The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03
THE STATE
Ilasgow-The flax crop is in good

Glasgow-The flax crop is in good
shape.
LeWtstow1l-Two large wool clips
have been sold at SIS cents.
fientywood-The hay crop will be
about 70 per cent of normal
Libby-Over 500 men are fighting
forest fires in the Kootenai national
N Eureka-The assessed valuation OF
Lincoln county is expected to reach
II 100000.
Helena-The third payment of 20
per cent on the Liberty loan fell due
last Monday.
Havre-Many oil and gas filings
are being made on land in the vicin-
ity of Havre.
fantry has been called into the fed
eral service.
Helena-Richard Dunn, for disloy-
al utterances, has been sentenced to
80 days in the county Jail.
Roundup-Seven physicians of
this town have made application to
join the army medical corps.
Butte-Clerks in mercantile houses
have advised their employers that
that they desire higher wages.
Havre-The assessed valuation Of
Hill county is nearly SIS, 100000, an
increase of 43 per cent over last year.
Havre-In the rolls of Hill county
two head of buffalo are assessed.
They are appraised at $4O0 per head
Misso'lla-It is estimated that
there are more than $500 men fight
ing forest fires in western Montana
Bozeman-James w. Wambolt, i'll
and discouraged because he was on
the draft list, shot and killed himself
Missoula - Missoula countys as
sessed valuation is nearly $17,OO0,-
600, an increase Of $4,0O0,O0O over
1916.
Miles City-Captain Joseph w.
Jackson has been ordered to Fort
Keough to purchase horses for the
army
Helena-The First Montana regi-
ment is expected to go to Palo Alto
August 1. One battalion is to be left
at Butte.
Glasgow-Ben Wentz, home
steader, was suffocated in fire
which partially destroyed the Oak
land hotel.
Lewistown-Harry Pack has been
commissioned as a second lieutenant
in the engineer section of the officers
reserve corps.
Butte-Herbert S. Riley, the we'll
motor accident recently, left an es-
tate of $4,000.
Billings-Among the suffragettes
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gates at Washington, is Miss Hazel
Hunkins of this city.
Fort Benton - Preston Lewis,
freighter of the bull team days, and
we'll known among the pioneers, is
dead. He was 70 years of age.
Glasgow - Twenty-three young
men of this city have made applica-
tion for admission to the officers
training camp at San Francisco.
Billings-The western extremity of
Yellowstone county has been visited
by drenching rain. In the irrigated
districts the crop outlook is excellent
Rounlup-The assessed valuation
OF Musselshell county is expected to
pass the s20,O00,O0O mark, an in
crease in year of over 100000.
Daar Lodge-Scott Brown has sold
his Ovando ranch to a Washington
syndicate. The ranch comprises 900
acres and the price paid was 100000.
| forest of which Libby is the head
quarters. In the Yak district the
fire covers an entire township and
the available force is unable to check
it.
Helena-All carriers in Montana
have petitioned the interstate COM
merce commission for an advance of
Is cents per ton in the rate for haul
ing coal.
Deer Lodge-Col. Tom McTague
celebrated his birthday recently by
bringing the A. G. M. band from
Butte and giving his townsmen an all
day band concert.
Helena-Governor Stewart has in
structed sheriffs of various counties
where the 1. W. w. have secured a
foothold to proceed vigorously
against all lawbreakers.
Butte-There are $500 automobile
owners in Silver Bow county and
concerted effort is being made to
make all Of them members of the
county automobile association.
Helena-Among those drawn for
selective conscription in Lewis and
Clark county is Martin Pavich, who
was adjudged guilty few days ago
for the murder of A. w. Skaggs.
Roundup-Five hundred miners
and surface men employed by the Re-
public Coal company at Klein, were
thrown out of employment by the
strike of 40 underground diggers.
Butte-The Trades and Labor as
sembly, parent body of the Butte la
Dor organizations, has tabled re-
quest of the Campbell union that all
miners working be declared unfair.
Galata-The dry season has dem
onstrated the value of summer fall
lowed land. Wheat planted on sum-
mer fallow is in much better shape
than on land not farmed ecientifical-
ly
Roundup-Fifty men have enlisted
in the army at local recruiting offices