Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06
News Notes
Near and Far

| B. S. Conrad has sold his dray
business at Conrad and will 60 to
Virginia, to spend the winter season
at least.
The election held at Waller last
week to vote on the question of
granting franchise for an electric
light and power plant carried with
out dissenting vote. The fran
chise will be granted to the Waller
Townsite Co.
The basement for Valier's second
bank has been completed and work
on the structure will soon COM
mence.
The Havre Promoter records a
yield of oats on dry farm not far
from that city, of 105 bushels per
acre. The crop stood in shock
three months and naturally there
was some waite during this time.
Leigland & Kleppe, the Great
Falls constructors who erected the
school house, have this week placed
the four-dial clock in position in
the tower, which will be a great
convenience TO our citizens. The
plumbing is completed and connec-
tions made with the water works, so
that when the seating is placed the
new building should be ready for
use. Shelby Promoter.
A report from the foot of the
mountains last week said that A. L.
Hoy, a well known rancher, and his
son, Charles, had been taken to
Choteau charged with stealing and
butchering a calf From a reliable
report it is said that the son, who
lives a few miles from his father,
had butchered a calf and hung the
hide on his fathers fence and the
meat was left onsflle fal3fels pre-
misses. He claifnedathat in trying
to rope the calf its leg was broken
and he then killed it. Investigation
showed that the leg was not broken:
They were found in the manure
pile. Conrad Observer.
Barring any mishaps, water will
be turned into the mains the fore
part of the week., the necessary
parts of the pnmp having arrived
this week. Construction on the
tank has not yet been commenced,
and direct pressure from the pump
VIII be required until the adjunct of
the system is erected Shelby News.
Work on the extensions in John
sons and Sullivan's additions is
progressing rapidly. Material for
that part of the contract has been
shipped from the manufacturer and
is expected here soon.
The authorities are desirous that
all who intend to put in water
make connections at once, in order
that rates can be established as low
as possible from the beginning. Be-
sides, that work is easier and more
satisfactorily done now than after
freezing weather sets in.-Shelby
| Promoter.
Claude G. Watson, who for the
past year or two has been promot-
ing land deals at Rudyard, was ar
rested Nov. % by Msjor Walker,
U. S. Chinese and Immigration In
spector, assisted by Chief of Police
Heron, for a violation of the Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce Act
passed by Congress June 25, 1910.
Thif is more generally known as
the White Slavery Act. and pro-
vides a penalty of $4,000 fine or
five years imprisonment or both, for
a violation of its provisions. The
charge against Watson. which
Major Walker worked up, is of
having brougnt a woman from Kan
sas City to this place for immoral
purposes. Watson was at the sta
ton preparing to take a train for
Canada when the arrest was made.
He was taken before U. S. Com
missioner w. B. PVper and in do