Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-01-12
THE STATE.

Helena - Montana's allotment
from the federal government for bet
ter roads is $4,000.
Anaconda-The Rotary club of An
aconda has started a movement look
ing to the construction of a federal
building here.
Helena.-Attorney General Ford is
issuing a letter to all the county at
torneys OF the state advising them
to enforce the laws against restricted
districts.
Lewistown-A rush of settlers has
begun here to take advantage of the
640-acre homestead law. The filings
are merely noted now, receiving pref
erence in the order in which they are
made.
Malta.-Ideal winter weather pre-
walls in Northern Montana. The mer-
curry has been above zero for several
days, and stockmen are beginning to
consider the possibility of range
feeding if the pleasant weather con-
tinues.
Helena - Miss Kathleen Heath,
that was, is one girl that can keep
a secret. She was married on Oct.
10 to John P. Nelson, and the mar
riage did not become known until a
few days ago, when she left Helena
to join her husband.
Deer Lodge-David c. Irvine, who
came to Montana in 1866, arriving at
Alder Gulch in September of that
year, is dead at the age of IL. He
took up a homestead near this city
in the early days and lived continu-
ously in Deer Lodge valley.
Anaconda-An advance of $40 a
month in salary has been granted to
the policemen of this city, which
brings the pay of the ordinary patrol
man to $40 a month. The increase
is intended to be in keeping with the
general advance in wages in Ana
conda and vicinity.
Great Falls-C. H. Mitchell has
been transferred from the post of
freight and passenger agent for the
northern Montana division of the
Milwaukee with headquarters at
, Great Falls to the position of freight
and passenger agent of the divisions
constituting the main line with head
quarters at Butte.
Great Falls-Building permits is
sued during 1915 in Great Falls,
called for $1,,650,000 in improve
ments and an actual property value
; increase of more than $780, 600, &C
cording to Inspector Woodahl's show
! ing to the city council. This is a
greater total than for any three years
: ; in the city's history.
| Butte - The first bacteria count
tests taken by the city health de-
partment show that the milk sold in
: Butte is exceptionally pure. Only
two dealers were found to have an
? excessive number of bacteria in their
, milk. Bacteria tests will be taken
! each week hereafter and added to the
! butterfat and solids report.
y Roundup-Meetings of farmers in
the Wheaton district are being held
9 for the purpose of organizing under
the federal farm loan act, and it is
c expected that an association will have
been perfected by the time the bank
. at Spokane is in operation. Two as
! sociations will be formed, one al
I. Wheaton and the other at Lake
u Mason.
|. Helena-Debt has been cleared
! from the st. Helena cathedral, the
! finest church edifice between st
' Paul and San Francisco, erected al
a cost of 100000. Three marble
affairs, ordered in Carrara, Italy, al
a cost of SIS, 1000, will arrive in a few
I days. The cathedral will be conse.
Grated sometime during the present
year.
Great Observation-Disclosures have
disappeared from the counters Of
cigar stores and pool halls in this
city in obedience to an order issued
I by the county attorney, who an
! nounced his intention of enforc.
o ing strictly the state law prescribing
such devices. Vending machines are
T still in use as the dealers declare thai
they comply with the state law.
a Helena-The University of Mon
a tana will not take equal rank will
!, institutions of learning in neighbor
d ing states, unless the people of Mon
tana provide more support and m r,
adequate facilities, Chancellor E. C
Elliott declares in his report to thu
state board of education, in which
d he outlines the work that has beer
done under his administration.
Roundup--It is understood tina
n the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany will %relinquish many of tn,
g mineral lands it now holds in Carbon
county. The company no longer pay