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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
MOTHER FACES DEATH
NO FUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR VITAL OPERATION

In the Orchard Homes district a
young married woman, Mrs. j. ].
Hopper, is slowly dying, because of
the fact that she has not enough
money with which to purchase a rail
road ticket to Rochester, Mimi,
where possible health lies in the
skilled fingers of the great surgeons
there. Doctors state that it is her
only hope of life-and life is very
precious to a woman of 35 who has
two children and a husband whom
she loves very dearly.
The children are small, one 7, the
other one and one-half years old. Mr..
Hopper of necessity is housekeeper
and nurse. For more than a year he
has cared for his wife and the two
children and kept the home clean
and neat. That, of course, meant
giving up his work. There was no
alternative. There are relatives, but
none who can give aid financially.
Their are absolutely ex-
hausted. An operation for Mrs. Hop
per last fall took much of the say
ings that have now dwindled to moth
ing. Missoula lodges have done what
they could but it is not enough.
1t is a desperate situation. Mrs.
Hopper has hesitated to take charity.
Until three years ago she was a self
supporting woman, contributing to
the family income. The Hoppers
were comfortably off, in those days.
But she realizes tina t her life is
ebbing away-and life is very dear.
The Daily Muscular is raising a
fund with which it is proposed to
send the unfortunate woman to
Rochester for an operation.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
THE STATE

Miles City-Corn in eastern Mon
tana needs more sunshine.
Helena-The Montana state fair is
offering $4,316 in prizes to juvenile
farm clubs.
Havre-During June the average
precipitation in the Triangle area
vas owe five tenths inches.
Glendive-William l.. Jones of this
city has been appointed state adju-
tant of the American Legion.
Lewistown-A daily motor bus
service will be established between
this city and Stanford in a few days.
Helena-Sheep shearing is general.
The price of wool is between 35 and
40 cents. Much wool will be held for
higher prices.
Malta-The Phillips county wool
clip will approximate 100000 pounds
this year, the largest individual clip
being that of Ben Phillips, which is
about one-fourth of all the wool pro-
duced in the county.
torn to shreds.
S~idney-Weather conditions have
been ideal and the wheat, corn and
beet crops will exceed hat of
last year, which were good. Farmers
of Richland county will profit hand
somely this season.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Montana Critic Gets
A Picture of Wheat
Grown ON Farm HE
Said Was Abandoned

~ ARET Carrot was mailed a
- picture this week of n OF
~ the farms he used in his ar
ticle on Montana in the Saturday
evening Post. taken this spring,
and the photograph shows what
Carrot said vas an abandoned
farm is now a beautiful field OF
100 acres of wheat, while around
the farm home, the wild cucumbers
are creeping upward, according to
r. G. Linebarger, editor OF the
Havre Promoter.
"That particular farm labeled
deserted" by Carrot, has been
farmed every year since it was
homesteaded, and what he thought
was deserted land was a beautiful
piece of summerfallow," said Mr..
Linebarger.
Driving along the High-line n
one, and back from the road the
showing is even better. Every in
dication points to a bumper har-
vest.
There is more small grain
growing this year than has been
planted for many seasons, while
the corn acreage and the acreage
of other crops has been increased.
Diversification is being followed,
and where in 1916 only grain was
grown, and butter and eggs and
pork were brought in from town,
this year they are being produced
on the farm. Consequently the
actual value of the farm products
of 1924 should equal that of any
former years, in spite of the fact
that prices of grain are away be-
low the level of the bumper crop
years"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Capital Important.

help them, 1t would not entirely cure
the present troubles.
Capital Important.
Frequently, says the department,
the amount of capital needed to OPP
crate the average cattle ranch is I'M
derestimated. Capital in improved
land usually represents the largest
single item. The next largest item
is the productive livestock or the
breeding herd.
There has been a decrease in the
last few years in the amount of in
terest paid by cattle ranchers. This
decrease Is attributed partly to re-
duction in interest rates on both land
and cattle loans. 1t is believed that
interest rates might be reduced some
what by refundtng loans, and by a
greater use of the intermediate cred
it system. One difficulty which the
intermediate credit system could les
sen is the handicap of short time
loans, which have forced many of the
ranchers to sell heifer calves that
should hove been kept to replace old
COWS. Overstocking has sometimes
resulted from the ranchman's nee
sssity to produce sufficient returns
20 liquidate outstanding indebted
ness at the earliest possible time.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Daniels County Set
ting Record Pace Inn
New Diversificatiom
Methods of Farming

