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on the north side of the Missouri river
near the Great Falls smelter, for SS4,
900, is one of the largest land deals
recorded in Cascade county for several
months. The tract was Bought from
Arthur and August Lietzow. The pur
chaser is a practical farmer, and is
coming here from Washington to farm
the land. aer a4a "a .fET
'g 20 o enc
Bozeman is to have an $4,000 Dea-
coness hospital, according to plans
launched at a we'll attended banquet
One-fourth of the money has already
been raised. e
With the condition that deputy
| sheriff be stationed on the premises
to see that the law is not violated and
that the places are closed between 1C
o'clock at night and o'clock in the
morning, three of the Butte roadhouses
recently raided and closed by the sher-
ifs office will be allowed to restock
| and continue business.
Fifty days in jail was the sentence
| imposed at superior upon Joe Monta-
que who pleaded guilty to killing a
deer out of season.
Attorney General s. C. Ford has
advised State Bank Examiner H. S.
Magraw that county treasurers must
Gayneit Will pII
except such sums as may be needed
to make change and cash warrants
These sums vary from time TO time
but county treasurers are not jtsti-
fled in Keeping on hand the year round
the sum required when the volume of
business is largest, it is held.
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Authorizing revision of the presi-.
dents proclamation regarding flour
sales. Prof Alfred Atkinson, state food
administrator has placed the rate of
flour sales in Montana at tone pound
of wheat substitute for every three
pounds of wheat flour purchased. The
president placed the rate of sales at
equal amounts.
a- t4 stfe o t&Aat -
Henry Kerr was sentenced to 90
days at hard labor on the streets of
Kalispell for uttering the statement
that ''this country is no good anyway"
He was born in Germany.
Creation of new county from east
ern Fergus and western Dawson coun-
ties is being agitated and campaign
to secure the new county has been or
ganized. Persons interested are pre-
dieting fight, between ,Winnett and
Grass Range for the county seat. The
railroad has been in Winnett only
since November IL. but already there
are 500 people who call Winnett their
home. 48G
Hereafter no loan in excess of s10.- |
900 will be made by the state land |
board. This action was taken in view
of the large number of applications
for loans and the fear that some of the
smaller farmers of the state will not /
be able to get the funds they need in |
order to keep Montana's crop produc-
ton at a maximum
The Maverick Hose company. Bill I
ings first fire fighting organization,
% years ago, has been Off
cially disbanded. All money in the
treasury. totaling 2.700. was given to
charity. The newly organized volun-
fire dana rrt arf he Dol mi, I
Institute has adopted the name Maver-
ok Hose company No. 2.
An airplane sledge driven by a power
has been built by Earl Kelly
If Bozeman and when he appeared on
he streets with the strange contriv-
ince considerable attention was at
;racted. = /
Arrangements have been made to
Tell on the Butte market Manchiirian
'oya beans, according to member of +
he Silver Bow county food admins
ration. They will sell at half the price
If domestic beans.
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NoiNeS anu cOyoteS are uOAlg con-
iderable damage in districts north OF
Ferry. especially in the section around
'augus and south of Cottonwood creek.
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Wholehearted report of the Denver
livestock association in helping to |
remote a fat stock show and sale in
Billings next winter was promised Bill
ngs delegates to the Denver livestock
how. Billings was represented by is
elegates.
Indications are that the lands of the
units of the Sun River rec
lmation project willebe thrown open !,
Or settlement in the near future. The
ort Shaw office has. called for bids
,r two large signs advertising the
md on the project.