Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-12-18
MONTANA SQUIBS

the northern end of the county and
in the vicinity of Elliston.
The jury acquitted in the case at
Dillon of the state against John Hal
ligan Sr., and his nephew, John Hal
ligan Jr.. who were Charged with
grand larceny of a steer.
The supreme court has affirmed the
Judgment of the district court of Sill
yer Bow which granted new trial
in the suit of Thomas Fadden against
Butte Miners union No. /.
Following the death of Dennis Her,
lihy at Butte Saturday as the result
of stab wound received in wrest-
| ling match in his saloon, Dan Cornell
was arrested and charged with muir
| der
| In fire which completely destroy
| ed his cabin on Highwood creek Ben
McMann, a pioneer of Northern Mon
tana, lost his life recently. McMann
was rs years of age and had a habit
of smoking while in bed and it is be-
lieved that the fire was started in this
manner.
| In the case of the state versus
Clarence A. Smith on the charge of
libel for publishing an article in the
Butte Socialist October II, in which
Otto Pufahl of Butte was called a
public degenerate from chronic alco-
holism," was submitted to the jury at
Bozeman Monday
The recording of deed in the office
of the county clerk and recorder at
Kalispell Saturday revealed that JOS
eph A. Miller. believed to have been
drowned in the Fiathead river about
September 1, or to have wandered
away while mentally unbalanced. to be
at Spirit Lake, Idaho
Through loaning too much money
to the Farmers Equity Elevator com
pany at Windham and not being able
to secure the cash in an emergency,
the State bank of that place has been
forced to close. This, 1t is said, will
be but temporary, as the assets are
in excess of al liabilities.
The State Savings bank of Butte,
which closed its doors August Is, will
pay it's first dividend of IL per cent
to creditors on and after December
81. Receiver F. d. Williams stated
that upon taking possession of the
bank $6S,639 came into his hands and
that up to December he had collected
1854, 161, making a total cash receipt
of $322,S0O.
J The city of Philipsburg was practi
cally without water supply Saturday
owing to some obstruction in the
flume at a point near the source OF
the supply at the head of Little Boul
l de rcreek, east of Granite. AS a re
: suit the schools in the city were clos
ed for lack of water, and water ever
| for domestic purposes was at a pre-
: MUM
The report of ]. j. Ryan, clerk of thu
state board of equalization, shows tina
: the taxable wealth of Montana in
; creased this year over 1913 1929,
!, 454 642. The biggest increase was il
the number of acres of land assessed
this growing from 22,541,034 acres il
: 1913 to 25,236,655 this year. The tota
assessed wealth of the state this yea
= is $412.361 ,919, and last year it wa
1892, S07,277.
t The Montana Fire Insurance Agents
s association was organized recently
l. with w. H. Smead of Missoula a
s president; J. W. Thomas of Butte. a
a vice president and w. B. Burkett q
Bozeman, secretary The association
g will meet in Helena on Jan. II and tn
l. legislative committee will meet tn
3 same day and make its report to tn
> ganization is the betterment of insu
ance conditions in the state.
el The following have been appointe
II railway mail clerks in this state:
H. Hancock, Ballantine; J. ]. Devil
Helena; H. P. Plunkett, Butte; H.
Richards, Livingston; D. P. Lower
Poison; J. L. Akers, Tenny; G. v
Hedges, Missoula; Frank Budweise
- Valentine; R. H. Voss, Florence; M.
- Eastwood. Miles City; E. E. Ros
| I1lu6udmS -. SOu6AuA1S ouStOp v
70 P. Russell Clancy; Michael Sulliva
u Butte, and ]. F. Mace Jr., Hamilto
= Blanche Hammons has been appointe
- postmistress at Camas, and Nell
Guilbault, postmistress at Marysvill
u Woman suffrage carried in Montar
~ by majority of 3714, according to IL
official canvas. The vote on the val
GUS measures submitted to the vote
v was as follows:
% Kiley boxing law-For, 34,44(
70 against, 1851. Law repealed by m
jority of 8141.
Compensation actor, 36,99.
against, 44,275.
Is Consolidation of state institutions
r. For, 30,465; against, 46,311.
IT, Increased taxation for 10 years-Fo
49, 26,703; against, 1926.