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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
Whale of an Infant

According to Mr.. Henry Nesbit, an
American authority, the whale is
mammal, and the female bears one
whale calf a year. Until the young
fish is six months old it is nursed by
the mother just as any land baby of
the mammal type is. A mother whale
has been seen TO swim through the
water with it's young Graded in its
fiippers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
Judith certainly can ride, but
will the men stay and he bossed
by a girl?
(ro BE coNT1NuED.)
Tuo Welcome Moons

The full moon nearest to September
q is popularity known as the harvest
MOON" The moon at that time rises
for several consecutive evenings at
nearly the same hour, giving an I'M
usual number of moonlight evenings
This is most noticeable in the higher
ATTITUDES and quite disappears at the
equator. The hunting moon" is the
first full moon following the harvest
moon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03

| who love her, senior, learn her to walk
and to ride and to shoot and to talk
You shall hear her say, Buenos dias
Jose, mi amigo! You shall see her KEGS
the cheek of old Jose. Madre de
Dios! / would go down to HI for
her to bring back fire to warm her
leetle feet cen weenter!"
Lee went thoughtfully on his way to
the bunk-house. 'I've got orders for
you fellows" he said from the door
way. 1.-THE boss of the outfit, the real
owner, you know, just blew in. Up
at the house. Says you boys are to
stick around to take orders straight
from headquarters. You, Benny" to
the cook, "are to have mans size
breakfast ready in jiffy."
Naturally Benny led the clamor with
string of oaths. What in blazes did
the owner of the ranch have to show
up for anyway?-he wanted to know.
He accepted the fact as personal af-
front. Who was this owner?-de-
manded Ward Harmon, the foreman of
the lower ranch, where the alfalfa
fields were.
Lee explained gravely that the new
conner was some sort of relative of old
Luke Sanford, who had recently &C
Guired controlling interest in the
ranch. Ward Harmon grunted con-
temptuously. 'The Lord deliver us !"
he moaned. Eastern jasper! One of
the know-all-about-it brand, huh,
Bud? I'll bet he combs his hair in
the middle and smokes cigareets out'n
box! The putty-headed looms can't
even roll their own smokes"
"Don't believe" hazarded Lee in
differently, from the looks of our
visitor that-that the owner smokes
anything
Listen to that!" grunted Ward
Harmon. "Softy, huh?"
"Well," Bud admitted slowly, '1ooks
sort of like girl, you know!"
Wouldn't that choke you?" de-
manded Carson, the COW foreman, a
thin, awkward little man, gray in the
service of real men," Taking or
ders off'n a fool fasteners bad
enough. But old man or young, Bud?'
: "Just a kid" was Lees further
dampening news. And as he noncha-
lantly buttered his hot cakes he added
carelessly: Something of scrapper,
though. Just put two thirty-two
calibers into Trevors."
They stared at him incredulously.
Then Carson's dry cackle led the
laughter.
You're the biggest liar, Bud Lee"
said the old man good-naturedly, 81
ever focused my two eyes on. I'll lay
an even bet there amt nobody showed
a-tall up this morning"
you. Tommy" said Lee to the boy
at his side, Shovel your grub down
lively and go hitch Molly and old Pie
face to the blackboard. That's orders
from headquarters" he grinned.
"Trevors is to be hauled away first
thing"
Tommy looked curiously at his SUI
perior. "On the level, BudT' he asked
doubtingly.
ION the level, laddie," was the
quiet response.
And young Burkitt, wondering, but
doubling no longer, fastened with his
breakfast.
The others, looking at Lees sober
face questioningly, fired broadside
of inquiries at him. But they got no
further information.
'Tve told you boys all the news"
he announced positively. Lord! Isn't
that an earful for this time of day?
The real boss is on the job: Trevors
is winged; you are to stick around for
orders from headquarters"
Out of the tail of his eye he saw
the swift approach of Bayne Treyors.
The general managers face was black
with rage and through that dark
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
MAN TOLD MRS. SPENCER
"TANLAC SAVED MY LIFE"

rest and was right on the verge Of
giving up.
zone day I asked man, whose
picture and testimonial / saw In the
paper, if Tanlac really helped him.
He said, Tanlac saved my life,' so I
lost no time buying Tanlac and the
results are, / have gained 8 lbs. and
enjoy splendid health. l now know
for myself that Tanlac is wonderful"
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists. Accept no substitute. Over 40
million bottles sold.
Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipa-
ton; made and recommended by the
manufacturers of Tanlac.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
Children Cry for 'Castoria y
Especially Prepared for Infants and Children of All Ages

