Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-05-29
MONTANA BRIEFS

Bozeman men have voted at a pub
lie mass meeting to GUST the Home
telephone.
Rudolph Launderville, "a years old,
and for 81 years resident of Anacon-
da, died there Sunday.
Predictions of sheepmen throughout
the state as well as from official re.
ports, indicate big crop of lambs
this season.
John l.. Murphy, banker, mining
man and rancher, whose business ca
reer in Montana extended over half
century, died at Helena recently
Mrs. Frank Landon, for "a years a
resident. of Dillon, and a highly re-
spected matron Of that city, died Sat
urday after brief illness of pneu-
monia.
Word has been received at Billings
of the recent death in Long Beach,
Cal. of Sidney Morse, pioneer banker
and former county official of Yellow
stone county.
The total assessed valuation of all
property in Montana this year will ex-
coed $400,OOO,000, a gain of $1S,O00,-
900 over 1913, according to State Tax
Agent G. M. HoutZ.
The accidental drowning in the
Tongue river, near Decker, Mont, re
Gently of William Mckinney, ranch
er, and two children, a fri aged
and boy aged 9, is reported.
State Auditor Heating has appoint
ed w. Forrest Mckee of Great Falls
deputy commissioner of insurance. HI
succeeds d. Oswald Cohen, who has
resigned to take effect June l.
AS a result of the agitation which i.
going on at the present time in boil
Montana and Idaho, the time is fas
approaching when there will be goot
automobile road from Butte to Seattle
M. P. Stopped, owner of a hotel at
Garrison and well-known business
man of Powell county, who was in
jured near Gold Creek month ago b.
his automobile overturning on a higl.
grade, died Sunday.
Chauncey Gould shot and killed Roy
Kimeson recently on the Cakes place
In Dawson county, about 10 miles
southwest of Culbertson. Cakes ani
Gould both claimed tract as a part
of their respective homesteads, the
land being surveyed. but not approved
This year the wool industry is bet.
ter for the western woolgrower, with
the present tariff, than it mas been
for the last 10 years, and it's future
appears to be limited only to the ex
tent of the range, according to Lewis
Penwell, prominent Montana sheep
man.
| An early consideration of the senate
bill allowing settlers on government
irrigation projects 20 years to pay TO,
water, and also to provide graduated
payments, is urged in congress. I'm.
less the special rule is reported, nc
action can be taken by the house on
the bill this session.
Mrs. Adolph Galonen, wife of Fin
nish coal miner at Washoe, was burn.
ed to death at her home recently when
she kindled fire in the kitchen stove
with kerosene, resulting in the explo-
sion of can of coal oil in her hands
and enveloping her in flames. She
died soon after in frightful agony.
F. o. Sternberg, well known in bus
mess circles of Butte, was arrested
recently ON advices from the authori
ties of Fresno, Cal, charged with hav
ing deserted his wife and two babies
His arrest caused a sensation, al
ried and moved considerably in soci
ETY.. He is an heir to large Cali
fornia estate and was thus located.
Governor Stewart has issued a state
ment in which he strongly opposes
consolidation Of the three state edu-
cational institutions-the state univer-
sity, the agricultural college and the
school Of mines. The governor calls
attention to the fact that the final
choice of the location of the CONSOLE
dated colleges is not left to the citi-
zens of Montana, but to a nonresident
commission and he fears recurrence
Of the bitter feeling which was engen-
dered some years ago by the fight for
the permanent location of the capital
of Montana.