The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-26
THE STATE.

Billings-C. L. Wilcox, a rancher
of this vicinity. lost $50 sheep in one
night last week in a wind and snow
storm. He places his loss at $4,000,
as only the pelts Of the dead sheep
could be saved.
Butte-The Anaconda Copper Min
ing company produced more copper
in 1916 than any other individual
mining company. With the enlarged
smelters in full swing, the output
was 336,900,000 pounds.
Sweetgrass-A meeting of citizens
will probably be called within a few
days to consider the question of in
cooperating this town. Sweetgrass
has grown considerably within the
past year and the need is felt for i'm
provements that might be obtained
under a city government.
Butte-A site at the northwest
corner of West Park and Washington
streets has been purchased for $685.
900 for the new $2OO,OOO Young
Mems Christian association building.
The lot is 1926 by 100 feet. The
building will probably be a four
story structure.
Fort Benton-Articles of incor-
poration have been filed with the
secretary of state by the Spring
Creek Livestock company, of Fort
Benton, with a capital stock of $685.
900. The incorporators are Jos. S.
Brown and Henry Bucholz, of this
city, and John B. Rauch and J. L.
Stuart of Lewistown.
FOrsyth-The Rea ranch, consist
ing of about $4,000 acres and lying
from one to five miles north of For
syth, has been sold to the Clockskin
Land and Loan company of this city.
The price paid was not disclosed. The
plan of the purchasers is to divide
the ranch up into smaller tracts,
which will be sold to settlers.
ROundup-Five sections of coal
bearing land south of Klein have
been sold by the Northern Pacific
railroad to the Republic Coal COM
pany for a consideration said to be
less than $4,000. It is presumed the
Republic company made the pur-
chase for the purpose of extending
it's workings at Klein. A bill is be-
fore congress which would author
ize the secretary of the interior to
sell the Republic company an ad-
ditional 1000 acres of coal land.
Havre-Harry l.. Downs of Den
yer has filed for record IA leases fol-
oil and gas on farm lands just south
, and east of St. Joseph. The leases
provide that drilling for oil and gas
must be begun by June IL. 1917, o,
, in lieu thereof the lessor can collect
) rs cents per acre per year in advance
. on all lands under lease. II oil OF
t gas is found in marketable quantities
! the lessons are to receive 5000 a year
3 for all gas wells payable in advance
> and one-tenth of the output OF all OIL
wells.
Roundup-More than 400 persons
, of school age have come to Mussel'
, shell county since the last apportiOn'
ment of school money. In some dis
tricts farm buildings have been rent
: ed for school purposes. There Ire IL
y the county y school districts with {
total of 118 buildings in which 16(
teachers are given employment, al
y increase of 80 teachers over las
year. In virtually every district thu
buildings are crowded and the prob
lem of providing sufficient room il
a serious n
StanfOrd.-A movement has beel
started in towns of the Judith basil
adjacent to the Little Belt to stool
that range further with elk. 1t
+ proposed that each of the smal,e
towns raise 500 and that Lewis
town contribute $500. Deputy Gam
# Warden Weaver, who is encouraging
4 the movement, says 500 will pay TO
catching and transporting ten ell
Il from Yellowstone park to the Littl
Belt mountains, and it is figure
that if as much money is raised as
expected 100 elk will be released i
the hills before spring.
It Harlem-In n year the depO :
d of the Harlem banks have doubled
At the annual meeting of the stock
!. holders of the First National ban
r of that city it was shown that tn
t. deposits, according to statement c
December q, were $447 1924
compared with $234,163.O2 on d.
}. cember 81, 1915. D ring the sam
ID period the total footing increase
s. from 1921, 667.87 to $512,667.87.
lie the meeting of the stockholders {
lie the Blaine County State bank it VIZ
&c brought out hat the deposits in
a year had increased from ~$58,690.7
to $12O,S65.S4 more than 100 p'
| cent.