Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-07-18
MONTANA BRIEFS

MONTANA BRIEFS
Gallatin county will produce fifty
million pounds of oats.
The good roads and automobile con-
vention was held at Kilispell this
week.
The Montana Pioneers are slated
for the annual meet at Missoula on
September 4.
In the Gallatin valley the spring
grain crop is generally better and
earlier than the average.
The wheat harvest in Rosebud coun-
ty is on in full blast, and the acreage
this year is greater than ever.
Secretary Of State A. M. Anderson
has prepared a report showing that
there are ALA automobiles in the state.
Montana's great yield of small
grains will sell upon the market gen.
orally more favorable than that of last
year.
A dip in Broadwater plunge is
planned for members of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce when
the body visits Helena July %.
The work of arranging practically
for the shipment of all ore from the
Anaconda group of mines at Butte
through the Belmont shaft is nearing
completion.
The mining region around Philips
burg is showing more activity than
ever before and will probably develop
into one of the more important copper
districts of the state.
AS the result of an agreement be-
tween the Montana railroad commits
sion and the railroads operating in
the state grain growers expect to
make an aggregate saving of $1,47O,-
900.
The Montana State fair, assisted by
the Montana State Federation of
Women's clubs, is launching a better
babies contest this year, to be held
in connection with the Montana State
fair, Sept. 1927.
The dates for the Anaconda and Deer
Lodge race meetings of IA days each
are as follows: Anaconda, Aug. 9 to
rs and Deer Lodge, Sept. 1, Labor day,
to Sept. 16. The state fair starts Sept.
%, which means a circuit of "a racing
days.
John w. Hicklin, former county
treasurer at Missoula, has begun serv-
ing a one-year sentence for embezzling
county funds. He was removed from
office several months ago after a
shortage of over $4,000 had been dis
covered.
On the application of the Bridger
State bank, w. H. Hough of Bridger
and c. E. Hudson of Joliet, Judge
Bourquin has adjudged the Boyer Bank
and Livestock company of Bridger a
bankrupt. 1t owes the petitioning
creditors about $4,000.
Arthur Kilbourne was sentenced at
Billings to one year in state prison on
a plea of guilty of forgery. Robert
Frazier pleaded guilty to stealing three
horses and was sentenced to three
years in prison, but Judge Pierson sus,
pended sentence under the new state
law.
t Secretary Garrison on his trip for
inspection of army posts, with Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff, and
Maj.-Gen. James B.. Aleshire, chief OF
the quartermaster corps, will be in
Montana during August, visiting Mis-
soula, Z; Helena, 8; Bismarck, N. D.
8; Billings, 10.
5 Chico Springs was chosen as the
next meeting place of the state pharm
aceutical association. Officers for the
: next year were elected at the recent
meeting at Livingston as follows
: President, Charles J. Chappelle, Bill
lings; secretary, ]: A. Riedel, Boulder
treasurer, A. D. Rose, Bozeman.
That the farmers of Montana are
, buying automobiles as a matter Of
business and not as a matter of mere
pleasure is evidenced by the sale and
! use of motor cars in Beaverhead and
1 Madison counties, where, it is esti
: mated, there are more machines owned
: among the rural population than in
: other agricultural sections of the state
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