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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26
Treasure State
News in Brief

MILES CITY-George R. Twihle. 20, pres
ident Of the senior class at the Custer high
school, died after a brief illness. He was
born at Glendive.
KALISPELL-Leland TanseL connected with
the Conrad National bank here for the past
81 years, has announced his retirement as
vice president Of the institution Tansel did
not announce his future plans.
HELENA-Park county school district bonds
in the sum Of $l23.750 were purchased by
Mrs. Nanita B. Sherlock, commissioner for the
state department Of lands and investments,
few days ago. The bonds pay ~ percent
interest.
BOZEAIAN-Pouce officials reported bur
glars spent considerable time and energy to
force entrance into Bozeman gas station
and the loot" amounted to only 80 cents.
Investigating officers said the burglars had
whitfield hole through wall With pocket
knife.
KALIsPELL-The Flathead county district
court has named W. A. Brown. state bank
examiner, receiver for the Great Western
Building g. Loan association OF kalspelL A
discrepancy OF $1,000 in the firms accounts
was found, Brown said. in q recent examin-
alton.
KALIsPELL-Police Judge Eugene Mccarthy
believes he has set some sort of record in the
% years he has served as police magistrate
here During that time, some 800 or 900 OF
his decisions have been appealed TO higher
courts, but not once has he been reversed
records show.
MISSOULA-A multiple purpose purchase OF
emergency rations has been announced by the
forest service. Twenty-Five hundred dozen cans
OF brown bread were purchased, and after
the bread is removed from the cans, they
will serve as field coffee pots. Cost OF the
purchase was approximately S2,5o0.
BUTTE-John Cummings was held blameless
and the accident which claimed the life OF
Lewis Willis Spring, six. unavoidable in
verdict returned by a coroners jury. The
child was injured fatally when the sled on
which he was coRsttng was struck BY the
car driven by CUMMINGS.
HELENA-Liquor stocks in Montanas liquor
control board warehouse at Helena and var
ious state stores is protected by an insurance
given to the Smith-Dodson agency Of Helena
on a low bid basis. This firm was formerly
known as the Miller Insurance agency.
HELENA-Counties may lease land held for
non payment of taxes, Attorney Gen. II. J.
Freebourn ruled recently. The term must not
exceed three years and the lease must be
given subject to SALE or redemption by the
original owner, the ruling to Ward Goble OF
Baker county attorney OF Falion county, set
forth.
HELENA-Seven new autos are to be added
to the states list OF cars by State Purchasing
agent l. s. McQuitty. Jones Motor Of Lewis
town furnishes a Buick for the state prison
at Deer Lodge; Powell Motor of Deer Lodge
furnishes two half-ton trucks. The state will
also buy a Dodge sedan for the State Orphans
home at Twin Bridges, a coupe, sedan ana
a half-ton truck for the state forester
office.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26
Fort Benton VIII Continue as
Head of Missouri Navigation

