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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-09-01
Many Plants Are Poisonous
But Only in Large Doses
By DR.. HOWARD WEIGH

day is because There dAi A~
horses" It still constitutes a def
mite threat to young sheep and cat
tie in south central and eastern
Montana.
Water Hemlock
The water hemlock or wild par
snip, more definitely known as ci-
cuta, is a plant with bad reputa-
ton and nothing to back it up. A
rank growing plant with big hollow
stems, cicuta is found in permanent
ly wet spots, on~the edges of ponds,
swamps and creeks, around springs,
wherever the soil is wet and marshy
the year around. 1t has fat, tuber-
GUS root which is the only poison
GUS part of the plant.
But these roots are really poison
Gus. 1t only takes small fragment
to kill any animal in an hour or
less Because of the terrific wallop
that the root carries, the wild water
poison parsnip hemlock, or what
ever we choose to call it, is always
brought up as possible cause, In
unexplained losses of stock.
Really, fewer cattle die from ci-
cuta poisoning than do from being
hit by trucks on the highway. The
poisonous roots are deeply buried
in tough sod and cannot be pulled
up. The few causes of cicuta poi
soning that we have seen have oc-
Cured when the roots were turned
up by pillow or tramped out by the
feet of cattle at the edge of water
hole. Cicuta is potentially danger
GUS but actually of little importance.
Of the various poisonous plants
cicuta is the most difficult to recog-
nize. There are three or four harm
less members of the same plant FAM
lily that closely resemble cicuta; we
won't even try to describe it, ex-
cept to say that it has the same gen.
eral growth habit of the domestic
parsnip
Well, what next? There are. a
half-dozen plants that sometimes
produce prussic acid: Arrow-grass,
sorghum, sugar cane, sudan grass,
choke cherry leaves, immature flax,
etc.
Sudden Death
Most of these are dangerous as
second growth fall pastures, or as
wilted or frosted plants. All of this
class of plants are uncertain, not al
: ways or even often making trouble
. Some poisons kill instantly, but
| prussic acid acts faster than that
! There are no symptoms, poisoned
r cattle just fall dead We have hac
relatively little trouble with thi.
f type of poisoning in Montana; a few
h cases caused by arrow-grass, and
d few from eating choke-cherry leaves
d Except for few plants that hav
e made trouble under very unusua
$ circumstances, this is the list: Lu
h pine, larkspur, camas, loco, cookie
n bur, tetradymia, cicuta and arrow
n grass. All except the last three ar
well known and easy to identify.
" The diagnosis of plant poisonin
d has to be made where the loss OF
Cured, as very little can be done i
S, the laboratory. The presence of tn
Id poisonous plants, the evidence thu
e. they have been grazed off, the wa
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-09-01
Veterinary Department

state or definite region, 1T Is not
easy to know when to stop.
The effect of any poison is largely
determined by the dosage, the total
amount consumed. Strychnine in
small doses is a valuable stimu1ant,
and arsenic, also in small doses, is
widely used as tonic, but either
of these in large doses viii cause
death. So there are many forage
plants that are taken daily by cat
tie in small amounts without bad
effects, yet contain poisonous prin-
ciple and may turn out to be actu-
ally dangerous when for some rea-
son the cattle may eat that one weed
exclusively for a day or two.
Most of the poisonous plants have
to be taken in considerable amount
to cause poisoning. IT we should in
clude in our list all the plants that
are almost or sometimes dangerous,
the list would be very long and
would include sagebrush, grease
wood, goldenrod, etc, etc.
Infest Special Areas
We have discussed in this column
the leading plants in this category,
larkspur, death camas and lupine.
Which plant is next in Importance?
Loco? Cock1ebur? Horse-brush? It
is hard to say, for each of these is
very important in more or less re-
stricted areas.
Horse brush (tetradymia) causes
big-head or swelled-head in sheep,
principally IN Silver Bow, Beaver
head and Madison counties. Stray
plants of tetradymia are found in
several of the southern counties,
but not in quantities sufficient to
affect sheep. Northward, the plant
does not grow at all.
| Cocklebur, the weed that produces
those big spiny burs an inch or so
long, kills cattle and sheep if they
eat the very tender young plants.
1t has a wide distribution, but we
have losses from cocklebur only in
the drainage basin of the Yellow
stone and the Musselshell. Along
some of the smaller tributaries OF
those rivers the burs grow in i'm
mense solid patches. and losses are
quite frequent.
Notorious Loco
The loco, made famous by writer,
of western stories, with crazy horses
and stampeding herds of locoed cat
tie in every chapter, is a familia
plant to most stockmen. The hom
of the loco is again the Musse1shel
and Yellowstone country, where i
May the white loco blossoms cove
the hills like fresh snow.
Loco is found in many parts {
the state, patch here and a pate
there, but very few dreamy eye
horses, shaky cattle or befuddle
sheep are to be found except in til
. above area. Wherever loco grow
thickly, young stock may eat enoug
to ego off the beam" and seldol
make complete recovery, and
years gone by this plant has been
serious hindrance to the use of mar
sections and even townships of GOO
range feed.
I From about 1925 to around 1914
loco was very rare and only the O
timers had ever seen 1ocoed hors
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-18

