The Glasgow courier., 1916-08-11
StQteT0pics


mine give gross return of $18,377.81.
Wallum-Contract for 10000 BUSH
el elevator let to Lewistown company
for $4,000.
Great Falls will build $4,000 addi-
tion to Mckinley school.
Bozeman-City council considering
taxing jitneys which compete with
street railway but do not pay for
franchise nor contribute toward street
maintenance.
Lewistown-$25,0 900 reported paid
for one-fourth interest in Cumberland
mine
Roundup-Not later than August l
work of boring for oil will be started
by the Greybull & Montana Oil COM
pany on it's 10000 acre lease in the
Woman's Pocket country, it is an
nounced by w. D. Outman, vice-presi-
dent of the concern.
Observation-Disclosures Gypsum Co.
holdings purchased by Cement Secur-
tiles company who will start 81 100000
cement plant at once.
Billings-Bids asked for on $780,
900 building here.
Observation-Disclosures R. R. asks
for bids, on % miles of road from
Grass Range to Winnet to be COM
pleted November 1st.
Misunderstanding signed up 10000
acres sugar beets in the Bitter Root,
100000 Montana Utah Sugar Co. is
incorporated to build soon.
The washington Post" denounces
the copper tax and says: "In all pro-
liability the tax on copper will be un-
constitutional, but more than that, it
would be so unjust that the Senate
is not likely to permit it to stand in
the bill-mere prosperity of an indus
try certainly is not sufficient cause
for discriminatory taxation"
Lewistown-Pres. i'll of Great Nor
Great Falls cutoff will be finished fal
thern states new Rockford -Lewistown.
of 1917. Will spend $4,000 on long
tunnel east of here next month.
Helena will have new 100000 build
ing, combining theatre, stores, office:
and apartments.
Billings-Producers Oil Co. to sinl
we'll in Dry Greek basin.
Representative Stout reports bill
passed by Senate to sell coal deposits
in Montana to Republic Coal Co.
Bill of Representative Evans auth
orizing sale to Great Northern o
Montana land for terminal yards spe
cifes TT acres in Fort Rock India1
Reservation.
The interior department has desie
mated more than 200 acres in a
parts of Montana for entry under tn
enlarged homestead act. Practical
all of the land has been filed upon.
Senator Walsh is of the belief tina
i. the senate finance committee will elm
mate the copper tax in the revenu
bill.
Butte-If city will pave Montan
St., Milwaukee R. R. will build ne,
$4,000 freight house as we'll as stan
large share of paving expense.
Great Western Sugar Co. appropr
ates $4,000 to improve roads in bee
growing districts in Yellowstone, Cal
bon and Big Horn counties.
Butte-After. 10 year shutdown, or
GRAFTON resumed on Butte & Bacor
properties in Northern Butte sectio
under new Great Butte Copper Minin
Co.
Based on the last two years for eac
fatality to employees in train accident
including all intances where the acc
dent was occasioned by mistakes an
carelessness of employees, train we
run more than ten million miles.
Bozeman will hold annual "Swet
Pea Carnival" August 23-24-25.
Municipal Utilities can have no sp'
cial privileges in Montana. Supren
: Court holds that Helena must confor
= to rules for privately owned watt
lg companies after refusal to keep i
and books as directed by sta
utility commission.