A report Fort Benton must relinquish
its place In the sun as head Of navlga-
ton on the Missouri river, ike pre-
mature announcement of the death OF
Mark Twain, appears TO have been, as
the humorist said, greatly exaggerated.
Last May and June, when four CABIN
cruisers raced $500 miles from 81.
Louis to this head of travel on the
Big Muddy, the superstition was that
very SOon-as soon as the gap IN the
Fort Peck dam was cloSed-Fort
Benton would cease to be the head OF
Distinction of being the uppermost
port Of the turbulent stream would
then have passed to Fort Peck, in
northeastern Montana.
Recently Chouteau County Surveyor
F. I. Clark, Of Fort Benton, asked en-
gineers of the war department. at
kansas City to settle the question.
The engineers replied Fort Benton,
the river port that has romantic
history because it was the head OF nav
igation during the Halycon era OF
sfeamboating on the Missouri, would
continue to be the end Of the line"
Obviously, with the giant Fort Peck
dam barring the way as 1t now does,
boats cannot pass that point.
Whether river navigation will ever
again be developed to the point where
the Missouri will be open to Fort
Benton remains for the future TO de-
termine.
Fur traders began plying the Mis-
souri, with Ike elboats laborlouSly
cordelled- pulled-along the bank
through narToWS and over shadows and
poled whenever possible, soon after the
Lewis and Clark expedition returned
to st. Louis in 1906.
Keelboats remained in use through
a. tho ct0Fipd
mountain men roamed the mountains
and valleys of the west, trapping the
then myriad beaver.
The Yellowstone was the first steam
boat to come up the river. IL reached
Fort Pierre, S. D., from st. Louis IN
the summer of 1881, but was forced to
turn back by shoals.
First of the hundreds OF boats to
come this far north was the Chippewa,
which reached Fort Mckenzie, a few
miles below Fort Benton. June II, 1853.
One of the deckhands, seeking a
drink OF alcohol, historians relate, &C
cidentally fired the Chippewa with a
lighted candle and the flames caused
Is kegs of black powder to explode,
with results Immediately and convinc-
ingly disastrous.
Pieces of the Inflated craft we're
found long distances from the river.
Seven years later, in 1866, 81 steam
ers docked at Fort Benton during the
summer, carrying supplies for the new
frontier and returning downstream
loaded with ores, fur, wool and cattle.
A new competitor to water travel APP
peared as cleaning steel rails nosed
onward into the Treasure state during
the next several decades. The railroads
were here.
Then a flood struck Yankton, S. D.,
in 1881, sinking more than dozen /
river boats and dealing river commerce /
a sharp setback.
The smoke of steamboats, on the Big
Muddy grew fainter and fainter
In 1882 steamboats, made the last
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26

Pichette and a companion, Leonard
Larson, both employed by motor COM
pany left Butte on the plane for
AS they dropped down over the high
peaks to the south, Helena and the
valley were hidden beneath a heavy
blanket of fog thick as pea soup"
Was Too Thick
Landing out Of the question, the
plane roared across the valley, droned
over the Sleeping Giant to the north
and landed at the Great Falls airport.
Larson disembarked at Great Falls.
Then Pilot Hollenback and Co-Pilot
Cavill, both veteran aviators, and
Pichette began the flight back to
Helena.
The Capital city lay beneath hun
dreds Of feet Of fleecy, treacherous fog.
The giant airliner virtually felt its
way across the valley but the ground
was nowhere to be seen.
Circling back toward the north, Pilot
Hollenback dropped down few feet
more and again crlised his ship across
the valley.
1T was pretty tough for a while"
Pichette said, for about five minutes
didn't know where we were"
Gets Down Low
Then came the apparently close
u uSu WIFI uAodStSA5 Do tCtaCSN ~ wv
Helena men hunting rabbits just north
of the vocational school.
Pilot Hollenback nosed the giant bird
down to get his bearings.
The hunters saw the cleaning mon
ster wreathed with wisps of fog, glide
down within what seemed a few feet
of the top of a clump of tall trees.
So close was the plane the hunters
could hear the motors low pitched
throbbing and the air whistling along
the fuselage, even at the reduced speed.
Hugs Earth
Now over familiar country, Pilot
Hollenback Rugged the ground toward
the airport, keeping close enough to
Mother Earth so he could see a few
hundred yards, but still just above the
trees
IN a few seconds the hunters heard
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26

