The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-11-28
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSElY TOLD


their bank in that city. The authori-
ties have made no arrests in connec-
ton with the case.
Ten Montana counties have written
to the extension division at the State
college at Bozeman within the last
few months, asking for the formation
OF farm bureau in their county and
the services OF county agricultural
agent. Twenty-four Montana counties
already have farm bureaus organized
under the government, and county
agents at work. Other county agents
will be supplied from the extension
division as fast as funds are available.
In suit filed in the district court
at Helena the J. /. Case Threshing
Machine company charges that Chas.
L. Stewart. as secretary Of state, un-
lawfully collected from the concern
$3,6O1.19 when the company filed an
amendment to its articles of incOrpOr.
alton whereby the capital stock was
increased from $5,OOOOOO to $4,000
OOO.
Depredations by bears. wolves and
mountain lions in Montana have he.
come so damaging that professional
hunters and trappers are making good
money discriminating the animals. The
losses caused by the beasts in some
sections are enormous. especially
where grazing lies in the forests.
where many valuable animals fall VIC
tins to the marauders. While forest
guards pursue them relentlessly and a
due percentage Of professional hunt
ers and trappers are always on their
trail. their numbers do not seem to
diminish appreciably.
After spending two days in the
break. buckbrush and gumbo along the
Missouri river, Joseph A. MILESTONE.
deputy game warden from the Glas-
gov district. brought in Il fine beaver
pelts and two prisoners. Charles Hart
and Henry Krummel. They pleaded
guilty and were fined $25 and costs
each.
Chief Deputy Stock Inspector La
vfgne OF Helena has received informa.
ton of the conviction for cattle steal
ing In Fergus county of Jack Taylor,
who was sentenced to from 6 to -
years In the state prison for branding
COW not his own; and, of Ike Cohn.
formerly of Butte. whose trial in Mad.
ison county resulted in sentence Of
from 8 to 10 years at Deer Lodge for
giving worthless check in payment
for carload of cattle, which he ship
ped to market.
The claims of 20 widows whose
husbands were citizens of foreirn
countries and who met death in acct.
dents In Montana during the last few
years. have been filed with the state
accident board. Some Of the men were
citizens of countries with which Amer.
tca was at war, and the question of
title OF compensation is up for settle.
ment. The claims aggregate about
SIS, 1000.
U. s. Senator r. J. Walsh has been
asked by the Montana Mining asso.
citation to support resolution, already
passed by the house of representa-
tives. eliminating proviso of the pres.
ent act that no suspension Of repre-
sentation on mining claims shall be
granted to any one claimant for more
than five claims.
Vartous departments Of the Univer-
sity of Montana are operating without
complete teaching staffs as result
of the national shortage of trained
educational instructors. according to
Chancellor f. c. Elliott of the univer-
sity. He plans to leave soon for Chi
cago. there to attend a meeting of the
heads of state universities of Ameri-
ca. and hopes to get in touch with
suitable persons for the vacant posi-
tons. About 10 are needed.
O o
DR.. w. F. Cogswell. secretary of the
state board OF health. has returned
from the annual meeting Of the health
officers Of the United States, held mt
New Orleans, where many new meth
DDS of fighting various ills of mankind
were taken up in detail. Montana's
co-ordinated health agencies. including
the state and federal agencies as we'll
as many private ones, has been given
second place In the nation. with Min
nesota first. as the most efficient and
far reaching.
Mrs. John Moore. wife of n North
ern Pacific fireman. died in n Liv-
ingston hospital several hours after
being struck by switch engine which
severed both her legs. Mrs. Moore
was crossing the tracks to wave good
by to her husband as his train was
pulling out. when she was sfruck NV