The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-06-20
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What 10 Transplring in tho Different
Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are Ad-
ministercd.

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
"1nattention 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
northern end have reported the dis
ease, but it is said to be under con-
troll. The state beard 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 telegram from the western
department asking for the names of
the members, their home addresses
and the dates of their commissions.
End Montana at War Strength July I.
The Second Montana infantry will be
at war strength by July /, 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. K. Bowman of the
state board of hail insurance commits.
sioners, has been advised that farm.
er 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
of the bounty law, the claims will
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 than
| 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 1913 men
killed in the Spectator. AS rapid.
ly as possible the compensation will
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 state
penitentiary who could be utilized tc
make bandages and other supplies for
army hospital work.
School Districts May Consolidate.
Arranging for the consolidation Of
number of school districts, Charles
Reinoehl, state rural school inspector
has been i'm Hill county canvassing the
situation with Superintendent Lovet1
of that county.
Quite a number of consultations
are planned or are under way for the
coming school year. The only diff
ficulty appears to be that it may bt
difficult to obtain men, teams ant
wagons for hauling the school chill
dren.
The usual pay is about $50-a month
which is about an average of $3.50 ,
day for making the trips during tn,
winter months over roads choked a
times by snow.
To Examine County Books.
It is reported that the state boar,
of equalization will shortly call spe
cial meeting of the board at whicl
the county assessors will be directe,
to be present and to bring with then
their assessment books for 1916 an,
1917, so that the board can determine
how its instructions for property to b
assessed at full cash value" wer
carried out. The state board now ha
the authority to raise or lower assess
ments of the county officials and tn
county boards of equalization and
is expected that not few change