Daniels county is setting an en-
~couraging pace in the movements
towards diiversification, according
to a suvey recently taken by Coun-
ty agent A. w. Warden and the
county assessors office. The drift
towards hogs has been especially
noticeable with the probability that
there will be at least $500 head
ready for market in the fall. That
the county may soon be on a COM
petitive footing with Pondera coun-
ty in the matter of turkey raising
is indicated by the fact that there
will be at least 100 tons of dressed
Daniels county turkeys ready for
the markets this year.
The survey showed that there were
hens reserved for breeding purposes
and counting upon the normal in
crease from this stock, Mr.. Warden
a very material increase
in farm income from these two
Considering that the sur
vey was but 80 per cent complete
the figures obtained may be consid-
cred as very conservative.
A similar encouraging gain has
been made in the production of flax
one of the few crops that has main
tanned a fair price level during the
past few years. In 1920 the flax
acreage in Daniels county was 2 202
acres, at present it is 11,404 acres.
Corn acreage jumped from 2,208
acres in 1928 to 4,318 acres in 1924.
Along with the livestock increase
has come a marked gain in the pro-
1uction of feed forage and hay crops.
The 100 per, cent increase in corr has
been accompanied by an almost equal
ncrease in sweet clover, with Ais
tcres at present devoted to this crop.
There r equally encouraging in
in alfalfa, field beans, millet,
,ane, rye, and other field crops.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
NAKED MAN IN GARAGE BRINGS
POLICE; JOKERS STEAL CLOTHES

On a call from Crystal Springs to
the effect that an insane man was
locked in a garage there, Butte dep
uties arrested Peter Murphy who was
found in the garage devoid of cloth
ing. Murphy acted queerly, the de-
puties stated, but they believe him
but temporarily unbalanced.
1t was a fair conclusion that some
practical joker Or enemy of Murphy's
had stripped him of clothing while
he was intoxicated and that he had
sought refuge in the garage. The
owners of the place say they saw the
man stretched out on the floor of
their garage early yesterday morn
ing and closed the door and locked it,
while they sent in a call to the sher-
ifs office.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Sergeant Ordway's
journal Most Conn
plete Record Lewis
Clarke Expedition
CONTINUED from Feature Page.}

: tContinued from Feature Page.l
sin Historical Report in which thu
Ordway Journal is given, says Of
this incident, whether the beal
was stunned or 'astounded' by such
treatment is perhaps a fair ques-
ton. Whichever it was, he was
felled to the ground, where he be
gan to cratch his head with his
feet after which operation he sat
down at the foot of the tree and
gave McNeal an anxious after
noon"
At one time some men were de-
tailed under Ordway to remove
baggage from a hill not far from
the present city of Great Falls, to
the upper camp across from White
Bear Island. 1t was an extremely
warm day, and in order to be more
comfortable, the men took off their
clothes. A sudden storm came on
which rained hailstones on their
naked bodies. They ran for camp
and their clothing, but before they
could reach it, one man was
knocked down three times, and
most were bruised and bleeding.
One of these hailstones was said to
measure seven inches in circumfer-
ence. That this was undoubtedly
exaggeration, irst residents of
Great Falls can testify, having seen
hailstones as large or larger, fall
there.
These excerpts from the Ordway
Journal are given to awaken the in
terest of the public in this old his
torlcal document so recently
brought to light. Much of it is a
repetition of that of Lewis and
Clarke, but, as I have already stat
ed, its main value lies in the fact
that there is no gap in the story,
and that it was written by one man.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
(Frow Montana State Conege)

