Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-06-26
MONTANA BRIEFS

| Automobile and motor cycle speed
fiends are to be arrested in future In
Great Falls.
| Next years convention of the Chris
tian church of Montana will be held
at Kalispell.
| An address at the Meagher county
fair in September by Gov. Sam Stew
art is assured
| Thirteen indictments were reported
by the federal grand jury in partial
report at Helena.
niversary celebration will be held at
Bozeman Aug. 8.
Churchmen of the state met in Butte
the first of the week in convention,
with Bishop l.. r. Brewer presiding.
The Lewistown Gun clubs team,
Weaver, Short, Clayton and Parsons,
were at the state shoot at Billings this
week.
The first bishop of the Episcopal
church in Montana was Bishop Daniel
Sylvester futile now of the diocese
of Missouri.
Four hundred opera chairs have been
installed in the auditorium of the new
Montana State Normal college train
ing school at Dillon.
The first car of butter ever shipped
out of Montana left Livingston for Chi
cago Saturday. The butter was col
lected from creameries.
Twelve hundred acres located on the
old Haymaker ranch, about Is miles
west of Harlowtown, were recently
sold to eastern parties at about $27.50
an acre.
Four to the penNentiary, three to
the reform school, one to the insane
asylum, one out on parole, and two
couples divorced, make up the record
for one day at Bozeman last week.
Word has been received in Bozeman
Of the appointment by the Montana
Panama-Pacific exposition commits
sion of a special committee on Mon
tana's grain exhibit for the exposi-
ton
The contest over the will of the late
Margaret Cruise Cotter, daughter of
Thomas Cruise, millionaire banker of
Helena, and wife of Harry Cotter of
| Spokane, is now on in the district
court at Helena.
| The entire force of Montana militia,
10 companies, approximately 600 men,
will go to Spokane July "a for seven
days of mimic warfare with the Third
battalion of the 14th infantry station
ed at Fort George Wright.
| Mrs. James Zimmerman was recent
ly charged with the murder of her
husband at their ranch home near Liv-
ingston June 10. The only new de-
velopments in the case was the arrest
of Patrick White, who will be held as
witness.
With the election of officers and the
selection of Helena as next years con-
vention city, the eighteenth annual
meeting of the Montana and Northern
Wyoming Christion Endeavor union
|'closed its business sessions in Mis-
soula Saturday
Construction of what will be in all
probability the most expensive plant
in this part of Montana for the breed
ing of pure-bred cattle. horses and
hogs. will be started this summer on
the Green Meadows farm, adjoining
the state fair grounds. The ranch, the
control of which is owned by Harry
w. Child, comprises about 1000 acres
The state land department has given
leases on 10000 acres Of land in Cas-
cade and Toole counties to Bennett &
Jackson of Great Falls. The lands are
supposed to contain oil and gas. I'm
der the lease exploration work must
be started within Is months. The
state will receive IL per cent of royal
ty on oil and gas produced in Cascade
county and 10 per cent in Toole
county.
What is regarded as the most i'm
portant and far-reaching step let ia
ken in the miners controversy at
Butte toward settling differences was
accomplished Saturday by President
c. H. Meyer of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. All the officers-elect
and outgoing officials of the Butte mi
ners' union. against whom the revolt
is said to have been directed chiefly
have resigned.
Judge G. M. Bourquin has sustained
in the federal court the demurrer of
the defendant in the suit Of R. H.
Kane, as administrator of the estate OF
Arthur Over. against the Great North
ern Railway company. The admins
traitor sued to recover $4,000 for the
heirs Of Over, who was killed in a
wreck near Culbertson in 1912. The
important point in the decision is that
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