The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-20
MONTANA IN BRIEF

Hinsdale. Glasgow capitalist viii
establish a first national bank here.
Helena. The registration in Levi.
and Clark county for the November
election is 10,16O
Great Falls. The registration .o1
Cascade county for the November
election is 1864.
Lewistown.- H. Frye, charged
with the murder of Mack Malone was
brought here from Standard recently
Butte. This city has been made
the division point for the Milwaukee
sub line from Lewistown. The train
formerly went through to Deer Lodge.
Manhattan.-Th safe of the post
office here was blown open by burg
lars, who got away with $3.50 in cash,
money order book and some stamps.
Roundup. Forty-nine persons were
admitted to citizenship here in one
week. All of these Immediately regis
tered, and they will cast their first
votes in the coming general elections.
Anaconda. 1.-The registration of
Deer Lodge county for the November
election is 1877. This is an increase
of more than 1000 since the primar-
les. The present city registration is
6,S01.
Helena. John G. Carey, formerly
auditor at Hennessy's in Butte, has
been appointed deputy state auditor.
He succeeds John f. Cullerton, who
resigned to accept commercial posi-
ton in Butte.
Lewistown. - E. III. Roberts of
Grantsville, Utah, who was one of the
pioneer merchants of Lewistown 25
years ago is here on visit and is
amazed with the change wrought dur
ing his absence.
Butte. The Tuberculosis So
ciety will open dispensary in room
on the ground floor Of the county Jail
building the latter part of this month.
The room will serve also as a central
office for visiting nurses.
Anaconda. P. Mathewson has
resigned his position with the Ana
conda Copper Mining company to be-
come general manager of the British
American Nickel corporation, which
has headquarters at Toronto and mines
at Sudbury, where smelter will be
built.
Sidney. THE Yellowstone Valley
National bank and the Farmers Ma
tional bank have consolidated under
the name Of the Yellowstone Valley
Bank and Trust company, with capital
of 100000. R. S. Mutt has been
chosen as president.
Sidney. The track of the new Nor
thern Pacific line has been extended
to Enid and it is expected that the
loading of cars with grain will be-
gin at that point shortly. 1t is prob
able that regular tram service will not
be extended to Enid until the road
is completed to Richey' which is like
ly to be in December.
Billings. Mrs. Annie Cunningham
and Mrs. Bessie Ingraham, sisters,
who live here, have fallen heir to all
ancestral castle at Belmullet, County,
Mayo, Ireland. They are grandchil-
dren of Richard Mccormick, who
leased the castle to Dennis Bingham
indeterminately a century ago The
last Bingham died childless.
Bozeman.- fiftieth anniversary
of the organization of Masonic lodge
No. 9, in Bozeman was commemorated
by banquet given at the Elks' home,
which was attended by 1876 Masons,
including visiting members. Thomas
Lewis, j. Fl. Wells, Walter Cooper and
M. R. Wilson, old time Masons of
Bozeman, responded to toasts George
Safely was POSTMASTER.
Roundup-Henry J. Sparks of the
Roundup Milling company, who was
awarded a Carnegie hero medal and
ST 900 for saving the life of Ellis f.
Gipe at Greensboro, Kentucky, in
1914, has received second medal for
his exploit. This is known as the
George d. Mcneil medal and is
awarded by the international Associa-
ton of Accident Underwriters.
Helena.-All students in the state
educational institutions who have been
on duty on the Mexican border with
the Second Montana regiment will be
relieved, when they re-enter their
schools, from the payment of matricul-
alton, registration and other fees. A
of students from the agricul-
tural college and the university at
Missoula are members of the Second
Billings.-E. J. Moore, grand re-
corder Of the North Dakota jurisdic-
ton Of the Ancient Order of United
American Workmen and supreme re-
corder of all jurisdictions of the Unit
ed States and Canada, is making an
official tour of Montana. He is ac-
by A. E. Lisle, assistant
and state manager for
Montana, and p. j. Reilly, superinten-
don't of f,.. Montana Mouth