The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27
TINE STATE,

adjusted.
Dagmar-A farm loan association
is being organized.
Plentywood-A loyalty league has
been organized here.
Lewistown-Lewisto Elks will
build an Elks' home.
Missoula University students
have declared for conscription.
Malta-A large brick building is
to be built by Edwards & Mcclellan
Roundup-On May 1 bids will be
received for paving eight city blocks
Geyser-The Coughlin mercantile
establishment has been DESTROYED by
fire.
Helena-A great deal of sod will
be broken this year and seeded to
wheat
Bozeman-The Montana state COL
lege will graduate class of SO stu
dents in June.
Denton - Business men have
pledged $1,000 to the support of
baseball team.
Livingston-The Northern Pacific
payroll for March, disbursed here.
was $750,00O.
Plentywood-About $4,000 will
be expended on new buildings during
the coming season.
Roundup-There is almost no in
dications of winter kill in the wheat
fields of Musselshell county.
Helena-T. A. NARROW has been
named by Gov. Stewart to organize
the local chapter of the Red Cross.
Helena-The federal government
has decided to make training post
for western troops at Fort Harrison.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of increase
in business the Plentywood postof-
flee goes into the second class on
July 1.
Harlem-The local Odd Fellows
building has been financed in Great
Falls, and the contract is to be let
at once.
PlentywoOd - An effort will be
made to induce the management OF
the 500 railway to extend its line to
this place.
Sidney-W. D. Kemmis, member
of the legislature for Richland coun-
ty, has been elected president of the
Equity local.
Havre-Hill county is on the cash
basis, due to prosperity. Only the
county's bonded indebtedness re-
mains outstanding.
Helena - Six armed Turks were
arrested here recently. They are
suspected of having designs on Great
Northern bridges.
Livingston operators in
Cook City will construct water
grade auto truck road from the
mines to the railroad.
Miles City-Departing from a 32-
year-old custom, that of always
meeting in "Milestown," the state
livestock association will meet in
Great Falls next year.
Plentywood - The commissioners
of Sheridan county will contract fol-
the dragging of the greater portion
of all county roads.
.Polson-A monster celebration tc
celebrate the completion of the rail
road into Poison is being planned
for the latter part of July.
Red Lodged. j. O. Thormahlen
a German, has been denied United
States citizenship because he upholds
the submarine policy of the kaiser.
, Lewistown-H. L. Trimmer, for
merly of this city, and who enlisted
in the Canadian army, was wounded
in the attack of the allies on Vimy
ridge.
N1issoula - Thirty recruits from
,, the university and .-igh school have
sent to the army aviation school al
San Diego.
Livingston-Several saloons are
taking out long leases on their prem.
ises, Notwithstanding the fact that
prohibition goeos into effect Decem.
ber 81, 1918.
Livingston-The Northern Pacific
shops are being enclosed in wal
stockade. Detachments of the First
Montana infantry are guarding rail-
road property.
Billings-The ability of Louis
Worthem to throw Il lariat saved An
drew Holthouse and his daughter
from death by drowning in the Vel
lowstone river
Butte-Percy Stone, Emmett Rior-
dan and Jean Jordan, reporters on
the Butte Daily Miner, and Elief Rue
of the Anaconda Standard, have en-
listed in the regular army.
Billings-William George is enlist
ing troop of cavalry to serve with
the Roosevelt division of volunteers,
which it is expected President Will
son will authorize Col. Roosevelt to
raise.
Plentywood.-It is estimated that
the assessed valuation of Sheridan
county will reach s40,000,000 with
this years development. Last
years assessment was about $15,-
100000.
Lewistown-Plans for the build
ings of the Fergus County Sales Cor
poration have been completed. The
horse barns will be Sc 100 feet,
and the cattle barn will be 4S $50
feet, with a sales arena annex.
Helena - According to figures
compiled by the weather bureau the
past eight months, on an average,
have been colder than any CORES
bonding period during the 23 wears