The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-03-16

MONTANA SQulBBS,

MONTANA souIs5s.
Reports from all over the state indi-
cate that one of the fiercest storms of
the winter ragged last Sunday at Marys-
vile. 1t was IL below with the wind
| blowing gale and foot of snow on
the ground. In the eastern part of
the state the thermometer was below
zero, registering IL below at Living
ston. At Havre, usually the coolest
place in the state, 1t was six above.
The snow is general. Livestock men
do not look for any losses of stock un-
less the storm Is of unusual duration.
The announcement made few
weeks ago at the celebration of Lee
and jackson day by the Daughters of
the Confederacy that Winnie Davis
chapter was considering a plan to
erect memorial to the memory of
| confederate soldiers buried in Mon
tana, has been followed by official ac-
ton by the chapter. The plan contem-
plates the erection of fountain in
park in Helena dedicated to the
Southern Soldier"
The case against Daniel Mcmillan,
the Butte mai carrier charged with
secreting letter, has been concluded
and he entered plea of guilty. It was
the last criminal case to be tried in
the federal court for the present. He
will serve year at hard labor at Deer
Lodge.
The clerk of Deer Lodge county has
been ordered to advertise for bids for
the construction of the Big Hole road
from a point near French gulch to Raj
ston, on the Big Hole river. by the
county commissioners.
The board of county commissioners
at Billings has granted petition ask
ing for the calling of a special election
to vote on the proposition of adopting
the primary election law passed by the
last legislature as local option meas
ure. The date of the election will be
May IL.
Thomas Nelson, forean of the
Northern Pacific roundhouse at Man
dan, N. D., has been appointed master
mechanic at Livingston to succeed ].
H. Sally, whose resignation took effect
the first of the month.
To the surprise of every one the
county commissioners, at the close of
the regular session at Livingston, an
nounced that the proposition 10 put in
operation the Waite primary election
law was deIeated.
BY order of the forest service small
group Of reserve south of Bohemian
have been merged into larger reserve
under the name Of the Galiatin forest
reserve, composed of a compact body
of land containing about $50 acres.
M. E. Miller, Burlington locomotive
fireman, who lives at Sheridan, Wyo.,
was badly scalded by the bursting of a
steam injector pipe in the cab of an
engine recently while at work in the
Northern Pacific roundhouse.
IDAHO NEWS.
Matte Dodson, who had the fingers
of her right hand horribly scalded and
mangled three weeks ago by having
them caught in the mangle at a Lew
iston laundry, has lost all four fin
gers of her right hand.
Word was received at the peni-
Tertiary recently that Tom Taylor,
released from prison there last Octo-
Der, after serving a long term, is
again in custody at Seattle for the al
legged killing of fellow waiter in a
dispute over the division of S. tip
given by the Chinese commissioners
during their recent visit in Seattle.
Arrangements are being made on
an elaborate scale for the dedication
on March II of the new and hand
some Masonic temple just completed
in Walla Walla city.
The demand for good medium sized
work horses is now greater through
out the Big Bend than it has ever
before been since the country was
transformed from a horse range into
a wheat country.
The contract for constructing the
extension of the Spokane &, Inland
electric road from Palouse to Moscow,
a distance of 16 miles, is to be let
within short time and the road COM
pleted this year
Inc ceicDraleu divorce case OF AS-
mes Loretta Day versus Millionaire
Rufus Day will take place in Wallace
William Pannon, C. F. Buckley and
s. M. Minthorn have bought from Miss
Mary Kroh and Mrs. Eva X. Hanna a
$40 acre ranch in the Tammany coun-
try for $11,650.
The severest wind in years prevail
ed on Occur d'Alene lake Saturday.
James Banister, miner at Wallace,
recently stepped into an old stope hole,
covered by a rotten plank, in the
Standard mine, falling 80 feet. A leg
and several bones were broken and
the man hurt internally to such an ex-
tent that death may ensue.
Weiser and vicinity were visited by
a remarkable snowstorm Sunday night
At o'clock Is inches had fallen.
F. M. McClain of Clarks Fork says
that strong effort has been made to
recover the body Of Ed Schrieb, who