The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-01
THE STATE.

Gjl6 A i lEo
Glasgow.-The Glasgow flour mill
is running night and day, but has
been unable to keep up with the de-
mand from the towns along the Great
Northern line.
Ronan.-With millions of cords of
wood at her very door, Roman, like
other parts of Montana, is threatened
with a fuel famine. Teams to haul
the wood out of the timber cannot
be obtained. "Too much prosperity"
is getting the blame.
Great Falls.-A. E. Emerson has
succeeded R. A. Blanchard as agri-
cultural agent of Cascade county. Mr..
Blanchard resigned a couple of
months ago after filling the post
for than a year. Mr.. Emerson is
a graduate of the agricultural depart
ment of the University of Minnesota.
Butte.-Frank Blair, VINO wears a
wooden leg, got into a fight in a
saloon the other day, and used the
wooden member to such good effect
that he was arrested for assault with
a deadly weapon. He got 80 days
in Jail. The drop kick, which he
affected, sent two of his adversaries
to the hospital.
Butte. - Peter Breen and S. T..
Hogevoll were partners in the pro-
fession of law. They decided to go
their separate ways. They q%uarreled
over the accounting of the firms
affairs. Hogevoll brought suit
j n roirc% prnor on1 - 1ouXorc orc
assisting the two principals in their
fight against each other.
Bozeman.-When Jews reached
this city of the death at Erie, Penn
%sylvania, Of Hamilton Steele, a grad
uate of the engineering department
of the Montana State college and a
former resident of Great Falls, Pre-
sident Hamilton of the college APP
pointed a committee of the faculty
to draw up an expression of the fac
ulty's sorrow.
Helena.-Local leaders of the dry
forces are opposed toe the campaign
under way in some parts of the state
to induce the legislature to put pro-
hibition into effect on January 1,
1918, in place of January /, 1919,
as provided by the referendum
amendment, as they desire to keep
faith with the saloon men.
Fort BentOn.-During a recent two
days term of the district court for
Chouteau county, during which appli-
cations for citizenship only were con-
sidered, 81 applicants were examined
and about SO we're admitted. The
new citizens are from England, Can
ada, Denmark, Norway, Germany,
Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Italy,
Holland, Russia and France.
Butte.-The Bonanza, the Andy
johnson and the Geneva claims in the
southwestern part of the district have
been taken over by the Anaconda
Copper Mining company under an OPP
ton involving a price consideration
of 100000. The Anaconda has be-
gun sinking on the Bonanza and it is
said the company intends running a
shaft to a depth of 1000 feet.
Havre.-When the list of winners
in the Assinniboine land drawing
was made public it was found that
Noah F. Clarke of this city had
drawn No. 70, which gave him his
choice in the prospective townsite OF
Laredo, conservatively valued at
$4,000. Clinton r. Clarke of Par
derville, Wisconsin,, Vol an adjoin.
ing tract, on which an elevator and a
side track are located. This also is
valued at about $4,000.
Helena.-Jim Kearns, a veteran OF
the civil war, 80 years old, listened tc
the hard luck story OF a young mar
who said he had just returned fro.n
the border with the militia, and
shared his room with him. The
young fellow disappeared in the
night and when he awoke in the
morning, the old mar found his
watch and $19-all he had-were
also missing. The veteran, though
penniless, refused the hospitality OF
a meal and a bed at the county Jail
Richland.-Judge King of Wash.
ington, chief counsei for the reclama.
ton service, who is the author of the
Oregon irrigation law, is coming
here to address the members of the
Water Users association on the pro.
posed new adjustment. North Da.
kota people are considering condi.
tions here for they will have to Sc.
cure legislation if the people on the
Montana side decide to form a dis
trict as the state Of North Dakota
does not permit the formation of ir.
rigation districts.
Helena. - The four democratic
electors chosen at the recent election
will meet at Helena December 6, and
cast the vote of the members of the
electoral college Of Montana fol
Woodrow Wilson for president and
Thomas Marshall for vice president