(FrOw Montana State COIlege)
Il" URKEY production in Montan;
has a special advantage at the
present time because of the
steady decline in turkey population
throughout the United States during
the past 20 years, says G.. P. Good.
earl, poultryman at the Montana
State College. The 1900 census re
ported 6,594,695 turkeys in this coun-
try, while in 1920 this figure was al
most cut in half, with only 3,f?T,-
028 reported.
A recent report by the United
States Department of Agriculture
states that the turkey production has
been on a general decline through
out the United States, particularly as
an enterprise of the general farms of
the country. In New England states
the decline has been especially notice
able,, and this was formerly a produc-
ing section of considerable import
ance.
Causes for the decline, according
to Mr.. Goodearl, may be traced to a
number of different causes. The
fact that the raising of young turkeys
requires much attention and care, has
brought about a shift to other forms
of poultry which are not so eyacting
in their requirements. Black!aad
has been a discouraging factor in
many sections of the country and re-
sponsib1e for the abandonment of tur-
key raising on many farms.
1t is natural that turkey produc-
ton should increase in Montana, in
view of the decline in other parts of
the country, and 1t is decidedly worth
while for farmers to pay more atten-
tion to this particular cash crop, says
Mr.. Goodearl. With an abundance of
feed, ample range, comparative free
dom from disease and with other adj
~vantages, farmers of this state find
turkey production well adapted to
their conditions. Comparatively good
prices in past years and the prospects
of continued good prices in the next
few years make the business attract
i've from a financial standpoint.
Speaking of a few of the important
points to be considered and remem-
bered in successful poultry production
Mr.. Goodearl states that free range
is indispensable. The ground where
the birds feed and roost should be
sweet and clean. The growers should
be on the alert to keep out di-
sease and this can be done by main
tanning sanitary surroundings.
Healthy, vigorous breeding stock is
also an important requirement. Birds
intended for breeding purposes
should be given plenty of exercise
and should not be fed fattening feeds.
In buying breeding stock every pre-
caution should be used to get birds
that are free from blackhead.
For getting a start with turkeys,
Mr.. Goodearl advises that it is we'll
to ecure a tom with at least two or
three hens. Young poults may be
secured to start with, but are less de-
%pendable and require a much longer
period for getting started.
During the summer, turkeys should
only a small amount of grain.
The abundance of bu rs. grasShODDers
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17

The ssfamiIy siZed'' cattle ranch
that is, a ranch large enough to
utilize the labor of the ranch
man and his family-is more ef-
ficient than the very large ranch,
and the present tendency in ranch
ing is toward a family-sized ranch
ing business, says the United States
department of agriculture in one
of its recent bulletins.
The advantages of the family size
ranch are that it maintains a highly
efficient utilization of labor, and does
not have its net profits reduced by
the hiring of additional labor on an
extensive scale. But although the
small ranch is the most efficient, 1t
is followed in order of efficiency by
the ranch a little larger. On the con-
trary, second place is held by the
largest ranches. These have a lower
calf drop than the family size ranch,
but they can materially overcome
this handicap by more efficient use of
feed and labor, due to the fact that
one man car handle 500 to l,0Oo
head of cattle practically as easily
as he can care for 200.
Investigations are being made by
the department into the question as
to what. is the proper size of a cattle
ranch? This problem has been
thrown into the foreground promi-
nently in the last two years under
the pressure of conditions which have
made ranching for the most part I'M
--@f;+oL1o Tharo moo NOT the same
incentive to find out the most eff
Gent size of ranch in the pre-war per-
iod, when margins of profit were sat
is factory for all but the very 1nef-
~ficiently conducted ranching enter
prises.
Renter Has Advantages.
Another important Influence in de-
termining the profitableness or I'M
profitableness of ranching is the man
ner in which the rancher holds his
grazing land. Generally the man
who leases a good share OF his land
has an advantage over ranchmen VINO
own most of their land. His taxes
and repair costs per calf are much
lower.
High production costs are largely
due to the fact that each calf carries
a heavy charge for interest on IN
%debtedness. 1t is pointed out that
the fixed charges on cattle ranches
represent actual money payments
which the rancher must make on a
specified date if he is not to undergo
forced liquidation. Relief for mort
gagged ranchmen would, therefore, be
obtained better through an increase
in the prices of what they sell than
through a lowering of the prices
of what they buy. In the first case,
they would have more cash to meet
fixed charges, whereas in the second
case, they would only be benefited
by a saving on their operating costs.
Though a downward readjustment IN
the prices of what they buy would
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Production of Turkeys I'm
Montana Shows increase