tests were completed Friday.
Hotel reservations have been
made.ffor the team at the Ho-
tel Parson, where they will
stay while in Anchorage.
Jack Olin
Valentine parties through
out the grade school warmed
the otherwise chilly rooms
Tuesday afternoon. Glasses for
grade ! through 8 were dis
missed after the parties. The
high school classes continued
on through the school day.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-18
School Notes

Mrs. Marjorie Gunderson,
high school principal, left
school Tuesday morning when
she became i'll during her Eng
fish III class. She returned
Thursday morning.
Alma Nelson
Ernest Gruening, governor
of Alaska, uagnt to the ko-
diak school II rem mess
age Of promise for greater and
better things in Al. la.t
Governor pointed out, though
that the communit.e3 which
put the most into f7evelpina
their facilities will profit most.
!, The immediate interest of
the student body was in the
discussion of the new school
building and especially the
proposed swimming pool. A.
mong the questions asked at
the conclusion of the Govern
or's speech were: Are they
+! going to furnish swimming
suits?', do we have to dive
off the diving board?", Where
tare we going to get the
| water?", Twill it be open to
the pub1ic?", and will there
be a swimming teacher?"
In answer Governor Gruen-
ing pointed out that most Of
! those questions would be ans
wered by local authorities
after the pool was built.
Donna Fitzgerald
The Bears are hard at work
. on final plans for the Anchor
age trip. School work for the
week of absences at the An
chorage tournament has been
! handed in, and the 6-weeks
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-18

Jess Blinn returned fnuma the
states Tuesday after severa!
weeks spent in Seattle and
Auburn, Washington.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-18
KODIAK MIRROR
PTA Plans
Box Social

The Parent Teacher Assocla-
ton will hold a box supper ON
March 10, to raise money for
it's general fund.
Following a short program,
the lunches will be auctmned
to the highest bidders who
will share them with the wo~
men who made the lunches
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06
Lewis Ignores Truman; Calls
 Nationwide Strike
Coa;inued from Page One

Coutinued from Page One ,u some areas and from the coal companies whose operators have signed new contracts on Lewis terms.
 Those pactS covering small proportion of the nations 100000 soft coal miners. give the men a raise from $14.05 a day in basic wages to S15. They also increase operators payments to the UNIV welfare and pension fund from 20 cents a ton of coal mined to B cents.
 State-by- State reports give a picture which included:
 Pennsylvania - All UNIV min CTS idle. About 8O,OO0 anthracite 0ard coal diggers are still at work while contract negotiations continue.
 West Virginia-practically all
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06
FEDERATED CHURCH FELLOWSHIP DINNER

The Methodist Fec dera c d Church is having a Fellowship Dinner this Friday evening at the Pioneer Hall. The dinner is a part of the February Know Your Church" program, which includes, besides the dinner, neighborhood group meetings later in the month and a reading program in addi- ton to the regular Sunday serv- ices.
 The food committee for the din ner is Mrs. Robert Leise, Mrs. Harold Harper, Mrs. Stanley Morgan, Mrs. John Fults, Mrs. Roscoe Wilkie, and Mrs. Earl Clark. The dinner is set for 500 pm.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
 SECOND DIVISION No. 3o43
 Summons for Publication

