The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-21
7 HE STATE

Observation-Disclosures F. A. Tintin-
ger has resigned.
| Eureka-Bonds have been voted
for the construction of a water sys-
TEN.
Livingston-A. r. Walker, a New
York artist, is reported lost or dead
In the hills west of here,
Havre-Members of the W. C. T..
U. in Montana will hold their state
convention in Havre in October.
Laurel-Work of laying track on
the Hesper-Rapelje branch of the
Northern Pacific has commenced.
Helena-Louis Hillebrecht, one of
the pioneer merchants of Helena
where he settled in 1866, is dead.
Forsyth-Mayor Horkan has start
ed suit against the telephone COM
pany here, charging excessive rates.
Whitefish-A new wing for use of
the manual training department has
been completed at the local high
school.
Big Timber-A local farm loan
association to seek money through
the U. S. land bank at Spokane has
been formed.
Havre-Horse thieves have been
active among farmers in this section.
Several valuable animals have been
stolen lately
Billings-Five thousand catfish
have been planted in the Yellowstone
here, the U. S. Government furnish
ing the supply
Great Falls-The B. and M. smelt-
err here has adopted the weekly pay
day system and has abolished pay
ment by check.
Great Fa!ls-Herbert M. Peet has
been appointed editor of the Equity
News, official organ of the Montana
Society of Equity.
Plentywood-Plans are being made
by local parties to continue drilling
on the oil exploration we'll near here,
which is now down 400 feet.
Galata-The Marias Farm Loan
association has been organized by
farmers in this vicinity to borrow
money from the federal land bank.
Columbus-The board of county
commissioners of Saltwater county
has refused to renew the licenses of
saloons at Park City and Absarokee.
Vial, 20 Years Olu,
a German baker at Denton, started
small riot by displaying the German
flag, and he now languishes in the
county Jail.
Belt-George H. Stanton and Assoc
ciates of Great Falls are opening the
old French Coulee mine here, and ex-
pect to have it producing again be-
fore winter.
Polson-Polson' boys band of
over 40 members is making arrange
ments for public concerts in the near
future. 1t is the youngest band in
the northwest.
Observation-Disclosures in 1919 will re-
ceive $29S,520, being its share of
$14, 1000, appropriated this year
by the national government to aid
the states in road construction.
Anaconda-Mrs. Mabel McLough-
lin has been selected to carry the
mail route through the valley to OPP
portunity, 80 miles. She is the first
rural mail carrier of her sex in Mon
tana.
Roundup-Mine No. at Klein has
resumed operations. A new union of
the mine workers has been formed,
the old one having lost it's charter
through striking without official
sanction.
Billings-Local club women are
showing their patriotism by inviting
members of the Second Montana,
camped here, to Sunday dinners, two
soldiers being asked to each men,
ber's home.
Helena-Rev. Jos. Pope, superin-
tendent of the Anti Saloon league in
Montana, has announced that Captain
Richmond p. Hobson will open ma
ton wide prohibition campaign in
Montana this fall.
| Great Falls 49, Former Governor
Edwin l.. Norris has resigned as a
member of the exemption board for
the second district and s. J. Crowley,
a Great Falls lawyer, has been nam
ed to succeed him.
Conrad-Drilling for oil and gas
is to be resumed on the we'll three
miles north of Conrad, which is down
500 feet, and in which a flow of gas
was encountered. It will be sunk
$500 feet where it is expected the oil
sand will be penetrated.
Helena-This city was treated to a
touch of army life when five squad
rons of cavalry marched through the
streets while their horses were feed
ing and watering. They belong to a
national guard regiment, but what
state was not made public.
Liyingston-James A. Murray has