The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-17
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSEIY TOLD

after the increases ordered ny the
state board of equalization recently.
Originally it reported valuation OF
500, 724,279. 1t now reports $S31S6,-
6O4. Not all of this however. comes
from the increases ordered by the
state board. Part Of the added prop
erty is that cOunty's share of the
Northern Pacific railway property,
value of which was fixed by the state
board.
Revenue stamps totalling S475 are
on the back of a deed just filed in
Billings. representing the transfer of
nearly II sections of land in the Bull
mountain district east of Billings from
the Bull Mountain Coal & Realty Co.
at Eau Claire, Wis., to the Bull Noun
tain Coal Il Realty Co. of Billings. The
transaction involved $4,000.
o o
Thomas L. Martin. aged G2 years,
and for 40 years a resident of Hell
ena, died suddenly in q hospital at
Rochester. MIMI, following an opera
| ton performed September %. Mr..
| Martin was widely known in Montana
ciate during his life of r. c. Power.
Belle Miller colored. made lot Of
| trouble for Sheriff Green of MissOua
before he managed to land her in the
insane asylum at Warm Springs. Belle.
who weighs about $40 pounds. thinks
she is Mary Pickford and resented the
attempt of the sheriff to take her
away from Missoula. She escaped from
| her convoy and ran several blocks be-
fore she was caught.
Quarterly reports of aliens shows a
surprising stride toward Americaniza-
ton. The report of the East Butte
company shows 37S aliens of all ma
tionalities, of whom 9S per cent have
taken out naturalization papers in the
last few months. The Sault st. Marie
railroad has only four aliens employ
ed in Montana and all have taken out
first papers. The Barnes King Min
ing company of Marysville has %
aliens, more than half Of whom have
taken out papers. The reports We're
filed with the state accident board.
r. B. BOwden. formerly of Butte,
who was ut the head of the publicity
department of the food administration
!, under Prof. Alfred Atkinson for sew
eral months. and was connected for
) time with the publicity of Montana
y State college, will again take up this
work for the college, returning from
I Billings, where he has been publicity
manager for the ]. NJ. Sawyer stores
2 for several months. He will go to
Bozeman this month.
c. ]. McAllfster. special collector Of
automobile licenses for the secretary
of state, has returned to Helena from
4 visit in the western counties, where
D he picked up a large number of delin-
e quents. He finds that dealers are
f more likely to forget to pay their IL
$ cense fees than are the individual
= owners Of cars. In the past three
! months he reports having collected
n $4,000.
a Despite drouth conditions in Nom
$ tana, the east is receiving many orders
8 from the state and is astOnished at the
$ prOmptitude with which bills are paid,
II according to George l.. Ramsey, presi-
dent of the Banking Corporation. of
Helena. who has returned home from
s a trip to the middle west. He says the
s. east is enjoying great prosperity and
d that optimism is prevalent.
n %
s. At least 500 teachers will attend
Il the convention of the Montana State
o Teachers association. which meets in
4. Helena November "a. % and &c. ac-
J. cortling to information given l.. r.
= FoOte, state vocational education d.
p rector. who is secretary of the teach
h erS' association. Since there are
s. 5000 teachers in Montana, his esti-
II mate is said to be conservative.
v o o
e The proposition OF the city of I.iv-
t. ingston purchasing Mcleod island for
Z public park and n free auto camping
1t ground will be submitted to vote If
h the people ut the April election. The
s island is across the Yellowstone river.
II directly opposite the business section
e of the city. and is heavily timbered.
lie Following the offer Of the new John
IL son hotel ar Great Falls as the place
: where the snow vii! he held the local
= committee has announced that the an
T. nnai exhibition Of the Montana State
+ Poultry association. Il SiX-day event.
u Will be held in Great Falls the first
Of January.
!" a slight increase in Influenza aud
- one case of spotted fever, unheard Of
at this time of year. feature reports
H. to the state board of health for The
~ week ending October I. The influenza,
= situation is not alarming cases for HE