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(VOLUME X I : S/#*' - ' - %, ♦ , * *• f CHOTEAU, TETON COUNTYj-tMQNTANA, NOVEMBER 16,1923 • ■' -• • _ __ N U M B E R ;!» AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK TO BE OBSERVED AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS 1 A saving of $528,000.00 is the re sult of-the grasshopper campaign car ried on last year in Teton county ac cording, to the reports received by the coUnty agent from 66 farmers. iThiS'.saving is made up largely of iwhekt acreage, ' most of which was .saved in ' early 'growing period while .thejgraia was from 2 inches to a foot h igh ., - . ' ¡570 fanners . o f the county used arsenic this year in combatting grass hopper invasion, illese 570 fanners used 750,000 lbs. l f bran. 32,000 lbal «£ arsenic and 22,500 ounces of anyl -■acetate. Thè isgredients used cost the farmers of the county approxi mately $15,000.00 which made a sav in g of $525,000.00,- a very substantial Isterest on the investment. Farmers Appreciate County Aid Farmers of the county showed their appreciation of the aid given this year by a vote of 3 to 1 in response to questios whether or not the county .was at the present time giving suffi cient aid in grasshopper poisoning and the number of farmers asking that the aid be costinued in 1925 was Unanimous. Saccharine Effective This year, due to the lack and high cost of syrup, the 'farmers substituted -saccarine in the place of a large per cent of sugar and syrup. Tlie re sults from, this seems to have been .quite successful. Of the 37 farmers reporting on saccarine, Si reporter ¡that it is as effective as syrup. The ruse of saccarise in poison ave ma terially in the cost of grasshopper poisoning and a more thorough test •.will be made next year both by -farmers and the'bureau of entom ology and department of agriculture. Situation for 1924l! * * Since the grasshopper season, con siderable investigaton work, has been carried on*’by-' 'the^couhty.agent'ln •trying, as far as possible, to locate areas infested by grasshopper eggs. A t the present time indications are that the western half of Teton coun t y will be quite heavily infested with toppers next year, unless eggs are destroyed by parasitic insects or .weather conditions. Eggs have been found numerous throughout Deep •Creek asd Belleview sections and perhaps are found most numerous on the Porter Bench. The location of tihese areas of egg infection is veiy helpful in watching for outbreaks in early spring and gives farmers of those territories warning, thus al lowing better preparation for putting on grasshopper campaigns. The ter ritory in the Dutton, Collins and Power sections does ont seem to be so heavily Infected with eggs and it is hoped that grasshoppers will not do serious damage there next year. Flesk Flies Abundant One hope for the future is the abundance of flesh flies this fall. In practically all places where eggs were dug up, flesh fly larva were seen and flesh flies continued to increase in abundance during the .entire season. If the larva of this' flesh fly with stands the winter it will mean that there -will be even a greater supply o f these\ flesh flies next year and this will mean that as soon as the grass- LEO IÍETE hoppers commence to fly their num bers will be. .greatly diminished so that the damage done after this time will not he great. This means that if-farmers are able,\ with poison, to keep grasshoppers .from- eating the young grain there will be a greater opportunity to save the entire'crop. With the present indications there will be fewer grasshoppers in 1925 if the larva of the flesh, flies continue to increase as they have in the past two years. E SUPPORT OF 0. C. On Armistice Day, President Cal vin Coolidge, who is also president of the American National Red Cross is sued a signed appeal for universal support of the annual roll call for membership in this great organiza tion. In- part the president said, “ The Red Cross seeks only to serve, not to usUrp the prerogatives of the other institutions or governmental authorities, but to cooperate with all others in service to humanity. It is upon popular membership,” he continues, “ that the American Red Cross relies for strength of organi zation and for funds to carry on its work which is so essential to the good of our country, and it is a priv ilege to our people to hold member ship in and have a part in the work of this truly American organization. I therefore urge a. renewal of all presene membership and enlistment In-the American -Red- V Cross ;byo,ail, nbw\ m em b ers'.'- With one million as a goal, the ten states in the central division of'■•the Amerifcan Red Cross of which this state’ is a part began their seventh annual Roll Call Under the most fa vorable auspices. In this vast terri tory which contains practically one fifth of the nation's population, there seems to be no doubt in the minds of Red Cross leaders that the quota based on five per cenF o f the popula tion w ill. b e1 reached. Churches throughout the division dedicated Armistice Day to prayerful consideration of the service of the Red Cross to humanity and Christian people were called upon to support the organization so that this service might continue. The strength of the organization lies in its representative membership and every community is Urged to see that such a membership .s maintained. If this is done, cen tral division’s quota of the national membership will easily be reached. Among the masy cases of thev suc cessful rehabiliation of disabled ex- service men in Montana is that of Jens P. Christenson, who, although 35 years of age at the time, enlisted as private' in the 163rd infantry