The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-03
MONTANA IN BRIEF

Butte.-While w. S. Brown was SER
wing term in Jail, his house was
robbed and everything of value taken.
Brown has requested the sheriff to ar
rest the thieves, as he says he will not
have a change Of clothing when his
sentence expires and he is freed.
Poplar.-While playing "doctor,"
with several other children, little Do
lores Smith nearly lost the sight of
her eyes from hydrochloric acid burns.
The children were putting drops in
each others eyes and accidentally got
hold of the acid bottle. A physician
succeeded in saving her sight.
Lewistown-The registration for the
general election in Fergus county
shows an increase of 100 per cent. In
1914 there were 5000 voters regis
tered, as against 1870 this year.
County Clerk and Recorder Cunning
ham estimates that there will be 5000
women voters in the county.
Great Falls.-Dr. Peter Stukey, who
has potato ranch on the outskirts
Of this city, is displaying spuds that
weigh in excess of two pounds each,
taken from his 1O-acre plot. He ma
tured seven varieties of corn this year
and had two acres in corn that
brough good price as seed.
Observation-Disclosures M. Parks, janitor
at the Franklin school, has agreed to
serve the city for the next three years
| without wages in consideration of re-
ceiving title to the DAILY addition
school and grounds, which have been
abandoned by the school district. The
property is valued at $4,000.
Butte.-Miss Ada Holmes, recently
missionary in India, who is in Butte
on behalf Of the Methodist Missionary
society, says a German submarine
chased for more than 40 miles the
steamer on which she came to the
United States. Every passenger was
provided with a life preserver, she
says.
Great Falls.-The fine of $3.50 i'm
posed upon John A. Russell of Missou-
la of taking an undue advantage of
the fish in the Bitter Root river by
Intoxicating them in order to lure
them into his meshes must be paid or
he will be sent to jail for 125 davs
So the district court here has decided
on appeal
Wolf Greek. k.-Sixteen cars of no.
tatoes have been sold by one farm near
here to supply the Rainbow hotel at
Great Falls and the boarding house
at the construction camp for the new
power plant at Hotter. being erected
bv the Montana Power Co. w. F..
Ward. manager of the Rainbow hotel
and boarding house contractor at Hol-
ter. was the purchaser.
Butte.-Sam Baptiste. a Flathead
Indian, after he had been arrested
four times in three days, astonished
the jailor by expoundinc law in pro
test against charge of vagrancy be-
ing entered against his name. can
Indian cannot be charged with vac-
rancv, although whites can be- he
maintained, and he got the govern
ment agent to back him up.
gs.-Annonncement is made
here that the big sulphur reduction
plant at Cody, Wvo., owned bv the
Yellowstone Snlphur Co.. subsidiary
plant Of the Du Pont Powder COM
pany, will be reopened under new man.
aeement after being idle two years.
The product from the factory will be
used in manufacturing explosives.
Helena. hundred dollars for
printing is the total allotment of the
federal government to the state of
Montana for the maintenance of its
militia for the fiscal year 1917. The
reason for this is that the state had
no militia in it's service at the time