Summons for Publication JUNE K. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff,
 Vs. ROY T. WILLIAMS, Defendant. The President of the United States
 of America: @ To the above named Defendant,
 GREETING:
 You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Second Divi- sion, within 30 days after the last publication of this Summons, namely within 30 days after the 20th day of February, 1850, in case this Summons is published; or within 40 days after the date of its service upon you i'll case this Summons is served upon you per Sonally, and answer the Complaint of the above named Plaintiff on file in the said Court in the above entitled action: The Plaintiff in said action prayS that she be granted an absolute divorce from , Defendant:
 And in the event you so fail to appear and answer, the Plaintiff will take Judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in her Complaint and as here in above stated.
 WITNESS the Honorable Joseph w. KehOe, Judge of said Court, and the Seal of said Court here unto affixed the 28th day of Jan uary, 1850.
 (SEAL)
 NORVIN W. LEWIS, Clerk. Pub. Jan. 30, Feb. 6, l3, 20, 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06

estate will be held before the aboYe-named Court on the 31st day of March, 1850, at the hour Of 10:00 am: All objections to the Adminis- trator'S. Report ana Account and proof as to the heirs of this estate will be heard at such time and place.
 DATED this 28th day of Jann- ary. 1850.
 A. POLET,
 Administrator Pub. Jan. 30, Feb. 6, l3, 20, 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06
NOME HIGH SCHOOL TO
 HOLD VALENTINE PARTY

The Nome High School is plan ming Valentine Party for Satur- day evening at the school auditor ium.
 This is the first public dance of the year to be sponsored by the Student Body and promises to be a festive affair.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06
Alaska COPS Patch Up Their Differences
(Continued from Page One)

Differences of opinion over Whites policies have split the party in Alaska for a decade or more. Opposing factors have been known as the whites" and the "blackS."
 Mrs. White said here she had offered her proxy to Lathrop ito unify. the Republican party in Alaska and bring harmony" and Lathrop accepted.
 She said further the Territory is in a ''pitiful condition, with a multitude of lawsuits, corruption, unjust taxes and debts, and the time has come for all to disregard political misunderstanding and try to save Alaska from travelling down the road to the welfare state"
 The Republican schism widened in l943 when White called con yention at Sitka to name dele gates to the Philadelphia national convention. Opponents charged White did not give adequate mo- tice, and no boats were sailing for Sitka in time to get them there. The Sitka session named a delegate slate.
 The "blackS" held a convention of their own at Mt. Mckinley and selected a rival slate. Both fac tions went to Philadelphia, where the "whites' won the seats.
 For the past several years the Territory has been under Demo- cratic administration At the 1949 legislature, a bill was introduced in the Senate by Whites critics but failed to reach the House dur ing the final weeks maneuVerin9. The bill would have required two weeks notice for COP meetings and conventions, and generally followed the same party proceed ure as the Democrats.
 Observers here said the new White-Lathrop Axis" presaged a move to eliminate political differ enceS between the two COP fac tions. It heightened hitherto lack adaisical interest in a Territory wide Republican meeting to be held here soon.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06

Since the beginning of the Christian era it is estmiated about 40 billion persons have lived in the world.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06

the 100000 unionized mine work CTS are refusing to work. Tickets are reported rOUng some fields in auto caravans to make sure all pits are down.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA SECOND DIVISION
 No. 3842

.: Summons for Publication GEORGE HITE, Plaintiff,
 VS.
 LEILA HITE, Defendant. The President of the United States of America:
 To the above named Defendant,
 GREETING:
 You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska. Second Divi- sion, within 90 days after the last publication of this Summons, namely within 30 days after the 20th day of February, 1850, i'll case this Summons is published; or within 40 days after the date of it's service upon you in case this Sum mons is served upon you person ally, and answer the Complaint of the above named Plaintiff on file in the said Court i'll the above entitled action: The Plaintiff in said AC- ton prayS that he be granted an absolute divorce from Defendant: And in the event you so fail to appear and ansWCr, the Plaintiff will take Judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in his Complaint and as herein above stated.
 WITNESS the HonorableJ Joseph W. KehOe, Judge of said Court, and the Seal of said Court here unto affixed the 2&th day of Jan uary. 1850.
 (SEALD
 NORVIN, W. LEWIS,
 Clerk Pub. Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13,' 20, 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06

LEGAL. ADVERTISEMENT IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
 SECOND DIVISION
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF EMIL PASTERIS,
 Deceased. No. SIS
 Notice of Hearing on Administra- tors Final Report and Account and
 Determination of Heirs
 Notice is hereby given that A. POLET, the Administrator of this estate, has filed his Final Report and Account in the above-named court and that by Court order a hearing on the said Report and a determination of the heirs of this
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-06

