The Ronan pioneer., 1916-12-15
THE State.

merce has been organized here.
Cascade.-A campaign is on here,
with the sanction of the mayor, for
the suppression of punch boards and
slot machines.
Billings.-The bank clearings here
for period OF three weeks were
nearly $10,OOO,OOO in excess OF the
same period in 1915.
Conrad.-With a huge Christmas
tree erected in the center OF the town
a community celebration will be held
in the open Christmas eve it the w a.
ther permits.
Missoula.-The Women's club and
the w. G. T. U. are opposing the pro-
posal to hold stampede, or wild
west show" here next July on the
ground that some of it's features are
inhuman.
Great Falls.-The municipal park
board is making preparations to take
over and open to the public the Mo-
rony natatorium, erected as mem
orial in one of the city parks.
Missoula.-The Sixth Rotary club
to be established in Montana has
been organized here with 16 charter
members. The other clubs are at
Anaconda, Great Falls, Butte, Lewis
town and Billings.
Missoula.-The city limits of Mis-
soula are to be extended to include
a two-block park given to the city
by land company. The chamber
of commerce has offered a prize for
the best design for laying out the
park.
Helena.-Mrs. Amelia Kirschbaum
of Meagher county is the first woman
ever convicted in this county of cattle
stealing. A jury has found hel
guilty of stealing three calves from
w. j. Cockrill of Meagher county
last April.
Helena.-The state railroad com.
mission has denied the request o1
the railroads operating in Montana
for an increase in demurrage rates
basing the refusal on testimony thai
they did not collect demurrage ir
all cases.
Havre.-Fifty pupils in the rura
schools of Hill county who have beer
neither absent nor tardy for 81,
months have received certificates o1
merit from the county superintend'
ent. Only two maintained that pace
for year.
Butte.-Residents of this city have
started boycott on milk since the
price went to Is cents a quart and
the consumption has been cut nearly
in half, according to several dealers
Local dealers are daily expecting q
boycott on eggs as WE'LL
BOZeman.-The appointment of a
market specialist and farm orgen-
iZer for Montana has been authorized
by the federal office of markets and
an expert will be named to the post
shortly, according to f. S. Cooley
director of the State College extension
department.
Great Falls.-Peter Macdonald
who came to Montana in 1879 and
was a resident at different times OF
Fort Benton, Butte and Great Falls
is dead. He served here as county
and city jailer and as constable. He
dian Mounted police.
Great Falls.-The bakers of this
city have abolished the five-cent loaf
Helena-Transportation furnished
by the state to students on their way
to and from the institutions of the
University of Montana is advocated
by Chancellor E. G. Elliott. He es-
Inmates the cost at $1,000 to $4,000
a year.
Butte.-"Sign that divorce COM
plaint and I'll kill myself" said the
husband of Anna Boraticki, who had
followed her to an attorneys office
When she had written half her name
Boraticki drew a revolver and pulled
back the hammer. The woman
rushed into his arms and the attor-
ney tore up the papers. 'I know he
loves me, and it's all off, said the
woman.
Havre. - The secretary of the
chamber is making campaign to
get the farmers of Hill county to
subscribe for the controlling inter-
est in the stock of the proposed Flax
Fiber Products company. The plant
is expected to return them 10 per
cent dividend every year and to fur
nish them market for all the flax
straw they can raise at price not
lower than Sc ton.
Butte.-Chilcan copper mines and
nitrate deposits are being worl@ed
day and night in response to heavy
war orders, according to H. r. Gra-
ham, superintendent of the Braden
Mining company of Rancagna, Chile,
who has been in this city inspecting
the mines of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company. The production is
curtailed only by the lack of ship
ping facilities, he said.
We are always demanding Justice,