The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
THE STATE

A't'heI-1n ne Sent1nel mas become {
semi-weekly publication.
Stanford-A telephone compan,
mas been organized to construct ant
maintain system in this section.
Naller-Mrs. Ernest Spets, wife O.
a farmer, was killed by falling under
a tractor being operated by her hus
band.
LeWistoWn-Mrs. Abraham Ros
enberg, police matron, has resigned
to take a years special work in al
eastern university.
LeWistOWn-The Milwaukee is
building spur to Heath, where the
United States Gypsum company will
build large plant.
Helena-Adjutant General Green
an is preparing to make a roundup
or slackers as soon as the exemption
boards complete their work.
Plains-Prescott Dwight, son of
State Senator Dwight, has been
transferred to the artillery corps and
is now with Pershing in France.
LeWistoWn-News has been re-
ceived here that former Congress-
man Tom Stout expects to go to the
French front as war correspond
ent
Biliings-Local Citizens have urged
the authorities to place a guard
around the reservoir that holds the
reserve water supply, fearing that it
might be poisoned.
Miles City-Military authorities
have stopped speeding on the Fort
keogh road and any autoist who
makes more than 20 miles an hour
Will be barred from the reservation.
st. Ignatius-At the sale of $50
lots, conducted by John McPhaul,
superintendent of the sale of Indian
lands, $4,000 was realized. the
prices pc d running from $50 to
$3.50.
Havre-O. H. P. Shelley, national
committeeman Of the Progressive
party, and formerly editor of the
Montana Progressive, has bought
the Havre Promoter from Maud r.
Pierson.
Helena-Miss Marjorie C. Ross.
field secretary of the National Wom-
ans party, is arranging for meetings
in Montana in October to be address,
ed by Anne Martin, vice president of
the organization.
Il
Northern Pacific brakeman who
had number of teeth pulled to
avoid draft service and who left for
Mexico when drafted, was captured
at Las Vegas, N. NJ
Havre-J. G. Koerner, chief dis
patcher Of the Great Northern here,
has resigned to take charge of a
railroad being built form San Diego
to Yuma, New Mexico, by the Spree
kles Sugar company.
Helena--Governor Stewart has is
sued proclamation, in conjunction
with Chancellor Elliott of the state
urging college students
and high school boys to continue
their studies rather than enlist.
Butte-The Patriotic Order of
Drafted Men has been organized
here, composed of conscripted men
who have appeared before the To-
'al boards. Its purpose is to assist
he authorities in experimenting
lraft dodgers.
LeWistown -- Judge A. P. Stark,
Who was called to hear the Sheridan
county contest between brentwood |
md Medicine Lake for the county
seat has announced he will not make
decision before another month. He
s waiting for briefs.
Missoula-The state university
low has an astronomical telescope
If 1-2 inch aperture, made by the
celebrated laboratory of Carl Zeiss
1t Jena. w. A. Clark has donated
is use and a suitable building for it
las been erected on the campus
Hnln
commission has refused to permit
he Montana, Wyoming and South
'rn Railway company, which oper-
ties line from Bridger to Belfry
md Bearcreek, to increase it's pas
enger rates from 3 to 4 cents per
nile
Helena-The state land board has II
old 3,617 acres in Phillips county
or $59,729.S6 and $3.50 acres in
sheridan county for $96,S4O. The ;
'hllllps county land averaged Il
Il 4.S5 per acre and the Sheridan
ounty land 1888. Bidding at the
tate land sales this fall has been Il
cry brisk.
Butte-The state railway commits II
ion will hear testimony at meet
ng October to determine whether
II not railroad companies shall be
ompelled to install refrigerator cars
or carrying milk, butter and cream {
nto Butte. The Butte health de-
artment claims 2,756 gallons of
our milk were shipped into the cop
er camp in July.
Great Falls-James L. Price, for
1erly safety engineer at the B. &
1. smelter, has been named one of
2 safety engineers selected by the
United States Employees Compensa-
ion commission to promote the :
afety and welfare of army and navy
Employees. He has been assigned to 4.
ne arsenals at Watervliet, N. Y,
ictiny and Sandy Hook.
Eureka-After being lost in the
fountains east of here for two days
nd nights, Mrs. L. A. Horner, who
trayed away from where herself, f
and two friopNc yuoro +