Mother! FletcheT5 Castoria has
been in use for ove- 80 years as a
Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops
and Soothing Syrups. Contains no
narcotics Proven directions are on
each package. Physicians everywhere
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
Good Investment

The Artist-Say, you are taking that
Ferris girl out to dinner all the time.
Isn't it rather expensive?
The Writer-Yes, but it pays in the
end. She cracks ten or twelve jokes
every night and l sell them to the
comic magazines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03

Drawback to Affection Inspired by Horse

stand what age is too soon. Here is
Joe getting old-and he's sixteen. You
get too much an impression Of the
fight of time. A wise man should
keep an elephant and always feel
young.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
Don't FORGET cuticura TaIcum

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisite face, skin, baby and dust
ing powder and perfume, rendering
other perfumes superfluous. You may
rely on it because one of the Cuticura
Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum),
25c each experimentation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
"cAN SHE RIDE2"

SYNOPSIS.-Bud Lee, horse
foreman OF the Blue Lake ranch,
convinced Bayne Trevors, man
ager, Is deliberately wrecking the
property owned by Judith San
ford, young woman, her cousin.
Pollock Hampton, and Timothy
Gray, decides to throw up his
job. Judith arrives and announces
she has bought Gray's share In
the ranch and will run 1t. She
discharges Trevors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
Should Attract Fishermen

The Nile has greater variety OF
fish than any other river in the world
An expedition sent by the British
museum brought back 5000 specimens.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
Makes Strong Appeal

There is something in the very name
Of fortitude which speaks to the al
most indelible love of heroism in mems
hearts.-Bishop Francis Paget.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
ENCOURAGING La.uyer

"De lawyer in de case was SO good"
said Uncle Eben, "dat his client was
kind o sorry he didn't steal several
mo- chickens while he was at it,
Baltimore Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03

Any summer girl is willing to COM
promise by returning the young mans
heart and keeping the ring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
The Expert

Here is something new in screen
announcements" "WhazZat" Gram
mar by Lindley Murray"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03
French Women Use Plouvs

Because of the many small farms in
France, handplows that may be OPP
Grated by women as well as men are
sold there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03

recommend it. The kind you have
always bought bears signature of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03

man may be honest because there
is money in it, or he may be otherwise
for the same reason.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18

ture is the most productive and de-
pendable agriculture in existence. To
have a farm located so that the sup
ply Of water may be added just when
it is needed, is a most favorable ar
rangement. Records show that the
largest yields of grain and root crops
are those produced on we'll managed
irrigated farms.
Dry land agriculture adapts itself
to the extensive production of crops
like wheat and other grains where
large may be cultivated with
the use of modern la~bor-saving de-
vices. The production of wheat in
Montana is rapidly increasing. 1t is
reasonable that this tendency to in
crease, will continue.
Montana's Climate.
To those who are unfamiliar with
conditions in the Northwest, two
questions naturally suggest them
seles These have to do with the
amount and distribution of the rain
fall and the average temperatures
which prevail in different sections of
the state. People who have lived in
the South are apt to believe that Mon
tana is unduly cold in winter, max
ing general living conditions unfavor-
able for that season.
The average rainfall in Montana
is approximately sixteen inches per
year. Upwards of sixty per cent of
this rain falls during April, May,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
Agriculture In Montana.
(By ALFRED ATKINSON, Presiden
OF the Montana State College,
BOZeman. Montanal.

