The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-26
Treasure State News In
Tabloid Review

Oats that averaged ITO bushels TO
the acre and wheat that averaged "a
were grown this year on the ranch OF
Ell. A. Espie four miles south of Wilsall
according to threshing returns.
In drilling a well to supply water for
the Fergus county fair at Lewistown
shale oil was encountered at a depth
of 300 feet and the ground is now
being investigated by biologists.
The annual poultry show at Deer
Lodge Is to be held in the agricultural
rooms of the Powell county high school
December 6, and 8. Indications are
that the coming show will eclipse that
of last year.
Five refrigerator cars comprised the
Burns suffered when pot of boil
ing hot coffee was overturned have
proved fatal to the three-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ziecracker of Malta.
The child was given prompt medical
attention, but all efforts to save his
life failed.
When 1890 rifle fell from the
hands of John Szasv, a rancher near
Winston, just as he had entered his
home on returning from a hunting
trip, the gun was discharged and he
died few hours later in Helena hos
pital. The wound was In the stomach.
The new grain warehouse built by
the Occident Elevator company at
Bridger TO replace the structure de-
stroyed by fire during the latter part
of July has been completed and Is now
receiving grain. The new elevator
building occnnies the same ground
space as the former structure.
Efficiency of summer following has
again been demonstrated, This time in
the Silver Bow district where Nels
Swenson of Harlem threshed 1885
bushels of wheat from a 30-acre field.
or an average of As ID bushels to the
acre. This Is the highest average yield
ever reported in this section.
William Cowan, one of the few sur
yiving soldiers of the regular army |
which fought in the campaign with the |
Sioux Indians, is dead in Lewistown. |
aged SO years. He served at Old Fort |
Maginnis and mustered out there In |
1885, remained near the old fort and |
engaged In farming. He was on the
Custer battlefield the day following
the battle.
Yellowstone county Northwestern
Dent corn exhibited by H. r. MeIcher
of Broadview took first place at the
Montana fair at Helena and second .
place for the same variety of corn
went to Meri Naser of Broadview. w
A. Allison of Canyon creek won a
"Boggs" potato grader valued at S75
for the best bushel Of Bliss Triumph
potatoes exhibited at the state fair.
After an illness of several months.
James Bice, one of the pioneers of the
state, died at the home OF his nephew
Matt Bice In Havre. he was rs years
of age. Mr.. Bice was a rancher and
stockman and had lived in Hayre 70
years. Prior to his coming to Havre
he was a prospector in the western
part of the state. He was a native of
Cornwall, England.
!, What may prove the success of a
new industry for the Bitter Root val
ley, is an experiment in growing radIsh
seed, made this year by Eugene Doty
at his ranch a mile north OF Corvallis.
Mr.. Doty planted an acre of his best
land to French breakfast radlshes in
June this year, and now he has a fine
prospect for big yield Of choice seed.
The Sloan Seed company Is back of
the project and has contracted for the
seed at IL cents n pound. A repre-
sentative of the company visited the
field and estimated the yield at no
less than 1000 pounds, which is ex-
cantionally good.