So that Montana certified seed
potato growers can place a still
better product on the market next
fall, 16, 600 potato plants are grow
ing under glass IN one section OF
the Montana agricultural expert
ment station greenhouse at Mon
tana State college in a test to
reveal disease free stock.
Known as tuber indexing, this work
was started in 1880 by F. M. Harring-
ton, station horticulturist, to determine
the value of Montana seed potatoes
and for the production of disease free
foundation stock. The indexing Of
growers stock has since proved itself
the quickest and most certain way OF
achieving both detectives. Practical re-
suits have been as conclusive with sue
cessive records from growers showing
diseases reduced from 70 percent to less
than one percent.
Harrington explains that tuber in
dexing in the greenhouse was started
because the work cannot be done in
the field where variations in temper
allure or moisture may mask the pres
ence of disease. Both variables can be
controlled in the greenhouse. Another
advantage Of the greenhouse testing
is that it can be done in the winter,
making it possible to test successive
crops without break.
The tuber indeXing system is based
on like begetting like, Harrington said.
All eyes from the same potato generally
produce like plants. And likewise all
potatoes from the same hill generally
produce like plants.
Here is how the system works. At
harvest time certified seed potato
growers dig up likely looking plants.
~ tho v1ofofOac from naph TOiarlf
are put into individual sacks which
are numbered. One potato from each
sack is sent to the Bozenlan station for
tuber indexing At the station each
potato is given a number, and an eye
Is scooped out and numbered the same
as the potato from which 1t was taken.
Then the numbered eyes are planted
in sand basins where they quickly
sprout Next they are transferred to
flower pots.
since the test is to find diseases. the
pots are moved to a colder portion Of
the greenhouse where the lower tenn
perature quickly brings out evidence
of disease. Because each potato is
numbered and these numbers carried
through each step, it cannot lose its
The next step is the inspection Of
the plants and the recording of dis
eases, If any. Then the grower Is notl-
fled that q certain potato is diseased.
He in turn traces this potato back to
the original sack from which it was
taken and throws away the enbire sack
representing the hill.
However, should the greenhouse re-
mort show there is no disease present
the grower then plants the rest of the
potatoes from that hill. These, with
other disease free hills, constitute
practically disease free foundation
stock. -.
When this disease free seed is plant
ed II also must be inspected two or
three times during the growing season;
This inspection is q further safeguard
e. insure proper methods Of handling
that win prevent reinfection.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26
T11e Mixup

Meanwhile the county canvasstng
board had submitted returns to the
state canvassing board, returns based
on the exclusion OF precinct "a. After
the mandamus proceedings the board
canvassed precinct "a and the county
clerk then issued certificates in &C.
cordance with the findings Of the
second canvass.
"So these Silver Bow democratic
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26

representatives will have certificates
from the county clerk showing their
election and republicans will have GER
tificates from the state canvasslng
board showing that they and not the
democrats were elected. Which certift-
Gates will be finally recognized?
THE certificates Of the state can
vassing board are undoubtedly those
recognized by law.
'For the last six years" Congress
man Carter continued, Montana has
been republican and In nearly every
election the party has been defeated
bv returns from some mysterious pre-
cinct never heard Of before or never
located since, which always gives as
tonishing democratic ma1orities.
att is a notorious fact that, IN 1882,
in one of the precincts Of eastern Mon
tana. a large democratic majority was
rolled up by copying 300 names from
the city directory of Cleveland and an
other 800 from the directory OF Gin
cinnati and then putting ballots in the
box to represent those names. At the
same election 400 votes were cast for
a democratic candidate in precinct
never before heard Of and never located
since.
"But the report is circulated through
out the east that the republicans have
been trying to steal the state.
THE people of the east have been
misled. Reports have been sent out at
the dictation of democratic senatorial
candidates"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26
LACK OF VITAMINS
CAUSE OF WRECKS
ATTIC DRIVERS URGED TO EAT
MORE SPINACH, EGGS,
CREAM, ETC.

pa~a the highway patrol. High
-, nafroluen might study less
ahout mechanical causes OF acct-
dents and bone up on yitamin
facts. The latter apparently mas
its virtues when 1t comes 70 Ter
reting out some OF tne Gauss %
nighf autO accidents. Night drivers
in fhe future might be given q cook
hook 10 take home TO the wife in
stead of being ordered TO see the
judge. .,-...,, A. ~.
diet NAV have an effect on night vision
is being recognized by the meolcai pro-
fession and is reported as one OF the
relatively new findings in nutrition by
DR.. Jessie E. Richardson, heao OF nome
economics research for the Montana
a o-ricuItural experiment station.
visual purple, found in the retlna
If the eve. seems to be necessary for
normal vision, she explains. This visual
n,Irnle is continually being bleached
or Ia activated by light. In order TO
degenerate it rapidly, vitamin A must
be supplied.
ficient quantities IN the 1000 regener-
alton of the visual purple is retarded
and imperfect vision results, particu-
larly at night, DR.. Richardson says.
such induced poor night vision may
account for some Of the night auto
If is a long, circmtous route from
food TO auto accidents, but the pos
sibilitv that such accidents may be
traced to deficiency IN tood, indlcates
the Importance OF guarding the oally
diet -.
vision is below normal, Dr. Richardson
suggests such foods as green vegetables,
particularly spinach, eggs, cream and
butter. the principal vitamin foods.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26

