The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-07-11
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Wireless communication between
Miles City and Jordan will be opened
at once. 1t IL reported. The lifting
by the government Of the wartime
prohibition against operation Of wire
less sets II announced.
Announcing that 1t had accepted tho
"open shop" policy in dealing with
labor and declaring it will withhold
patronage from those shops which sup.
port closed shop demands, the Boze.
man Employers association has gone
On record in labor matters.
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The Northern Pacific Railroad com.
pany has placed guards near its large
bridges in order to guard against fire
by the falling Of burning cinders. The
guards will be kept placed until the
season of excessive drOuth has ended.
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Oswald ChOQuette of Butte was
drawn from the depths of Il hotel
chimney by Butte firemen. When he
was pulled to the roof he lighted a
cigarette and seemed unimpressed by
his experience. He claimed he fell
into the chimney from an airplane. He
will be examined as to his sanity.
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High winds are tanning a bad fire
In tho nlN In In
country. Extra gangs OF fire fighters
have been sent to the scene Of the fire.
The sheriff Of Hin county at Havre
is holding 26 pints Of whiskey until
the owner calls for it. The liquor
was found In an abandoned cellar dur.
ing a police raid on bootleggers.
George Hutchins, one Of the pioneer
union men Of Anaconda. has been hon.
Ored with u life membership In the
Anaconda Clerks union. He was q
charter member three different times
OF clerks unions In this city. He Ia
now In Portland for the benefit of his
health.
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Horses are selling dirt cheap these
days, but the cheap kind are not being
used for work but are being killed for
their hides. j. f. Wilson Of Winnett
reports buying about 400 head of them
for s. each.
The state supreme court has ad.
jOurned to September s. 1t approved
a writ of mandate to Judge Hurley Of
Glendive, ordering him to enter judg.
ment in the Bookkeeping case there or
show cause September why he should
not do SO. The writ was asked nv
County Attorney Albert Anderson of
Dawson county. who plead that the
refusal Of the court to enter tudy.
ment In the matter Of Frank Oliver.
accused of dealing in Illicit liquor,
prevented appeal.
Sheriff John O'Kourke has returned
to Butte from Nevada City. CAL, hav.
Ing in custody Dan Merrigan. wanted
In Butte for the murder Of James
Ferry. That Merrigan is the man
wanted here was settled In a telegram
which Sheriff O'Rourke sent County
Attorney Jackson after the former had
secured AIerrigan in California.
Edward King of Proctor was killed
by being run over by nm auto truck
near Bigarln. while on his way to a
Fourth of July celebration at Poison.
King, with his wife. sisters and broth
er, were Of n party which had charter.
ed the truck to take them to Poison.
When near Bigarm, King attempted to
walk along the running board while the
car was In motion. In SO doing he was
thrown under the wheels and was 80
badly injured that he died while on his
way to Poison. where he was being
taken for medical assistance.
White park in Butte presented to
the city by W. McC. White. has been
formally opened. County commission.
ers plan on making the park one Of
the most popular in that section Of the
state.
Montana livestock owners who wish
to ship livestock to other parts Of the
country for feeding are requested to
announce their shipping plans to the
state livestock commission in order
that placing OF cars may be facilitated.
Clyde Beals, sheepherder OF Ennis,
reports that during last week he cap.
tured and carried away two cub bears
while the mother hear looked on, seem.
ingly uncOncerned. The cubs are be.
ing exhibited at Ennis.
An historical pageant depicting the
coming Of the first Jesuit missionaries
to the Flathead Indians in the Bitter.
root valley Is to be staged at the Mon.
tana university at Missoula during the
summer school session.
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