The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-24
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ISutte-Congresswoman Jeanette
Rankin is in Butte.
Miles City-Hay in the stack is
selling at SIS per ton.
observation-disclosures Logan an old
time flockmaster, is dead, aged "a.
bllllngs-Sheep men have been
contracting for alfalfa in the stack AZ
$3.50 per ton.
Ekalaka - Agnes Grosnickle. 10
years of age, is dead as the result of
being bitten by rattlesnake
Observation-Disclosures trayersing Mon
tana are mobilizing all available
freight cars to move the crops.
Great Falls-The Milwaukee will
construct stockyards here and at five
points on the new Chouteau line.
virginia City-Mrs. w. B. Thomp-
son of New York, born here, will
bulld a library and donate it to this
city.
Great Falls-A newsboy found a
purse on the street containing $500,
located the owner and returned it to
him.
Helena-Grass-fed Montana beeves.
the first of which reached the Chi
cago markets this week, are bringing
excellent prices.
Iewistown-The Milwaukee's Win
nett extension is completed beyond
Teigen, 13 miles east of Grass Range
The work it being rushed.
Ophe1m-The Glasgow chamber of
commerce has large force of men at
work Improving the road between
this place and Glasgow.
Great Falls-W. K. Flowerree,
grandson of the late Dan Flowerree,
has been commissioned as first lieu
tenant in the First Illinois cavalry.
Columbus-Warren e.. Heath, in
training at Fort Riley. and resident
of this place, has been commissioned
as a second lieutenant in the army.
Helena-It is thought probable
that young farmers, needed to gath
er the harvest and called to the col
ors will be given harvest respite.
Roundup-More winter rye will be
planted in Musselshell county this
year than ever before. Farmers are
paying $3.50 per bushel for seed rye.
Butte-Silver Bow county will re-
ceive in taxes this year $908,O00. an
increase of about 100000, but in
creased expenses will eat up the ex-
cess.
Great Falls-A fine lot of state
lands, aggregating many thousands
of acres, will be offered to the high
est bidder, at public auction, on Sep
tembe1 5.
Lewistown - Emmett Carruthers,
has been in training at Vancouver for
the engineers reserve corps, has re-
ceived his commission as a second
| lieutenant.
Miles City-Approximately $500
people attended the II picnics held in
Custer county this year, which would
indicate a material change from cat
tie to farming.
Butte-The development of man
ganese ore continues to be the fea-
ture of the Butte district. There is a
keen demand among steel manufac-
turers for manganese.
| :ROundup-Frank Leiss = of Moke-
ma, Illinois, who owns 10 sections of
land in Musselshell county, is here
to arrange for the planting of 1000
acres of winter wheat.
Whitehall-Guards who are replac-
ing the militiamen on the Northern
Pacific are being paid $85 for the
Ia ol ol<A LAoAAClo VI LIClI' CIlplOy luCuL
and $93.50 per month thereafter.
Bozeman-Cy Cation, we'll known
athlete of the Agricultural college,
has been selected as one of the 800
cadet aviators who will go to France
Immediately to complete training.
Missoula-Miss Prentha Bride
groom became the bride of Eral W.
Stickney the other day. Hers was the
only wedding on record in which
there were two bridegrooms and one
bride.
Great Falls-Railroad officials say
that women employed in the round
houses accomplish more in their eight
hour shifts than did the men whose
places they took, and who worked 10
hours
Winnett - The Winnett school
board is considering the advisab bility
of establishing dormitory in con-
nection with the high school, for the
accommodation of pupils who reside in
in the country.
Helena-Early in the year it was
understood that the state board of
equalization would make a sharp ad
vance in farming assessm ents, but
now it is probable that the assessors
figures will not be disturbed.
LivingstOn-John w. Koyokost,
college student on his vacation, was
killed in the national park. He was
standing under cliff when a large
boulder above him became dislodged,
and fell, striking him on the head.
Bozeman-Eighty Thousand farm
ers have attended the great series of
patriotic picnics, held in various Sec
tions of the state, under the auspices
of the state council of defense. The