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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
Farm and Home Week
Montana State CODeqe

at IL O'Clock on the morning Of Jan. 3,
and the rest Of the week Will be AIKEN
up with organization meetings and spe-
cial group sessions of interest to farm
women, grain growers, stockmen. dairy
men, potato growers and others.
There will be three general sessions
during the week to be held at IL a. m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Speakers
and programs for the assemblies have
not been completed. but speakers viii
include M. L. Wilson. agricultural econo-
mist. and II. c. Vaughn, head of the
animal husbandry department at Mon
tana State college.
The Montana Potato Improvement as
ISOLATION will hold its annual session
Wednesday and Thursday. F. M. Har-
rington, horticulturist at Montana State
college, is arranging the program for this
meeting and promises one of the best
meetings ever held by the organization.
The meeting Will center upon the i'm
provement. certihcation and marketing
of Montana's seed potatoes. Gerard De-
Witt of Malta is president of the organi-
zation.
Lectures, demonstrations and discus
sions especially arranged for stockmen
of the state will be held each day OF
Farm and Home Week. Grain growers
will be particularly interested in the
plans for a series of meetings during the
week for considering latest developments
in the use OF machinery in crop produc-
ton. This program will be arranged
jointly by the state college agronomy,
agricultural economics inc farm engi-
neering departments. Attention will be
conferred upon recently introduced ma
chinery for harvesting grain.
The home economics divisions of the
Extension Service. and the Experiment
Station are arranging a special program
for Montana farm women, which will in
clude meetings, lectures n demonstra-
tons throughout the week.
Dairy meetings vii lbe held Thursday
and Friday.
The annual Fun Feed" which has be-
one Of the traditional high spots
in entertainment at Farm and Home
Week, will be held Wednesday evening.
with F.. M. Harrington in charge of the
program.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Mix ingredients in order named above.
Place In two crusts and bake in moderate
oven.
Butterscotch Apples
Core as many apples as are wished. Do
not peel. Fill each cavity with brown
sugar and place a lump OF butter on top
OF each apple. Place in rather deep a
or pie pan. put In water about one-half
inch deep and add enough brown sugar
to make a syrup. Bake In a modDrate
oven until dom and serve either plain
with the syrup or with whipped cream.
A lew nuts can be added to each apple
If desired. The brown sugar and butter
give the apples a delicious flavor.
Apple Cocktail
With o French vegetable cutter. max
small apple balls or use an apple corer
to u cylinder shapes. Cut these cylin-
ders into half-inch pieces. Make q syrup
using Ia cups of sugar and l cup OF
water. Boil five minutes. Cool. Add the
juice of half q lemon and the Juice of
n orange. Or beat into the hot syrup
2 tablespoons of current or grape ielly.
Serve the chilled apple balls in tall SER
bet glasses with 2 tablespoons OF the
sauce poured over each serving OF apples.
Baker Apples Stuffed With Sausage
Six good-sized tart apples. / cup saul
sage meat.
Scoop out the center Of the apple,
leaving a thick shell n cut all the pulp
possible from the core. Chop this and
mix with the sausage meat. Refill the
apples with this mixture, heaping the
filling n bake In a 400 degree F. oven
until the apples are tender. Serve with
baked or fried potatoes for luncheon or
supper.
Sausage Cakes on Apple Rounds
Make sausage meat into small cakes
and cook them we'll. Slice large tart, red
skinned apples in crosswise slices with
out pairing them, and place In hot fat left
from cooking the sausage. Cook to .
golden brown. Serve on a hot platter, q
sausage a on each apple slice and
garnish with toast points.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Mrs. Margaret Laverdure, a resident
of Montana over 20 years, and one of
the oldest, II not the Oldest woman in
the United States, passed away recently
at the age of over LOG years at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Wells, In the
Tyler section Of Fergus county, fol-
lowing an illness lasting but four days.
Mrs. Laverdure has been q resident oil
Fergus county 48 years, going to Lewis.
town In 1879 with her husband. widely
known French-Canadian hunter and trap
per. and settling at old Reedsfort neal
where the Frank Day barn is now To-
Gated during the days when the famous
Major Reed hello forth. She continued
to reside in L~ewistown. following hei
husbands death and up to about IL
years & when she moved to the Tyler
section to live with her daughter.
Margaret Laverdure was born In the
Red River valley of Canada of French
Canadian parentage, on June 10, 1921
at the time when James Munroe, fifth
president of the United States, was In
office. Travelling with her husband
Xavier Laverdure, on his hunting and
trapping trips which extended over q
wide territory, she came to the MIX river
section near where the town Of Dodsor
Is now located in about the year 1855
where she lived for over 20 years.
In 1877 Xavier Laverdure, in search Of
new trapping territory, and accompanied
by Joe Valentine. a Mexican, came down
from the Milk river country to look ovel
a country that was even then much
talked of-the present Judith Basin. Mr.
Laverdure was so taken with the sector
which is now Lewistown, that leaving
the Mexican here, he started back al
most Immediately to get his family. o.
the return trip, he met some Sioux In
dams on the northeast slope of the Lit
tie Rockies near Box Elder creek, and II
the ensuing encounter, received a woun,
which eventually brought about his
death in 1892.
In 1879 Mrs. Laverdure with her hus
band III family started back for wha
Is now Lewistown, by way of Big Sand
and Fort Benton, and arriving late the
fall, continued to make Lewistown' an
Fergus county her home ever after.
The deceased is survived by four SON
two daughters. az grandchildren an
probably twice as many great-grandchil
dren. Three OF her children live in Fergu
county: Ralph and Nobar, in LewistoW1
and Mrs. Joe Wells in Tyler. Anothe
daughter, Mrs. Christina Charrette, live
in East Helena, one sol Frank, on til
Crow reservation, and Barney at Lar
dusky. Mrs. Laverdure was o s~ister-ir
law of the late Francis %Janeaux, one {
the founders of L~ewistown.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Sidelights on early Butte and Mon
tana, the spirit of fearless progress
which developed a wilderness into a
Treasure State and personal CONVERSE
tlons with Senator william A.. Clark,
Granville Stuart, General Charles War
rem. Ed Hickey and Others who played
such Important parts in the building
of the commonwealth, featured an adj
dress by A. B. Keith, managing editor
of the Butte Miner, to the Butte PiO-
neers' club.
Mr.. Keith reviewed interesting epochs
of the state from the hectic days OF
Fort Benton to the development of Butte
After giving a short review of the early
territory, the speaker paid q glowing
tribute to the memory OF the late Sena-
tor william A. Clark.
1.-THE news had zone abroad through
out the territory In the early '70s that
BUTTE wa splayed out" said Mr.. Keith
Following a purse in metallurgy. Will
liam A. Clark threw his ability, his
money and his experience init helping
Butte to profitably mill ores which could
not be shipped. We all know the won
derful result"
The speaker gave a short description
OF the mastery retreat of Chief Joseph,
and told Of the miners court in Alder
which resulted in the formation of the
Vigilantes.
MIR. Keith in the course of his talk told
OF the days when Butte moved to Silver
Bow and when Silver Bow repaid the
compliment by moving to Butte.
The plan for boring a tunnel through
the continental divide by the HUMPHREYS
Clark's ruse for defeating Sheriff Plum
mer's plan to rob him, the locating of
the Anaconda, Diamond and Mountain
View mines were all touched on in an
entertaining way. The speaker said that
in the early days of Butte Senator Clark
and Sam Alexander were "the only ones
that wore plug hats"
The membership Of the Butte Pioneer
club is now in excess Of 900 members and
plans are under way to have 1000 mem
bers in the organization within the next
few months.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
STATE GAINING
in WATER FOWL
MORE DUCKS AND GEESE IN MON
TANA THIS SEASON THAN FOR
MANY YEARS PREVIOUS
George Mushback, United States Game
Warden, With Headquarters in Billings,
Says Leg Banding Experiments Show
Flights Of Birds Always South and West

