The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22
Newso Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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ton. died last week in Spokane. Mr..
Hall wus appointed state commissioner
Of agriculture. publicity ami industry
during the administration Of Governor
Edwin Norris and served several years
In that capacity. The remains were
inferred ut Helena.
Effect Of State Fire Marshal Mem
Struin's action recently in cOn,lemning
the Hawthorne school building ut Lew
ist"wn is seen in plans for new
building sent in to the fire marshal
by the 1.ewiStown school trustees. Mr..
Menstrum, in approving the plans for
! the structure. says the building will
be one of the best in the state.
William ROyce Thompson of New
York City, president Of the Roosevelt
Memorial association. has appointed
Thomas A. NARROW of Helena chair
man for the Montana state committee
to cooperate with the national COM
mittee in Il NATIONWIDE campaign. DC.
i
welt memorial fund.
| Construction work has begun on the
first unit of the Northwestern Packing
company'S plant ut East Helena. and
the contractors expect to have the
building nearly completed by the time
winter sets in.
Applications for surveys on mineral
claims in Montana. Il step for obtain
ing patent. are more numerous this
year than in 1913. says Surveyor Gen
eral Henry GerharZ. Earlier in the
year it was predicted that all records
would he broken in 1919.
District headquarters Of the Red
Cross ut Minneapolis reports that the
home service sections OF the Montana
chapters assisted more than 4.317 fam.
lilies of soldiers and sailors i'm the
month of May. according to figures
received from two-thirdS of the home
service sections in the state.
Failure to comply with orders OF
the food and drug department of the
state board of health cost +. 4. Baker
of Neihart $40 when arrested upon
Il complaint of w. 4. Hansen. an in.
spec'"r of the department. Baker OPP
crates Il bakery. He had been noti
fled to make certain changes in his
plant and methods.
Citizens OF F'roid have filed with the
clerk and recorder Of Roosevelt coun
~. petition asking that IL Speciu
election be called on the question OF
i"'atin@ the county seat The peti
ton is said to contain over 4OW names
II is expected thai t',.nid Hninvi,le
sulhertSon. Poplar and Wolf Point vii,
all throw their hats in the ring tc
obtain the county seat.
Fergus county commissioners hay,
rejected the petition for the creation
of judith Basin county On the ground,
that II WAS insufficient. Only n,
names were left upon the pa1itjon as I,
Fergus county. considerably below The
''s per cent required.
CHARLES Burns. Il miner of Ruttc
W;S arrested following HE SIloorin.
OF Frank Watson Of Ogden. in a res
taurant ut Butte. Watson in Il lyju.
statement To the county ATTORNEY i,
said I" have identified Burns MS hi,
aSSallant Two detectives who arrest
Ell Burns exchanged shots with him
flnaliy "vernOwering him through tn,
heip OF two negroes who were passn:
by. Burns denied being the ON. VIII,
shot Watson.
Major Robert T.. Hathaway has re
turned I" GiendiNr after TWO wears %
hard service in the medical ,.nrpS o
'iie army. most of which WAS >p.n, /,
actual Servic" with the "Xl,rdiiiplur,
forces in France. Dr. iIalhrwav. WA
IN charge of one of The large h0Spitn
units. He made Il splendid rec,r,
and attained the rank OF mnjor
| 'etfSt 'TilT. Il bntiprluaIpr in III
employ Of the Northern Pacific. is i,
Jail al Glendive. charged with op.r
ating Il whisky still in Violation nf tn
law. lie was arrested II, his home .,
the south side. engaged in uriuufaciur
ing Whit the officers believe is u f.r
ment:ili"n that contains Il Kick IN,
would satisfy amy hari-b"iled topper.
Army flour will he sold n, The Mn
nicipal market place III Great EuII
for $40 barrel. plus tr,n>pnrr:,,i,;
charges, cash and carry.
Elimination of charges for yra,in,
less than carlnah lots Of grain fnr rh
benefit "f farmers WIN .liSnut. TN
grading made by elevators WAS one O
the rules adopted last week Tx In
| Montana grain .radin. w.,rehnnsa .u,