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Geyser Judith Basin Times (Geyser, Mont.), 23 July 1915, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn85053135/1915-07-23/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
4 ese VOL. 5. — 41 -- sees -,// % • 'a s \••• .e a xi 4 , 4 GEYSER, MONT., .11•1.1' 23, 1915 - e v _ NO. 24 GIVING BIG AUTO FOR BEST SPAM IYONIIINA WHEAT The Montana State Fair is this year giving a seven -passenger, six-cylinder Studebaker automobile as the grand prize for the best five sheaves ot wheat and the best one bushel of wheat from the same field, grown on a Montana farm and shown at the State Fair by a Montana farmer. The accompanying picture debaker sample car, whieli the State Fait In the car, Doe, sisht .1. Coffee, preeident; director: Pat Carney. and Pete Snelson, ui Montana State Fair: shows the Stu• a duplicate et isill \tie to leit, are Sid 0. S. Warden, vice president, reti.ry, of the 0. A. Johnson, the Western Auto Supply company, :-teciebaker agents, and R. S. Skin aseistarit secretary of the 'State For. The picture was taken after the test run which preceded the ptir- ' hase by the Fair management of the :iturletcalier touring car as the grand I rize. GOOD ROADS LECTURERS FREE Communities interested in the itoprov- ement of roads sere recommended by the depot-tronata appie. Ala • eleeguree, on the sutiject. Lecturers wiff be sent at the Governments expense wherever there is a reason to believe that audi- (MCP* will be large enough to make the expenditure of time and money worth 'while. Whenever possible it is, of course, desireable for a number of corn- umnities in the, same vicinity to make arrangements for lectures at the same time, since in this way the traveling : expenses for each stop made by the lecturer are materially reduced. ,.I. nueakr . leetimegas„;64„sha es, posal of the department i limited and, it Is not always poesible, therefore, to comply with every request. When a lecturer can not be sent, however. the department will li4in a set of suit•ible Jantern slides to any responsible local association or indisidual who will pay the expres charges. The only require- ment is that the :Aides be made of tic - live and practical use in the conimunity .ind that they be rtturn.cd in good con- dition in 410 days. 1, addition, a brief cutknr: of a , leetune to.aecempany else ; slide. , will be forwarded on request. tii addition to the educational work, the depattno ut is always ready to res- pond to requests for practical assiotance elciell tilav take the form of slecifil ad- ' inspertion. superintenlence 0 , road surveys, experiinen- ment. illtoad %vett . bridge work, or the de %dojo:malt of it model sYsteill of high HIS FOURTH OF JULY LETTER • 1).;,ir Bill your Letter was, Receivol & e As very glad to hear from you that al was WI! & the Nice time you had Fiehin well i said id rite eo Pleas v. ,i•t• the pen and the Handwritin which se, looks . it'S like our old lien was ill marks for you to Read But never lesel hear goes you ‘'ant to know just us Kinds put in the t' mirth i .. 1 ,,.se well Bill i's.' got 3 Firegere left Heap you've got the same But paw it'd After this hear Fourth why gettis say was tame the Firecrackers vsee I this year & went off with a Bing I..- boa last years ones eizzed s made the welkin Ring well Vie' \.; packs 'withal with the Gurie packs s• just 30 what us Kids shot oil bei Gurls is Afraid youd bitted to se' the fambly Cat jump over the haek I\..' & Chase bereell just when the I d, wan reddy to commence The jowl , - to unbraid the park They come there cause K i,l palls out the ras unless they takes a lot of Care & the first Bunch wits 3 Kings and I Quite a lot of queens I wonder . whv - i the taller ones makes more Noise than I 41.4.105 I 1w 1;tcrls, would light one in • I ;flyundl t hen Scream and run away I cekerently they dent go off & then • s -iit pay its better if you wait un• Its Fuse beams it. sizz Then lost em !fit 1. up in the air They bang then and .izz we put some under a Tin I .th pool on to beard eni crack & t hen elect lid we go and do but let off a 1,, 1.• pack the Cannon Cracker followed : • and goodness what a Roar & when eent up to tio• Place a grate big was toa r at Noon we fen sted on orealll and drank Pink lemonade I went down to the Tournanient gave the Fire brigade hose coupling eort rests fat Mane . riteee un.thin you cant ,a••• & then dowil en the Ball lot we ,eel ehampeeriship game at Nit.' (kiwi 1. Ow Green t hey had a Big firewoi k P.--1;ber & my i them Ski roeket - 0 1-1 turned Site into day well that i- t guess li it.' soon Mid IS the d01 )11L1l , & how is them new ginnie Pigs d came the other Nit.' Well i must .