of the Montana State College,
Bozeman, Montana).
With an area of ninety-three mil
lion acres which makes it the third
largest state in the Union, Montana
offers many advantages to settlers.
This state makes up approximately
one-twentieth of the area of the I'M
tied States; is three times as large as
Iowa, and could hold within its
borders eleven of the eastern states.
The 1920 census showed that Mon
tana had a population of $4,000
which means that there are many
agricultural and business advantages
to be taken advantage of by those
who may come to Montana and join
in the upbuilding of this great state.
Crop Growing Conditions.
The natural soil and climatic con-
ditions favor high yields of a wide
range of crops of good quality. The
soils are rich, the number of hours
of sunshine during the growing
months is rather high and the tenn
peratures favor the production Of
superior crops.
Crop production in Montana is car
ried on under both irrigation and dry
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18

June, and the first part of July. This
makes a very favorable distribution
for crop growth. The late summer
and fall are commonly rather free
from rainfall and this again favors
the crop raiser by providing good
harvesting conditions.
The snow fall varies greatly in the
differnt sctions of the state. In the
mountain and foothill areas there is
commonly very heavy, snow, but the
amount falling in the valleys and flat
prairie sections is usually less than
the average snowfall in the eastern
states. The heavy mountain snow
fall is the source of the irrigation
water and is one of the great agri-
cultural advantages of the state.
Temperature conditions prevail
ing, are most agreeable. Reports
from some of the weather stations in
dictate occasional extreme Temporal
lures, but these are quite the excep-
ton and only of very short duration.
When low temperatures do ecur,
they are commonly followed by the
chinook winds which have the effect
of moderating the climate promptly.
On the average, winter temperatures
are not as low as in the central states,
and with relatively low humidity,
these temperatures are much more
agreeable than in localities where the
air is laden with more moisture.
Montana Crops.
Montana produces a wide range of
crops. These include winter wheat,
oats, barley, peas, beans, flax, al
falfa, sweet clover, red clover, hay
and pasture grasses, sugar beets, APP
pies and all kinds of small fruits.
Winter Wheat has an important
place in the agriculture of Montana.
In 1923 the state produced $1,000
900 bushels. This was practically all
raised under dry farm conditions.
The quality of this crop is unusually
high. Rich soil conditions, cool
night temperatures and the moisture
supply in the soil, combine to o
duce a hard wheat much sought af-
ter by millers. Even though there
may be a surplus of wheat in the I'm
tied States, there is still a marked
shortage of the high quality, high
gluten milling wheat being produced
in Montana. 1t is reasonable to ex-
pect a continued increase in the pro-
duction of wheat in Montana and
there is much opportunity for the
production of this crop in many OF
the undeveloped sections.
Oats are extensively produced in
Montana on the irrigated farms.
There is a limited production on dry
land farms, but this crop is better
suited for higher production with
the aid of irrigation. The quality Of
oats produced is very high. Studies
by the Experiment Station indicate
a lower per centage of hull in Mon
tana oats than in the oats produced
in many other states. These studies
show that on the average, there is
five pounds more kernel and five
pounds less hull in each 100 pounds
of Montana produced oats than in
other oat crops of the country.
In point of yield, oats grown in
Montana are outstanding. 1t is
concluded on Agricultural Page.)
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the mighty Yellowstone near the
boundary line.
The three forks which form the
Missouri are large rivers. The Gal
latin rises in the Gallatin range, in
and north of Yellowstone Park, and
flows through the Gallatin Valley, a
section of marvellous fertility. The
Madison also rises, principally, in
Yellowstone Park and flows through