Montana has. more resident water
fowl, better duck n goose shooting
and better prospects for a continuation
Of these conditions than for years, ac-
cOrding to United States Game Warden
George Muchback Of Billings, who has
completed an exhaustive survey.
AN unusual supply of water and feed
throughout the state and the planting
OF duck food in desired ponds by the
state commission has resulted In the best
shooting in years. said Mr.. Mushback.
w have noticed a decided increase In
the number OF resident water fowl. There
have been more Matched in Montana
than for a number of years and these
local birds are not given to extensive
flights. Ducks have been unusually free
from disease. In many former years they
have been attacked by strange maladies
fallen victim to mineralized water and
other ills, but this year they have es-
capped because water holes have not dried
up ard ponds have been aplenty.
There V been two distinct north
ern flights thus far this fall. The study
Of these migrations is intensely interest
ing. BY placing biological survey bands
around the legs OF ducks at differen'
| Montana lakes, marking them for identi
fication and then releasing them. w
have been enabled to make a study o
their migration.
"Out of $50 ducks marked by lei
bands on the bison range on Nine Pipe
and Pablo reservoir and Mission creel
last year, we secured II eturn from
hunters who had bagged the ducks. Q
the n, % were taken In Montana, on
was killed in Utah, one in Nevada, on
in wyoming and the remainder in Wash
ington, Oregon, California and Idaho
Not q single return has came from point
east Of the Tooth meridian which passe
through the Dakotas. The movement
has been entirely north and south an
to the westward toward the Pacific coas'
In like manner the ducks hat ar
Matched In the New England states NOV
north md south and few wander int
the western states.
I'VE nave banded several tuvelines 1
the Copanche lakes near Billings, 4
Meadow lake in the Madison country an
in other parts OF the state. Most of thes
ducks have been killed within so mile
OF the lakes where they were banded
indicating hat the flight Of the locf
ducks has been Of short distance. Sta
tistics have proven that the normal fligh
OF ducks is between 80 and 40 miles pc
day when the long flight is on. Gees
however, fly as far as 1000 miles withou
q stop.
"In trapping the ducks for bandin
purposes a quare chicken wire arrange
ment is used. 1t is about five feet !
diameter with entrance made In q Y
shape. Cracked corn and other feed
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
MOTHER!
Look at Child's Tongue if Sick,
Cross, Feverish
Cross, Feverish

