Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15

Butte is the home of one of the lar.
gest and best known councils of the
United Commercial Travellers of Amer
lea.
The funeral Of the late John Hunter,
aged u years. was held Sunday al
Butte. Mr.. Hunter was a native Of
Scotland. Thirty-two years ago he
came to Montana
The Montana sealer Of weights and
measures has announced that scales
and weights contiscated by the state
inspectors will be displayed at the
state fair at Helena this fall.
Lucis Lutte, a native of Switzerland,
aged II years. died at his old home at
Blackfoot city, in Powell county. re
Gently. He came to Montana In the
year 1868 and located at the prosper.
GUS mining camp Of Blackfoot city.
Charles e. Marshall of Libby has
received check for $S41.35 from the
Carnegie hero fund commission at
Pittsburg, Pa. The commission In.
formed Mr.. Marshall that the balance
of the $1,000 would be forthcoming as
soon as he made certain improvements
on his home. He had saved life
from drowning.
Alleging she was flim-flammed by
her father-in-law and her husband In
Diminishing an action against the form.
er for alienation Of her husbands af.
fections, Mrs. Margaret G. Crum has
started suit in the district court at
Helena against her father-in-law, w. G.
Crum, q wealthy real estate man, for
damages in the sum Of $4,000, and an.
other action for divorce from her hus-
band. Sterret d. Crum.
Simultaneous with the going into eff
feet of the new grain freight rates es.
tablished early in July by the state
railroad commission for the railroads
operating within the state comes the
announcement that a further slash in
tariffs on Montana cereals Is now un.
der consideration by the state com.
mission. The commission will hold a
hearing in Helena August 10, when the
railway companies will be asked to
show cause why a further reduction
should not be made. At the same
time intrastate lumber rates on the
Great Northern will be considered.
An increase of more than $23.000.-
900 in Montana's property valuation
over 1912 is shown by the unqualified
returns Of the county assessors, by j.
J.. Ryan, clerk of the state board of
equalization. Nearly three millions OF
the increase is found in Cascade cOun-
ty, and over two millions In Silver
Bow. The total unqualified valuation
of all real and personal property, ex.
cept the railroads is $301.322.12S. as
compared with the eQualized valuation
in 1912 Of $27S, 069,286. Assuming the
railroad valuation to be the same, the
total taxable wealth of Montana this
year Is $685., 1903, 422, as compared with
$346, 55O,585 in 1912. The average In
crease per county is 100000.
Dan ]. Hayfron of Missoula was
Saturday elected state president Of the
Montana Elks, the lodges Of which
were in session in Missoula last week
Helena was chosen as the meeting
place Of the convention Of lodges mex
year. Other officers First vice pres
dent, Charles Swartz of Butte; second
vice president, Cal Hubbard Of Grea
Falls; third vice president, George
Cade OF Kalispell; doorkeeper, Peter
w. Nelson of Livingston; marshal
Roy Fuller Of Havre; treasurer, Franz
Richolt of Helena (reelected); secre
tary, Pete Minor of Anaconda IRE
elected); trustees, for one-year term
]. w. Walker Of Kalispell; for two
year term, William Busche of Living
ston; for three-year term. James Bur
lingame of Great Falls.