in the early part of the war-and served with our. expeditionary forces in France, While “across the pond” he received a serious spinal isjury, per manently weakening his back asd making heavy isprk of any kind im possible. • -x Mr. Christenson had \no trade. For years he had worked as a common laborer at odd jobs or with bridge gangs and construction, crews in Montana lumber camps. Naturally he could no longer follow such work and gladly availed himself of a course in vocational training under the au-' pervision of the U. S. Veterans Bu reau. He decided to learn, the shoe repair trade. After fifteen months of practical training in a Kalispell shop' he felt competent to carry on in his new vocation. He went to Whiteflsh Montana, and bought out a shoe re pair. establishment in that city. His business ' was a success from the start and today, according to his own admission, he is making more money\ than at any time prior to his enlist ment in the army. He speaks highly of he government’s rehabilitation work, claiming that it Is the most constructive thing being done for disabled war veterans. BIG SAVING IS MADE FOR TETON CO, BY USE OF GRASSHOPPER POISON Children’s rompers, $1.25 grade, to close 50c each. HERSHBERG’S. ' Last}Friday the agricultural class topic.'a; post-mortem of a horse and on Monday watched a demonstration of, -turlcey picking by “Bing” Hodgs- kiss---. . The .class shop work has started. • A breakfast was cooked and served by. the' cooking class. One half o f the'Class acted as a fam ily. -^It wfll be appreciated very much if any bne in town who has a high school-library hook will return it. . The girls were weighed this week. It; is reported that the percentage of those underweight has decreased. The basket ball boys have begun practice. . -The high school was divided in two divisions for the purpose of a selling contest. The sophomores and juniors were Barney Googles; the seniors and freshmen Spark Plugs. Much enth usiasm} was shown by the students as one-can see by the record. The Spark Plugs brought in eighty-eight subscriptions; the Barney Googles, eighty-seven. Eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents of the money will be used by the school to pay for drums. Five horns and a piano have also been ordered for the orchestra. Last Saturday we played our last football game of the season. The game ended with a score,of seven to six in favor o f Fort Benton. Our team made a goal but the point was forfeited. The game was very excit ing as Teton had the ball most of the time; “We completed a number of the playes and made a touch.down by a line buck. The Bureau of Education will co operate again this year in the obser vance of American Education Week with the American Legion and Na tional Association. This will be the fourth consecutive year in which an effort has been made to emphasize education for a week throughout the natiqjQ- Last year’s observance far exceeded in interest the previous ef- firts, and it is expected that this year’s week will set a still higher mark of educational enthusiasm. It has been decided to change the date Shelter Belts Protect Crops AUCTION. SALE I will offer for sale at what is known as the old Jackson place 7% miles northeast of Farmington, on Thursday, November 22, all of my personal property. Sale to begin at 11 a. m. Free lunch at noon. GREP JOHNSON, Owner. H. G. Ward, auctioneer. Statement o f Condition of FIRST NATIONAL BANK ÖF CHOTEAU Á t Close o f Business September 14,1923 RESOURCES LIABILITIES Cash In vault and Deposits ______________.244,977.73 in other ban k s ---------- 87,215.14 Capital and surplus _____ 60,000.00 County warrants, real estate, e t c . ---------------- 27,198.42 Loans and discounts ------ 190,564.17- • -\•■ ------------- r T i T j ^ j - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , i ! . cT. I - i 304,977.73 : ' ; . P j j ! , 304,977.73 v MEMBER JFEDEHAI, BE S E R V B j JS Y Q T E f ■Lai ■■■j The accompanying picture which was taken this summer of the dry land shelter belt of R. A. Clearman, west of Choteau, shows what can be done with a little care and proper cultivation to , protect the farmstead from the cold winter winds and to make our dry land farms of Teton county more home like. This shelter moisture by keeping out the s’unlight. These limbs have now become so large and numerius that Mr. Clear man states that he will be unable to cultivate them next year and that the ground is so shaded that no weeds are growing among the trees. The smaller trees in the picture are Ash and are placed in these shel ter belts because of their long life PHOTO BY EMERiCK belt consisting of Box Elder and Ash was planted in the spring of 1920, one of our driest years, and is now from-ten to twelve feet high. The trees at the time of planting did not exceed a foot in height. Their ex ceptional growth can be traced to proper preparation of planting parks and cultivation after they were plant ed. The tract for the trees was summer fallowed in 1919 and no weeds allowed to grow and the trees planted in the spring of 1920. Since then cultivation has been extensive. This has \ left all moisture for the trees. No trimming has been done so that the present time there if a growth of limbs very close to the ground, which also helps preserve and will take the place of the shorter lived trees as they die out. This belt does hot contain the famous carayana but this shrub should be included in all plantings. It is very hardy and makes a wonderful pro tection for the rest of the trees. Other trees which are often included in Teton county belts are Chinese Elm, Russian Olive, Choke Cherry, Northwest Poplar and the Buffalo bush. From five to seven of these shelter belts are planted each year in Teton county by the county agent and he has in his office three belts to be placed in 1925. Farmers interested and desiring help in laying out these belts should see the county agent. NOTABLE PLAYERS WITH; HIERS Walter Hiers, in his first Para mount comedy, “Mr. Billings Spends His Dime,” which comes to the Royal Theatre next Sunday, has an excel lent supportln cast Featured In the support is Jacqueline Logan.