Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-22
MONTANA BRIEFS

Montana is now one of the nations
farming states.
Not in years has the death of a child
in Butte caused such general sorrow
as the passing of Michael James A.
Sullivan, the musical wonder, who died
recently heal ~Stevensville, on the
ranch of his parents.
Railroad valuations in Montana were
raised Saturday by the state board or
equalization from $3,000,0 900 to $4,000
900 over last years figures. h &C
ton, it was said, was taken because
assessed values of other properties
within the state have been increased.
Montana, within the last six months,
has entered upon the most prosperous
era in it's history and the men who
are keeping in touch with conditions
in the state predict that by the end OF
the current year not less than 10000
additional inhabitants will have been
located permanently within the pound
aries.
With between SO and so members,
representing all sections of the ma
ton, in attendance, the first technical
| session of the American Institute of
Mining Engineers for the 105th meet
ing was convened at Great Falls Sat
urday. President Charles F. Rand of
New York presided. The delegates
went to Butte Saturday, where the re-
naming sessions were held.
In a protest filed Saturday at the
national capital by the lumber depart
ment of the Anaconda Copper Mining
mpan of Bonner and several other
concerns before the interstate COM
merce commission against the advance
in rates on lumber from points in
Washington and Oregon TO eastern
points, it is contended the railroads
have closed the Silver Bow and Spo-
kane gateways solely for the purpose
of diverting business to mills IN their
own lands, thus keeping the long haul
for themselves.
Bishop R. G. Warehouse of the.
Methodist Episcopal Church South an
nounces the following appointments:
Helena, the Rev. ID. b. Price; Boulder,
the Rev, C. L.. Vaughn; Bozeman, the
Rev. G. Fl. Gibbs; Butte, the Rev. C. A.
Rexroad, st. Paul's church, and the
Rev. R. H. Dougherty to South Side;
Deer Lodge, the Rev. H. ). McKelvey,
transferred from Durango, Col; Mis-
soula, the Rev. H. p. Balderson; Ste
vensville, the Rev. P. d. Hartman;
Corvallis, the Rev. Scion Johnson;
Hamilton, the Rev. T. p. Unison. The
Rev. Frank Hopkins was transferred
from Butte to Cast, Columbia confer
ence in Oregon; the Rev. T. A. Roy
and the Rev. A. e. Bruce to the Pacific
conference in California.
With the election of officers for the
ensuing year the Montana Bankers
association adjourned at Helena Sat
urday after a three days meeting. A
resolution was adopted recommending
that each bank contribute $40 to aid
rural school work. Officers were.
elected as follows: President, d. R.
Peeler, Kalispell; vice president, C.
W.. Butler, Miles City; secretary
!, treasurer, Mark Skinner, Great Falls;
district vice presidents: F. ]. LANCE.
J Helena; G. o. Hill, Butte; E.. A. Han
) ma, P%hilipsburg; Howard Smart, Ste
, vensville; G. G. Wheat, Virginia City;
[ C. P. Tooley, Two Dot; w. ]. Bru-
baker, Terry; James Eckford. Cho-
! teau; L. F. Hare, Three Forks; T. T.
: Taylor, Lewistownj George Noffsingers
Somers; L.. N. B~oileau, Chinook
Charles Spear, Billings; }. B. Kearnss
Townsend. Legislative committee: S
McKennan, A. c. Johnson, 7. A. Mar
t low, R. o. Kaufman, all of Helena, and
A w War; Of T,pWictOWn
interest Centered around the drilling
stand at the great Butte Miners union
picnic held recently on the banks of
Lake Avoca. More han 1000 persons
took advantage of a glorious day, and
s the annual event was by far the most
successful in the history of the local
l. union. The occasion was not marreC
by G single mishap.
c. Result OF rock drilling contests:
~ Heavyweights.
First, Pickens and Page-47 Til
IS inches; prize, $500.
H. Second, Kinsella and McNichols-
as 10 7-16 inches; prize, $685.; and Hill
re and Perela, 40 7-16 inches; prize, $685.
Lightweights.
l. First, Sam and William Roberts
~ SO clio inches; prize, $500.
- Second, Fred and Ed Nicholson
or 81 9-16 inches; prize, $500.
rn Third, James Thomas and Jacl
~Backlund-35 1916 inches; prize, 500
in Kinsella and McNichols, both o
ry Butte, won the $3.50 offered for thu
of winning Montana team. This team
experienced the only hard luck of thu
at day when a drill was broken. If tn
s. accident had not happened the boy
w would have won second easily an
would probably have been strong COZ
tenders for first.
he Some Data About Montana.
ed Area, 146,0S0 square miles.
he Population in 1910, 376,053.
1r Capital, Helena, in Lewis and Clar
ne county.
Originally embraced in Louisian