Mr.. Cresap was
one Of the states agricultural chiefs
who met DIR. II. G. Taylor, of Wash
ington, ID. c., in his recent tour of the
state for the Department of Agrlcul-
ture to gain first hand information on
the wheat growing situation here. The
information gathered is to be submit
ted to Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace, who will aid the President and
his advisers In making some plan for
10 po1inf Of ha 70 nf th0 north
west. Mr.. Cresap also stated that the
Montana Wheat Growers association
now has 10000 members, which makes
it one of the largest organizations of
farmers that has ever existed IN the
state. At the start this organization
was made up largely of the smaller
farmers, but in the past year nearly
all of the large grain growers have be-
come members, Mr.. Cresap said.
Harry higgins, who lives in the Cen
evieve neighborhood, near Hinsdale,
was severely bitten by cat recently.
The cat was at his barn and he under
took to carry it to his house. When he
caught hold of the feline it bit him
through. .he thumb, and he was unable
to make the cat turn loose of his hand
until he choked 1t. Mr.. higgins has
bad sore and it Is feared blood poison
will set In. A few weeks ago the Rev.
higgins, father of Harry higgins, was
attacked by the same cat, and received
ugly scratches about the face and
hands.
Oscar NordahI, Mosby resident, % |
years of age, gave the neighborhood |
quite a scare for several days recently. |
He had been seriously i'll with typhoid |
fever and during a moment when no |
one was with him arose from his bed |
and wandered out on the pririe. The |
neighbors hurriedly organized search
ing parties which were out couple of |
days, during which time they are sup
posed to have followed his tracks 20
miles from home. On returning they
found him sitting on the edge of his
bed. Where he wandered in his de-
lirium will probably never be known.
Montana Odd Fellows and Rebekh-
as convened in Butte for the forty
eighth and twenty-eighth annual state
assemblies of their respective organi-
cations, with approximately 1000 ac-
credited delegates In attendance. At
a session of the ladies militant of the
Rebekhas, Kathleen Fisher, of Miles
City, was elected President for the
coming year; Emma Schaller, of Kalis-
pell, vice-president; Arab Jefferson, of
Missoula, secretary. and Ellen Butcher
Of Helena, treasurer.
The last of the lambs to be shipped
by Powell county ranchers left for the
eastern market recently. The total
number of eve and wether lambs sold
was in the neghhorhood of'30,0O0, for
which the sheep raisers received prices
ranging from 9 IL to 10 10 cents per
pound. A good portion of the lamb
:rop was purchased by feeders in the /
middle western states and the balance j.,
~ representatives of stock firms at
omaha and other eastern points.
A total of 1,S45,000 trout fry has
been planted in the streams of the
part of the state, in the
season just closed. by the rod and gun 9
'lubs of Laurel, Billings and Column /,
,us. The cost has been nominal.
to a cash outlay of S236.43,
which does not include the donated [
tens of time, labor and automobiles, I
made by individual members in per- h
orming the work
There were lab deaths in Montana
Turing the first three months of the
present year, and 2,64O births, the v
ureau of the census announces. Dur p
ng the same period in 1922 there were C
$40 deaths. 2,910 births. The death
ate in the state for the year 1922 was
q people for 1000 population. 1O.1
or the first quarter of 1923. The 7
firth rate for 1922 was 1873 for every
900 persons, and 17.5 for the first
uarter of 1923. The birth rate for
he nation in 1922 was 22.6, the death
ate 11.8.
Barely Is ounces in weight, Elsie
fyriam Lahti, daughter of Mr.. and
frs. Matt Lahti of Butte, is, doctors