Bill Rowe, early-day MOntanan,
Indian fighter, buffalo hunter, and
One-time sheriff OF Chouteau
county, didn't know the meaning OF
the word fear. When he was an
officer OF the law he never even
carried a gun when dealing with
desperadoes. His brother, Charley,
also noted I'm the early history of
the state as a hunter, Indian fight
er. stage driver and freighter, said
that his brother Bill was brave to
the point Of fOOlishness.
Charley said his brother, even when
on the plains with a party hiding from
Indians, would turn in at night, go
sound asleep in minute and that a
cannon wouldn't have awakened him.
In those DAYS it was necessary for
men in the Indian country to sleep
with one eye open and an ear to the
ground. Charley always did. Bill never
In the winter of Is68-69, the brothers
were members of party Of five wolf
and coyote hunters who had set
poisoned buffalo meat bait over circle
Of 100 miles or more IN north central
Montana. When the weather was
pleasant they would go out and bring
in the pelts. When the weather was
bad they remained in camp.
One day late in the afternoon, they
were riding near the head of Govern
ment coulee when Charley thought he
saw a band of Indians on a distant
hill, who paused for a moment as II
having discovered the hunters, and then
scurried for cover in a clump of trees.
He pointed them out to his compan-
ions.
ooh, you're always seeing indians"
said Bill. TITS Indians, Indians, In
dams. all the time with you, Charley.
Every sagebrush, every rock, every
deer is an Indian to you If you're far
enough away to let your imagination
work"
Rocks Won't Run
well, sagebr1sh and rocks won't run
to cover" replied Charley. "You fellows
can take your choice, but I'm going
to travel in the coulee and keep out OF
sight"
They all followed Charley into the
coulee, however, Bill grumbling mean
time. That night they camped in a
clump of willows along creek. Charley
proposed they build big fire, make a
lot of smoke, cook supper and then
after dark 70 down the creek two miles
to deserted cabin and spend the
night.
This, he said, would throw the In
dams completely off the tran. But he
was outvoted The others wouldn't go.
They said they were not afraid OF any
Sagebrush that ever grew and they
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26

the motors stop, knew the silver bird
had alighted at the airport.
A few minutes and no rabbits later
they heard it roar off again for Butte,
and the pilot was off to finish his
days work.
Pichette said he enjoyed the flight,
and hadn't felt uneasy at any time"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26

freight and passenger trips that ex-
tended very far into Montana.
Because 1t was the head Of naWga-
ton in the days when many steamboats,
battled the currents of the Missouri to
bring settlers and freight into Mon
tana, Fort Benton will always have a
place in the epic Of the northwest.
This old river town stands on the
high ground of northwestern history,
baSking in the splendor Of the romance
of the old wilderness.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26
Butte Resident Praises Pilot
Hank HO1lenbeck of WAE

Although it was his first flight.
Leslie Pichette OF Butte laughed when
he stepped from q Western Air Express
plane at the airport in Helena one
day recently after q close brush with
disaster in the fog-covered Helena
valley.
I'D Just as soon stayed up all day
I know Pilot Hank HoIlenback real
well, he's okay, and I'd fly anywhere
with him." Pichette told newspaper
reporter.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26
nTTTIFs OF CONsTABLEs

Contables are officers Of justice courts and
Il is mandatory upon them to serve processes
issued by such courts, Attorney General Free
bourn ruled in an opinion for the county
there are paid constables in q township, the
sheriff may, at his discretion, refuse to serve
justice court papers, the attorney general
stated
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26
TUBER NDEXlNG
IMPROVES SPUDS
ENABLES POTATO GROWERS TO
PLACE BETTER PRODUCT
ON MARKET

Montana Experiment Station at BOze-
man Has 10000 Potato Plants Grow
ing Under Glass in Test to Reveal
Disease Free Stock.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-26
.SAGEBRUSH SCARE
WAS REAL THING
CHARLEY ROWE THOUGHT BE SAW
A BAND OF INDIANS; HIS
BROTHER SCOFFED

But Charley Was Right and Because
Others Wouldn't Follow His Advice
They Lost Their Horses and Had to
Walk 20 Miles Back to Fort Benton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-11
Democrat Fashions
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-11
COUNTRY DOCTORS TREAT
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