Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-21
(By Our Helena Correspondentl

(By Our Helena Correspondent
Farmers of Montana received $780,
600 In hall insurance during the past
season from the state hail insurance
funds, according to q statement pre-
pared by e. X. Bowman, chairman Of
h state hail insurance board. About
$4,000 In warrants were mailed out
recently which practically completes
the payment of losses for the year. The
warrants will be taken up by q local
bank when they reach Helena and will
be held until funds are collected from
1927 levies. 1t is expected that they
will be called by the first Of December.
On basis OF the September / estimate
the state would produce 6,336,000 BUSH
els Of potatoes this year. While this
estimate is 10 per cent larger than the
December estimate OF the 1926 crop after
the disastrous freeze at harvest, 1t Is only
SO per CEN larger than the estimate at
harvest before the freeze damage. At
that time the western third Of the state
had a better crop than they report this
year but in general the eastern half Of
the state, particularly the dry land Sec
drouth. This year the whole eastern
part Of the state east OF the continental
divide will average a better crop tina in
1926, the increase generally becoming
more apparent In the dry land crops and
small farm averages.
Due to the rapid depletion Of the bond
issue Of 1921, Montana's state board Of
education has gone on record as oppos-
ing further expenditure unless such
claims are approved by the state pur-
chasing agent. BY motion OF Judge John
Hurley the state board adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
BE 1t resolved that all requests for
building repairs for any institution I'M
der the control OF the state board of
education be accompanied by q written
report upon the merits and expense OF
the same from the state purchasing
agent with his recommendations In rola-
ton thereto"
Requests Are Numerous
Numerous requests have been received
by the state board during the past IL
months which have drawn heavily upon
the remaining funds of the q, 100000
bond issue OF 1921, issued to raise money
to complete the building program at the
various schools / n Montana.
Appointment Of Leon c. HURT. Grange
Vile, Ida, as supervisor of the Helens
national forest has been announced by
District Forester Fred Morrell. He sue
ceeds Burr w. Clark, accidentally shot
recently. The new supervisor was at.
tached for a number Of years to the dis
trict Office at Missoula, and for three
years has been in charge of the Nes
Perez forest, northern Idaho. He Is I
graduate of the University of Nebraska
forestry school and has Seen In thu
United States forestry service about a
years, part OF the time in New Mexict
and Utah.
A new high record Of tourist travel wa
established in Yellowstone park durint
the 1927 season, according to official TO
ports.
The total travel was zoos 1916 persons
as compared with 1877. BOT in 1925. tn
previous high record, an increase of IS,
0l8, or about z per cent.
Travel this year is classified as follows
Rail visitors, Al, 685; automobile, 1866.
$40; motorcycle. 263; horseback ant
afoot, 1874: preseason unclassifed
liza: total, 200.825. There were 1877 So
motor visitors in the park in 49. 055 carr
as compared with IA, 729 visitors Il