The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-08
THE STATE.

Wolf Point-A third bank is pro-
jected here.
Roundup-An employers associa-
ton is being organized here.
Butte-Thomas Mccarthy is the
first high school boy of Butte to en-
list.
Roundup-Work on the new tele-
phone exchange building began this
week.
Deer Lodge-The railroad shops
here will at once put on 40 more
men.
Butte-Mrs. A. M. Berger, sister
of Senator Mantle, a pioneer of the
state, is dead.
Helena-Rain fell here fourteen
days during May according to the
weather bureau.
Lewistown-The Fergus wool clip,
1000 pounds, has been sold for SO
cents per pound.
Billings-A federal expedition has
gone to Yellowstone park to take a
census of the elk.
Malta-The rifle club has more
than SO members and a target range
is under construction
Lewistown-Two hundred new
members have been added to the To-
cal Red Gross chapter.
Winnett-The First State bank of
Winnett has been organized with a
capitalization of $25, ,000
Ryegate-Flood waters washed
away 220 yards of the Milwaukee
track near here last week.
Helcna--William Cruise, who sue
ceeded to the fortune of Thomas
Cruise, the millionaire mining man,
is dead.
Great Falls-The orphans of St.
Thomas Orphans home have pur-
chased $1,000 worth of Liberty Loan
bonds.
Gilman-On account of the flood
ing of the Sun river, business was
practically suspended for several days
last week.
Helena-The three Baungartner
brothers of Townsend, all German
Americans, have enlisted in the ma
tional guard.
Livingston-Wilsall, at the end of
the Shields valley, is enjoying a
building boom.
Lewistown-The Bank ranch near
Deerfield, comprising $500 acres,
has been consummated in Fergus
county this year.
Livingston-The Montana Power
company has been awarded contract
for installing an ornamental lignting
district in this city.
Malta-About SO men are now en-
rolled at Malta and drill each morn
ing at 6 a. m. under the direction of
an ex-army officer.
Malta-Bowdoin, a new division
point on the Great Northern is expe-
riencing a boom. A number of new
business houses have opened.
Butte-Federal authorities have
instructions to arrest men who fail
to register on June if they are be-
tween the ages of 21 and 80.
Brockton - B. F. Pentecost,
farmer, was seriously injured when
a Ford car turned over. His collar
bone and three ribs were broken.
GlasgoW-Bankers in session here
made plans for campaign to place
$1,000,00O worth of Liberty bonds in
the counties of northern Montana.
Fort Benton-Women from all
over Chouteau county are taking up
Red Cross work under the Benton
chapter, of which Mayor Brown is the
head.
Helena-The Red Cross chapter
has issued a statement to women of
Montana that silk pajamas or night
gowns can not be used by soldiers in
the field.
Billings-The cooks and walters of
Billings have made a demand on ho-
fol cfo11 in,
crease in pay of SO cents a day and
eight hours work.
Helena-Federal authorities have
issued a statement that Canadian
men who cross the line in Montana
to avoid conscription in the dominion
will be deported.
Lewistown-The salary of the
mayor has been raised from $400 to
$4,000 a year. Future mayors will
be expected to devote all their time
to the duties of the office.
Helena-The state of Montana has
purchased the $225,0O0 bond issue
voted by Livingston five years ago
for the purpose of constructing mu-
nicipally owned water plant.
Missoula- he defended
the flag from insult, Eric Johnson is
dead. His skull was fractured in a
fight with a Mexican who had insult
ed the flag. The Mexican escaped.
Billings-The newest town in this
section of the state is Rapelje, at the
terminus of the Northern Pacific
branch now being constructed in the
Lake Basin region. 1t is about half
way between Broadview and Ryegate.