Look at the tongue, motherl If coat
ed, it is a sure sign that your little
ones stomach, liver and bowels need q
gentle. thorough cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross. ~listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour.
breath bad; has s-tomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give q
t~easpoonful Of California Fig Syrup"
and in a few hours all the foul. con-
stipated waste, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of the little
bowels without gripping, and you have q
well. playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless. 'fruity laxative"
they love its delicious taste. and 1T al
ways makw them feel splendid.
Ask YOU druggist for q bottle of
California Fig Syrup which has
directions for babies, children OF all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
TABLE TALKS
LOUISE VAUGHN

Apples" says q noted authority, fur
nish more nerve and brain food than any
other one fruit" Every housewife should
be well posted on the ways OF prepar-
ing apples, as they are inexpensive as
compared to other fruits, and extremely
rich in vitamin n mineral food values
We could not begin to tell you about
all the good things that may be made
with apples. They are not only good to
include in the menu, out they are es-
sential. The Riddles and everyone en-
Joys them,
Apple Crumb Pudding
Five or six large apples. 2 tablespoons
graduated sugar. hcup brown sugar. "a
teaspoon nutmeg. l cup Rex flour, "a cup
butter or substitute.
Peel apples and slice int baking dish
Sprinkle with a mixture OF sugar and
nutmeg; mix brown sugar, flour and
butter together until crumbly. Spread
this mixture over the apples and bake in
a moderate oven until golden brown on
top and the apples are cooked. Serve hot
or cold with cream or any prepared
sauce. Amount six servings.
Apple Sauce Pudding
Lin a pudding dish with slices of
buttered bread. buttered side down. Fill
center with rich apple sauce. Place slice
OF buttered bread over top and place In
hot oven for is minutes or until bread
rs iiceiy tohSteu, lnVert on Cnop plaJe,
place small glass OF grape jelly on top
and serve with whipped cream.
Dutch Apple Cake
Rich biscuit dough, 2 tablespoons SUI
gar. 2 our apples
Roll rich biscuit dough to h-inch
thickness. Pare and cut apples in sec
lions lengthwise. set in dough. Sprinkle
top with sugar and cinnamon. Bake in
hot oven and serve with hard or soft
sauce
Apple-Custard Pie
One-half cup chopped apple, l cup SUI
gar. ! egg beaten. "a cup crackers
(crushed fine). 2 tablespoons lemon
juice. grated rind Of lemon. l teaspoon
butter,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
CFrom Montana state ColIege)

