The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
THE State

CnOuteau-Ihe new Milwaukee
depot here is ready for use.
Lewistown - A local organization
of boy scouts is being perfected here.
Livingston-Drilling for oil has
been started in the heart of the city.
Butte-The cornerstone of the Y.
M. c. A. building for Butte will be
laid October 27.
Bozeman-The Gallatin Laundry
company's plant has been partially
destroyed by fire.
Plentywood - Arrangements are
under way for the erec ion of a city
hall and fire station.
Winnett-The first regular train
on the Milwaukee branch line from
LeWistown has arrived.
Malta-A new encampment of the
Odd Fellows has been organized here
with large membership.
Winnett-A national farm loan as
sociation has been organized here
with a membership of Is.
Whitefish-The double track on
the Great Northern from Columbia
Falls to Whitefish is in operation.
Havre-The Ryan Mercantile COM
pany has taken out permit to erect
a business block at a cost of $685.
900.
Roundup-A company of home
guards has been organized with G.
V. Woodland, editor of the Tribune
as captain.
Bozeman-The old Black house,
one of the landmarks on the Madison
river, built about 40 years ago, has
been destroyed by fire.
Havre-News has been received
here that Ralph F. Skylstead of this
city has been promoted from ensign
to lieutenant in the navy.
Malta-Work on the new power
house is progressing and rapid pro-
gress is being made stringing wires
for the electric lighting system here.
Lewistown-Fergus county high
school teachers have organized to
discuss the work of high school
teaching and plan for more uniform
courses.
ivingstOn-Water in the Yellow
stone river is the lowest in years, &C
cording to measurements made by
ter system.
Baker-Nine hundred acres of
grass land in the Sioux forest in Fal-
Ion county have been burned over.
One hundred men were engaged in
fighting the flames.
Big Timber-The Norwegian Luth-
eran church has decided to divide
Montana into five districts with head
quarters at Great Falls, Havre, Glas-
gov, Billings and Glendive.
Missoula-One million sheep and
100000 cattle are now being grazed
on forest reserves in District No. 1,
which includes all of Montana and
that part of Idaho lying north of
Salmon.
Missoula-Ninety cans of trout fry
have been planted in the streams of
Western Montana by the state fish
and game department. They were
brought here from the hatchery at
Anaconda.
Deer Lodge-Scores of prisoners
in the state penitentiary have writ
tent the governor seeking pardons
that they may enlist in the army. So
far the executive has not seen fit
W.
Wilsall-Charles d. Birch has pur-
chased the John Hopkins ranch from
p. T. Gruwell and r. F. Bogart for
S32,500. 1t contains about 1,120
acres making the deal ore of the
largest consummated here this year.
Opheim-Farmers in this section
are filling out cards furnishing data
on the probable production of crops
in this district next year in an effort
to present facts that will induce the
500 or Great Northern to build into
the north country.
Miles City-Fifty cars loaded with
stock, valued at $125,O00, consti-
tuted the largest shipment made
from here this fall. The average
number of cars being sent east over
the Milwaukee from eastern Mon
.ana points is estimated at 200.
Billings-Dr. G. A. Cook of Butte
was elected president of the State
Baptists association; Rev. G. w.
Shepard of Billings, vice-president;
Rev. C. r. Britain of Glasgow, Sec
and Rev. Clifford |
Cress, state superintendent of mis-
sions.
Of county commissioners have
adopted resolution declaring their
intention to ask for federal aid in
a highway from Lewis
.own to Billings. Yellowstone and
Fergus counties will be asked to take
similar action.
Billings-Two human skeletons
lave been unearthed of the farm of
R. W. Blocker, mile and a half
southwest of Billings by workmen ex-
awaiting for a sewer. Blankets in
which they were buried, probably
'ver half century ago. had rotted
way and stained the earth around
he bodies with their color. The
ZONES are believed to be those of
Early explorers.
LeWistown-Judges Ayres and De-
<alp of the district court here have
lecided that harvesting crops is of
more Importance just now than jury
ervice. When the jury was calico
n the district court it was rOund that II