The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-19

cOmpany's reservoir last summer when
he was drowned. The father consid.
cred the company ut fault because q !
watchman was not maintained at the |
Officials Of the Great Western Coal |
company at Missoula announce that !
the company will refund to purchasers |
$1.SO on each ton Of coal sold at $3.50 |
and that the price hereafter will be |
$1l. The company was warned by
United States District Attorney E. G. |
Day that prosecution under the fed. |
eral food and fuel act would result
unless this course was followed.
The small amount of whiskey of the
bonded variety left in Montana is said
to be selling Mt $50 quart, says
Helena dispatch. I'm advance of S. Il
quart in the last three months. Boot.
leg" whiskey is said to bring from $40
to $40 a quart. The real whiskey is
believed to come from Canada. where
it is sold for from - to S. Il quart.
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Missoula. prominent organization
Tor the purpose of protecting and ex.
banding the beet sugar industry in
western Montana. was formed mt
meeting of farmers and business men.
The immediate cause for the organiza.
ton is that the million dollar plant of
the Great Western Sugar company in
Missoula is likely to be dismantled
unless larger acreage Is provided in
it's territory. One thousand acres
were promised at the meeting and nm
extensive campaign is under way to
secure the remainder Of the five thou.
sand acres that the company will nc.
cept as minimum,
Heroic work by Butte miners in
saving lives Of comrades ut times of
underground fires was given recOg.
milton in the distribution of five gold
medals by the Joseph A. Holmes Safe.
ty association. 1t was announced that
OF the 16 medals awarded throughout
the United States. five went to Butte.
The state vocational board has an.
nounced that the new vocational in.
stltutlon for girls. authorized by the
last assembly, will he situated on the
Herbert ranch, in the valley. seven
miles north Of Helena. Miss Edith
kassing, formerly of similar schools
In Minnesota and Pennsylvania, has
been chosen as superintendent.
Falling from the railing of the third
floor to the ground floor in the Leon
ard hotel at Butte, Jack Mullette, six.
year-old son OF Mr. and Mrs. l.. f..
Mullette. escaped without injury. al.
though the youngster landed Oh his
head.
Judge John A. Matthews of the Four.
teenth judicial district has been ap-
pointed an associate justice OF the SUI
prelne court to take the position va
Gated by the resignation of Associate
Justice G. Y. Patton. E. H. Goodman,
Townsend lawyer, has been named
district judge to succeed Judge MAI,
thews. J. Z. Erickson of Kalispell, for.
merly district judge, to whom the
governor rendered the supreme court
position. declined the place.
The Montana State College of Agri.
culture will offer 1o.week course in
poultry husbandry beginning January
j and ending March "a. The students
will he given practical experience il,
handling birds, keeping accurate rec.
ords Ut feed consumed. eggs produced
| cost. ETC.. practice in incubation with
I'M opportunity to study several of the
leading makes OF incubatOrs and
broOders. Judging birds for fancy and
utility purposes. selection of layers
housing. feeding aud marketing.
More than go aliens are on thz
payroll of the Great Northern a,
Havre. according to the quarterly re
port received by the state accident
board. They are from races in Eu
rope. and while few have taken on,
papers. the majority have not, ant
many have been refused papers.
Helena police are looking for the
thief who recently broke into grocer!
store in that city and took from q
to. 80 dozen eggs. The cash register
was undisturbed.
The state health hoard is investi
eating the death OF four persons ii
lava. Flathead county, after eating
canned food. Flathead officials hav,
sent suspected foods to Helena TO,
analysis. Three deaths occurred with
In few days and all the victims hat
bought the same products.
War department records just made
public show that Montana drafted mer
/ ranked fifth among the states in order