Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
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 acct
dent near Carter.
Bozeman,-Alpheus Badgley, who
made his first trip to Montana SO
years ago, is dead.
Belgrade.-Severa car loads of fine
Washington dairy cattle have been
sold to local farmers recently.
Chicago.-Frank Hitchcock, who
managed the Taft campaign, is go
ing to Montana and other western
states.
Polson.-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.
Bozeman.-Winter courses for stud
ents who "a attend school only dur
ing the winter months have opened.
Last year 13S young people registered
for these courses.
Denton. Frank Keeling, a harvest
hand, put a 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
made for the muster out of the Second
Montana from the federal service. 1t
is expected that the regimetn will re-
main at Fort Harrison several weeks
after its return from the border.
Harlem.-E. M. Kennedy, a ranch
er, has just returned from st. Paul,
where he went with "a head of fat
hogs, which he sold at $10.65, bring
ing him a total of $2,100. He was Of
fered $3.50 a hundred on the local
market.
Laurel.-The city council has APP
pointed C. w. Lair mayor to succeed
DIR. A. E. Strip, who resigned to en-
ter into partnership with DR.. C. F.
Watkins at Billings in the practice
of medicine. DR.. Lair was mayor for
three years.
Helena.-The Equity Cooperative
Association of Billings, with Thomas
F. Beacock, George R. LYDIA and
James a. Underwood as directors, has
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. The c~apitaliza-
ton is given as $25, 000.
Lewistown.-The Three Forks Port
land Cement company has filed ease
ments which will permit construction
of an aerial tramway from its hold
ings on top of the mountain to it's
plant at Hanover $4,000 feet away
The cost is estimated at $1,000 00.
Moore. Threshing outfits here
have had considerable trouble in.
keeping crews because of the circula-
ton of /. W. W. a~gitators among the
men that go out. Some of the ranch
ers have been obliged to have three
crews, one working, one coming and
Olle SOllS'
Helena.-Failure on the part of
many Montana shippers to release
ears loaded with lumber, coal and
other commodities is causing a short
age in cars for the transportation Of
grain, according to information re-
ceived by the state railroad commits
sion.
tte.-The discovery of high grade
sulphide ore in the Butte Bullwhack-
err property in the eastern part of the
Butte district has aroused consider
able excitement here. The shoot as
far as opened on the 100-foot level
ranges from Is inches to two feet in
width.
Billings.-W. S. Greybull has OBJ
tanned leases on the .. M. Void and
Helene Void ranches neal Laurel and
plans to begin drilling in two or three
weeks with a rig from Wyoming.
Two other rigs are operating within
a radius of five miles in the Laurel
district. Operations on the we'll in the
south end of this city have been at a
standstill since the death at Denver
of J. A. Halter, president Of the COM
pany.