Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1914-07-10
MONTANA BRIEFS

meeting in Butte began the Fourth.
For the first time in the history of
Deer Lodge the Fourth of July was
not celebrated by its citizens.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of
Montana will meet in state convention
at Missoula, August IS, 10 and 20.
Cracksmen entered the saloon of
Ben Thompson at Sheridan the Fourth
and attempted to break open the safe.
Work on the proposed identification
of the Milwaukee over the Rocky
mountain division in Montana was
started in Deer Lodge last week.
William R. Bowen, an oldtime Lib
byte, committed suicide by slashing
his throat with a small pocket knife.
Deceased was about so a of age.
The Northern Pacific shops at Liv-
ingston are now upon a six-day-a-week
eight-hour system for the first time in
many months. Heretofore the shops
worked on a five-day basis.
Four Sunday afternoon mass meet
ings will be held at the county fair
grounds at Plains, beginning July IL
and closing August @. The plan is to
unite in a musical, literary Or religious
campaign.
Five international heads of crafts
affiliated with the miners union par
ticipated in a conference this week in
Helena for the purpose of adopting a
plan in which it is hoped to settle the
labor troubles in Butte.
The body of an unknown man was
pulled out of the Kootenai river at
Jennings Thursday. Aside from a
pocket knife, the clothes contained
nothing of an Identification nature
The body was buried at Jennings.
AS the result of the operations of 9
gang of shoplifters which was carried
on in Kalispell last week, the follow
ing places of business were robbed
Shulkin Bros, Wilson's Department
Store, the Fashion Shop, Carter Mer
: camille company and A. S. Leopold.
, Officers of the new Butte Mine
: Workers union clashed Saturday aft
ernoon. Because of poor attendanc,
President "Muckie" Mcdonald post
poned the meeting until Sunday, Jul.
10, and posted a bulletin %announcin,
the postponement.
: Conservative estimates place tn
lumber output for the year in the Eu
reka district at $1,000, 900 feet, of whicl
: 40 per cent will be yellow pine, 8
per cent larch and Is per cent fir. Tn
production will be about 10 per cen
greater than in 1913.
That the convention of the Inter
I mountain Good Roads association, tina
Y was scheduled to take place in Butte
July 21-23, will be postponed unit
Q some time in August is the informatio
contained in a report sent out by tn
president of that organization.
: A consolidation of the Farmers an
: Traders State bank, the Billings Stat
bank and the Bank of Billings becom
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institution will be known as the Anne
u lean Bank and Trust company, and wi
have a capitalization of $150,000.
DR.. Charles D. Walcott, n of tn
most eminent scientific men in tn
country, head of the Smithsonian Il
stitution at Washington and forme
n head of the United States geologici
survey, is to visit the Gallatin N
tional forest this summer for purpos
of study.
B. Eric Lantala, the Finnish miner WI
attacked Mayor Lewis ]. Duncan
le Butte, in the latter's office July 8, b
70 cause of the city executives refusal
1t deport a correspondent of a Michiga
le Finnish newspaper UNFOLDING the pc
cies of the Western Federation of Mi
g ers, and who was shot by the mayo
10 died Sunday.
: Visitors at the 1914 Montana sta
:. fair, September 21-26, will notice sue
a gre, : number OF improvements
h the state fairgrounds that they will
led to believe that an almost compile
revision has been made at the Trea
ure states great exposition, for n
only the necessary minor year
le changes have been made, but ne
buildings are being erected, new Goa
IN of paint applied to the important stru
Of lures, the grounds are being enlarge
~ a new entrance built and changes
transportation facilities have be-
r. made.
- Representative John M. Evans, dr
ing the consideration Of the sundry. Ct
il bill in the house of representative
strongly advocated a continuing appl
priation of 100000 a year, to be us
va with a like fund contributed by t
land-grant railroads, to make survey
el- lands granted to the railroad CONF
ST. MES, but not yet patented because
ed the lack of surveys. Until these Ian
Dr. are surveyed title can not pass to t
or- railroad companies and the lands G
at not be taxed. The state of Montana