The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-22
THE ST ATE.

Lewistown.-Article of incorpora-
ton for a bank at kolin, rapidly
growing town % miles west of here,
have been filed. The capitalization
is $4,000.
Billings.-While trying to ride a
horse he had bought with the recon-
mendation that it has been thorough
ly broken, George Jackson of Hib-
bard was thrown and fatally injured.
Harlem.-Severe weather has halt
ed the hauling of grain in this vicin-
ity. The town was in darkness for
two days after breakdown of the
gasoline engine at the electric light
plant.
Bozeman.-After telephoning for a
friend to relieve him as night watch
man of seed company's warehouse,
John P. Barney dropped dead. He
was found a few hours later by the
man who came in response to his
summons.
Conrad.-After remaining closed
for several days on account of car
shortage, the plant of the Northern
Flax Fiber company has resumed op-
where there is still more than two
months work to be done.
Billings, - The Polytechnic insti-
tute of this city has been constituted
college under the auspices of the
Congregational church with author
ity to confer the A. B. degree. An
effort is being made to raise $780,
600 in subscriptions for buildings
and endowment.
Butte.-A small pet dog bit at the
heels of William Thomas at his home
near Rocker until the annoyance
caused him to stop beating his wife
over the head with a revolver, &C
cording to the account given to at
taches of the sheriff's office by the
woman, who fled to safety with her
neighbors.
Butte.-The municipal Christmas
tree erected for the celebration of the
evening of December % is to be COW
cred with varicolored electric lights
and topped by a large star. Mrs. G.
r. Leonard, president of the Butte
Musical club, under whose auspices
the celebration is to be given, says
it will be held regardless of the
weather.
Helena.-The biennial report of
Percy L. Brown, state boiler inspec-
tor, shows that in the past two years
his office has produced a revenue of
$7,7765 over expenses. In the past
four years. there has not been
boiler explosion nor serious acct
dent of any kind in connection with
the boilers which come under the in
spection of the department.
Butte.-Phil Levy and G. W. Eek
hardt were reelected president and
Montana Motion Picture Exhibitors
league, and A. Heineckle of Lewis
town was again chosen vice president
at the convention of the league held
here. A stand was taken against the
extra charges demanded by film pro-
ducers for feature plays.
Helena.-The Roman Catholic ca
thedral here, one of the finest church
edifices in the country, expects to
be entirely free from debt by Christ
mas morning. OF debt of $45,787.-
IS, the other parishes of the diocese
of Helena promised to donate 3d.
787.78. with the understanding that
the local members of the Catholic
church subscribe the remaining So
900.
Hayre.-Six deer, five bucks one
doe, and an armfu1 of frozen trout,
some of them weighing from seven
to eight pounds, were unloaded from
the baggage car when H. F. Meyer,
Frank Ellis and Ed Sundberg re-
turned from a weeks hunting trip
on the west side of the North fork.
were at Bolton entrance to Glacier
National park.
Helena.-A bill providing for the
automatic yapportionment of repre-
sentation in the legislature every
four years will be introduced at the
coming session of the legislature.
The advocates of the bill, who hail
from the eastern part of the state,
favor a plan limiting the member
ship in the lower house to 100 mem
bers, representation to be based upon
the vote for governor.
Helena.-The wholesale grocers of
the state have undertaken a cam
paign against the high cost of liv-
ing According to Almost Booth of
Butte, president of the newly organ
lied Montana Wholesale Grocers' as
ISOLATION, the grocers, wholesale and
retail, are operating on a smaller
margin of profit at present than ever
before and are just as anxious to see
the cost of living reduced as is the
consumer The executive committee
of the association has been empow-
red to grapple with the problem,
which will be taken up again at a
meeting of the association to be held
at Butte some time in February.