Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-02
MONTANA SQUIBS

DR.. L. E. Safely died recently in his
Livingston home. He was one of the
best,known physicians in Montana.
The man killed recently at the N. P.
station, Helena. by being run over by
a train, was Thomas Hall of Helena.
The public school of Dillon closed
Thursday for the Easter vacation and
the normal college will adjourn on
Thursday until April 6.
John A. F'eatherman, we'll known
throughout the state as one of the
early settlers of the district at Drum
mond, celebrated his seventy-ninth
birthday Saturday.
The first death among the members
of the last Legislature since it's ad-
journment is that of James Burns of
Cascade county, who died Saturday as
the result of pneumonia.
Sam Ross, who has been the in
spector of safety appliances in the
service of the Montana railroad COM
mission for a number of years, will
be succeeded April l by John N. Ly-
don a locomotive engineer of Butte.
One hundred and seventy-thousand
eastern brook, black spotted and rain
spring in Sixteen Mile creek near
Maudlow. This stream is one of the
favorites of Gallatin valley fishermen.
Preparations for an active mining
season in the district around Saltese
Mont, and the Eastern Occur d'Alene
section are being made and re-
ports from these indicate that the out
look is good for development of many
valuable mining properties.
John Boyle a lumberjack, fell un-
der a freight train at Tobacco siding,
foul miles east of Eureka, Friday
night, Boyle's head was cut in twain,
both arms and legs cut off and the
clothing torn in shreds, presumably
from being dragged by the train.
George Klotz, racing secretary at the
Butte track for years, and familiar at
the state fair in the same position in
years gone by, has been asked to act
in that capacity next summer for the
Western Canadian Fair association.
under the auspices of which a 20-week
meeting is held.
The Farmers State bank of Bridger,
one of the oldest financial institutions
of Carbon county. was closed Satur-
day by the state bank examiner, fol-
lowing extensive Withdrawals of de-
posts which have occurred since the
Bridger State bank in the same town
was closed by the examiner in Janu-
airy.
Except within one mile of the limits
of cities of the first class, all saloons
must close at 10 o'clock Saturday
night and remain closed until / o'clock
the following Sunday. This is the con-
struction placed by the office of the
attorney general upon the Sunday clos
ing act of the Fourteenth legislative
assembly.
The sympathies of Butte people for
the survivors of the Snow-land-slide
catastrophe at Britannia Beach, B. c.,
where half a hundred persons, includ-
ing several wO1nen and children were
killed by an avalanche, have been in
creased by the fact that three of the
victims had relatives in Butte and
had themselves resided there.
". H Dunnigan, who has just re-
turned from California, is enthusiastic
over the showing Montana is making
at the big Panama expositions, and
says it is up to the people of the state
to show some substantial form of graf
itude toward Frank A. Hazelbaker of
Dillon, who is responsible for the gath
ering and arrangement of the displays.
Senator Myers has been comforting
with the interior department and the
reclamation service, urging them to
complete the Bablo unit of the Flat
head project this season. This can be
done, he believes, if the balance of
the $104,0 900 of the old appropriation
is made available, in addition to the
100000 appropriated for use after
July /. The matter has been taken up
with the comptroller of the treasury.
Helena has been selected as the
state headquarters of the Young Mems
Christian associations of Montana, the
removal from Billings being decided
upon because Helena is more cen
trally situated for the work. The state
committee chose the following Off
GERS: Chairman, F. B. Reynolds OF
Billings; vice chairman, e. c. Day of
Helena; treasurer, H. M. Allen of Bill
lings; secretary, Charles Puehler of
Billings.