- Others. iCre^George Fawcett, Robert McKim, Patricia Palmer, Joseph Swickard, Guy Oliver, Edward Patrick, Clarence Burton, George Field and Lucien Littlefield. LARGEST WHEAT GROWER GIVES ADVICE Washington, Nov. 15.— (Special)— Thomas D. Campbell of Hardin, Mon tana, introduced to President Cooi- idge by Managing Director Meyer of the war finance corporation as tlio biggest wheat grower In the world,” told the executive that there should be an Increased tariff cn wheat, either through congressional action or through operation of the flexible provisions of the Fordney-McCumber act. Mr. Campbell said talk of price fixing as applied to wheat Is absurb, and that buying of the surplus by the government would not he tho proper solution. Ic was represented by the Montana fanner, who during the last five years has transformed 110,000 acres of vir gin prairie land into perhaps the most wonderful what farm exer known, and by five times the largest of rec ord, that an, increase of 15 cents per buBhel in thé larirT woTllcl^dOj èonsid'- 1 arable good, as that represents ap proximately the difference - between the Winnipeg and Minneapolis mar kets. He believes this can be ob tained through operati m of the flex ible provision of the tariff. Mi. Campbell asked the president to urge congress to revise the wheat and wheat products taritf schedules up ward, should he nor consider it feas ible to utilize the flexible i revision of the Fordney-McCumber act Mr. Campbell considers the iecent finding trip of Directors Meyer and Mondell of the war finance corpora tion as greatly encouraging the farm ers by putting the brand of the gov ernment upon the cooperative mar keting movement. Ho believes, how ever, that it will take a year and a half to work out this progiam. -, -W3», « j. Grand Annual Prize Masquerade Ball Thanksgiving night, November 29th, K. P. Hall, Choteau, by Secur ity Benefit Association. Masks and costumes to be worn until 11 o’clock when prizes will be awarded. Every body welcome. of the week from early in December to the latter part o f November. This was done largely on the suggestion of the late President Harding, who thought that the former week was too much tinged with Christmas. W o have had a great many requests from, various organizations and indivduals asking that the week be Changed;- ;lt has been decided, therefore, by mut- ual agreement of the organizations^-^ sponsoring the week, that this shall observe November 18-24,;incj^«^£ ive. ^ As was the case last yeatj; in the week will be set aside as a day- o f stressing some particular phase o f education which is national in its need and significance. The dayB of the week will be observed as follows:' Sunday, November 18, For God and Country; ^Monday, November 19, American Constitution Day; Tuesday, November 20, Patriotism Day; Wed nesday, November 21, School and Teacher Day; Thursday, November, 22, Illiteracy Day; Friday, November 23, Community Day; and Saturday, November 24, Physical Education Day. These suggested topics do not pre clude- various states and localities from emphasizing those features of education which they may feel require particular attention at this time. They are suggested as topics upon whlcli the whole nation can well unite. It Is impossible for the national pro gram to include all local needs. As on former occasions, governors, mayors and other executives will like wise be invited to issue proclamations and otherwise support this ' move ment on behalf of better chools. The newspapers and the press generally may be counted on to continue, their support o f the movement. -It is a conservative„ estimate that fully half o^-the^n£wspapers --Gupdbrted ’.the campaign.” last .year editorarly, not to mention stories without number that were published on eductional sub jects. The bureau of education has prepared for this year’s .campaign a* leaflet entitled, \Suggestions for the Obesrvance of American Education' Week,\ which we trust will be help ful to oUr school people In planning and making as effective as, possible' the observance of Educational! Week. Among other things, ths little leaflet sets out numbers of concrete accom plishments that were carried hrough in many localities last year. It Is hoped that these actual acheivements will inspire others with the possibil ity of success in these and other di rections. At the present time a large number of state superintendents of education have appointed special di rectors or committees to plan the observance of the week in their re spective states. These and other communications of interest and in quiry seem to fort ell the greatest In tensive effort yet to enlighten the neonle of the country upon educa- tional matters. A N o b le A m b ition The ambition o f this institution is to jus tify the coniiednec o f its .customers, to be trusted because o f its good judgment, its faithful observance o f duty and its financial responsibility. Conferences with the officers o f this bank are cheerfully given to those who desire seasoned and well-reasoned advice. Select yohr Xmas jnecktles now, largest stoefc yre ever carried. HIRSHBERG’S. Citizens State Bank CHOTEAU, MONTANA Capital, Surplus and Profits over $65,000.00 % ' ■ *JMSTtSY3 ,*<<&**
