Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-10
MONTANA IN BRIEF

Livingston.-Loss amounting to
$4,000 was done to the Hefferlin
block here by a fire that started from
an overheated chimney.
Billings The bakers of this city
have announced an increase in the
price of bread. Loaves heretofore sold
at three fora quarter now retail at
10 cents straight.
Deer Lodge.-The east end of the
Missoula division Of the Milwaukee
is now operated by electricity. The
transmission line has been energized
as far west as East Portal.
Billings. -Wesland Hansard, re-
tired stockman and banker, who set
tied in eastern Montana in the early
seventies after having come overland
from the east to Virginia City, is
dead. He was II years OLD.
Great Falls. -Seven Holstein cows,
one of them a two-year-old, were sold
at $3.50 each at an auction at the
Frank Freed ranch, seven miles north
of Highwood. This is believed to be
a record for mich COW in this sec
ton.
Medicine Lake.-Miss Violet Geary
was rendered unconscious and sus-
tanned a broken collar bone and many
bruises, when she was knocked down
and trampled by a maddened bull. The
animal had been d%ehorned, which
probably saved her life.
Lewistown.-In connection with the
project for a flax fiber plant in this
city, L. d. Blodgett, secretary of the
chamber of commerce, on instructions
from the directorate is making a
thorough investigation of the indus
try at Baker. Fallon county, where
such a plant is in operation.
Choteau.-Morepur chases of ranch
tracts are being made in Teton coun-
tv this fall than ever before. Pros
pective ranchers are arriving almost
daily from other states, particularly
from Washington and Oregon and
Iowa. T. o. Larson recently sold two
sections of land near Bynum.
Bozeman.-A. D. Mcpherson, pro-
bate judge for seven years when Mon
tana was a territory, a resident of this
city since 1872, is dead. He was II
years old, and besides being a Royal
Arch Mason and an Odd Fellow, he
was a charter member of the Eastern
Star. He was never married.
Lewistown Bonds of this munich
pality to the amount of $500 were
sold here at a premium of ST .030, the
buyers to pay for the printing. This
L. .-sl a. H. Az h.~1oct nrroa aya1
paid for municipal bonds in Montana.
OF the amount raised, $4,000 will be
used to purchase the site for a new
park.
Lewistown.-L. D. Blodgett, secre-
tary of the chamber Of commerce, eX-
poets a large attendance at the con-
~vention of Montana commercial club
secretaries and the ehtherin" of the
Montana Municipal league here on the
21st and 22nd. The local chamber
has undertaken to secure comfortable
quarters for all who attend.
Conrad.-The Pondera Valley Poul-
try association is preparing for the
poultry show to be held the week be-
fore Christmas beginning on Tuesday.
December 10. and continuing until
Saturday, December %. The follow
ing are the new officers: President,
w. Strickland; secretary, w. Pollock:
treasurer, Robert Kelly; judge, c. A.
Greenfield of Butte.
Helena.-When a log rolled against
the leg of A. r. johnson in the Snow
Storm mine at Libby on September II
and caused a bruise which made fur
Their complications for an ailment of
old standing in the limb, the accident
caused a situation which new brings
a question before the state industrial
board as to whether this was techni-
callv an accident or not.
Helena. Secretary Lane has an
nounced that during September nor
than 1900, 900 acres were designated
under the provisions of the enlarged
homestead act, under which an entrv-
man may acquire a homestead of 800
acres. In Montana about 26.500 acres
, were designated in IS counties. Very
little of this area is available for new
settlers, however, as virtually all of