Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-16
MONTANA SOUIBS

IL is planned to develop the placer
deposits on the flats north of Hell
ena, on a large scale.
1t is said that 35 per cent more
wheat had been planted last fall and
this spring than a year ago.
The emigration of settlers into
Park county has started on a larger
scale than was ever before Witnessed
The jury at Bozeman disagreed in
the case of Walter Little, charged
with kidnapping after it had been
out % hours.
Shulkin Bros, Kalispell general mer-
chants, have closed their branch store
at Poison and moved the stock to
K~alispell.
The Stevensville bakery at Stevens
vile was completely destroyed by fire
last week. 1t was operated by mr.
Willeys and was insured for $1,000.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
begun the expenditure of more than
800, 600 on the line between Garrison
and Missoula in reconstruction of all
the electric signal apparatus.
More h-omeseekers will settle in
Montana this year than in 1914. It
is reported that last week an excur-
sion train from ST. Louis brought 10
coachloads of prospective farmers
into the state.
DR.. J. P. Rowe, head of the depart
ment OF geology of the University Of
Montana, has received official notice
from the office of Governor Stewart
that he has been appointed a member
of the Montana textbook commission
To pave the way for the sale and
settlement of lands on the Fort ASSN
niboine reservation, a double survey
ing party under r. w. Livingston
will leave Helena shortly to, survey
the reservation, which contain 167 900
acres.
Stock growers of the Gallatin val
ley met in Bozeman recently to devise
ways and means for improving their
herds Of dairy stock and beck cattle
and to take steps to advertise
throughout Montana the kind of pure
olcu SlOCh tHdI 10 Idlbtu III LHS 1dI"
latin valley.
With the dismissal of the receiver
ship OF the Hennessy Mercantile COM
pany, Butte, by Judge McClernan.
Charles J., Kelly, who has held the
position as president of the company
for seven years and who has been
identified with this great business for
20 years, sewers his connection with 1t.
Byron E. Cooney, editor of a Butte
publication, and Ray Ruhle, it's pub
Usher, Saturday were sentenced to
so days in Jail and to pay fines OF
$500 by Police Judge T. r. Bocher.
They were charged with violation of
corrupt practices act. Stay of pro-
ceedings was obtained by the filing
of bonds.
Three Italian army officers are at
Miles City, where they will inspect
horses in a few days with a view to
purchasing them for use in the Italian
cavalry and artillery corps. They
are DESTROYS of securing 10000 head
of horses in Montana and plan to ship
W Y 1OIh IlOAh MhICu ~
they will be transported.
The legislature made appropriation
for the payment of salaries in two
positions, which have been created
by law. Hence Attorney General
Kelly advises State Auditor Heating
not TO honor warrants for the salary
of the clerk to the state dairy com
missioner nor the clerk of the state
parole commissioner, until the state
board of examiners authorize the APP
pointmemt of such employees.
r. n. Hawkins, clerk of the state
board of examiners, will be appointed
first assistant to State Examiner H.
S. Magraw, it is reported, and Deputy
Examiner MoritZ will be transferred
to take Mr.. Hawkins place. w.
H.. Berry OF Billings will succeed Nor
itz. The clerk of the board of exam
iners receives $2,100 a year and Mr.
Magraw's first assistant $1,000, Dep
uty examiners receive $1,o.J. A sec
ond assistant is also to be named by
Examiner McGTaw.
These officers were unanimously
elected at the recent session of the
Montana Society of Engineers TO
serve Tor the coming year.
President-Martin H. Gerry jr. of
Helena.
First vice president-Arthur w
Richter of Bozeman.
Second vice president-James Fl.
Kyd of Butte.
Secretary and librarian-Clinton H.
Moore of Butte.
Treasurer and member of the
board of managers OF the Associa-
ton OF Engineers Societies-Samuel
Barker jE. of Butte.
Trustee for three years-Francis
t. Donahoe of Butte.
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