Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-12-19
MONTANA BRIEFS

MONTANA BRIEFS
Bozeman's old-time pioneer underta-
ker, James Kay, died at the age Of So
years at his home in Bohemian, Friday
evening.
A contest over the will Of John D.
Losekamp. pioneer merchant of east
ern Montana. was brought at Billings
recently by his brothers.
An unknown man was run over Sun
day by freight train at Livingston,
dying shortly after. The feebly ut
tered words, James Blank. painter"
effer the only clew to his identity, and
the initials. y. B. c." on watch.
Accused Of embezzling $4,000 of post
sffice funds at Cowan, Mont. where he
was postmaster. John D. Cowan was
discovered In the county jail at Helena
uader another name. He was SEN
fenced to Is months in United States
prison.
A school board would. in effect. be
selling bonds below par, and, there
fore, violating the law. when 1t ac-
oepted q bid for $3.50 ON bond issue
q $500, agreeing at the same time to
pay to the purchaser $3.50 for printing
bonds and preparing the necessary pa
pers. Attorney General D. M. Kelly SO
rules.
A Great Northern fast mail running
50 miles per hour, struck the rear end
Of westbound local taking siding at
TOBACCO. Ii miles east Of Rexford.
recently, wrecked the private cars of
General Superintendent F. s. Elliott
Ct Great Falls and Superintendent J.
c. SCISSOR Of Whitefish. which were at
kached to the freight.
The Kalispell Jury In the case Of
]. c. Alexander. executor Of the estate
ct ]. p. all versus the Great Northern
railway found in favor of the plaintiff
recently In the sum of $4,000. This
Is the second largest judgment ever
given In this court Hall. who was a
conductor ON the Marion branch of
wreck ON October II. 1911.
The county clerk and recorder, In
his annual report. giving the finances
Of Deer Lodge county reported: Total
amount issued $104,690.22; warrants
paid or cancelled $103.895.24; bonds
paid $1,000; money in treasury Nov.
80. $123.676.88; district court expenses
for the year. $22,144.42; fuel, water,
tight and supplies $5.270.39: repairs.
S627. 06; road work and supplies $22,-
8O0.67: assessed valuation of the
county, 3s,01326S.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh has intro
duced a bill, providing that all pending
homesteads, made under the enlarged
homestead act by persons who had &C
quired title to lands under the home
stead law and therefore not qualified
to make enlanger homestead entries,
are validated where the original entry
was less than 160 acres. Mr.. Walsh
also introduced a bill to pay Benjamin
Musselman of Poison $4,000 on account
of injuries received by him while en-
pioyed on the Flathead reclamation
project.
Twenty-threc fires occurred in Mon
tana during November. entailing a loss
Of one lift and $26,040 to buildings and
contents. The total insurance was
SIS, 900 Causes Of fires were: Start.
ing from other fires, 5; ashes igniting
wood. L; defective drop cord, 1; de
fsetive chimneys. 8; defective flues
z; defective range. /; fasoline explo
sion. o; overheated stove, l; stove ex
ploding. l; rubbish placed against
stove, l; stove too near wallpaper, 2;
supposed incendiary, q; cause un
known, 3.
Terms of court for the Sixth judicial
district OF Montana have been fixed by
Judge A. p. Stark of the district com
prising the counties of Park. Sweet
grass and Saltwater, as follows: Pari
county, second Monday in January
first Monday in April, second Monda,
in September. first Monday in Novem
her. Sweetgrass, second Tuesday IL
january, first Tuesday in April. secont