-, now Call.i. the Kid-. goin in tUI e does Lime think yours Truly JIM YOU CAN SAVE DoLLARS ToDAY, TOMORROW AND EVERYDAY IN THE YEAR, THE WHOLE YEAR AROUND, WHEN YOU DEAL AT OUR SToRE. coME IN AND SEE OUR GooDS AND GET OUR PRICES. If you need a binder don't fail to call and have us demonstrate the JOHN DEERE BINDER, place your order now as we have only a few left. DOMO CREAM SEPARATORS Costs Less—Lasts Longer—Runs Easier Kennedy -McConkey Company The Quality Store. mays ha a county. To obtain such ares- iititne lo,al authorities should secure a blue!. form from th Office of Public miters en +Odell to make applications. Reque-t4 from corporate villages or eit- Meng 'mania be met. however. :Bridge nork in one branch of road buildine in whirl, the department may be of particular service to local author- ities. Typieal designs have been pre- pared and copies of these can be furni- shed on request. A few minor alter. natioti. would probably make such a &Sign suitable for special conditions, or . an engineer may be assinged to in- spect the site and offer suggestions. In smile eases designs by bridge emit - panics Inc‘e been reviewed by the de- partment for the benefit of local offi- ciale 1 4 41-4iLlv the most important way, however. in which the department as- 3iste oilividual communities in th e bet- ternieut of their roads is in laying out a modal sydein of highways for a coun- ty which is about to expend a large aum of money on roads. In such asses the clorirtment assigns an engineer to make a thorough study of the district. He aeeertaine where the best road ma- terials are, what roads ar e the most important ana, ttierefore, to be im- proved first, and provides for the lo- cation it each road so Its to secure th best po-ehle drainage and grade, an Indicates the moat suitible type an method of construction, includin drainage structures, to meet the need and 1111-3114 of the whole problem an should be able to carry out the wort With far more efficiency and economy than would otherwise be possible. Tined niaterials are also being . con- tinually tested by the department and t .. information thus obtained is avail i ft e for any community in doubt as to t e kind of road they purpose to build. 114aulae teats can also be retired on eMt Myers,- such as- road oils , ansi-aaits, and the department will furnit tc enyone instructions as to selection an.1 shipment of samples. The testa at.. made free of charge when they are de siriel in connection with public improve - THE CANADIAN THISTLE has e noticed many coming nt. that the Canadian thistle is sprelding in the Gallatin Valley. This is a plant that will do well under humid or irrigation farm conditions and in the cool north- ern climate. It is a perennial plant and propagates itself by two methods: first, by a creeping root stalk which pushes its way along under the ground a few inches below the surface, and every few inches sends up a leaf stalk to the surface. Thus even if the plant doe,' not go to seed fer years, the area Infested with the weed will gradually email and from a dense mat of this' ti.'. The second method Is by seed. This seed is attached to a lawny carrier by which the wind carries it far and wide over the country. The thistle has a deep root and in moist ground it will penetrate several feet after water, but it is not a hard plant to control if handled properly. Its roots being large and fleshy 't will not stand thorough drying of the soil, much as occurs during some years on dry farms. On the irrigated farm, Iliough the land be not irrigated, yet meth of it in this valley is sub -irrigat- ed, so the deep tap root of the thistle would get a water supply. second point of attack for this plant is that it must send its letives to the surface or be smothered in the soil. Then the weak point in the life of the plant is just at or before flow• erir.g. Cut the thistle in a pastun field or along the fences just before thc nut plants bloom, as close to the arousid OA possible, or better still, cut them below the ground with a hoe or spade. During the rest of the season cut the plants as soon as they show above the ground with a spud. If this work is thoroughly done there will Ix very few thistles left for next year. The land infested with these thistles should not be irrigated. If it la a por• tion of a cultivate' fled that is infest- ed:with. the eitlet kat Mituteare ?fallow the gruund wad let the thistle grow until the seed buds are formed, but before they flower. Then plow, using a chain to pull all the thistles under the ground and cultivate frequently enough to cut off any stalks an soon as they appear above the surface. For a small patch of thistles, or to get rid of the few that may be left the next year after the treatment sug- gested, the best tool to use is a spud, which is a thin chisel in the end of a fork handle. With this the thietle may be rut a few inches below the surface. Two cuttiniza during the season will usually deetroy them. le B. Lindfield. Dean rind Director, Montana Agricult• ural College. The foregoing article by Dean Lin ield is well worth the attention of all :RIMS'S in. Motnane. It is easier to ise the \ounce of prevention\ now than he \pound of s aire\ later on. ---.F S .'ooley, Dire, tor of Extension Service. INFORM THE EDITOR One of the most difficult of the eili- tor's jobs is to get facts about births, marriage* and deaths. People seem to think lie ought to know these things by intuition. If not that, the birth. marriage or death is of such importance in the immediate family that it is pre• eumeti the editor will be Informed by some wirelesa or just grow into the in- formation. Then, when the paper comes .eat. and no mention is made of the event, the editor is blamed for not run- ning a sesel newspaper or not getting ill the he we. Remember there are