Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-02-19
MONTANA SOUIBS


The incidental expenses of the pres
ent legislature will amount of $56, 900.
Montana's state legislators were the
guests of the city of Bozeman and
the college of agriculture and mechan-
ic arts Saturday.
Fire broke out Friday in the Hotel
Plains and, having gained great head
way before it was discovered, was
almost completely destroyed.
Robert H. Sloane of Great Falls has
been appointed computer for the inter
state commerce commission and as
signed to railroad valuation work.
A three days agricultural and home
economics course was held at Belt last
week. 1t was one of the largest at
tendances of any similar course in the
state.
Sixty trainloads of cotton are SEIZED
uled to pass through Livingston within
the next few weeks. The cotton is
billed to Seattle and is said to be On
its way to Italy.
Nels Nelson, a tie cutter employed
at the st. Regis camp, committed sui
eide Saturday by shooting. Nelson was
married only recently, but was tired
of life, according to the note he left.
A crusade against vice took place
recently at Kalispell with the arrest
of IL saloonkeepers, four cigar store
and billiard hall proprietors, n man
charged with gambling and two wom-
en- charged with vagrancy.
F1athead reservation points report
mysterious movements by aeroplanes
within the last week. Airships have
been reported as lowering above Pol
son, Big Fork and other towns and by
farmers on the prairies.
Two cars of mutton sheep were re-
Gently shipped from Twin Bridges re-
Gently to butchers at Wallace, Idaho.
Several hundred head more have also
been purchased by the same parties
and will be shipped later.
The general appropriation bill for
the maintenance of the executive and
judicial departments of the state gov
eminent during the next two years has
been introduced. 1t provides for ex-
p%enditures of approximately $500
The bill appropriating money for the
state institutions will be introduced
this week.
All oloccoc of ctonlnap ora aorpQd
that thus far this is the mildest winter
ever experienced in southern Monta'
t ma. Not a storm of any consequence
f has occurred, and where adequate
5 range is available scarcely any hay
has been fed. Both sheep and cattle
are in excellent condition and there
! will be no losses.
s The designations of Mayor Getchel
and Commissioner Hodson, which were
left with the Missoula local of the so
cialist party when these officials were
nominated for office March 9, 1914
were filed with Commissioner Houston
= the only remaining member of the cit,
government, Sunday. This leaves Mr.
Houston alone in the city hall.
M. Hanson, age %, one of The banl
robbers who looted the Farmers STATE
h bank at Medicine Lake recently, was
d overtaken by a farmer near Antelope
d and was found to be severely wounded
e in the shoulder by a gun shot. HI
will recover. He had $500 on hi
person. John Johnson, the other rob
Der, age 10, was also captured.
Druggists, doctors, physicians AM
others will be affected by fedora
law relating to the production, impor
tation, sale and dispensation of opiate
will have no excuse for failure to ODE,
the new federal law which goes int
a effect March 1. The deputy interna
v revenue collector at Butte, has on han
an abundant supply of all of the neces
sary paraphernalia needed in the prop
Z er enforcement of the new law.
During the 40 days the Montana leg
~islative assembly has been in session
Us but SO measures have passed bot
c houses and all have been approved b
Governor Stewart. The majority c
these consisted of deficiency claims
Il joint resolutions and memorials to cor
gress. Measures numbering ATT hav
been introduced, 139 in the senate an
1886 in the house. Something like
third of the bills offered have bee
slaughtered and the remainder ar
K pending in committee or on general o.
'r ders.
A land deal involving c~onsiderabl
capital was closed recently whereof
the Shoemaker & McHugh farm col
ii sisting of 2,40O acres an dlocated fou
s. miles west of Moore was transferre
ut to ]. /. Liberty Of Geyser, the consi'
lie Grafton being $3.50, 900. Possession wi
~ be taken on March 1. At the preser
lie time Mr.. Liberty is organizing a con
many in Wicoopcin FOR tho pI1rnnca