Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-06-08

check from the first producing well on a
section of land located about nine miles
southwest of Conrad. The state sold
three-quarters of this section a number
of years ago, but under the act relating
to state lands, approved March 10. 1909,
the state reserved all coal, oil and gas
In lands thereafter sold, 1. M. Brandjord,
commissioner of state lands and invest
ments, said:
Five hundred and sixty acres Of this
section are now under lease to the Mon
tana Pacific Oil company and his COM
pany has in turn subleased 80 acres Of
the section to the Fulton Petroleum
company of Shelby. The Fulton COM
pany has now made its report to the state
for the month of April, showing a total
production of 1859 barrels, marketed in
the field at Sits per barrel. The states
royalty for the month came to S168.22.
Deputy state veterinarians have just
completed tests and observations of every
head of cattle in Flathead county and
reports have been submitted to Washing
ton, D. c., for accrediting. With Flat
head county accredited, Montana will
! have seven counties classed as accredited
rec tuberculosis areas. The counties are
2avalli, Missoula, Flathead, Mineral,
Sheridan, Daniels and the eastern part
# Roosevelt. Testing and observing will
De completed In Lake county this week
and only four herds remain in Lincoln
county before reports can be submitted
10 the national bureau at Washington.
With equipment installed, the forces
Of the United States health service and
the state entomology board have moved
into the new laboratory at Hamilton.
Work prior to this time has been done
in a small laboratory near the site of the
new building. The United States Off
,ials pay the state a monthly rental for
Use of certain rooms and other fixed eX-
)enditures.
An extensive campaign will be waged
his year and in years to come against
he dreaded spotted fever tick. Already
thousands Of tick parasites have been de-
veloped and released in tick infected
areas. The parasite is q cross between
ne developed in France and one found
in Texas, which laboratory workers feel
will readily adapt itself to the climate
Of Montana and will survive the winter.
Field men are now at work In the Flat
head country gathering ticks for iabora-
tory purposes.
Montana's historical library is the own
er Of another early Montana relic. this
being a gold scale used by Joseph Currah
In Alder gulch in 1858. The scale Is cap
able Of Weighing up to 10 ounces and is
equipped with q set of tin blowers, q
sluice box scraper and weights OF various
sizes and kinds. In a drawer in the box
on which the scale is mounted are the
two pocket scales used by miners in the
early days to weigh out gold for barter
or exchange. The sluice scraper is
covered with a heavy coat of rust. show
ing that 1t has seen considerable use.
P%ipestone dam, located about 10 miles
above Pipestone springs, in Jefferson
county, is a safe structure, says j. 8
James, state engineer. upon return from
that place. where he was called to in
spect the dam for safety purposes. THE
dam was built. in 1914 by the Jefferson
Land and Irrigation company" said MIR.
James. 1T is 10 feet high and has q
capacity OF 5000 acre-feet of water"
Ten new churches and a gain in men,
bership are reported by the Northern
Baptist convention for the period be-
tween 1915 and 1926. In a statement OF
the church affiliation just issued by the
census bureau there are listed 50
churches OF this denomination as against
"A In 1915 and a membership Of 4,481
as compared with 4.073 In 1916. Fifty
two churches reported expenditures OF
1880 during the period n AZ esti-
mated tho value Of their church build
ings at s387,550.