The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-24
Treasure State News In
Tabloid Review
STATE COLLEGE FARMERS WEEK
TO BE HELD JANUARY 7 TO II

week program Wnlch VIII DC
held at the State College the week OF
January z to IL. There was a large
attendance of farmers and their wives
at the meeting last year, and more
than 800 persons are expected to at
tend the 1924 session. Railroads al
lowed reduced rates last year and 1t
is believed the same arrangements will
be made for the coming meeting. The
various departments of the college,
particularly in the school Of agricul-
ture, and the extension service, are
preparing for their part OF the pro-
gram, which will consist of a series OF
papers and lectures. The various ses-
siOns Of the meeting will be conducted
by specialists In the various depart
ments of horticulture, poultry, farm
crops, animal husbandary and other
branches of agriculture. Effort is be-
ing made to secure outside speakers,
specialists In the many branches OF
agriculture and home economics, to
give discussions. Many prominent men
are being considered, but no selection
has been made yet. The farmers week
program will also include state meet
ings of the many leading agricultural
and livestock organizations Of Mon
tana, adding much to the scope and in
terest of the program. Last year the
Farm Bureau, state dairymens' assoc
iatiOn, Montana seed growers assOcia-
ton. potato growers association and
many livestock associations and other
organizations met in Bozeman during
Trainers Week.
Frank B. Scovel, pioneer, is dead
at his home in LewistOwn. MI. Scovel
had lived in that section for AZ years.
He was born in Stewartsville, Mo-,
September 6, 1857, and resided there
until 1882. when he came west and To-
Gated in Lewisotwn, which then was
connected with outside points by stage
lines. Mr.. ScOvel drove stage between
Lewistown and Okla and Ubet for some
time and was known as one Of the
most expert drivers in the country.
Later he engaged in ranching, Operat-
ing what Is known as the Posey ElstOn
ranch on Beaver creek.
While Claude Taylor, who resides on
the T. H. Burke farm a few miles
north of Hardin was In town, Mis-.
Taylor noticed a pail of oats on the
cellar floor and carried them out and
fed them to the horses. A few minutes
later she saw that the animals were i'll
and shortly thereafter both horses
were dead. 1t is thought that a for.
mer tenant had used oats, treated with
strychnine, for killing prairie dogs and
had ~carelessley left some in the cellar
The team had been purchased by Mr.
Taylor only a few days before.
At least two business houses al
Baker will not be troubled by the Goa
problem next winter. Realizing tina.
every property owner in Baker ha,
enough gas under his holdings t. FIR
nish him with fuel for the remaindeI
of his life, p. r. Hubbard of the Bake
Hardware company and Ed Lake, own
er of the Lake theatre, have spuddeC
in n gas VOL ~ 4 lot in the real o
their establishments. According f
5 ,Mr. Lake, The expense of drilling tn
VOL VII net exceed the combined gu
bills of the two firms Cor one wear.
There were lab deaths in Montant
during the first three months of tn
> present year, and 2,G40 births, tn
Q bureau of the census announces. Dui
U ing the same period In 1922 there wer
q 1910 deaths. 2,910 births. The deaf
rate in the state for the year 1922 wa
D. people for 1000 population, 10.
g for the first quarter of 1923. TIL
birth rate for 1922 was 1873 for ever
n 1000 persons, and IT'S for the fir.
t quarter of 1923. The birth rate fl
a the nation in 1922 was 22.6, the deaf
3 rate 11.S.
When residents of Boulder saw Mr.
J. Emma Nelson digging what appeare
y to be intended for a grave. they b
came alarmed for tho safety of h,
% three children and caused her ARE
on an insanity charge. When questiO
ed about the grave, Mrs. Nelson d
"a clared it was dug to beautify her hon
20 grounds. She was Orderd commit,
& to the state sanatarium. The childr,
of were placed in the care of her mOtht
IL B. F. Tudor, only Mexican war VI
residing in Montana and a re
dent of this state since the days
n, Alder Gulch, is dead at his home
ne Victor. He was in his 9th year, hs
ing been born in Kentucky in Ms
n 1927. He had been a resident of t
he Bitter Root valley since 1868. Tud
he came west during the days of the e
N, stampede to California.
ne Forty car loads OF apples were sh
ped out of the Bitter Root valley on
the Northern Pacific recently. OF Il
do number IS were loads Of fancy fr
,rs for the New York market.
,or Discontinuance of the postOffice
Okla has been ordered by the Dc
'vo masetr general, according to repo