White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
MONTANA SQUIBS

Cold, wet snow, the first of the sea
son, fell at Helena Sunday night.
Bread at Lewistown has advanced
from three loaves for 25 cents to IL
cents straight.
The region around Billings was Wis
tied by the first snow OF the season
Sunday afternoon, the storm lasting
two hours
AS protection against spread of
infantile paralysis to Roundup, the
employment of a school nurse was
decided upon.
The Three Forks-P Portland Cement
company has filed easements which
will permit construction of an aerial
tramway from it's holdings on the top
of the mountain to it's plant at Han
over, a distance of $4,000 feet The
estimated cost is about 100000.
The comptrolled of the currency
has issued a charter for the First
National bank of Judith Gap, Mont,
which will have $4,000 capital. An
application for charter was receiv-
ed from the First National bank Of
Reserve, Mont, $4,000 capital
The United States Gypsum COM
pany which has holdings about one
mile east Of Heath, is making prep
arations to erect plaster mill on
the property. The company has 800
acres under lease and places an es-
innate of 100000 tons of gypsum
available.
The large part of prize-winning
grains exhibited at the Montana state
fair has been secured for exhibit in
other sections of America Much Of
it will go to the Seattle Land Prod
ucts show, October to IA; other col
lections will be taken by the North
ern Pacific, Great Northern and Mil
waukee railroads for use on their
travelling exposition cars
Formally charged with the murder
of A. G. Thomas, chairman Of the
republican central committee of San
ders county, Miss Edith Colby, for
merly of Spokane, who shot Thomas
last week, is in Jail at Thompson
Falls, the scene of the shooting, de-
claring she has no regrets for shoot
ing him, but that she is sorry for
his family. She claims he slandered
her.
Stabbed with sharp instrument
which penetrated his left lung and
entered the stomach, Thomas Mar
key, Milwaukee railroad painter,
died as the result of wounds alleged
to have been inflicted by Charles
Martin, Klein miner, following a
saloon brawl at Roundup. Martin Is
held in the county Jail on charge
of first-degree murder. Markey's body
was sent to his home in Miles City
for burial.
The Second Montana regiment, that
has been at Fort Douglas, Ariz., for
three months, will start for home the
middle of this week. This informa-
ton came to the adjutant general
Sunday in a telegram from the war
department. Major General Greenan
was directed to prepare the camp at
Fort Harrison for the arrival of the
regiment. Just how long the troops
will be in camp at Harrison is not
known, but 1t is not thought it will
be more than few days.
Tom Gould of Coram shot his wife
through the heart with his rifle Sat
urday at Kalispell, death resulting
instantly. Gould is in the county
Jail. He seems unable to give any
reason for doing the act. Witnesses
say his wife was advancing implor-
ing him not to fire when he shot.
He then turned the gun on himself
and fired three shots, all of which
missed. Gould was employed In the
woods near Coram and has four
small children, the oldest girl OF
twelve.
George w. Morse of Granite county
was elected president at the closing
session of the Montana Society of
Pioneers at Helena. Nelson Story
Jr., was elected vice president; ]. U.
Sanders of Helena, secretary, and
Richard Jockey of Helena, treasurer.
Livingston was selected for the con-
vention of 1917 A committee was
named to consider marking seven
historical sites with appropriate me.
MORALS. 1t consists of Frank d.
Brown, w. A. Clark and w. Y. PEN
berton. Mrs. Ruth Burton of Butte
was elected president of the Sons
and Daughters of Pioneers. w. b
Orem Of Butte became vice presi
dent. Miss Lytie Ramsey is secre
tary and A. b. Lehman Of Lewistowr
treasurer.
Attendance at the Montana State
fair, which closed last Saturday once
more broke the record, surprising the
1895 paid admissions of 1914, which
had been the high water mark. Just
1905 people paid at the gates this
year. The closing automobile race
gave the great crowd of the closing
day a thrill, Only wonderful ant
plucky driving on the part Of Geo
Clark in the half.hour automobile
race saved his life and that of w