Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1914-12-25
MONTANA SQUIBs

Oil was struck recently at a depth
of 1900 feet 35 miles southeast of
Great Falls.
Articles of incorporation of the Fire
Department Relief Association of
Three Forks has been filed.
A carload of Lewistown flour con-
tributed by the people for he relief
of the Belgians was started East last
week.
A plan is on foot to vote on state
wide prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors in
Montana at the general election in
1916.
The executive committee of the
Montaan State Teachers association
has selected Great Falls as the meet
ing place next year during Thanksgiv-
ing week.
Grin P. Agnew, aged Sc years, died
at Deer Lodge Saturday. He was IA
miliarly known by his friends as
Buck Agnew. He was born in h
and came to Montana Al years ago.
The criminal charge lodged against
the directors of the defunct State Saw
ings bank of Butte, alleging that they
permitted the institution to receive
deposits knowing it to be insolvent,
were formally dismissed in court Sat.
urday.
Mike Hopkins, carpenter, who was
last week found guilty of attempt at
criminal assault, the complaining wit
ness being a 7-year-old girl, was SEN
fenced at Lewistown to the limit, 49h
years.
Colonel Thomas Cruise, millionaire
banker and mining man OF Helena
and discoverer of the famous Drum
Lummon gold mine at Marysv1lle
years ago, died at Helena at the age
of nearly four score years. Deaf re
suited Sunday from a cold.
State Senator Lane, Ralph w. Rey
nolds. George w. Cook and 0. w. Bel
den, have Incorporated the Ford Cree
: Ranch company and will operate
large ranch property in the Ford Cree
country. The capital stock of $4,000
is all subscribed for, each OF the II
c%orporators taking $4,000.
Fol what has been lone and whf
= will be done at the worlds great e
position in San Francisco in 19l'
IL gives loyal Montanans ample reaso
e to feel proud of their state represent
ton. Montana stands with her plan
for participation complete. Our grea
est exhibit will be of an agriculture
: and horticultural nature. Copper. gol
,e silver, lead-in these metals Montar
will stand out boldly.
er In speaking of the status of the POT
try industry in the state at this tim
J.. L.. Dorsch, secretary of the sta
n. association, said the latest step Il
ar ward was the organization OF the Ea'
IS ern Montana Poultry association
ed Billings. That organization will sta
TX. a show January IA, Is and 16. Tn
will also attend the state show at 5
v~yensville and try to get the state sht
for 1916 in Billings. The premium l
81 for the state show to be held at .
e. ~vensville January Is to %, will be c
soon and will have prizes aggregate
~ $1,000 and numerous cups to otf
winners.
or Recently Carbon county offered
an the state $4,000 worth of it's bon
10 and as a result of the tender Attorr
$500 I(o11u hos found that I'M
the farm loan act, initiated at the
general election, the state cannot P
chase them. That act provides for
~ purchase by the state of other pull
securities, but it makes no mention
W county bonds, and expressly prohlt
III the purchase by the state of sch
Aee district bonds, where he district
.urt an outstanding bonded indebtedn'
Under the old law there was a pr
sion that they must first be Offered
the state. which could purchase tn
co., at par.
Crawling 270 feet through a 34-i
ON concrete drain pipe used as the
7 by vert in Red ~coulee, on the M1lwau
eek railway, where the fill of 100 feet
es. slid Owe one and closed it, Cha
. Albright, 20 years old, made him
- a hero Saturday by saving the life
" Ben Ross, who had entered the
to place a charge of dynamite to
locate the end of the pipe tina
might be mined out" Ross was o
come by gas and had been in the
for five hours when rescued. Abr
wore the flesh off his elbows
knees entirely to the bone, and "
Ross was dragged free of the tn
it was found the 250-feet drag
torn the hair and flesh from his s
Old-timers declare A~llbright's fes
the bravest ever accomplished in
tana. Ross will live.
Mormon Heads Sugar lndustr