HE ANNUAL Farm and Home Week
' at Montana State college will open
Jan. 2. 1928, with the annual meet
ing of the Montana Farm bureau.
An excursion rate of a fare and a third
has been granted by the railroads OF the
state and farm leaders in eastern Mon
tana counties are in hopes of securing
enough delegates from this part OF the
state to secure q special train. The pro-
gram committee in charge Of arrange
ments for meetings has arranged tenta-
tive outlines Of the weeks proceedings.
Preparations for the annual session are
far enough along TO indicate that 1t will
be one of the best attended and one of
the most interesting meetings In years.
The annual farm bureau convention
will be held Jan. 2-3. at which delegates
of the various county farm bureau or
CARNATIONS in the state Will review the
work Of the past year n make plans
for 1923. w. L. Stockton of Charleston is
president of the organization.
The Farm n Home Week program
proper will open with a general assembly
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
LIVESTOCK PRICES

The Montana stockman who has held
on to his cattle is o receiving his re-
ward. A dehorned range steer. weighing
1720 pounds sold for S276.80, according
to Charles O.. Robinson, Of the Chicago
livestock commission firm by that lame,
and who is well known TO Montana cat
tlemen. This is the highest price paid
for western range cattle since 1920. MIR.
Robinson says;
The Matador Cattle company. operating
out of Malta, has shipped upwards OF
5000 head Of range stock to the Chicago
market, and Mr.. Robinson quotes the fol-
lowing prices brought by Matador steers
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Continuing, Mr.. Robinson says: THE
market closed strong at the advance with
prices so cents higher. n all of the Of
ferings were sold early. Owing to the
scarcity Of corn-fed cattle a large num-
Der Of the eastern shippers are buying
range cattle to fill the bulk Of their
orders. We think the majority OF the
range cattle have been shipped for this
season and we are looking for a very good
market on all grades of range cattle from
now IN"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes

That itch and burn, by hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment,
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially If a little of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish, 25c each.-Advertisement.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

scattered leading into the trap and mall
lards and pitfalls follow the string Of
corn. Once inside the trap they forget
about the hole through which they en-
tered n devote their attention to try
ing to escape through the wire at other
points. They are then taken out. the
bands placed on their legs and the birds
are then released without injury"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
Kills Fiye-POjnt Ruck

Valentine Hood returned from the Lit
tie Belt with a 198-pound, five-point
buck. He reports deer are far back in
the mountains and many hunters are
unsuccessful. 1t was necessary to carry
the buck two miles before his party
could load 1t on q pack horse.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

~ OA tAoDAa1 III N4OAlQlA
was one Of the features OF tn
Northern Montana Corn and Pur
Seed show at Plentywood last week
There were "A samples entered in thi
class. coming from every important grain
section along the Highline. Jim Prentic
OF Havre won first prize for the bes
Marquis sample.
TIL railroads of the state have grantee
a special rate of a fare and a third 70
the annual Farm and Home Week to b,
held at Montana State college, Bozeman
Jan. 3-6. Special rate tickets may b.
bought Jan. 2 or 3, and are good for tn,
return trip VI to Jan. IA. One of thu
largest crowds of farmers, stockmen anC
farm women ever gathered at the annua
meeting is expected.
Columbus, the county seat of Stillwate,
county, rs rapidly gaining a place as one
of the most important farm product:
shipping centers in the state. In 1926
there were shipped out ll.684 cans o.
cream. 1874 carloads of cattle, 103 car.
loads of sheep, 90 carloads OF hogs, 40(
tons of o and 241 carloads OF wheat
During the first six months OF 1897
there were 81 FOL motor vehicles regis
tered in Montana, representing a slight
decline over the same period IN 1926
There were 20.991 1888 registrations fol
the United States, an increase Of 7 pei
cent over the first six months OF 1876.
Fergus county stockmen who attended
the feeder cattle sale at Billings last
month are convinced hat a siroiIar sale
at Lewistown held at least once a year
would be Of great value to the stockmen
OF central Montana. The results OF the
sale impressed the Fergus county delega-
t4@., rst 49, -~~I ~
livestock before offering them for sale
SO that buyer may purchase uniform
lots. Mixed cattle bring the lowest
prices.
The Turkey-Hordium strain OF winter
wheat developed by Judge DeKalb of
Lewistown, will be tried out in the win
ter wheat test plots at the central Mon
tana experiment station at Moccasin. The
new wheat is a cross between Turkey Red
wheat and a wild grass. 1t looks very
promising from the standpoint of re-
sistance to winter killing, soil blowing
and smut.
Turkey growers of Chouteau county
again are planning to pool their ship
ments his year. Birds are now being
put on finishing rations and plans are
being made for assembling birds at con
venient points for grading and packing
The probable shipping dates for the
pool are Dec. S. 6 and Z.
Only 40 reactors were found among
the 6.946 read Of cattle tested for tuber-
culosis in Montana during the month OF
September. according to the regular
monthly report issued by the United
States bureau of animal industry.
Supreme wheat proved the highest
yielding variety in the spring wheat tests
conducted by Janhey Tieden in Phillips
county during the past season.. This
wheat averaged 393a bushels per acre.
Marquis had the lowest yield of the five
varieties in the test. being surpassed By
Supreme, Renfew. University 222 and
Kitchner.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Miss0uIa Poultry Show
The Western Montana Poultry and Pet
Stock association will hold its annual
show Dec. 8, 8, 10. c.. A. Greenfield of
Butte will Judge the exhibits.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
Fergus Cows Tets Htpf

