Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-02
MONTANA NEWS NOTES

The Silver Bow county courthouse has
about been torn down, to be replaced
by modern building.
Blanche Cummings has been commits
stoned postmaster at the new postof-
fee of Cummings, Carbon, county,
Mont, which is to be a special supply
from Bowler.
Kalispell is to become an institu-
tional Catholic center. The Sisters of
Mercy of Cedar Rapids, Ia, are to take
control of the proposed new hospital,
according to arrangements just complet-
ed.
With the exception of the slight inn
pairment of dry farm crops on the
bench lands of the extreme north part
of Montana crop conditions today in
this state are from 20 to 30 per cent
better than they were year ago, ac-
eording to reports direct from the
grain-growing districts.
In most unusual divorce proceed
ing, Hattie League was granted di-
vorce from Clinton NJ. League recently
in Butte. They were married in Butte,
November 20, 1908, and soon after she
discovered that she was still the wife
of WILDER Smith of Cleveland and was
of Smith.
In conformity with the demands for
increased wages being made by coal
miners throughout the country, when
the wage scale conference is convened
at Billings, Aug. 30, Montana miners
will demand an increase of 5 per cent
over the present scale, according to
Alex Fairgrieve, president of District
No. 81, United Mine Workers.
Mary Baker, aged IS, died at Butte
from effects of burns received from go
ing into clothes closet with a lighted
candle. Clothes in the closet caught
fire and Miss Baker hurriedly placed
the lighted candle on the floor while
she endeavored to extinguish the fire.
She forgot about her own garments,
and they came into contact with the
candle fame
After celebrating nearly two weeks
the federal grand jury Saturday sub
mitted its report to Judge Rasch and
was discharged. Forty indictments
were returned of 20 cases considered,
the major portion of these are for Of
lenses relating to Indian reservations,
such as introducing liquor and horse
thefts. A number of offenses against
the postal service were also reported.
Amalgamated Copper company has
begun curtailment of its copper produc-
ton according to the gest reliable in
formation obtainable, through operating
five shifts a week with reduced forces.
Forces of men were laid off Saturday
night at Mountainview, Leonard and
Anaconda mines. This policy, it is
stated, will reduce the copper output of
Butte camp from 2s,OO0,OO0 pounds of
metal monthly to about 100000.
For a smashup on piece of straight
track, the derailment of heavy freight
engine and IA cars five miles from
Kalispell, while bowling along at q
rapid rate Saturday, is pronounced by
railroad veterans who viewed the scene
to be one of the most extraordinary on
record. Two brakemen were injured
although not fatally, and the engineer
and fireman jumped in time to save
themselves. The engine was running
backward, drawing a long train, when
something dropped and the engine was
derailed. The impetus of the train kept
it going, however, for 200 yards OF
more and when it went into the ditch
it flung out to both sides Of the track
several cars which were split open. The
engine was demolished and the track
badly torn up.