The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
MONTANA IN BRIEF

Shelby. Six eases of diphtheria
have developed in Toole county.
Belton.-The contract for extensive
additions to Glacier Park hotel has
been let.
Billings.-Senator Meyers favors
the location Of a farm loan bank at
Billings.
Superior. -LaCasse Brothers will
supply Superior with electricity for
lighting purposes.
Kalispell.-The grouse crop is very
light, cold weather of last June hay
ing killed many of the young birds.
Eureka Awhile resisting arrest j.
j. Fitzgerald, a tramp, was shot and
killed by Policeman William Doug
lass.
Anaconda. The infant child of
Nicholas Cronas fell into a pan of
boiling water and received serious
burns.
Conrad.-The city council has been
pctitioned to build a city hall, in con-
n@ection with which a special election
has been called.
Columbus. -Thc Farmers E]cva-
tor company will erect an elevator
here. Half the stock has been sub
scribed for by local farmers.
Poplar.-The Thompson company
of Lewistown will build an elevator
here for the Farmers Equity COM
pany. The elevator will cost $780,
600.
Lewistown 1.-THE Fergus county cx-
hibit, shown at the state fair last
week, will be sent to Seattle to be
exhibited at the Northwestern Land
Products show.
Columbia Falls. -Stcphen Zori has
sold his 100 acre tract of timber to
the Columbia Falls Lumber company,
and the work Of cutting the timber
will be started at once.
Plains. AT the opening day Of the
Sanders county fair, October II, cv-
cry individual will be presented with
an apple pie and a glass Of cider,
made from locally grown apples.
Chouteau.-Thc Masons Of Chou
team have decided to build a new
temple. A%bnilding association has
been formed and the work Of f%inanc-
ing the undertaking is we'll under way.
Dillon. Cattle buyers are begin
steers ~ bringing fancy prices.
Beeves that will be marketed this
year will exceed the number marketed
last season.
Corvallis. Roy Smell. a farmer liv-
IN" near here, has just received 81 900
from potatoes grown in a ten acre
tract. He planted 50 acres and his
crop will give him a gross return of
over 1880.
Kalispell. = Farmer boys whose
work keeps them out of school during
the busy season will be given credit
for a years work if they attend
county high school for six months.
The plan has proven very popular.
White Sulphur Springs. Walter
Young. a member Of the I. w. w. gang
which made a futile attempt to run
things at judith Gap. is dead of
wounds received in the battle be-
tween the toughs and the trainmen.
Dlllon.-H. b. Rodgers has been
nominated for district judge, notwith-
standing the fact that he was not a
candidate. Two hundred electors
wrote his name in ON the primary bal
lots and this was sufficient to put
him ahead of other candidates.
K%alispel. Farmers Of this district
are protesting about apple inspection.
Farmers have been hauling apples in
to Kalispcll, and are compelled to
await the inspectors pleasure, and
much unnecessary delay is occasion.
ed because of lack of quick service.
Washington. Mrs. Ida Dixon, wild
ow of William Writ Dixon. former
representative in congress from Mon
tana, has by will devised that a chair
shall be endowed at the state %univer-
sity in memory of her husband, her
son and herself. The endowment ear
ries with il a bequest for S43, 200.
White Sulphur Springs. : With
shipments Of livestock to the Chicano
markets for two days totalin@ nearly
100000, heavy returns are predicted
this year from the industry in this
section. On II day q ears Of cattle
were shipped and on the other 20
cars of lambs. Every animal sent ont
was in good shape and it is reported
that the cattle in every part OF the
valley are in the best Of condition.
The cattlemcn are looking for bio
prices. The biggest shipment vas
made by the Castle Mountain Live
stock company, IS ears.
Whoever maintains there can be no
such thlnr as an excess of ca11tion |