The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07
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~ s'""I Nv ork on the Lewis
,o"n-New Rockford extension has
been resumed. i'''s
"olf Point-The contract for the
ne" building of the Citizens National
bank has been let.
MISUNDERSTANDING broke into the
Fortlne postoffice and stole $500 in
cash few days ago.
Helena-The federal government
expects to take census of all engin-
GERS in the state soon.
Malta-O. E. Mcdowell of PLY
mouth, Ind, has been appointed
principal of the Malta schools.
Brockton-The first wheat that
has been brought to the Equity eleva-
tor here is of excellent quality.
Havre-William Williams, gam
bier, has been sentenced to three
months in the county Jail and fined
$1,000.
fielena-E'he report that Mrs. r. J.
Walsh, the wife of the Montana sena-
tor, was in a precarious condition of
health is denied
Billings-Threshing returns from
waco dry land district Indicate that
wheat yield will average about 20
o09ihSlS W lllt acre,
heWistown-At a depth of 100 feet
strong flow of natural gas was Tap
ped in we'll that was being drilled
near the Dengel ranch.
Havre--The Hayre barber strike is
over The men are to receive a guar
antee of $21 per week and 60 per
cent Of receipts over $50.
Plentywood-County Agent Ander-
son estimates that the wheat Weld of
the Fort Peck reservation will aver
age SO per cent Of normal.
BroclSton-TheL Lin Dal Fiber COM
pany expects to have it's mill in oper-
alton in few days. 1t is offering So
per ton for new flax straw.
Billings-William Leroy McKim,
OF Billings, who enlisted in the first
Canadian Overseas expedition, has
been Killed in action in France.
Havre-Harold Kirby, a graduate
OF the Havre high school has been
named as a candidate for the West
Point Military academy by Senator
Meyers.
Missoula-The Ravalli Cereal and
Flour Mill company expects to begin
grinding flour by September 20. The
plant has a capacity of $50 barrels
per day.
Malta-Thomas J. CAVITY, an old
resident of Phillips county, has given
team of horses to the local Red
Cross chapter. The animals will be
sold at public auction.
Billings-Mrs. Mable Earle Root
is being held in the county jail, pend
Ing an inquiry into the deathbed
charge of her husband, William
Root, that she had poisoned him.
Havre-A patent has been issued
to the state for $4,000 acres of land
in the Havre land district The pass
ing of the title to the state has been
held up by claims of the forestry de-
partment.
Helena-The state board of hail
insurance commissioners has fixed
the levy that farmers insured under
the hail act will pay at 60 cents per
acre. The losses to date are estimat
ed at $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures General Green
an says that men are better liars res
pectlng their ages than women. He
bases his opinion on his experience in
examining men drawn in the army
draft
Helena - Six counties, Cascade
Flathead, WibauX, Custer, Madison
and Dawson, have done the prelimin.
airy work which entities them to the
SO per cent federal aid in road con.
struction work
Billings-Organizat of the Bill
ings livestock exchange has been eff
fected with Is broker members. With
the completion of new packing
house and livestock yards the new or
ganization starts off auspiciously.
Bil1ings-The only cheese factory
west of Chicago to make cheese ou
of ewes milk is operating neal
Shriver in Carbon county. The out
put is about 100 pounds daily, ant
finds ready market among Italians
Roundup Hendrix Hansen i.
alive after having been struck by
lightning. The bolt struck him OF
the side of the head, burning hi:
shoulders and back badly. He ha!
an even chance to recover. Physi
clans say that cases of recovery are
very rare.
Buttc-Gow Lee, a local Chinese
asks to have his name striker from
the consumption rolls on the ground!
that he is of draft age only when his
age is calculated by the Chinese cal
endar, but is under 81 if the calcula
ton is made by Gregorian calendar
Lewistown - Two paintings O.
Charles Russell, the cowboy artist
were found in the basement of the
old First National bank the other
day. They were on a vault door thai
had been discarded some years ago
and would represent a value of al
least $4,000 if on any material the1
would permit of them being moved
They were painted by the artist 3s
years ago, at the time of the estab.
lishment of the bank.
Butte-A movement has beer
started by the Trades and Labor as
sembly to induce the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to organize the min
ers of Butte into a union. It is
thought that union affiliated with
%bo Tod ornfinr ~ which Go Com.