The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
THE STATE.

W0lC01lS0. - C0amOer OF COLL
merce has been organized here.
Cascade.-A campaign is on here.
with the sanction of the mayor, for
the suppression of punch boards and
slot machines.
Billlngs.-The bank clearings here
for period of three weeks were
nearly $1O,0O0,0O0 in excess of the
same period in 1915.
Conrad.-With a huge Christmas
tree erected in the center of the town
a community celebration will be held
in the open Christmas eve if the a.
ther permits.
Missoula.-The Women's club and
the w. c. T. U. are opposing the pro-
posal to hold stampede, or wild
west show" here next July on the
ground that some of it's features are
inhuman.
Great Falls.-The municipal park
board is making preparations to take
over and open to the public the Mo-
rony natatorium, erected as a men,
orial in one of the city parks.
MissOula.-The Sixth Rotary club
to be established in Montana has
members. The other clubs are at
town and Billings.
Missoula.-The city limits of Mis-
soula are to be extended to include
two-block park given to the city
by land company. The: chamber
of commerce has offered prize for
the best design for laying out the
park.
Helena.-Mrs. Amelia Kirschbaum
i0f Zoo hnr fv ic ho
ever convicted in this county of cattle
guilty of stealing three calves from
W. J. Cockrill Of Meagher county
last April.
Helena. state railroad COM
mission has denied the request Of
for an increase in demurrage rates,
basing the refusal on testimony that
they did not collect demurrage in
all cases.
Havre.-Fifty pupils in the rural
schools of Hill county who have been
neither absent nor tardy for six
merit from the county superintend-
ent. Only two maintained that pace
for year.
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started boycott on milk since the
price went to Is cents quart and
the consumption has been cut nearly
Local dealers are daily expecting a
boycott on eggs as we'll.
Bozeman.-The appointment of a
market specialist and farm org" n
izer for Montana has been authorized
| hy hn off ne or1/n nfc nd
an expert will be named to the post
shortly, according to F. S. Cooley,
director of the State College extension
department..
Great Falls.-Peter Macdonald,
was resident at different times of
Fort Benton, Butte and Great Falls,
is dead. He served here as county
and city jailer and as constable. He
was formerly a member of he Cana
dian Mounted police.
Great Falls.-The bakers of this
city have abolished the five-cent loaf
Helena-Transport furnished
by the state to students on their way
to and from the institutions of the
University of Montana is advocated
by Chancellor E. G.. Elliott. He es-
Inmates the cost at $1,000 to $4,000
a year.
Butte.-"Sign that divorce COM
plant and I'll kill myself" said the
husband of Anna Boraticki, who had
followed her to an attorneys office
When she had written half her name
Boraticki drew revolver and pulled
back the hammer. The woman
rushed into his arms and the attor-
ney tore up the papers. II know he
loves me, and it's all off," said the
woman.
Havre. - The secretary of the
chamber is making a campaign tc
get the farmers of Hill county tc
subscribe for the controlling inter
est in the stock of the proposed Flax
Fiber Products company. The plat
is expected to return them a 10 pei
cent dividend every year and to fur,
nish them market for all the flaH
straw they can raise at price not
lower than Sc ton.
Butte.-Chilean copper mines and
nitrate deposits are being worHed
day and night in response to heavy
war orders, according to H. r. Ora
ham, superintendent of the Braden
Mining company of Rancagna, Chile
who has been in this city inspecting
the mines of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company. The production is
curtailed only by the lack of ship
ping facilities, he said
We are always demanding justice
But if most of us got it we would be