The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
MONTANA NOTES
TREAS URE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD


Montana's marine recruiting record
for the past two months leads the
entire western division, according to
an official statement at marine of
ficeS in Helena
The plant of the Dowlin Brick com
pany at Billings was burned last week
The loss is $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
Investment of 100000 of the public
land funds in Victory notes of the
fifth Liberty loan has been author
lied by the state board Of land COM
missioners, according to Sidney Miller,
registrar of state lands. This makes
a total of $1,O3O,OOO which the state
has invested in United States bonds is
sued in the various loan campaigns.
Plans for securing federal aid in the
Improvement of the Yellowstone Trail
to form connected, uniform highway
from Wibaux to RoZeman were dis
cussed in Billings at the meeting Of
commissioners of 10 eastern Montana
counties with the state highway com
mission. The highway would be 442
miles long, Approximately p miles of it
being within the corporate limits Of
cities. 1t is estimated the total cost
would be $1,S9O,0OO, of which the coun-
ties would pay Il total of S945,OOO and
the government an equal amount. A
roadway 1G feet wide is contemplated,
w. j. SWindlehurst, commissioner of
labor and industry, is making an in
spection and survey of Montana in
dustries with special reference to the
condition Of employees, it is announced.
He spent last week in Butte
The Anaconda city council by a
vote of eight to two chose j. r. Dan
iesol, incumbent, city treasurer. over
Frank McGrath, Democrat. McGrath
and Dnnielson received Il tie vote at
the recent city election, each polling
1918. The council is Republican and
of the same political faith rs Daniel
son.
Lewis Drawer, a farmer living near
Craig, recently lost three horses that
found some gopher poison in an old
trunk
"Prohibition did it," says ersher-
if John May of Custer county, refer
ring to the fact that there is not a
single prisoner in the county Jail which
until the last three months has ALWAYS
been occupied by from 20 to 81 inmates
Since the new Jail was constructed
there has never before in the history
of the county been less than five in
mates. Now sole trusty is kept on
hand to keep the place clean.
The state Industrial accident board
has been advised of the death at Ro.
chester, Mimi, of Emil Hill. injured
February at Hamilton while work
ing in a saw mill. He was rolling a
log in the carriage when the hook
stock broke and part of the stock flew
up and struck Hill in the side of the
stomach. It broke blood vessel that
resulted in his death.
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Expressing the opinion that the sale
of malt beverages which do not con
tain alcohol is not illegal in Montana
(nlIntV AttnrnnN l Inc of
yer Bow has raised the ban which has
prevented their sale in that county
since January l. Butte brewere, hat
continued manufacturing malt breWs
expecting that the sale eventual,
would be permitted.
Dates of the first three state lane
auction sales to be held in Montana
this year have been announced by Sid
ney Miller. register of the state lane
office. Approximately 100000 acre:
in all will be offered. There will b,
$4,000 acres of Toole county, land of
| fered for sale at Shelby Max 20, SO,
Havre May 81, and 5000 acres O
land IN Bla1na county at Chinook Ma,
%. There were no sales last year OF
| accoWat Of the Influenza epidemic,
Robert Pontet, aged IS years, pionee
resident of Montana and former chic
of the Great Falls police force TO
I some Is years. was burned to death il
| his home in that city when the flame
did $4,000 damage to the structure
| The Great Falls fire chief says TIL
fire was due to defective electric wiz
| ing in the attic.
State Game Warden J. l.. DeHar
has been advised that a homesteaue
| in Garfield county, recently discharge,
| from the army, killed an antelope o,
| his ranch, and then had his wife TAX
picture of himself and his quarry
| The Photographer who developed tn,
! film reported to the game warden an,