For Good Printing Call Main 125
Evening star., 1950-12-07
Gen. Gates SaysU. 5.
Must Stay Prepared
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Gen. Cliff
ton B. Gates, commandant of the
Marine Corps, says the United
States should have armed forces
ready instead of relying on rapid
build-up of our military might.
Gen. Gates, speaking last night
before the American Ordnance
Association, said that to assume
leadership of the free world the
United States must "have armed
forces in being which permit us
to make our will felt wherever our
interest is threatened"
He cited Marine Corps strength
as an example of American unpre-
paredness. Last June. the corps
had only $1,000 men in the entire
Fleet Marine Force, he reported,
but there were $1,000 leathernecks
at Inchon, Korea, on September
Is.
This rapid buildup was accom-
panied by utilizing every available
trained Marine and by recalling
reserves. he said. but added:
1--WE cannot escape the fact that
it should not be necessary to ex-
pand and organize our combat
units so rapidly"
The outbreak of the Korean
war, Gen. Gates declared, found
the United States prepared for
many things, "but certainly not
for the adequate defense of this
country"
Evening star., 1950-12-07
Packer Sees New Hiqh
In Black Marketingif
Controls Are Imposed
BY the Assoeioied Press

CASPER, Wyo., Dec. IA Chi
cago packing company executive
said today that black market
operations in World War II were
nothing compared to what they
will be If meat is rationed again.
P. M. Jarvis, executive vice
president of Swift and Co., also
told the National Wool Growers
Association that price controls
are an immediate possibility.
If all-out controls are imposed.
Mr.. Jarvis said, World War II
black marketing will appear only
as mild excursions in light of IL
licit operations we can expect.
Operators Experienced Now.
The black market operators are
experienced now, he said-they
have the know-how.
Mr.. Jarvis said the long term
outlook for the meat industry is
good. Per capita consumption may
climb from about $50 pounds a
year now to ITO pounds by 1860.
With the prospects of a ITO mil
lion population by then, Mr..
Jarvis said meat demand would
rise 6 billion pounds to nearly
29 billion.
The association was scheduled
to act on a proposed new public
lands law which would bring 80
million acres of forest service
grazing land and ISL million acres
of grazing land administered by
the Interior Department under
one department.
Grazing Cuts Could be Appealed.
The bill embodies many pro-
visions of the Taylor Grazing Act.
under which the Interior Depart
ment leases grazing land, and pro-
vides added safeguards for stock
men.
Ranchers could appeal grazing
cuts to the courts. They could
sell their permits when they sell
their own ranches. Fees would be
set on the basis of their invest
ment in their own ranch and re-
quirements of the local economy.
Evening star., 1950-12-07
Two National Guard Flyers
Killed in Bomber Crash
by the Associated Press

SEATTLE, Dec. 1.-Two flyers
were killed last night in the crash
and explosion of a B-26 Air Ma
tional Guard light bomber IL
miles south of here.
Names of the victims were with
held pending notification Of kin.
The plane was on a routine
fight from McChord Air Force
Base. over Central Washington
and back to McChord.
1t was trying to return to Nc
Chord when it hit icing condi-
tions. then broke through heavy
overcast, grazed the top of a
house and burrowed- deeply into
a mud-and-rain soaked hillside
near Renton.
1t exploded on striking the
ground. Wreckage was blown
over a four-acre area in the rain
dreuched woods and farm clear
ingS.
Evening star., 1950-12-07
|Snowstorm Hits Madrid, Disrupts Transportation

Spain looked as though a light
hurricane had struck.
Most streets were blocked by
fallen branches, all air traffic was
halted and trains ran hours late.
Evening star., 1950-12-07
BY the Associoted Press

MADRID, Dec. IA six-inch
snow today hit Madrid. the worst
blow since the Civil War. The
capital and much of Northern
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Mats Hurting Hudson and Kuzava Red Sox Here for Last Time
Rain in New York Leaves Harris
With Strong Pitching Hand

span, Noren has hiked his aver
age for the season to .312 and is
threatening to sweep the Mats
batting honors.
Leading the Mats in percentage.
Noren also tops them in doubles
with "a, triples with nine and runs
batted in with 80. Despite miss
ing three weeks due to an appen-
dectomy Noren trails Eddie Yost
by only three hits and Irv's nine
homers put him only one back of
Yost and Sam Mele.
Harris was anxious to regain
the services of Mele, who has been
handicapped by lame leg. Mickey
Vernon has been playing first base
despite an ailing ankle and Gil
Coan missed game in New York
because of a headache Stemming
from skull fracture early in the
season.
Make Up Games Sept. 22.
The Mats and Yankees agreed
to make up their rained out
double-header September %.
Manager Casey Stengel of the
Yankees didn't complain about the
rain. Our pitching staff can
stand day of rest" explained
Casey, who revealed he hasn't
started to scout the Phillies, likely
winners of the National League
pennant. I've got too much to
worry about in this league right
now. Nobody's got this thing won
vet"
Evening star., 1950-09-04
By Burton Hawkins

