The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
THE STATE,

Great Falls-E. F. Kientz, a sa-
loonkeeper, forfeited $25 bail in DO
lice court here after crashing into
and wrecking preachers antomo-
bile.
Missoula-A fire that burned
many hours before being discovered
gutted the interior of a large ware
house belonging to the Missoula Mer-
camille company. Provisions worth
$4,000 were destroyed.
Terry-Terry is to have a new
hotel which will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. The old Drum
1nond hotel which was DESTROYED by
fire several weeks ago is to be re-
placed with structure three stories
high
Butte-While he was rolling a Gig
arctic, James Jarvis, aged 35,
stepped backward toward a window
in the second story of downtown
business block, stumbled over the
sill and fell Is feet, fracturing his
skull. He died almost instantly.
Great Falls-Ten-year-old jean
nette Fontaine was saved from
drowning by her pet dog, who pulled
her out of an ice hole in the Missou-
ri river. When the child recovered
in the hospital, it was found that the
dog had strayed or had been stolen.
Lewistown-The high school trus-
tees have decided that a new build
ing is necessary to accommodate the
students at the institution and will
submit the proposition for an issue Of
$lOO,OOO OF bonds, to run 20 years,
bearing per cent interest, to the
voters.
M1ssoula-The twenty-fourth an
niversary of the signing of the legis-
lat1ve act establishing the state uni
versity was celebrated on the campus,
Feb. 16. Rev. j. N. Maclean, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church of
Missoula, was the charter day
speaker.
Sidney-Olaf Peterson, a wealthy
farmer living Is miles south of Flax
Vile, was found on the road to town
smothered under load of flax. He
had apparently been walking beside
his load when he hit slanting piece
of road and the load overturned,
burying him.
Bozeman-F. B. Linfield, director
OF the Montana experiment station,
is in Washington confering with Sem
ator Walsh on the question of crop
ping the Grow Indian reservation
Mr.. Linfield went to the national
capital in response to telegram
from Senator Walsh.
Lewistown-The high school DOR
mltory has been opened and already
| rrivs1c t~1r
quarters in the building. Mrs. W.
W. White has been chosen as matron.
The girls and boys who make their
home at the dormitory will be
charged on the basis of actual cost.
Plevna-Discovery of oil and gas
in we'll being drilled at the school
house has occasioned great deal of
excitement. While the flow was not
Of commercial quantity, the drillers
are confident that with additional
depth the yield will be sufficiently
large to justify the building of
works.
Billings - George T. Lamport,
Montana pioneer, died here, aged 73.
After the civil war and the Indian
campaigns in New Mexico, through
which he served with distinction, he
came to Montana by the way of the
Black hills. He filled numerous pub
lie offices, and was the discoverer of
the Bear Greek coal fields.
Havre-G. ]. Cooper, Great
Northern employe, has received no.
tice that his patent Tor an internal
combustion engine, turbine principle,
has been allowed and he has gone
east to consult with his attorneys up
on the advisability of presenting his
plans to the government The plans
call for a 40 horsepower motor at
5000 revolutions a minute.
Butte-Flight alone saved from
violence at the hands of mob an
unknown person who threw water
from a window upon Dave Coskin, a
blind organ grinder. Coskin lost his
sight II years ago in mine acci-
dent. He has been a resident OF
Butte for 81 years and he has had
permission from the city council for
several years to grind music from his
hand organ on the streets.
Billings-The Society of Eastern
Montana Pioneers has elected Off.
GERS for the year as follows: Presi
dent, A. L. Nutting, Laurel; vice
presidents by counties, Custer, H. d
Wiley; Carbon, A. S. Goss; Fallon
w. Freese; Fergus, Mrs. Neville Do
ty; Musselshell, j. l.. Asbridge;
Park, Otto Anderson; Sweet Grass
Mrs Alice T. Vancleave; Yellowstone
E. T. Dunno; secretary, H. A. Firth
Sidney-While digging a we'll or
his farm about 35 miles east Of Sid
ney, C. w. Stillwell struck gas with
in five feet of the surface. Hit
neighbors are excited over the dis
| covery and are talking of organizing
company to develop the property
The Stillwell farm lies in the vicinit,
of Hell's Half Acre, where some
years ago the reported discovery o
valuable mineral deposits caused ;
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