Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-30
MONTANA BRIEFS


Work on the new Touring mill for
Forsyth is progressing rapidly.
The services of A. w. Heidle, as as
sistant attorney has been terminated.
Homer G. Murphy has qualified as
assistant United States district attor-
ney.
The president has nominated Joseph
E. Swindlehurst as postmaster at Liv-
ingston.
Funeral services of the late Sheriff
William Moses We're held Saturday at
Forsyth.
A contract has been let for the cree
ton of new three-story hotel at Jul
dith Gap.
Farm homes was the subject of the
second days session of the farmers
week program at the State college.
c. o. Vowel of Butte has purchased
the Grand Union hotel at Fort Benton,
and will shortly move there to assume
charge.
! Sam Barnes, lumberjack recently
at work in camp No. 2 in the Black
foot, while drunk in Misscula, tried to
cut his throat Sunday.
Jacob Nikkali, an Austrian, who was
shot Thursday at Butte by Manu- Piri
during row which followed wrest-
ling bout died Sunday. Peri has es.
capped.
| At Missoula, January 28. 20 and 80
the people of Montana will have the
privilege of listening to some of the
best horticultural talent in the United
States.
George G. Hough of Bridger, Carbon
county, filed a petition in bankruptcy
in the federal court recently: His liza
bilities are listed at $32,671, assets OF
$3.50.
DR.. John Scanland of Deer Lodge
has gone to Chicago for treatment. 1t IL
said that DR.. Scanland is in very Sc
rious condition from complication O
diseases.
The Hutchinson Lumber compan.
has purchased 500 acres of timber lant
from Baker Bros, the price paid be
ing $4,000. The price does not in
clude the land.
Three Kinks representing Butte ant
Anaconda Saturday night in the mos
: | of ri cd ha r
etrcity cup, the victory finally going t.
Butte by one shot.
Bishop Carroll of Helena announce
that Colonel Cruise had donated for tn
new cathedral in Helena a chime Of l
bells, which, it is expected, will b
equal to the best in this country
y, An investigation of the rates of tn
y Northern Idaho and Montana Powe
company for electric light and powe
, in Flathead county was recently hel
before the public utilities commissio
at Kalispell.
Indications point to the fact ths
Milestone will have a strenuous tim
before the new county of Russell
3 established from portions of Fergu
Musselshell, Dawson, Yellowstone an
Rosebud counties.
! President Wilson received recent
a postoffice money order for $3.50 frol
pupils of the fifth grade in the Lii
. coin school at Anaconda, who aske
him to send it to the sufferers
Japan from the recent disaster.
A brutal and unusual crime commi
ted at Whitefish December 81 has jul
come to light through the arrest
d Archie Coins and Carl Dart, who, it
II alleged, branded John Lund with h.
e. poker SO that he has been in the no
It pital ever since and is now bare
IT able to walk.
~ ]. P. Karr was instantly killed
Cascade by j. H. Hutchins, a gra
buyer, following a quarrel betwet
: Karr and his wife. Hutchins ga
- himself up, claiming selfdefense.
y y coroner's jury liberated him, but
y was subsequently rearrested and TAKE
= to Great Falls Sunday.
lie A proclamation by President Wills
lie received at the land office at Mil
m City has added 100000 acres of la
r in Montana for entry under the {
e. larged homestead act. This addition
ny acreage brings the total area OF la
10 subject to entry In Montana under
enlarged homestead act up to 5000
ct 900 acres.
Actual construction is to start !
mediately on the electrification OF o
engine district of the Chicago, Milwi
:, kee 4 st. Paul road, between Thr
a. Forks and Deer Lodge. which is a pi
Of the project to electrify the line
% tween Harlowton, Mont, and Ave
81 Idaho, 44O miles across the Belt, Roc
~ and Bitter Root mountain ranges. /
total distance includes four engine 6
H. tricts, with maximum grades of
GO cent.
With the naming Of Helena
its next place of meeting the clever
ey, annual meeting of the Montana ST
1T PataiI Merchants association CLOSED