Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
MONTANA IN BRIEF

$3.50 d qudIT6l Will Ills
wife, George Monk, a homesteader,
shot himself through the heart.
Malta. Walter James. who is
charged with the murder of CurIey
Hutton, will be tried October IL.
Bozeman.-A An addition to the
Deaconess hospital here will be built,
costing $4,000. Fifty new beds will
be added.
Milestone. Growing business neces-
states the building of a new depot
for the Milwaukee here, and work ON
it is to be commenced at once.
Dagmar.-The Equity society here
has purchased the general mercan-
tile store of Peterson & Jorgenson
and will take possession November l.
Townsend. The federal govern
ment Is constructing a telephone line
through the Townsend forest reserve
with the idea of affording better fire
protection.
Conrad Conrad wants city hall
and the city council will call for a
special election as soon as possible.
1t is expected hat construction will
begin in October.
Sidney. The Great Western Sugar
company has stated that a beet sugar
factory will be built in this vicinity
as soon as there are 500 farmers on
the lower Yellow project.
Malta.-By a large majority at a
special election here, Malta taxpay-
ers granted a 20-year franchise for an
electrical and central steam heating
plant for the town. The franchise
goes to the Standard Electrical En-
gineering company.
Scobey Wesley Fredericks was
found lying on the prairie recently,
unconscious, with a wound in his
head. He has not recovered consci-
business, and nothing al be learned
of the circumstances under which he
received his wound.
Helena Kenneth Romney, who
has been sergeant-at-arms in the
house of representatives at Washing
ton for the past four years and is o
editor of the Miles City American, is
a state fair visitor this week.
Helena. The First Montana regi-
ment is short 435 men and the au-
thorized cavalry troops need % more
troopers. Major Lloyd has been or
dered to open recruiting offices in
various towns in an effort to bring
the regiment up to it's full quota of
soldiers.
Wibaux. Equity clubs are being
organized throughout Wibaux county.
Clubs have been formed at Skarr,
Bean, W-Bar, Brenizer, Four Buttes,
Hay Creek and Woodville. II is
planned to form a strong county
union as soon as possible.
Helena.-State Game Warden De-
Hart, in his annual report for the
year ending August 81, shows that
1920 persons purchased resident
, fishing licenses in the state. The
| largest number is credited to Silver
Bow, the total in that county being
1926. Cascade stood next with A.
3S2.
Great Falls.-A bride and groom,
MI. and Mrs. George Ruff, of Can
adagua, N. Y, after travelling three
quarters of the way across the CONT
nent ON a motorcycle built for two,
have arrived here. They are looking
for homestead lands. They report
) that they slept out of doors every
, night on the trip excepting two, when
: the weather was too inclement.
Helena.-The Helena dairymen's
association held a meeting at the
courthouse to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY
of raising the price of milk to fifteen
cents per quart. The reason advanced
? for this proposed action by those who
!, favored it is that hay has gone up
in price and that dairy hands ara
: getting from So to $40 per ton more
: than they were a year ago. Owing te
:, the fact that the larger dealers re-
: fused to boost the price, no action
was taken.
Butte. -The ceremony of dedIca-
: ton Of the monument which will
mark the location of the spot where
" gold was first discovered in Montana
at Gold Creek, will occur in October
: The ceremonies will be in charge Of
a the Montana Geographic society, bui
. the Montana Pioneers society viii
! have a prominent part in the exer
L cises. Granville Stuart, who was {
{ member of the party that discovered
the first gold, will point out the spo'
u where he and his brother stood wher
: they PANIED the first %colors, ant
9 there the shaft will stand. Mr.. Stau
g art will be present at the dedication
and will make a short speech.
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