and other feeds on the range will de-
termine how much grain should be
fed. Breeders frequently like to give
a light feeding of wheat and oats in
the morning and a somewhat heavier
feeding of the same grains in the ev-
ening at roosting time. The night
feeding also helps in inducing the
birds to roost.
For a good discussnion of poultry
raising, Mr.. Goodearl recommends
Circular lis of the Montana Expert
ment station at Bozeman and Farm
ers' Bulletin 14O9 of the United
States Department of Agriculture at
Washington, D. G. Both of these
may be secured without cost.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Oregon Sheep Are Shipped Here

Clyde Luke, who resides near the
Ashley postoffice, forty miles north
of Milestone has contracted for the
running of several thousand head of
sheep for a large Oregon firm of
growers, which stock is being ship
ped from its home range on account
of the drought there.
1t is stated that in parts of eastern
Oregon no rain has fallen yet this
growing season, and the crops there
have not yet begun to grow. The
range in portions of that state is alb
solutely bare, and cattle and stock of
all kinds are suffering.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Sage Hens Stop Cars in Milestone
Section; Chicken Crop Is Good

According to oldtimers, there are
more sage hens, prairie chickens,
jackrabbits and cottontails to the
square mile in the Mel stone section
this year than there have been for
many years. Sage hens have been
SO thick that their presence in the
roads has seriously interfered with
Joy riding in that part of the state,
it is stated. Reports are to the eff
feet that they have proved more eff
fective in the prevention of speeding
than the presence of traffic cops.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Four-Year-Old Lad Crushed to Death

Four-Year-Old Lad Crushed to Death
Descending into the cellar of their
home at Miles City, to get a drink of
milk, Halbert, the four-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Evans was
killed when one of the walls caved in
covering the child with about two
tons o earth. Veronica, IL, his sis
ter, who accompanied him, was also
caught in the fall of earth, but was
extricated, while John, 8, escaped by
running back upstairs. All efforts to
revive Halbert failed.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
Decomposed Body Found in Stream

An unidentified body believed to
be that of George Rousek, aged IS,
who was drowned May 81, last was
found in the Powder river south of
Miles City, recently. The body was
badly decomposed and was found in
some driftwood floating in the river.
The place where the body was found
was down stream about 80 miles
from the J. l.. Wilson place where
the boy was drowned.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
CHILDREN CRY FOR "CASTORIA"
A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paegorc, Drops
and Soothing Syrups No Narcotics!

Hother! F1etcher's Castoria has
been in uae for over 80 years to re-
ldeve babies and children of Constipa-
ton, Flatulency, Wind Collie and
Dtarrhea; allaytng Feverishness aris-
Ing therefrom, and, by regulating the
Stomach and Bowels, aids the assim-
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17

Bagdad-The American airmen
who are flying around the world,
passed over Mesopotamia a few days
ago. Lieutenant Smith, commanding,
is we'll known in Montana, where he
has flown on several occasions.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17

Atlanta-The Atlanta Journal is
raising a fund Of $4,000 to reimburse
Georgia delegates to the national de-
mocratic convention for extraordin-
airy expenses incurred through the
protracted session of the convention.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17

New York-The airplane mail SER
vice between New York and San
Francisco, inaugurated a few days
ago., is working out according to the
schedule. Salt Lake City is the sta
ton to which Montana airplane mail
is sent by train.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17

Glendive-William L. Jones of this
city has been appointed state adju-
tant of the American Legion.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
FAMILY SIZE RANCH
GETS BEST PROFITS
GOVERNMENTS FIGURES SHOW
MIDDLE CLASS PROJECTS
ARE LESS EFFICIENT.

