Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-03-27
MONTANA BRIEFS
The second Tuesday in May is Arbor
day in this state.

day in this state.
Henry J. Lowe, the young attorney
of BOzeman. who was convicted OF
criminal assault. was taken to the
penitentiary.
A leisurely trip through, Europe and
the circumnavigation of the globe is
planned by Charles Reed. who left
Billings March rs.
The Deer Lodge race meeting of
IA days will follow the Butte meeting
The Butte meeting will start July 4,
and will end August 8.
Howard K HOLSTER. son of Judge
Howard c. HOLSTER of the United
States circuit court of Cincinnati, was
sent to Warm Springs for treatment.
A response letter has arrived in
Anaconda from Japan, expressing graf
itude for the contribution made by the
Lincoln school pupils for relief of the
sufferers by earthquake in Japan.
DIR. M. j. Elrod, professor of biology
Of the University of Montana, lectures
on Mountain Peaks in Montana" The
lecture is illustrated by 100 lantern
slides, all from the original negatives.
Frank Metzel of the Upper Ruby val
ley, who has been down in the eastern
part of the state looking for sheep. has
returned with $500 head of ewes pur
chased for the Dodd & Lane Livestock
company.
Robert Baker, a rancher living east
of Libby, recently lost a horse
through the ice in the river. Mr..
Baker became entangled with the
horses, but succeeded in freeing him
self and saving one.
How little family trouble led to
hiding herself from her husband and
4-year-old boy for two days was told
at Butte by J. E. Bradley, commits
sion agent, when an inquiry was con-
Quoted in the death of his wife by sui
eide recently.
After a hearing that lasted the en-
tire day, the county commissioners at
Missoula took no definite action Satur
day in ordering an election through
which the residents of the proposed
new county of Mineral are to decide
the question of being cut off from
Missoula county.
What is believed to be the first in
stance on record of the shipment Of
ore by parcels post, came to light in
Anaconda Saturday when part Of a g.
ton consignment from w. L. Wright
of Elk City. Idaho, to the Washoe
smelter, was received at the local post
office.
The largest shipment Of Montana
grown potatoes ever sent out from
Billings left last week for st. Louis. 1t
consisted Of 20 cars, nine of which
were gathered along the Red Lodge
branch into Clark's Fork valley. The
rest were assembled from various
parts of the state.
Officers for the Butte Tennis club
were elected last week as follows:
President, Arthur Perham; vice presi-
dent. G. o. Howe; treasurer J. Fred
Cundy; secretary, w. B. Roll; govern
ing board. C. G. Dobson, D. D. NC
Laughlin, G. Hesse, Harry Burton and
Harry Lindley. Initiation fee will be
IS and the annual dues SO.
A jury at Fort Benton Saturday
evening, after being out but half an
hour, returned a verdict acquitting
Joseph A. Moody of the murder of
Sam Yoshinito, a Japanese section
foreman. The killing occurred on
February IA, and the defense rested
largely on the unwritten law, al
though technically self-defense was
asserted.
At a meeting of the directors Of the
chamber of commerce at Lewistowr
recently resolutions opposing the pro
posed law for the leasing Of semi-arid
lands for stock grazing were adopted
This law would tie up vast amount
of land for a term of years. and it IL
contended that its effect would be tt
retard the settlement and development
of this state.
Senator Myers has introduced al
amendment to the Indian appropria
ton bill In the United States senate
increasing the appropriation available
for irrigation projects on the Flat
head Indian reservation to 100000
In the original Indian appropriation
bill 100000 was available. Work OF
the Flathead Indian agency site a
Dixon will begin next month.
Foxy Fox.
Mrs. Fox-Great news, John. Gu