The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-29
News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
Treasure state = =

Ell to make reports. Other diseases
reported for the month were: tn.
berculOsis cases. typhoid fever 28,
smallpox ~. dipltheria ~. scarlet
fever Il. measles 81. influenza 4, mem
ingitis !. spotted fever 3. venere;,l dis
eases Stj. other diseases o.. Total 30l.
Setting fire to Il broom which she
used as Il torch. "IsObbie" Griffin,
white woman prisoner serving 10 DAYS
III Butte for vagrancy. attempted to
set fire to the city Jail. She has been
removed to the county Jail and will
be examined as to her sanity.
Montana's fruit crop. especially in
the western part of the state. and ap.
pies In particular. is very good this
year. says the crop and weather bull
letin of Meterologist William +. Lath-
rOp Of Helena.
The annual convention Of the Mon.
tana Seed Growers association will
he held in Helena September 10, dur.
ing the State fair. it has been announc-
ed by NJ. Max Goodsill. secretary of
the Helena Commercial club.
Reports that stock Of the Pan Motor
company is being offered for sale in
Montana have caused State Auditor
George NJ. Porter to issue Il warming
that sale Of this stock is prohibited
under a ruling OF his office issued on
March ~. when the compuny's license
was revoked, pending the outcome of
indictments returned against the COM
pany and $. c. PantloIa in the Indiana
federal courts.
w. l.. Parmelee of Butte was elected
master OF the Masonic grand lodge Mt
the annual convention in Great Falls.
Other officers elected were: DR.. II.
r. Hathaway. Glen,liye, deputy grand
master: Henry G. Smith. Miles CITY.
senior grand warden: G. j. McAllis.
ter. kalispell, Junior grand warden ::
Richard Jockey. Helena. grand treas
urer; Cornelius Hedges Helena, grand
secretary. About 500 delegates at
tended the convention.
Bond issues totaling $1.OOO.OOO will
be passed upon by the voters of Hill
county at special election on Sen.
TENDER >. OF this amount. $500, 900
Is designated for 'lrouth relief. based
upon the provisions of the Belden
county relief bill passed at the spe
cia' session of the legislature. and
S2N.otO is designated for the purchase
OF seed grain for farmers.
The sale of the mills and elevators
of the Bozeman Milling company to the
Montana Flour Mills company of Great
Falls is announced. The consideration
was S31.Wn. The Story interests.
which controlled the Rozenan mills
and have controlled them for nearly
10 years. take large block of stock
in the Montana Milling company, and
1. Il. Story becomes one of the direc.
tors.
Bids on the S25OOOO school build.
ing to be erected at Great Falls will
be called on September 3, the school
board announces. following piesenta
ton and approval of the plans by ar.
chitects.
Free lipo-vaccine for the prevention
of Influenza will soon be ready for the
incubation of all persons in Montana
who wish 1t. according to an announce.
ment made by the state board of
health following the return of DR.. +.
u. Hitchcock. state bacteriologist. who
has been doing research work at the
Mayo clinic ut Rochester. MIMI. and
In the laboratory Of the state board of
health in the University of Minnesota
at Minneapolis.
Helena'S contributions to the East
Helena relief fund. for sufferers from
the fire. total S9.l17.15. with the min.
imum of $4,000 in sight soon.
Governor Stewart is in Washington
comforting with Attorney General Pal
mer and other officials on Il plan of
cooperation between the states and
the government in meeting the high
cost of living problem. He was nam.
ed ut the governors conference ut Salt
Lake. with six other executives. for
this work.
The state public utilities commits
sion has temporarily approved the
rates for telephone put in force by
Postmaster General Burleson prior to
June of this year and called n hear.
ing for November -. when the Noun.
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
company must appear and Justify the
rates which are in advance of those
OF peace time.
Frank J. Common of Helena. age 20
years. through his mother. Anna Mary
Common. acting as guardian al litem.