Labor Day found the Red Sox
laboring to slice the Yankees lead
at the Mats expense today in a
double header at Griffith Stadium
where Boston made its farewell
appearance of the season.
Rain which washed out Wash
|ington's double header with New
York yesterday at Yankee Sta
dium could have been costly to
Boston, for today Bucky Harris
planned to employ Sid Hudson and
Bob Kuzava, who were due to work
against the Yankees.
Hudson, in pursuit of his best
year since he won II games as a
rookie in 1910, was after his 18th
decision. Sid was instrumental in
knocking the Tigers out of first
place in his last start, frustrating
them with a 6-hitter.
Joe Dobson, unbeaten by the
Mats since 1948, and Willard Nixon
rookie up from Louisville, were tc
handle Boston's pitching. Dobson
was seeking his seventh straight
win in two years over the Mats
who shelled Joe the last time they
saw him, but bowed to his sue
cessor, Dick Littlef1eld.
Noren After Batting H0nOrs.
Meanwhile, Rookie Irv Noren Of
the Mats was hopeful of extending
batting streak which had reached
i16 games. A .354 hitter over that
Evening star., 1950-09-04
By The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Sept. A.
A young Negro giant named Entee
Shine may be the first Of his race
to play varsity football at the
University of Notre Dame.
Athletic Director Edward
(Moose) Krause said today the
freshman is "a fine boy and a
great prospect"
Shine was an end on the Asso-
ciated Press All-Indiana High
School eleven last fall and made
the AP All-Indiana Prep basket
ball team two years ago. He per-
formed for Central High School
of South Bend, a few miles west
of the Notre Dame campus.
"Shine visited my home several
times this summer" Krause said.
He wanted to take commerce at
Notre Dame, but he wanted to
play football, too. -
II told him there was no reason
he couldn't do both, if his grades
were good enough and his high
school record showed he was an
above-average student. You can
depend on it that Coach Frank
Leahy will use the best man avail
able at any position"
Evening star., 1950-09-04
|WTTG Will TeIevise
5 Notre Dame Games

Five Notre Dame football games
will be televised by Washington
Station WTTG this fall. Games
that can be seen in this area are
North Carolina, September 80:
Purdue, October Z; Michigan
State. October %; Navy, Novem-
ber 4, and Pittsburgh. Novem-
ber IL.
Walter Compton. general man
ager of the Dumont station, an
nounced that in addition to the
Irish several other big games will
be televised. Included are Yale
Columbia, October IA; Yale
Princeton, November Is; Mary
land-North Carolina State, Octo-
ber 81. and one other to be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Arcade Bows in Tourney;
Garvin's S Grill in Finals
BY the Assoeioted Press

YORK, Pa, Sept. Arcade
Pontiac team of Washington is
out of the Central Atlantic re-
gional softball championship tour
nament, having been beaten by
Wilmington, Del. 10, yesterday.
Clyde Farmer. who hurled the
shutout against Arcade. later
tossed another shutout against
West York, Pa, 40, to put his
team in the semiflnals.
In other mems games yesterday
Philadelphia defeated Richmond
81. and Baltimore, TO, to reach
the final, Richmond and Balti-
more were to play today, with the
winner later taking on Whining
ton to decide who plays Phila-
delphia in tonight's title game.
| The girls title game tonight
will be between Garvin's Grill of
Washington and the winner of an
earlier game between Charlottes-
vile, Va, and Wilmington!
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Polestinion Races Today
In Aqueduct Handicap

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (P.-The
handicap ranks lost a powerful
member when Capot was retired
last week, but an old rival of his
-Palestinian-gets a chance at
Aqueduct today to prove he can
fill the gap.
Isidor Bieber's colt is one of II
horses entered in the $4,000 mile
and a sixteenth Aqueduct Handi-
cap. He gets in at 122 pounds, one
less than was assigned to Mrs
E. L. Hopkins Three Rings. The
latter was to start only in case
of a fast track.