The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

his only Montana stop in Helena when
he passed through the state last week
on his transcontinental rtip. He was
entertained ut luncheon ard dinner
and made an address to the public in
the evening.
Thomas NJ. Stevens and j. Il. Si1np-
son OF Hill county were found guilty
by Il jury in the United States dis
trict court at Great Falls of conspra-
cy to defraud the government in Il
final proof homestead entry. 1t was
alleged they swOre falsely to help
Stevens establish title to claim.
All crews in the field for the general
land office will be called in ABOUT the
middle Of October. according to J.
Scott Harrison. assistant supervisor Of
surveys, at Helena.
A blaze of unknown origin caused a
loss of S275OOO at Great Falls in the
| old Burlington hotel, on building.
| Firestone tire stock, the hotel base
ment and lower story of the hotel,
| which was being used as wholesale
! house by the tire company. The loss
was S21O.OOO on the tires, fully insured,
and on the building $4,000, with $50
| 600 insurance.
| Emile Meresse. charged with murder
in the first degree in having shot and
killed David w. Thomas last March in
Butte was found guilty of murder in
the second degree by jury that fixed
his punishment at not less than 40
years nor more than 80 years in the
state penitentiary.
Burton Nimocks. who had lived at
Bonner for the last 20 years, was in
stantly killed by Il Northern Pacific
train as he was walking on the railroad
tracks near the bridge which crosses
the blackfoot river ut Milltown
James Young. an electrical engineer
employed ut the Hotter dam power
house. was drowned when he fel, from
q concrete pier. He was fishing. and
had just taken fish from the hook
when he lost his balance. The body
was recovered by workmen from the
plant, but too late for resuscitution.
DR.. Rudolph Snyder, in charge Of
the federal bureau of animal industry
in Montana. is planning to go to Chi
cagO on October ; to attend the ma
tiOnal tuberculosis eradication confer
ence. 1t will be attended by virtually
> all of the officials IF the animal in
dustry bureau and by state veterinari-
ans and members of state livestock
sanitary boards.
Can wife rob her husband? That
. is IA question that was raised in the
|. | minds of Officers when Il Butte man
. who preferred to he known only rs
John Doe appealed for aid of the po-
lice in a search for his wife, who lie
claims. departed unceremoniously with
about $4,000 of the family roll, leav-
: ing him nothing.
/. After having served as Il Red Cross
: nurse overseas for nearly two Years.
e and having been decorated by the
: queen of Belgium for her services to
D the suffering children of that nation
e Miss Martha Hover has returned TO
I this country to take up the work Of
public health nursing under the Red
' Cross chapter of Rosebud county, Mon
). tana.
o Rather than pay interest all winter
. on the S5ON.ON road bonds voted ut
1. the recent election the commissioners
Of Cascade county will defer sale of
the bonds until next spring, believing
that SD little work can he performed
;. this fall it will not warrant the heavy
interest expense.
r. Dean Miller. income tax auditor
. has returned to Helena from Mime
y apolis and Duluth. where he went tt
:, investigate the condition % a number
:, of corporations which operate in Mon
;. tana. lie is charged with the collec
=, ton of the state corporation income
q tax.
:. Montana will receive the colorS o.
the 34Sth field artillery regiment, az
cOrdng to messages received by Al
=. jutant Genera! Phil Greenan This il
~ because Montana had II majority o
the members Of that unit. The Treas
'e IRE state has been given the color
of two other regiments. the i6'r'
g (SecOnd AIOntana) and the 3Gond %
!" the Dist division.
r
- Petrus Remand of Great Falls. cor
victed by jury Of the fedora! co,lr
according To II sealed verdict. Of cn,
Quoting Il still that made mash fl
" spurious liquors. WAS sentenced II
-. Judge George NJ. i;onrquin +" >erv
six months in Jail aud pay SiNl iii!