The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
MONTANA IN BRIEF

Big Timber.-A sewerage system, to
cost $4,000 is to be installed here.
Fort Benton.-C. M. Forest of Seat
tie was killed in an automobile acci-
dent near Carter.
Bozeman. Alpheus Badgley, who
made his first trip to Montana So
years ago, is dead.
Belgrade. car loads of fine
Washington dairy cattle have been
sold to local farmers recently.
Chicago.-Trank Hitchcock, who
managed the Taft campaign, is go
ing to Montana and other western
states.
Poison. The city's concrete water
reservoir has been completed, and as
soon as the mains are laid the system
will be in commission.
Moore.-The Montana Power COM
pany is rebuilding the entire electri-
cal system Of Moore A new line will
be strung into Lewistown.
Fort Benton.-Frank Finkle Of
Dayton, Washington, has purchased
1000 acres of land near Carter. The
price paid was $15 per acre.
Winter courses for stud
ents who can attend school only dur
ing the winter months have opened.
Last year 1873 young people registered
for these courses.
Denton. Keeling, harvest
hand, put roll of bills totalling $3.50
; under his pillow the other night on
; retiring. When he reached under his
pillow the next morning for his money
it was missing.
Helena. Arrangements are being
7 made for the muster out of the Second
Montana from the federal service. It
+ is expected that the regimetn will re-
main at Fort Harrison several weeks
after it's return from the border.
Harlem.-E. M. Kennedy, ranch
er, has just returned from St. Paul,
+ where he went with 94 head of fat
hogs, which he sold at $1O.65, bring
;, ing him total Of $2,100. He was Of
l fered $3.50 a hundred on the local
market.
Laurel. The city council has ap-
' pointed c. w. Lair mayor to succeed
DR.. A. E. Strip, who resigned to en-
ter into partnership with DR.. C. F..
G Watkins at Billings in the practice
Of medicine. DR.. Lair was mayor for
< three years.
!, Helena. The Equity Cooperative
=, Association of Billings, with Thomas
l f. Beacock, George R. LYDIA and
: James A. Underwood as directors, has
h filed articles Of incorporation with the
f secretary Of state. The capitaliza-
ton is given as $4,000.
Lewistown.- The Three Forks Port
& land Cement company has filed ease
p ments which will permit construction
T. of an aerial tramway from it's hold
ings on top of the mountain to its
-, plant at Hanover $4,000 feet away
u The cost is estimated at 100000.
l. Moore. - Threshing outfits here
d have had considerable trouble ir
,r keeping crews because of the circula
y, ton of I. w. w. agitators among the
men that go out. Some Of the ranch.
y, ers have been obliged to have three
IS crews, one working, one coming anG
o one going.
"a Helena. a.-Failure ON the part o1
many Montana shippers to release
ears loaded with lumber, coal ani
T. other commodities is causing a short
t. age in cars for the transportation o1
r. grain, according to information re
70 ceived by the state railroad commits
- sion.
L Butte. The discovery of high grad,
L sulphide ore in the Butte Bullwhack
le er property in the eastern part of th'
l. Butte district has aroused consider
-, able excitement here. The shoot al
~ far as opened on the 1OO-foot leve
le ranges from IS inches to two feet il
width.
> Billings. S. Greybull has oh
tanned leases on the .. M. Void ant
Helene Wold ranches near Laurel ant
plans to begin drilling in two or three
weeks with rig from Wyoming
- Two other rigs are operating within
= radius Of five miles in the Laure
district. Operations on the well in thu
south end of this city have been at :
lr standstill since the death at Denver
es of J. A. Halter, president of the com
s. pany.