The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-03-27
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
= = Treasure State = -

Beet Acreage GroWa-George VOL
ley, representative of the Great West
ern Sugar Co., at Sidney, has an
nounced the company had completed
the signing Of 4,015 acres to be grown
in beets for the coming season, and
that he had every reason to expect an
other 1000 acres. This will make an
Increase over last years acreage Of So
per cent.
The second division of the army of
Mexican beet laborers has arrived and
are now in labor houses on nearby
farms. The Mexicans, all speaking
Spanish, give the city an appearance
of the typical southwestern border
town.
Large Postal Observation-Disclosures
postal savings aggregate $1,3O4, 400,
which is credited to 1886 depositors
at 60 offices in the state. This is an
average of about 1865 for each de-
positor. Billings postal saving record
shows up better than the average over
the state. Billings depositors have
$5S,417 to their credit and this is
among 1873 persons, or an average of
about $439 to the depositor.
Montana leads all states in the union
in postal savings except Connecticut,
Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts, Cali
fornia, Michigan, New Jersey. New
York, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
Livestock Shows Coming.-Interest
in the livestock industry in Montana
and the n~eighboring states is reviving
from the effects of the low prices of
the postwar years, and the two big
livestock shows to be held next month
at Dillon and Salt Lake promise to be
well attended by livestock growers of
various kinds. The Salt Lake meeting
is to be held from April l to 5, and the
Dillon show from April "a to 26. Elk
hibitors from Montana, Utah, Idaho,
Nevada, Wyoming and California are
expected to bring choice cattle, sheep
and other livestock to both shows.
Dairy Associations PIans.-Plans
have been under way for several
have now been matured by the
Butte Dairymen's association for ac-
quainting the public with the fact that
Butte has such an association and JUS.
what that body can and will Go for
maintaining the highest quality of milk
for the sun of the city.
The association was formed about
six months ago, and now has a paid
up membership Of 80 members. Before
a membership can be held the appli-
cant must qualify by proving that he
meet and live up to the rules of
the association.
Benefits Farmers.-Ranchers of
Montana state that the wealth
or of the last week has been of great
value to them. The frequent SHOWS of
he last 10 days have soaked into the
while the snow in the hills, it
S said, will prolong the water supply
n the summer for irrigation purposes. {
the lowlands the ground was get
ing dry in places, and the heavy fall
# moisture of the past few days has {
'ome at a time when it does the most i
.ood for the farmers. ]
Woman Opens Hospital. - Mrs. &
lydia Nicholson, proprietor and super
ntendent of the Roundup general hos
" CiSHl yeas. loNCd lCl ,
'quipment to Winnett and installed
anne in the Park hotel building, with s
5 beds, and two trained nurses in
barge.
The new hospital will be equipped
all modern fixtures and under the S
uperintendency of a nurse, long * G
erienced in the management and care v
f hospitals. f
Shipment of Horses.-A fine lot of a
orses were shipped from Baker by "
ack Burk, Chicago stockman, who has "
cen in Baker and vicinity the past Il
Tree months buying up some of Fal- t.
IN county's big draft animals. that d
ere assembled at the Keirle barn.
he horses were declared some of the Fl
est seen here in several months and p
eminded Interested arrivals of the W
ass of animals which were seen in ii
reprohibition days hauling brewery g
agons. tc