Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-17
MONTANA in BRIEF

Butte.-Copper reached 81 cents
last week.
Butte. stephen J.. Rodgers, on the
eve of his marriage, was found dead
in bed.
Butte.-Voting machines were used
in % of the 69 precincts in Silver
Bow county in the recent election.
Bozeman.-A new agricultural sub
station, seven miles southwest of Ro-
nan, is planned by the Montana ex-
pertinent station.
Butte. Mining operations of the
Butte district have occasioned the use
of 100 train loads of lumber during
the past years operations.
Butte. -High school students who
"struck'' on their instructors as a
protest against some ruling have apol-
ogized, been forgiven and taken back.
Bozeman.-The reports that Mon
tana will have no, wheat rust next year
are confirmed by Prof. D. B. Swingle,
bacteriologist for the Montana expert
ment station.
Geraldine. Ben Meanwhile, who re-
Gently shipped three carloads of cat
tie to Chicago, has been advised that
they sold for $10.10 per hundred, the
record price of the veal.
Geraldine-Ben Vaudeville, who re-
Gently shipped three cars OF cattle tc
Chicago, has received word that the
stock sold for an average OF SOLO
the highest price for the year so far
Great Falls.-Charles FL. Mckay, 6
travelling salesman, was instantly
killed when his automobile skiddec
and upset, pinninghim beneath it. The
mans back was broken and he wa
badly crushed.
Poplar. Cattle thieves are active
on the Fort Peck reservation, man.
animals having been stolen r%ecentl,
and sold to butchers in nearby towns
, In some cases the cattle have beer
killed on the range.
) Butte.-Stephen J. Rogers, a youn'
man who is said to come of a wealth.
' family in the east, vas found dea'
in his room here. He was to hav
been married within a day or two. In
cause of death could not be deter
= mined. .
Q Billings.-Arthur C. Logan, a pic
e neer of Montana, head OF the gran
y lodge Of Masons, at one time an
a former illustrious %potentate OF tn
y Mystic Shrine, who was one OF tn
territorial superintendent OF lnstru'
ton, is dead. :,
Great Falls.-O. E. Young OF tt
a Sun River Bench, master OF the stat
grange, has gone to Washington,
h c.. as a delegate of the Montar
grange to the national convention
the grange organization. He IS a
IS companied by his wife.
Butte.-Private Sullivan of Cor
ID pany L, Sydney, Second Montana r
giment, caught by an angry But
is crowd, was knocked down and roug
at w handled. He might have been s
es riously hurt but for the timely arri
It, al Of plain clothes policemen.
re Virginia City. Sheriff ELY,
Adams of Madison county is dead al
r err a wears illness. Mr.. Adams, WI
ne was n of the most popular men
l. the county, had made a fine record
ID an officer. He was buried at She
en- dan. Governor Sam Stewart deliveril
to a eulogy.
Butte.-A packing plant to &C
$500. 900, which will be the largest |
tween the Twin Cities and the Goa
ty is to be erected at Butte. 1t will ha
r. a capacity of 10000 hogs, 1000 cat
cd and 5000 sheep per month. T
m building will be $50 feet long by l
ed in. in width and four stories hi&.
re. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS citizens a
is urged to use dead leaves for gard
Ter and lawn fertilizer instead of burnt
them in the fall. There is no bet