Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-05-15

MONTANA BKlEFS
A Chautauqua association has been
at Livingston.
first appearance in Anaconda Thurs
day.
Richard Monroe, a stranger from De
Witt, Iowa, died in the county jail at
Lewiston Sunday.
The Billings city council recon-
mends an offer of $315 900 to the Mon
tana Water company for its water sys-
tenn.
An inquest Just held at Grass Range
upon the body of 15-year old boy,
Archie Boggs, reported he committed
suicide by hanging.
Frank Ross, arrested at Shawmut
recently on the charge Of grand lar
ceny, was bound over to the federal
court, with bail fixed at $4,000.
Montana newspapers will shortly be
requested by the Carter memorial COM
mission to act as fiscal agents of the
commission by receiving subscrip-
lions.
A charter has been issued to the
Yellowstone Valley National bank of
Sidney, which is to open with cap
ital of $4,000. ]. A. Barrett is pres
ident
Ulysses N. Papp, who was recently
acquitted on his second trial at Butte
of the killing of George Prokos, will
have to answer now to the charge Of
first degree assault.
The work Of circulating petitions in
Anaconda with view to eliminating
one of the telephone systems has been
completed, and majority of the sign
ers were in favor of keeping the Bell
phone.
With his back broken in three places,
one lung punctured, his shoulder
crushed and two ribs broken, Joe
Spellman, miner at Helena, refused
to allow physicians to undress him
| Saturday, saying, "Shucks, doctor,
can do it myself" and he did It, A
short time after Spellman was dead.
The senate appropriations commit.
tee has adopted Senator Walsh's
amendment to the legislative appro.
priation bill appropriating $1,000 to
continue in operation the Helena as.
say office for another fiscal year. Sim.
liar amendments for Boise, Salt Lake
an other western offices, which the
house voted to abolish, were also
adopted.
Montana towns responded we'll on
the first day of sale of the souvenir
coins to raise money to give Montana
a creditab1e exhibit at the California
exposition next year. So far two girls
at Dillon are in the race for the triI
to San Francisco exposition, which IL
to be given to the young lady in the
state who disposes of the most Monta
ma exposition dollars.
The senate has confirmed the fol
lowing Montana pastmasters: Edward
Burke at Anaconda; F. M. Byrne al
Belgrade; Thomas Glib at Miles City
and John W. Hogan at Mondak; Mar!
E. Meinhardt as postmistress at Balm
vile. The following new postoffecei
have been ordered established: Knobs
Custer county, H. B. Green, postmast
er; Suffolk, Ferbgus county, c. O. Mel
son postmaster; Goose Bill, Chotea,
county, L. Stevens, postmaster.
Dates of sales of state lands hav,
been fixed in eight of the ten counties
where the board has ordered sale
to be held this year. The sales will
take place at the county seats of tn,
various counties and the land will b,
sold to the highest bidders. The coun
ty acreage, and dates Of sale follows
Saltwater, 5000 acres, June 16; Broad
water, $500 acres, June 10; Powell
$500 acres, June "a; Park. 5000 acres
July 8; Sweetgrass, $500 acres, July 9
Dawson, 1000 acres, July %; Rosebud
$500 acres, July %; Blaine, 1000 acres
August IL.
| One of the biggest problems eve
confronted by the stage driver VIII,
runs from Gardiner to Cooke City wa
that which he met recently, when
: shipment Of 700 pounds of oats an,
! wheat was received there from Livina
ston. The grain was shipped to fill al
order received from the mining camp
The postage was $10S per hundred, O
total of 1856, and, as the roads ar
absolutely impossible. with load fron
Gardiner to Cooke, the mail carrie
will have to use pack horses to max
the trip. The distance is IS miles an,
, it is estimated that the mail carrie
, will have to pay out at least $25 t
haul the load.