Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-28
MONTANA BRIEFS
The University of Montana will
teach journalism this year.


r teach Journalism this year.
Preparations are going on daily fo
the sixth annual Lincoln county fai
Mcleod of Butte won the Karste
cup at the state tennis tournament q
!. Hunters Hot Springs Saturday.
The chime bells donated by Co
Thomas Cruise to the new st. Helen
! cathedral were dedicated Sunday.
The executive committe Of the Mile
City chamber of commerce has set tn
dates Of the corn exposition as De<
to s.
William H. Mari. aged II. a char
acter around VAUDEVILLE since 1877,
and a resident Of Montana half a cen
! fury. died recently at Butte.
The county commissioners and tax
payers Of Lincoln county recently re
ceived much praise for the excellent
roads and the work done upon them
Allan Dixon, an employ at Lakiu
Bros ranch at Clearmont was killed
recently by being run over by the
wheel Of wagon while hauling oats.
| Senator Myers has introduced a bill
providing that prices on Flathead lands
shall not exceed the appraised prices
determined by the commissioners in
1907 and 1908.
After setting fire to his grain stacks
ID residence, Fred Landau, q farmer
living nine miles northwest of Bill
ings, committed suicide by taking poi
son. He leaves wife and nine chill
dren.
An important meeting will be held
In Helena October 1, 2 and 8, when
the delegates from the 16 arid land
states Of the country meet to launch
he Interstate Irrigation commits.
sion"
The Montana Bankers association
Saturday elected the following off,
GERS: G. c. Swinborne. Butte, presi.
dent; Frank Bosart Of Helena, vice
president; H. ". Award of Kalispeil,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Acting Supervisor Whitman and
Harold Rixon of Billings have left for
he higher ground Of the Beartooth
crest, and while gone will attempt to
climb Granite peak, which towers to
height Of 1880 feet.
Crowds at the 1914 Montana state
fair will be Accommodated with sleeping
service by the banking of 10 Pullman
sleepers at the Great Northern depot
platform, where complete hotel &C.
comodations will be provided.
Primary elections were held through
out the state Tuesday. Two represent
atives In congress, members of the
legislature, supreme court Judge and
county officers were nominated. Mon
tana does not elect a United States
senator this year.
A memorial In the form = large
log cabin to Paul Mccormick, one of
the first white settlers in Eastern
Montana. is to be built half way up
the trail from East Rosebud lake to
the summit of the mountain by w. H.
Mccormick. his nephew.
The sound of the thrashing machine
Is general all over Gallatin valley.
Thousands of bushels of the golden
grain are being marketed every day.
1t Is estimated that more than one
half OF the Gallatin county wheat has
been sold and the largest percentage
sold for more than 70 cents.
Farm laborers Of Montana work on
an average Of hours and A minutes
per day. according to report which
has just been issued by the United
States department of agriculture.
More than $4,000 laborers are en-
ployed on Montana farms and the av.
erage monthly compensation is 1920
with board and $54 II the laborer
boards himself.
The county commissioners have de.
termined to settle for good the long
time dispute over boundary lines be.
ween Madison and Jefferson counties |
existing near jefferson Island. There
Ii a considerable strip Of valuable
ranch land and several miles Of rail-
road, the latter assessed from $4,000
to $4,000 per mile, on which jefferson
has been collecting taxes for the past
10 years, the strip now being claimed
~ Madison county.
Hunting distress signals when q
nan is lost or injured and needs help,
! signal by shooting should be given.
The signal is the firing Of gun once,
With an interval of 10 seconds before
he second shot, then an intermission
of 60 seconds then third shot. II
10 answer is received to this signal
t should be repeated after an inter-
mission of five minutes. The answer
70 this signal is single shot from
he rescuing party, followed by one
shot from the lost man. Be
careful Of time and remain in place
when answer is heard.
May Abandon censoring Cable.
Washington.-Altho final deci.
sion can not be announced until the