The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-06
STATE NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Happenings Which
Occurred During the
Week,

Lewistown has organized a CONNER
cial club to help boost the town.
w. A. Clark has denied report that
he had sold out his Butte mines to the
Amalgamated company.
Montana republicans will meet some
time in May to select delegates to the
national convention.
Hinsdale residents are preparing to
send out literature to advertise that sec.
ton Of the country.
A Butte judge has decided that rent
for rooms used for gambling purposes
cannot be collected through the courts.
A bunch of Helena boosters will at
tend the Mardi Gras at New Orleans
and booet for Montana and it's capital.
The interstate commerce commission
is hot after Montana railroads that
have been violating the safety appliance
law.
John P. Johnson, a Cut Bank saloon
keeper, has been given six months in
Jail and fine OF $500 for selling whisky
to Indians OH the Blackfeet reser walton.
Esrly next month the committee on
mineral land classificstions, appointed
at the meeting OF the Montana Mining
association, will leave for Washington to
lay the data which has been collected
before the president.
| Orders have been issued for the re-
sumption at full capacity OF allthe mines
and smelters Of the Amalyamated Cop
per company, together with the various
sawmills, coal mines and Quarries
through the northwest, employing All
aggregate OF 900 persons.
While looking for his pipe, which had
Dropped among the machinery in the
Stewart sawmill at Butte. Charles Il.
Storbeck got his head between the bolt.
ing and a pulley, and his head was
crushed like an eggsl,ell, almost being
wrenched from the body.
President Roosevelt will not pardon
the Butte violators of an injunction is
sued by Federal Judge Hunt Of Mon
tana, in connection with telephone
strike, because he received letter iron.
Judge Hunt adverse to granting The
pardon. On account Of this letter the
president decided that he would not in
terfeie.
This is going to be a great year for
Montana. There is going to he tre-
mendous rush of settlers headed for this
state III few weeks, and agriculture is
going to make big stride forward all
over the state. This fact is very ap-
parent to the business men OF the state,
and on all hands preparations are be-
ing made to meet the new conditions.
In statement prepared for the news
papers, +. NJ. Hall, the assistant attor-
ney general of Montana, says that in.
quiries about the provisions of the anti
gambling and 6ve-mile liquor laws are
coming from various sections OF the state.
1t appears that certain officers are neg
Letting their duties in some localities
thus LAYING themselves liable to heavy
penalties. Plans seem to be on foot for
the arrest OF these officers and for their
punishment according to law.
The Montana Federation OF Labor il
circulating petitions to have initiated an
employers liability act. an anti-njunc
ton act. and another for the voters te
express their preferences at the polls OF
candidates for United States senator
Each petition deals with only one act
\and in q few days it is expected the,
will be in circulation in every county il
the state. Copies Of the petitions cal
be secured on application to Howard o
Smith, secretary Of the Montana FEEDER
alton OF Labor. To have the proposed
measures submitted At the next genera
election certain per cent Of the voter
at the last election must sign the petit
! tons.
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