e Food mariv people in this county. If the editor kiiew each of them by name beeidee their family history and tie ..hief evente in the lives of every inclivi dual. hp wouldn't be an editor. He'd bc a cletni•god. resting his feet on a cloud and sipping ambrosia instead of inhah iting it broken-down office chair and wondering where the money for the next white paper hill is coming from. The life of the average newspaper maui is a gay ono. f;athering news is second riature to him, like picking his teeth with the office pen and cussing the of - RCP towel. Just the there's a lincit to his omniscience. laet week, we ihought of a million eight hundred and forty nine then:and three hundred and ;:ixty four things of imp4irtanee. he tides a couple of hundred thousand mall items unworthy of mention. Ana I was a slow week. We're anxious for eewe for che paper. and it won't put you out medic to drop by the office or telephone its what's happening at your hoitee. The» if the item doesn't get in the paper. you have a razht to come tiewn and ki,k the 'NUM,: out of the cat. Otherwise, don't STRAW SHEDS How about that straw' shed you were contemplating on erecting this summer? ,Soon harvesting and thresging will be on hand and then there will be no time to set up these poles. There may be a few stormy or windy days that might be used to good advantage by the hir- ed m: ri in gc Ding some poles from the mountains if one lives close enough to the mountains to make it practical to haul them down. As oh.' travels around the country he sees machinery being left out in the open with nothing to protect it from the rain and sun. It is probable that thre Is e greater loss from deterioration in macaseew through the effects of the weather than from actual wear and tear on 0 • field. With the large amount of money invested in machin- ery in Montana, this loss annually amount, to a very large sum, which might '.ell be used to better advantage in developing agriculture in this state. It le triie that most of the farmers feel that they cannot afford to buy ex- pensive dumber to build a machine shed, though ,I believe it would be the beet investnAtnt in money and time that they could make. However, it is not always necessary to buy lumber with which to build these implement sheds. Poles are growing in the mountains and care be had for merely the cost of hauling them down, and with straw that is being burned every fall quite a number of machine sheds could he built. It is true that there may be more dan• ger of fire from straw sheds than lum- ber or metal, nevertheless, if these straw sheds are built out a little dis- tance from some of the other buildings the danger from fire will be reduced to a minimum. Having procured the poles, set them up well. Use good strong posts and strong poles for girders, across thhich plea lighter Flee both an glee*, land on 'the roof. 1- 1,40iit - ,sontetOod 'se% - netting come these, then this frameetork will be teady at the time the farmer will thresh. Instead of threshing out in the field and burning the straw, it might be advisable to thresh . about forty screw, of wheat and have tihe poles. The result will be that the far- mer will have a cheap yet practical shed in which to store his machinery. If there is not enough machinery to fill the shed it can be used to good ad- vantage as shelter for his livestock dur- ing the cold stormy days of autumn and speing. After the farmer becomes more pros- perous from the money saved by having his machinery ill 11114 straw Shed for a few years, he can buy lumber or me- tal to build a modern shed.—Carl H. - Peterson. County Agriculturist. State Fair Helena, Montana, July hi. Special. -- Catering to the kiddies will be one fair at the annual treasure state PX- pOsition this year, September 20-25. In addition to offering many enticing and lucrative prizes for the ehildren. the state fair is planning on making children's day one of the special pleas• ureic for the youngsters of Montana. It is hoped that an ambition can be rain- ed in every juvenile Montana citizen which will CRIMP them to persuade their parents to bring them to the Montana State fair. That they could be excus- ed from their classes in school is a i. foregone .oralusion for a few days at the fair that educate' would far sur- pass a ew days of routine work at sellout. Mainly for the benefit of the children the state fair this year will have the largest and most spectacular display of numbers which will include every imag- inable sort of daylight pyrotechnics. Patrotii floral and hitmormse pieces will be catapulted into the air. The fireworks will be provided by the Thear- le-l'ain Fireworks company of Chicago, pyretchniete to all the great amuse- ment enterprisi-s in the work Daylight fireworks prove the most safe and successful form of entertain- ment that can he pros lied for the amusement of children. As a part of the chilcIrens' clay program they will prove entertaining to old and yoling alike. This is the first year that the state fair ha shown an extensive dis- play of fireworks. Its diplay will be Cie largleit in the west this year. Wm. iVeetbrook is building a modern four room bunglow on East Broadway, into which he will move his family when competed.--Dsnton Recorder.
