The Glasgow courier., 1916-06-30

Directly under the eyes of his moth
err with whom he was crossing small
foot bridge over Belt creek at Mon
arch, the 3-year-old son of DR.. L. j.
Brick, a dentist of Great Falls, fell
into the swollen stream and was
drowned. Mrs. Brick went to his
rescue and herself narrowly escaped
drowning, being pulled from the wat
er in an exhausted condition.
Miss Jane Davis of Scranton, Pa,
who was touring Glacier National
Park, fell from her horse Sunday,
while fording a small stream and was
drowned in the Two Medicine River
into which the body was carried. She
was with party of relatives and
guides. The body was recovered and
was sent to her home in Pennsylvania.
A carload of wild longhorn cattle,
gathered on the range near Roy, have
been shipped from Lewistown to
Havre, where they will be used in the
big stampede the Gas City will hold
beginning July 4th and continuing 5
days. The steers are guaranteed to
be wild and vicious enough to stimu-
late the nervoes of the most jaded
spectators when the ropers go after
hem.
Crane & Ordway are the first en-
ployers in Montana to offer full pay
to all men in their employ who will
enlist for the fight in Mexio. Notices
were posted on the company's prem
ises. The recruits will get full pay
for the first six months of the SER
vice. At the end of that time if
the men are still at the front addi-
tional arrangements will be made.
Organization of squadron of pick
ed cavalrymen recruited from Mon
tana cowboys and ranchmen has been
undertaken by State Veterinarian w.
]. Butler with view of offering the
services of the squadron at such time
as the government shall call for vol
unteers. If the Mexican situation
settled no such call will come, but
if war breaks out, it is considered
certain volunteers will be asked for.
Immediately DR.. Butler will tender
the services OF the squadron which he
ill be able to mobilize at short no.
tice and take the field in Mexico.
Without wire, mail or railroad COM
munication from Monday to Satur-
day, the Flathead valley and the town
of Kalispell suffered from the worst
/ food since 1894. The Flathead riv-
er was three miles wide at one time
Families on the lowlands were mov-
ed out without any loss of life. The
tracks of the Great Northern railroad
were under water near Belton anC
Libby. Eighteen inches of snow fell
in the Flathead Indian reservation
/ Wednesday with heavy fall in the
mountains Another rise is expect
ed in the river when the snow melts
Crops were ruined over large area
A number of small bridges were
washed out.
Enactment of two new laws will be
asked Of the legislature next winter
by the state livestock sanitary board
An act requiring the disinfection of
stock cars carrying shipments of live
took into Montana is one of the meas
lres endorsed by the board The
other is law requiring all pure bred
cattle to be placed on the accredited
list, and prohibiting the sale of any
pure bred cattle before being officially
tested. Cattle on the accedited list
are tested for tuberculosis every six
months, and no cattle can be added
to an accredited herd until they have
also been tested.
If the charges filed against Police
Officer John Sullivan prove true, there
will be vacancy on the Butte police
fore. Further than that, disrespect
for the flag, for the uniform of the
soldiers of the United States and for
the constituted authorities will re-
ceive a rebuke that will prove to the
world thar Butte is law-abiding and
patriotic city. Mayor Lane filed
charges md signed ther, himself
against Police Officer John Sullivan
one "f has own ,esent appointees. The
charges grew ~: of the :.,'c::cd f:.ll-
ure Of the officer to promptly arrest
man who made an insulting and vile
remark to Lieutenant Sheridan, the
recruiting officer, in charge in Butte
Jacob Ulrey, "a years old, who fell
into brush fire at the home of his
/ laughter at Troy is dead. Mr.. VI
rey, who was subject to fainting spells
was walking about the farm when he
ell into the fire. His feet, legs, hips