The Libby herald., 1912-06-27
MONTANA NEWS

Eric Londin, a DuDuyer saloe II
keeper, was given year and three
months i'll the federal prison and a
fine of $3.50 for selling liquor to
Indians.
The bounty scrip issued on pred
atory animals this month in Custer
county is for the lfr5est amount
ever issued In the history Of the
county, being nearly S. 900.
A sad accident occurred in Moiese
valley last week which resulted in
the death of one man and two
rendered unconscious by the deadly
gas In a we'll. The accident oc-
Cured on the farm of James M.
Carver, and the cause was the damp
or gas in the we'll which had been
dug to d depth of SO feet and drilled
from there on to water Ora Sum
ner went down to fix the piping
and succunbed to the effects of the
gas, and Leon II Thomas who
was working with him, descended
to render a. assistance and he too
was overcome. Then Carver WEI t
down and it was only by throwing
water IN the we'll that he was able
to retain consciousness, aud TN
doubtedlv would have died had it
not been for other timely assistance.
Roman Phone er,
Notice of the location of phos-
phate reserve No. IL consisting of
thousands of acres of public land
IN Granite, Deer Lodge, Silver bow
and Beaverhead counties, has been
received at the Helena land office
This is third phosphate reserve to
be created IN Montana.
Carlos E. Kumper, state bank
excamlner, has resigned, the resig-
nation to take effect July I, and
vii! become the vice president of
the State Savings bank at Butte.
Text and supplementary books
that will be used in the graded
school of Montana from the first
to the eighth, inclusive, has been
adopted by the state text book
commission. Between 100 and 1so
books were adopted and contracts
tor their use for five wears were
entered into. The contracts we're
fairly we'll distributed among the
thirty-seven bidders.
According to James T. Gufin of
Chicago, who appeared at the hear
lngs for the Montana Federation
of Labor, labor did not fare espe-
cially we'll in the commission S
selections.
John w. Tiusley, a prisoner in
Helena Jail charged with forgery,
hung himself with a chord rather
than go to prison. He had done
time before for forgery. Tinsley
was born in Townsend and has a
mother living at Harlowtown.
Hundreds of merchants in Mon
tana who delayed ordering goods
IN order to take advantage of re-
duced freight rates that hinged
upon the Spokane case, have made
arrangements to have stocks of goods
shipped after July first, at which
1me the new Montana interstate
rates are scheduled to go into
effect.
Word was received from Helena
Tuesday that the supreme court
had upheld Judge Erickson's deci-
slou in the Improvement Distri>tl1-
u cuo!1 case, and had dissolved the
injunction. Immediately upon re-
celpf of the information, contractor
Tripp started work on Third street,
and a number Of teams and men
are now at work. II is the inten
ton OF the contractor to put On
force OF at least fifty men and push
the work through as quickly as
possible. Poison Courier.
Many members of the Normal
faculty will be On duty during the
summer quarter and the best peda-
gogical library in the state will be
at the disposal of students.
Dillon, the Normal city, is most
inviting place to spend the summer
IN. With inspiring mountain seen
cry, luxuriant verdure and cool, in
vlgoratlng climate, Beaverhead val
ley offers conditions most favorable
for study and recreation, while the
shady lawns and abundant flowers
make the town most attractive,
Board and lodging can be obtained
for five dollars week in the two