The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
NEWS FROM ALL OVER STATE
State Flashes
Interesting Items From
Happenings in Montana.
Becomes Secret Aoent-Maior 1,mos

fP~sS III VlOIltdIld.
Becomes Secret Agent-Major James
r. keoWn. for many years employed
as special agent by the Northern Pa
cific AT Livingston. has gone to Wash
inston, summoned by wire, following
his appointment 10 the intelligence de
partineni of the government
Becomes Nationa! Organizer. A.
Hennett. secretary of the Montana
branch of the American Society of
Equity has resigned to become ma
stional organizer of the Rochdale So
ciety. with headquarters al st, Raul.
He assumes his new position on July /.
Speed Limit ser Justice Justice
broke the speed limit at Red Lodge
IN dealing with Harry Ilrimar, a man
with a string>of aliases. ON Wcdncs-
day morning he was arrested on n
charge of forging a series Of checks.
Two hours later he was arraigncd on
an information FILED direct in the dis
trlct court, entered Il plea OF guilty
and was sentenced for five to ten
wears.
Uncover Bed Buffalo Bones-In ex-
cavating for the grading and double
tracking of the Great Northern railway
two miles west of Havre, contractors
uncovered n couple feet beneath the
surface of the ground strata of buff
falo bones a foot in thickness The
smaller ones had crumbled into ma
tive dust, but there swere literally
thousands OF thigh bones and joints in
fairly good state OF preservation.
Raise City Labor Wages-Following
the lead of the commissioners of Car
bon county the city dads of Red
Lodge have granted an increase in
wages to men employed on the streets
of the city. They have been receiving
So a day, but under the new order,
will draw $3.50
Close l. w. W. Hal-Acting under
the orders of the war department. ma
tional euardsmen have closed up the
l. W. w. hail at Whitofsh. The move
followed the alleged interference by
of the railroad in that section, double
tracking of which is in progress to
expedite the transportation of govern
ment supplies.
Free Eand Concerts advan-
tage of tho law passed last winter
authorizing cities to give free band
concerts. Great Falls city council has
decided to give II such entertainments
during June, July and August, The
money WAS taken from the general
| fund of thr city.
Tired homesteading, Takes Poison
! fIioh swanson, - years old, was found
! mad in her cabin on her homestead,
| two miles east Of Gildford. by her
side was a half emptied bottle of ear
bolic acid. The coroner decided no
| inquest was necessary.
Gives Flag to HeIena-Thc trades
and labor assembly of Helena. pledg-
| ing anew their loyalty to the state and
| nation. has given the flag and pole
erected Flag day in Yund park to the
city of Helena.
| Democracy Safety Meetings-A ser
| les of 20 make the world safe for
| democracy" meetings have been ar
| ranged to held in Fergus county be-
| ginning Jun. 20. Among the speak -
! ers Will be- Superintendent \. A.
| Frankie of the City schools, Prof. A.
| j. Olson of the high schools. Il. &.
White Of Rnffalo. County Agriculturist
| Carl II. Paterson. Miss Olson Of Mimi
eapolis and Miss Eet2 of Belt.
OBJECTIONS TO DEMURRAGE.
Helena, June 16.-tSpecial)- the
| hearing before the railroad board of
| the application of the railroads to ad-
! vance interstate demurrago rates for
a five day period from 81 to s. and
| for longer period from s. to S., the
| only DIRECTORS We're the Farmers Enu-
| ity society and the Royal Milling COM
pany. The advance would make the
| rates the same as the interstate charge
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