The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-23
THE STATE

Sweet Grass.-A modern laundry
building is being erected here.
Winnett.-Two elevators here have
been completed and are ready to re-
ceive grain.
Lewistown.-A night school has
been opened in connection with the
city schools.
Gildford.-A lodge of Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons has been in
stalled here.
Plevna.-Members of the Congre
gational church have dedicated new
$4,000 church home.
Plevna.-Contracts have been
awarded for the construction of a
new city hall building.
Big Timber.-Construct of a
new sewer system at a cost in ex-
cess of $4,000 has been completed.
LivingstOn.-Buildin construction
| underway or completed this year in
Livingston aggregates in cost $780,
600.
MissouIa.-Freigh and passenger
service from Dixon to Poison on the
new N. P. branch will begin Decem-
ber /.
Stanford.-An athletic association
has been formed here to promote the
playing of basketball during the Win
ter months.
Helena.-Dr. M. e. Knowles. for
mer state veterinarian, has enlisted in
the army veterinary corps as a sec
ond lieutenant.
| Corvallis. Edward Weissback,
known locally as "Dutch Miller" was
on the Antillea when it was sunk by
German submarine.
Malta.-The Great Northern has
moved much equipment from Glas-
gov and other points to the new ter
minals at Wolf Point and Bowdoin.
| Alberton.-News has been received
here of the death in California Of
Harry Brown, pioneer resident of this
city, who had resided here for 81
years.
Opheim. - A charter has been
granted for the organization here Of
the towns third bank, which will be
called The First National bank of
Opheim.
Butte.-News agents are to be
taken off of Montana trains as re-
suit of decision of the national war
council board, according to informa-
ton received here.
entywood.-County Clerk and
Recorder Ben H. Johnson has passed
an examination for admission to the
aviation corps and has been assigned
to the signal corps of that service.
Livingston. - Copeland G. Burg,
former assistant secretary of state,
has gone to Eugene, Ore, to take a
preliminary course preparatory to
Joining the ordinance department of
the army.
Roundup.-Henry Irslinger, for
merly a rancher between her and
Lewistown, has become middle
weight wrestling champion of the
lantic City.
| Observation-Disclosures of the Fer
gus county war relief association are
considering making an excursion to
American Lake for Christmas and
give banquet in Tacoma to men
from this county.
Bozeman.- Wo Lee, who
has lived here for SO years and who
started the first Chinese laundry in
Boseman, is dead here. He died at
the poor farm where he has been for
the past five years.
Roundup-County Clerk and Re-
corder F. e. Renshaw has resigned
and been succeeded by Vo]ney j.
Hahn, a deputy in his office. The
former county clerk will go to Cali
fornia for the winter.
Wolf Point.-Settlers on the ceded
strip of the Fort Peck reservation
have organized to obtain from con-
gress relief from what they contend
is an over appraisement Of lands on
which they have settled.
Harlem.-When Nels Nelson, a
Blaine county homesteader, said
China has a better government than
the U. S., Claude Rogers, proprietor
of a cafe where he made the remark
threw him into the street.
Helena.-John Walsh brother OF
Senator r. j. Walsh, has been ap-
pointed chief counsel for the federal
trade commission. He has been act
ing as special counsel for the COM
mission for the past two years.
Helena.-In an effort to make edu-
cational training of the University OF
Montana better meet the needs of the
nation in war, Chancellor Elliott has
called a conference of chiefs of the
various affiliated schools for Decem-
ber 3.
Iivingston.-The Northern Pacific
is constructing permanent concrete
and steel bridge over the Yellowstone
river on the Shields valley branch,
replacing the temporary structure
built when the old wooden bridge
burned down last spring.
Havre.-A check for $11.16 repre-
senting the proceeds from one acre OF
wheat which he pledged to the gov