The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20
THE STATE

Helena-Louis Williams, a pioneer
is dead at the Masonic home.
Quicksilver has reached 80 Ia
cents, the highest price in rs years.
Plentywood-The flax crop, which
was planted late, seems to be in good
condition.
Valier-The Manley garage, con-
tanning 10 automobiles, has been
destroyed by fire.
Helena-Sheriff Majors has decid-
ed to put all prisoners in the county
Jail to work on farms.
Malta-Milk river is so low that
no water for irrigation can be Sc
cured on the north side.
Great Falls-The Montana Metal
Trades council has selected Anacon-
da as it's 1918 meeting place.
Marysville-The old Drum Lum-
mon mine here is operating again
and running a 20-stamp mill full
time.
Butte-Mrs. P. A.. Manchester,
past department commander of the
Woman's relief corps of the state, is
dead.
Havre-"Shorty" Young, owner of
considerable property in the restrict
ed district, is arranging to fight the
red light law.
| Anaconda--The assessed valuation
OF property in Deer Lodge county is
S12, 0,000,, an increase of $2,000,-
600 over last year.
| Gientana---The wheat crop around
here is better than in many sections
of the state, showers, having come
when most needed.
Livingston-Living is having
a record mosquito season, the little
pests being thicker than they have
been before in years.
Butte-Major D'Gay Stivers, first
member of the state staff corps to
enter the federal service, has left for
! Washington to report for duty.
Butte-The state fish car Thymal-
lus is now in the Red Lodge country,
where 1870 900 rainbow trout are be-
ing planted in various streams.
LewistoWn--The Lewistown lodge
of Ellls will raise enough money to
purchase and equip a Red Cross am
bulance for service at the front
Whitefish-Three smashes on the
Kalispell division, in which score
for 4S hours here No one was hurt.
Harry Godfrey in saloon row. has
been sentenced to not less than two
nor more than four years in the peni-
tentiary.
Forsyth - The fire here last
week destroyed property worth
100000, including the Choisser Ii
quor house, the postoffice and several
smaller buildings.
Malta-Judge William A. Clark,
called in to try the Hoverson VS..
Whitcomb commissioner case, has
announced that he will render a de-
cision in September.
Butte-The army recruiting Off
GERS here announce that $500 bakers
are wanted at once for the army.
Bakers wishing to join the army are
urged to report at Butte.
Helena-During the 1S months
ending June 5th, more than 100000
was sent into Montana from eastern
Washington for liquor by 10000
residents Of the coast states.
Butte-James Angelo, whose foot
was crushed while he was working
on the section for the Great North
ern, has brought suit against the rail-
road company for $12,50O damages.
Butte-War is affecting the set
tlement of state insurance due heirs
of miners killed in the recent Granite
Mountain disaster. Many of the heirs
reside in Germany, Austria and Mon
tenegro.
Harlem-The body of James Bren-
nan, farm hand who is supposed to
have committed suicide, has been
found in the shadows of the Milk
river. He disappeared on July 5,
after protracted spree.
Helena-The city dog catcheris on
the war papth again, and the pound
resounds with the plants of collies,
pointers and all sizes, breeds and COL
ors of dogs. Some of their owners
are bowling worse than the dogs.
Butte-Internationa officers of
the American Federation of Labor
now in Butte fear that the govern
ment will conscript miners for work
underground as a result Of the labor
difficulties here and the cutting off
of the copper supply.
N1issoula-Dr. Edward o. Sisson
has accepted the appointment of
pIeSlueHI VI tHe university ana VIII
enter upon his duties August 20. He
is now serving the state of Idaho as
commissioner of education, and is an
educator Of much experience.
Deer Lodge-Fred Roberts, aged
%, is being held in Jail here for fail
ing to register for conscription. Rob-
erts claims that he enlisted in the
army at Cleveland in June and was
told that there was no place open
for him. His story is being investi-
gated.
Butte-rostmaster Goodwin has
been advised that charters have been
issued to new banks in the state as
follows: First National Bank at Bra
dy; First National Bank of Brockton;
First National Bank of Whitehall
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