the upper and lower Madison valleys.
The Jefferson naturally the largest
of the streams, is formed by the
junction of the Ruby, the Beaver
head, and the Big Hole, or Wisdom
rivers, lear Twin Bridges, and it is
an important a%ffluent from the
north in the Boulder river, which
drains a large part of Jefferson
county. The valleys of the Jeffer-
son, Ruby, Beaverhead. and the Big
Hole basin are within the area drain
ed by the Jefferson and there are
many fertile valleys of smaller size.
The Yellowstone river drains the
southeastern pa It of tine state and
carries a very large volume of wa
ter. Important tributaries entering
from the south are the Powder, Ton
que, Rosebud, Big Horn, Clark's
Fork, Saltwater and Boulder rivers,
and from the north the Great Porcu-
pine, Sweet Grass and Big Timber
creeks, and Shields river.
The drainage Of the western part
of the state is into the Pacific ocean
through the Columbia river, into
which flow the waters of the Clark
Fork OF the Columbia. This section
abounds in fine streams having their
sources among the mountains, among
which are the Bitter Root, the Deer
Lodge, the Big Blackfoot, the He'll
gate, the Missoula, the Flathead, all
having numerous affluents.
The Clark Fork, Missoula, He'll
gate and Deer Lodge are now usually
grouped under the name Clark Fork
of the Columbia.
There are many small and beauti-
full lakes in Montana, but Flathead
lake is the only one of great size. 1t
is in extreme lines, SO miles long and
Is wide, covering an area of about
$50 square miles. 1t is navigable
and a steamer makes regular trips
between Somers and Poison at the
extreme north and south ends of the
lake. Poison may be reached, dur
ing the season of navigation, by au-
tomobile from Missouri and Ravalli
on the Northern Pacific railway.
There are good roads also from Dix
on and Plains, across the reservation.
In the fall of 1917 a branch line of
the Northern Pacific railway from
Dixon to Roman and Poison, was
completed. This Flathead reserva-
lion country in 1909 was opened to
settlement and is a very fertile and
beautiful region.
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tined in a few years to attain vast
proportions. Meanwhile settlements
of stockmen and farmers were eX-
tended. Hostile Indians roamed the
plains and were not subdued until
after the Custer campaign and the
disastrous battle on the Little Big
Horn, in 1876.
The pioneer may be held to include
all the years previous to the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific rail
way.
This railway was completed across
the continent September s, 1883, and
the event was celebrated by impress
sive ceremonies at the point where
the last spike was driven, between
Garrison and Gold Creek. July 4,
1883, was a gala day in Helena,
where the people assembled in thous-
ands to welcome the arrival of the
first regular train and to witness the
departure of the first bullion train.
The latter consisted of thirty-six new
box cars and bore the inscription,
100000 Pounds Gregory Bullion,
from Helena, Montana"
In 1879 there was no railway mile
age in Montana. In 1928 there were
about 7,446 miles, and the increase in
railway mileage measures the growth
of the state.
Montana River Systems
Montana is generously watered
and the advantages it possesses in its
admirable river system can not be
too highly estimated. The rivers rise
in the highest mountains, some peaks
of which reach a height of than
1000 feet, and flow to the borders
of the state, where the elevation is
about 1000 feet. The great rivers
of the state are the Missouri and the
Yellowstone, which drain the eastern
and the Clark Fork of the Columbia,
which drains the western, part of the
state. These streams have innumer-
able tributaries. The Missouri,
which drains more than two-thirds of
the state, is formed at Three Forks,
Gallatin county, by the union of the
Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin riv-
ers. The Missouri first flows north
then east through the central north
ern part of the state into North Da-
kota, where it receives the waters of
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
Montana Wipes Out Tremendous
Hard Times Debt--Banks of State
Haze So Much Cash They
Can Not Find Investment for 1t All