Fergus COWS Tets High
Two hundred n seventy lows In
Fergus county averaged sos pounds of
milk and $40 pounds Of butterfat dur
ing October, according to the report Of
Frank Barger, COW tester. Feeding cost
averaged LIS per pound Of butterfat.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
Veteran operator Stricken

Veteran Operator Stricken
T.. s. Thompson, Milwaukee operator at
Martinsdale. suffered a heart attack and
died at the Bushnell hospital there. He
was injured In an auto accident four
weeks ago. n had not recovered from
the shock. Mr.. Thompson had lived In
since the early '70's. and had
been employed by many OF the big cattle
outfits before he took up telegraphy.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Grand Matr0n Honored
Mrs. Maude E. Bolton, grand matron.
order of the Eastern Star, paid her Off
cial visit to Poplar chapter. A banquet
was given in Mrs. Bottoms honor.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
EARLY BUTTE
DAYS RETOLD
A. b. KEITH; MANAGING EDITOR OF
BUTTE MINER, ADDRESSES PIO-
NEERS ON OLD TIME EVENTS

Senator w. A. Clark and Sam Alexander
Were the Only Men Who Wore Plug
Hats in Montana's Mining Metropolis
When 1t Was Young, He Says.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK

(From Montana state College,

HE LARGEST class OF pure Marquis
wheat ever on display in Montana
was n of the features OF the
Northern Montana Corn and Pure
Seed show at P~lentywood last week.
There were A samples entered in this
class. coming from every important grain
section along the Highline. Jim Prentice
OF Havre won first prize for the best
Marquis sample.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
Investors open Office

George H. Burr Of Conrad 81 Broom,
Inc, Investment bankers Of Seattle. have
opened q Butte office.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Manhattan MatrOn Dies
Mrs. Nellie Malborn of Manhattan
passed away recently in a Bozeman hos
pital, after q few days illness. She WAS
II year OF age n came to Gallatin
county in 1882.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18
WOMAN PIONEER
DIES, AGED log
MRS. MARGARET LAvERDURE, RESI-
DENT OF MONTANA SINCE 1855,
PASSES AT HOME NEAR TYLER

Her Husband, a Hunter and Trapper, Lo-
Gated in Fergus County in 1879 and She
Had Resided There Ever Since; Settled
on Milk River Near D0dsOn In 1855
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Columbus, the county seat of Saltwater
county, rs rapidly gaining a place as one
of the most important farm products
shipping centers in the state. In 1926
there were shipped out IL .684 cans of
cream. 1874 carloads Of cattle. 103 car
loads of sheep. 90 carloads of hogs, 400
tons of wool and 241 carloads Of wheat.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

During the first six months Of 1927
there were 81. 701 motor vehicles regis
tered in Montana. representing a slight
decline over the same period in 1926.
There were 90. 991. 1888 registrations for
the United States, an increase Of 7 per
cent over the first six months OF 1876.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-18

Only 40 reactors were found amonl
the 6.946 head Of cattle tested for tuber
culosis in Montana during the month o.
September, according to the regular
monthly report issued by the United
States bureau of animal industry.