The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-06-27
THOSE WHO FAILED TO GET ON
DRAFT LIST CAN STILL
REGISTER.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What 10 TranspIring in tho Different
Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are Ad-
ministered.
Helena.

by Provost Marshal General CroWder
that unregistered persons of draft age
may at any time voluntarily register
at the registration board in their
home county or city; that persons
that have not been registered should
be sought out and arrested and the
arrests reported to the nearest fed
eral department of justice.
Those who failed to register through
"inattentior or lack of information or
of misunderstanding shall be released
as soon as they have registered and
those whose failure to register has
been due to recalcitrance or wilful
disobedience of the law shall be bound
over for trial by the federal authori-
ties"
To Prevent InfantiIe Paralysis.
Miss Margaret Hughes, head Of the
childs' welfare department of the
state board of health, has gone on a
tour of the state in the interest of
steps to prevent infantile paralysis in
Montana. Several small towns in the
ease, but it is said to be under con-
troll. The state board is exerting it.
self on preventive measures.
May Call Administration Staff.
Adjutant General Phil Greenan is
of the opinion the recently organized
state administration staff will SOON
be called into federal service. He has
received a telegram from the western
department asking for the names of
the members, their home addresses
and the dates of their commissions.
2nd Montana at War Strength July I.
The Second Montana infantry will be
at war strength by i"lv l, reports in
dictate. A number of platoons in small
towns will enter and the needed 500
men will be secured within the next
10 days.
Hail Insurance Heavy.
Chairman E. X. Bowman of the
state board of hail insurance commits
sioners, has been advised that a farm.
err in Richard county and another in
Toole county had crops damaged by
hail. They were insured under the
state law, but details were not re.
ceived.
A total of 10000 acres has been
signed up for state hail insurance in
rs counties, and it is expected reports
from the other counties will bring the
total well above 100000 acres.
Bounty Law Affidavits.
Unless affidavits of the killing OF
predatory animals are made out in
strict compliance with the provisions
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not be paid. This was the decision
reached by the state livestock COM
mission following the action of the
state board of examiners in deciding
to allow no claims that were not ap
proved by the state livestock commits.
sion.
The law provides the affidavit must
be signed by the person who killed
the animal or caused it to be killed
and must be attested to by a person
paying taxes on livestock and living
in the vicinity Of the place where
the animal was killed. The law has
been more observed in the breach thar
in the observance in the past.
II Proofs of Death Received.
Seventy-two proofs of death have
been received by the state industrial
accident board out of the 1853 me1
killed in the Spectator. AS rapid
ly as possible the compensation viii
be paid to the dependent beneficiaries
Prisoners Could Make Bandages.
: Warden Frank Conley has advised
the state board of examiners that pro
viding raw material can be furnished
there are 500 prisoners in the stat
penitentiary who could be utilized t.
make bandages and other supplies 70
army hospital work.
School Districts May Consolidate.
Arranging for the consolidation O
a number of school districts, Charlie
Reinoehl, state rural school inspector
has been in Hill county canvassing tn
situation with Superintendent Lovet
of that county.
Quite number of consolidation
are planned or are under way for tn
coming school year. The only di
5 ficulty appears to be that it may b
} difficult to obtain men, teams an
Y wagons for hauling the school chi
, dren.
( The usual pay is about $50 montl
4 which is about an average of $3.50
D day for making the trips during tn
: winter months over roads choked {
times by snow.
To Examine County Books.
It is reported that the state boar
s of equalization will shortly call a sp
Q cial meeting of the board at whic
+ the county assessors will be directe
= to be present and to bring with the
Il their assessment books for 1916 ar
b 1917, so that the board can determiI
l. how it's instructions for property to
d assessed at full cash value" we
9 carried out. The state board now b;
b the authority to raise or lower asses
s ments of the county officials and Il
r county boards of equalization and
5. is expected that not few chang
will be made.