The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-24
MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

~ '"N VIA NolilluISSlOllS StIllCu Dy Tile
plaintiff i'll selling realty for the de-
PENDANT, such commissions running
from 10 to so per cent of the selling
prices.
After waiting until two years after
the ACCIDENT Dan II. Mcdonald of
Phillipsburg has filed claim with the
state industrial accident board for
compensation for the death of his son,
n. Il. Mcdonald, killed in the Specu-
lator mine disaster of two years ago.
ihe Jaw provides Il claim must be
made within six months after an ac-
cldent occurs The board Will make
an Investigation.
DR.. d. r. Futile, formerly state
health officer Of Montana, has assum-
ell similar portion in Kansas. ac-
cording to word received in Helena. He
succeeds DR.. J. J. Sippy, who is now
sta te epiIemiologist in Montana.
Ray Porter, said to be investigator
40 tiiS AAolldlltt -NHll-sSitlOtlN lCdHuG,
was turned over to the Butte police
by the conductor of a Northern Pa
cific train. The conductor told the
police Porter menaced two league as
socates with IL revolver during an ar
gument coming from Billings to Butte.
The conductor used a rifle to disarm
Porter, and lodged Il charge of as
n111t r., ~
him.
| Visitors at the Montana State fair
| this year will be given Il one and a
| half fare rate for the round trip on the
| railroads, according to word received
| by Horace $. Ensign from the rail
| road administration. The same rate
| was obtained in 1918.
d. w. Raymond secretary of the
state livestock commission, has an
nOunced he will retire from the secre.
| taryShip to devote his time to the Ray.
mond ranch interests in southern Mon
tana. The livestock commission will
hold a meeting in Helena the latter
part of May, at which time it is ex.
pected his successor will be chosen
| Billings was selected as the meeting
place next year of the Montana Stock
Growers association at their conven
ton in Miles City last week.
| q
In the near future it will be possible
for Helena mothers to check theil
babies down town for 10 cents an hour
They will be sure that the children will
be fed and properly cared for. This
is the plan of the Helena Child Wei
fare association.
The special committee of the state
board of education delegated to lool
after the construction of new build
ing at the State School for the Deaf
Dumb and Blind at Boulder, met a
the capitol in Helena and decided tt
recommend to the board of examiner
the construction of the building THU
year. 1t will accOmmo late 40 inmates
Harmless live animals with no of
fensive odor,' may now be shipped
through the United States mails, &C
cording to an order from the postmas
ter general which has been receives
in Montana. Only such creatures a
do not require food, water or care
and which have reasonable chanc
of reaching their destination withou
injury, are included. Containers mus
be labeled "perishable."
Organizations and individuals gen
orally are advised by Collector of In
ternal Revenue w. c. Whaley to I'LL
derscore on their calendars May Is, tn
last day for the filing of returns of in
formation giving the names and ad
dresses of all individuals to whor
payments of salaries, wages. rents, iI
terest, commissions and other gains
profits and income of $1,000 or NOR
We're paid during the year 1918. An ez
tension of time from March Is to Ma
Is was granted by the commissions
of internal revenue for the filing G
these returns.
The Montana city that aspires to 81
cure the location of the state vOcs
tional school for girls will have t
furnish something else besides argl
ment 1t was first thought that tn
legislature had provided $4,000 fo
buildings and an additional ST., 500
year for maintenance. but the discO'
cry has been made that the legislator
provided for maintenance of an inst
tuition for which it made no provisio
to build.
One of the handsOmest and mos
modern state buildings in Montana
the new dOrmitory at the State No
nal school at Dillon, which has jus
been completed and will be opened fC
the summer session. It is the thir
dormitory at the institution.