Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-19
MONTANA ELK ARE
KILLED FOR TEETH
SEVENTY-THREE TAME ANIMALS
SLAIN NEAR PARk-MANY
ARRESTS EXPECTED.
TWO STATE CONTESTS HELD
Montana College Student Found Best
Extemporaneous speaker-state
University Candidate Wins
O%ratorical Contest.
Helena,

StoJ0 Ndho WdIuCu D0 MATT I'LL
nounCed that warrants would be is
sued for suspects in the slaughter of
73 elk in the Yellowstone park
try. The animals were killed for
their teeth. A large corps of game
wardens have been accommodating evil
dence and some sensational develop
ments have been predicted.
The Cedar Creek basin lies north
OF Yellowstone park in a heavily tim
bered section. The country is a favor
lite resort of game animals, which wan
der out Of the park for the excellent
feed found in that territory. The elk
are especially tame and it was no
trouble at all for the vandals to exter-
inmate the animals they encountered.
No meaner oferse against he game
laws of Montana has been noted in
many years. The officers nave devel-
oped clues which they believe will lead
to the arrest and conviction of the
men, or at least a number of them.
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Winners In State Contest.
Lee Park, representing the Montana
0hNIS OOAAOoOb " eAS h"N
legiate extemporaneous speaking con-
test here, and Bruce Hopper Of the
State university won the intercollegi-
ate oratorical contest. No second or
third place winners were announced.
Forest Werth Of Montana Wesleyan
university, Lee Park Of Montana State
college and Miss Edna Voigt of the
State Normal college were the con-
testants in the eXtempOraneous speak
ing contest; in the oratorical contest,
the speakers we're: Bruce Hopper of
the university, Henry Holland of the
State Normal, Llewellyn Luce of Mon
tana State college and Walter Alfred
of the Wesleyan university.
Lee Park, extemporaneous winner,
spoke on the subject "Watchful wait
ing has failed to help Mexico and has
proved costly to the United States"
The subject of the winning grafton
written and delivered by Bruce Hop
per, was THE Scaffold." Judges were
Bruce Milligan of Butte, Attorney H.
G. Miller of Livingston and ATTORNEY
George Y. Patten of Bozeman.
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Inspects Farm Loan Lands.
Although George Hill, who is on
testing the validity of the Montana
farm loan act, has appealed from the
decision of Judge r. Lee Word, de-
nying an injunction against State
Treasurer Rae to restrain him from
certifying to the bonds, the state
treasurer is going ahead with plans
for issuing the bonds which are to
be taken by the Women of Woodcraft
of Portland, Ore.
A. D. Stillman left on a tour of in
spection Of the lands which are Of
fered as security for the first issue
of 500, 900 of bonds and upon his
report will depend the prompt ac-
ceptance of the mortgages. Mr.. Still
man will first inspect the lands in
Beaverhead county, which are offered
as securities for $35, 900 of bonds. The
lands for the remaining $65, 900 are To-
Gated in Missoula, Ravalli and San
ders counties. He expects to have his
report ready shortly.
Accepts Stewards invitation.
Governor l.. B. Hanna of North Da-
kota has accepted an invitation extend
ed by Governor S. V. Stewart to be
present at the Miles City Roundup.
Hanna will be accompanied by several
members of his staff. Governor Stew
art is now planning to pay a visit to
North Dakota In response to an invita-
ton rendered by Governor Hanna, and
will attend the dedication of the Red
Trail bridge across the Little Mis-
souri, river at Medora on July "a and
25.
Rate Hearing Concluded.
The lumber rate hearing has final
ly been concluded and taken under
advisement by the Montana railroad
commission. H. G. Miller, operating
at Columbia Falls, testified to condi-
tions in Flathead and Lincoln coun
ties, and expressed the opinion that
the interstate commerce commission
was fully informed of conditions in
Montana when it made its order in
the Benner's Ferry case. He believes
that the proposed rates of the Great
Northern will give substantial justice
to all operators.
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Nine members of the Montana
School of Mines graduating class have
left Butte for Alaska for the annua,
field work of the final course OF the
collegiate year.
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Two Seek Reelection.
Chief Justice Theodore Brantly o.