Show that one man can handle U
to 1000 head of cattle practically
as easy as he can care for 200; and
better utilize available labor.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
MWY5N3IINTTUN

With a good salary, is ready for you
when you complete a course at this eff
cient school. Graduates make good
and advance rapidly.
Thorough training in Stenography,
Bookkeeping and Accounting, Secretar-
ial work and Civil Service preparation.
We help you get the desired position
when qualified, SO as to realize cash d.
vidends on your education. Enter any
time. If you can't come to the school,
our Home Study Department brings
the school to you. Write today for full
information about preparing for an Of
flee position.
MONTANA BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Miles City Montana
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17
PASADENA MILITARY ACADEMY

College Preparatory. Accredited. Separ-
ate Junior School, grades 5 to g.. Modified
Military System. Undenominational with
Christian influences. Register any time.
Summer Camp in High Sierras, both cultur-
al and recreational. Catalog. Camp folder.
Address school, RID. No. 2, Box 12F, Pasa-
dena, Calf.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-17

help them, 1t would not entirely cure
the present troubles.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-18

Myrtice Hancox. commercial course
50; Miss Snowdell Murtha, CONNER
cial Course 80; Miss Julia Reed. Gen
Louise Bulmer. Classical Course 90:
Miss Arlene Bulmer. Classical Course
3d. Everett Plummer. General Course
90; Miss lnza Newton. Commercial
Course. 90 Miss Hedwidge Haggan.
Commercial Course. 30 Sophomore
Miss Grace Cheasney. General Course
80. Miss Gladys Sands. Commercial
Course, So Freshman--Aiss Agnes
Nadeau General Course. 80: Miss
Euniee Cheasney, General Course, SO;
Jean Ronlier, Classical Course, IS.
In the spelling match held Friday
afternoon Miss Gladys Sands was the
winner in the contest between the
Freshman and Sophomore classes.
Miss Julia Reed was the winner in
the Junior and Senior classes and
was pronounced champion speller of
the school.
The Underwood Typewriter Com
pany of New York has awarded bronze
medals for speed and accuracy in
typewriting to Miss Julia Reed for
writing As net words per minute and
to Wilfred Quay for writing 40 net
words per minute.
Everett Plummer has been elected
captain of the boys basket ball team
with Harold Holden. manager. Miss
Grace Cheasney is captain of the girls
team with Miss Snowdell Murtha,
manager
Coach Mariner has been putting
his basketeers through some hard
workout the past week in prepare
ton for the game which was schedul-
ed for Friday night. There seems to
be wealth of good material for a
snappy team.
The Payson Smith Grammar and
Primary schools joined in their enter
tainment Friday afternoon At the
close of the program the teachers.
Mrs F. II. Williams and Miss Ann
Veazie served pop corn and Christmas
candy. The remainder of the after
noon was spent in playing games.
The following pupils were not alb
sent or tardy for the Fall Term of
fourteen weeks: Grammar School
Lyle, Langdon and Milford Holden,
Hope Reed, Dorothy Canavan, Sgd
ney Wilson, Ogden Colby, Gerald
Newton, Beth Tewksbury and Enola
Young. Primary School. Mary Can
AVIAN, William Doughty, Doris Hugh
ey Cecile Lessard, Walter Reed and
Donald Wilson.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-18
CANAAN

Schools throughout the town clos
ed Friday for two weeks vacation.
At the Mason school they held box
social. Proceeds netting about TWEEN
ty dollars, same to be used for the
benefit and Improvement of the
school room.
Are you giving Health for Christ
mas? Buy Christmas Health Seals
Mr. Fogg from Cornvlle, the cen
sus man was through this section
very recently.
We are glad to report Mrs. II. f.
Crocker is still gaining though very
slowly.
Mrs. Estelle Goodridge who has
been sick quite a long time remains
about the same not much improve
ment Her many friends are hoping
she will begin to improve soon.
Mrs. Merle Foster is assisting
Postmaster Harris through the holt
day season.