Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-25
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Helena Elks have opened fine club
house and cafe.
Title to these lands il is alleged was
obtained through fraud.
The Spring Creek coal miners
strike has been settled.
There is talk of grand inaugural
ball at Helena the first Friday III
January.
The Elks of the state held their an
nual memorial services at various
points last Sunday.
Callatn County Societv of Pioneers
met at Bozcman and elected T. J.
Reese president
Pre- sident H. H. Swain. Montana
State Normal College, Dillon. is back
from Il European trip.
January 7, State Treasurer Rice will
take up $l33.CM more OF the invalidat-
c,l educational bonds
Eastern capitalists are visiting sew
eral sections of the state looking up
prospects for building electric roads.
The postoitcc a. Mainland, Fergus
county. has been ordered discon-
tinucd. The mail will go to Kendall.
The Madison River Power Co. is
putting $25OOOO worth of steel poles
on its 81 miles of transmission SER
vice.
The special mail service from Utica
to Philbrook and Windham. Fergus
county. has been ordered discontinued
on December u.
Mining interests in the western part
Of the state are all looking up and
promise great activity and develop
mcnt in the near future
Several business firms OF Havrc
have pct,tioned congress. through
Representative Pray. not to establish
a parcels-post system
Thomas Kelley. OF Dillon. carried
his rifle on load of hay 1t slipped
off and went off and Thomas is no
more. He was IS and single.
The state board Of education is con-
sidering a plan OF consolidating the
management of all the state cduca-
tonal institutions under one execu-
tive head.
Montana >heeDmcn generally seem
to favor the Chicago wool market
idea and many of them are putting
money into the stock. 1t will prob
ably carry.
\ popular subscription is being
raised to purchase for the Billings
library the Siddcll collection OF $50
books, which includes some OF the
most valuable works published
Increased demand for Montana oats
for cereal food use will induce the
farmers OF the RUBY Valley to double
crops. Over 7.O0O.OO0 pounds. worth
$SS,030. shipped this year.
State Boiler Inspector Daley says
III his recent report that so many
rhrcshing machine and other engines
are being brought into the state that
Il low pressure license should be
issued
T.. Tappan Taunat,, pres;dcn OF
Bozcman'> Civic Club. sent our cir
rulars charging graft against certain
city officials. but gave no names or
details. Now the whole city council
arc after aim to make II showing
Dr. Lillian G. Miller was Thursday
appointed county physician She is
believed to be the first woman ever
appointed to such Il position in Mon-
tana She is ono OF The leading physi-
clans Of Billings.
The board OF trustees OF the state
historical library in its recent report
recommends ample provision ior con-
ti1uance OF work along the line OF
tina, recently done in identifying the
old fort ut Three Forks. established
by the Missouri Fur company. ac-
cordng to the report. 1902 volumes
and has ON file 10 newspapers.
The hearing i'll one OF the mos, inn
pertain, suits ever brough, in Mon
tana by the government was Sc, on
the 18th by Federal Judge Hunt for
January IL. at Helena. being the suit
aeains, TIC Northern Pacific railroad
company. the Northwestern Improve
mcnt company and the Rocky Fork
Coal company to quit title to Carbon
county coal lands claimed to be worth
more than $lON.000
Alfalfa tea" will be the coming
feed for hogs in eastern Montana ac,
cording to DR.. ". X. Suddurh who
has just returned from the northern
section OF Yellowstone county. where
his stock farm is TO be changed into
a hog ranch that will produce abont
10000 hogS annually The tea will
utilize the entire plant OF the alfalfa.
the portion OF the crop wlVch is