The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-05-31
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The appearance of scab among the
cattle Of the Powder river country has
started big movement for dipping
cattle near Miles City. The dipping
is being done under the supervision Of
the state veterinarian.
Because of increased operating costs
which have exceeded revenues during
the past five months the Butte Elec-
trio Railway company has petitioned
the state railway commission for au-
thOrity to raise the passenger fare
from five to seven cents.
Out Of y applicants for licenses as
graduate nurses in Montana, the state
board Of examiners has passed ga, ac-
cording to the state board of health.
Great Falls, with 20 successful appli-
cants, leads the lists.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company in Butte last week the
NiiCAliIS ollltclS vi ne company
were reelected. John D. Ryan is again
| president, with Con F. Kelly and b. +.
| Thayer on the board of directors with
| him.
| The Montana railroad commission
has issued an appeal to coal users,
urging them to lay in their winters
supply of coal now. With tremen-
dous crops in view for the fall, trans
portaton of coal may later become a
serious problem.
| All motorists who use headlights
without DINNERS are liable to arrest
under the state law. and the secretary
| Of state is now said to be taking I'D a
plan for enforcement of the law. The
law also requires that the cars be
equipped with two sets of brakes and
a horn or other signalling device.
Former State Senator Willett, vet
eran of the Spanish-American war. and
Montana's only leper. has applied for
a government pension. Mr.. Willett
is being cared for by Mineral county.
Warm weather throughout Montana
has proved a boon to growing crops
in the past week, says the weekly
weather report. Showers We're fairly
general during the week. Wheat is in
first class condition.
Lee Simonson of Billings has pur-
| p11sa1 100 head nf
bulls which he will ship to his ranch
near Thermopolis.
Havre and other northern Montana
cities have been mystified by haze
which has hung in the air for some
time. 1t is believed that forest fires
to the north and west have been re-
SpOnSible. \ few small fires have
been reported in the timber country
west of Havre.
class Of more than 100 candidates
was initiated in Billings last week by
the Scottish Rite Masons Il. G. Day
of Helena conducted the exemplifica-
tons.
More than 5000 bushels of poisoned
oats have been distributed in Valley
county recently by the county agent IL
Il campaign for The eradication of
gopherS.
). Dave Baxter and wife of Butte have
? been sentenced 10 one year in the fed
: eral prison in Kansas after being con-
1 victed on Il charge of Illegal sale of
3. morphine. Baxter and his wife. it
= is alleged, have carried thousands OF
1 dollars worth of morphine through
1 Canada to Montana and Wyoming
cities.
f \ contract has been let for the con.
@ structon Of % miles of road in the
( North Fork valley, near Kalispell. to
@ the Canadian boundary. Construction
$ camps have been placed.
O A total of 1925 was collected in
: Lewistown last week firm eases OF
g violation of the prohibition law. Boot
n logging in rooming houses of the city
was stopped by the court action.
d The old, unSightly Indian village jus
, west of the mission at st. Ignatius
|. Is to be torn down and replaced b,
~ modern and more sanitary structures
it is announced.
w. r. Hooking. who has been for
g est ranger in the Helena national for
y. est has been transferred to Idaho
-, where he will supervise trail cOnstruc
, ton work in the national preserve
Q
~ Arrangements are being made by
&c Billings tractor firm for the cOnstruc
ton of a S6o, 900 warehouse. The firl
:, claims that tractors are coming int
80 their own in Montana.
- Considerable damage has been don
by frost tn. orchards in the Bitter Roo