r.. o. Kaufman, Prominent Helena
Banker, Tells Wonderful Story of
Montana's Magic Financial Come
back.
"A n ONTANA has made practically
MI a complete comeback. The
AZ state has almost fully liquidat-
ed its tremendous debt to the Federal
Reserve bank and the War Finance
corporation. The bankers serving
the agricultural communities of Mon
tana have more money on hand than
they know what to do with.
The foregoing is but an inkling of
the impressive statement that r. O.
Kaufman, vice president of the I'm
ion Bank and Trust company of Hell
ena, and member of the board of the
Helena branch of the Federal Reserve
bank of Minneapolis, makes regard
ing the banking and financial situa-
ton in Montana.
Mr.. Kaufman adds: 1.-THE cry for
Help! More Money! has changed to
a plea for help in employing more
money than the bankers know what
to do with"
Following is Mr.. Kaufman's com
plete statement, which was written
for the Anaconda Standard, as a
part of a Montana Month" summary
of conditions throughout the state.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18

The Banking Situation
In Montana.
(By r. o. Kaufman, vice president
and cashier of the Union Bank and
Trust company, Helena, Mont, and
member of the board of the Helena
branch of the Federal Reserve
bank of M%inneapolis.)
Practical jokers have been known
to bring death to a man who listened
to their repeated assertions that he
was mot looking at all we'll" 1t re-
quires a strong will to ward off the
i'll effects of such comments oft re-
peated. If talk can kill a robust
man, it can, no doubt, reduce a
state to bankruptcy, as well. More
especially is this true if the talk is
of a serious and not a humorous
character. Montana and her banking
institutions have %gloriously survived
a nationwide propaganda" of pes
simism, both spoken and written;
enough to almost kill any other state
in the Union. This is proof of the
stuff of which her people and her in
situations are made.
Lack of bountiful crops, because of
drought, coupled with circumstances
affecting the nation and the world,
resulted in an epidemic Of economic
Concluded on Agricultural PaQe1
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
MONTANA, THE TREASURE STATE, OFFERS UNPRECEDENTED
AGRICULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INDUSTRIOUS HOmESEEKER

(From the Northern Pacific Railway Companys booklet "MontanaJ.
by the United States from France Elm 1903, and the western part was in
through the discovery of the Columbia river by Captain Robert Gray IN
on their journey of exploration to the Pacific, and from west to east on their
terest to Montana being Fathers De Smet and Ravali-trappers and fur
bers were attracted by the discoveries Of placer gold at Gold Creek, Ban
ton of Montana territory in 1854 The first industry was mining of
placer gold. Some of the gulch diggings yer marvelously rich. Grass
hopper, Alder, Last Chance. and Confederate gulches being the most pro
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18

farm conditions. At the present
time several million acres of the val
ley land of the state are under irri-
cation, and many million acres are
being farmed without the addition
of moisture beyond that furnished
through precipitation. To the per-
son who knows nothing of the meth
cd of irrigation, it may appear to
be an expensive and difficult system
of agriculture. That such is not the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
MI Omtama w elcOmes

case is quickly learned when irriga-
ton is undertaken. The source of
water supply for irrigation is the
melting SHOWS of the foothills and
the gravity system. The actual me-
thod of spreading the water ON farm
lands is we'll established, not diff
cult to understand, and relatively in
expensive.
In many Ways irrigated agricul-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18

duct1ve. Those Were Hush Times IN
Montana. AS the placers became ex-
hausted many restless spirits moved
away. Farming and stock raising
followed the gold discoveries. Quartz
mining was developed somewhat lat
er. Gold and silver mines were very
productive. Then followed, at Butte.
the beginning of copper mining, des-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
Gram Production In Montana
Compared With Other States

TIME following table, from official sources, shows the comparative
production by the acre, of six of our principal crops in twelve
of the leading agricultural states of the Union, the United
States Is a unit, and Montana. for 1928.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18

Concluded on Agricultural Page.)
Evening star., 1924-08-22
LOCAL MAN ELECTED
HEAD OF REPORTERS
George L. Hart Named President of
National Shorthand Writers'
Association.

George l. Hart OF this city was
today elected president OF the Ma
sional Shorthand Reporters Associa-
tfon at the concluding session of that
Organization, at Wardman Park
Hotel. Edward I. Berry of Camden,
N. j., was reelected vice president.
w. A. ]. Warnement OF Cleveland,
Ohio. was reelected treasurer, while
Albert c. Cav of Elkhart, Ind, was
reelected secretary. Percy H. Howe
of Boston. Mass, and Herman /. Pugh
Of Huntington, w. Va, were re-
elected members of the board of
directors The retiring president,
Frederick H. Gurtler Of Chicago, ILL.,,
and Mrs. Estelle Martin of Pitts
burgh. Pa, were elected as additional
members of the board.
There was much competition be-
tween the delegates during the cam
paign. The local members were all
strong for Mr.. Hart for president, and
fought hard, insuring his election.
A resolution was adopted express
ing disapproval of the alleged in
adequate salories received by short
hand reporters in the Government