The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
THE STATE.

Pony.-Joseph Timsley, a pioneer
of Alder gulch, is DEAD.
Williston.-Willisto is raising
money for a 100000 hospital.
Butte.-Dr. T. v. Moore, health
officer, has started crusade lot
pure milk.
Butte.-A fund of 100000 IS
being raised by the business men OF
Butte for the purpose of constructing
Y. M. G. A. building.
Helena-Joseph L. Kelley OF Butte
has been named by Governor stewart
to succeed E. P. Mathewson on the
state game and fish commission.
Butte.-Albert Wicks left q fire
burning on a forest reserve In Maol-
son county last summer, and as the
result must face trial in the federal
courts.
Butte-Rev. ]. L. McMullen, chap
lain of the Second Montana infantry,
says the only solution of prepared
ness in time of war Is compulsory
military training.
Butte.-Mayor Charles Lane, In
commenting on the raise of price OF
bread, says the city cannot regulate
the price, but advises housewives to
do their own baking.
Malta.-With the grant of char
ter to the Malta National bank, this
city now has three banking institu-
tions. The new bank will start with
a capital of $4,000.
Butte.-The school board of this
district has arranged to install skat-
ing Kinks at the Mckinley, Grant and
other schools where it can be done
with comparatively little expense and
trouble.
Butte.-Larry DoBell, the talent
ed editor of the Butte Daily Miner,
has taken up the fight of the farm
ers against an embargo on wheat. He
says the farmer is entitled to all he
can get.
Miles City.-Exhibitors who en-
tered corn at the Midland Empire
fair have been invited to send corn
exhibits to the annual corn show
cember and 6, inclusive.
Plentywood. - e. w. Anderson,
county agent, and Carl Yerington,
field agent for the biological survey
of the department of agriculture at
Washington, have made plans for a
countrywide gopher campaign to be-
gin March 1, 1917.
Fort ACKNOWLEDGEMENT bids
were received at the recent sale of
$213,O00 Chouteau county funding
bonds. The premiums offered ranged
from $7,105 to $17,231.70. The
bonds we're sold to the Lumberman's
Trust Co., of Portland.
Missoula.-Miss Jeanette Rankin
made her first address after her cleo
ton to congress to 400 students at
the University of Missoula, of which
she is a graduate. She spoke from
an automobile draped with an Ameri-
can flag.
Butte.-Machine enroute to the
electrical plant of the Great Falls
Power company that was valued at
between 100000 and $4,000 was
completely destroyed by fire which
broke out in the car in which it was
stored.
Butte.-A jury has awarded Mrs
Anna Keogh a verdict of $500, in
her suit for damages against the
city. During the labor war of last
year, when the Miners union hall
was dynamited, Mrs. Keogh's candy
shop was blown to smithereens.
Butte-"Safety First" propaganda
is having beneficial effect in the
mines of Butte. In 80 days opera
tions, during which 324,404 days
were worked in the mines of the
Anaconda company, not a single man
I'll 10 81,
ord.
Butte.-"1t was my love for an
auto that made me steal the truck"
Thomas Parker, 20, told the sheriff
when he was taken to the county
Jail on charge of grand larceny,
accused of running away with an au-
to delivery truck belonging to gro
Gerry company.
Anaconda. - Frederick Laist says
the third unit of the Great Falls zinc
plant is ready to be put in commits
sion. Zinc is being reduced electri-
cally at this plant very successfully.
The process was invented by Mr..
Laist and promises to revolutionize
the zinc industry.
Forsyth town has a murder
mystery in the shooting of Alphonse
deFluer, beet rancher, and the
wounding of Ed deTuerk his part
ner. DeTuerk, who was taken into
custody on suspicion, said the two
we're eating supper when someone
fired both charges of a double-barrel
shotgun into the room.
Billings.-Rev. P. Lindh, pastor Of
of the local Scandinavian Lutheran
church, was chosen vice president of
the district church conference which
held it's annual meeting at Idaho
Falls recently. Mr.. Lindh was also
elected vice president of the minister
ial association. The Rev. G. O. Mel
son of Helena was elected secretary
and treasurer of the ministerial asso-
citation. Mr.. Lindh is to devote half
his time to missionary work in east
ern Montana. The half-year meeting
of the association will be held early
next spring at Butte.