The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-29
TROOPS COMING
TO FIGHT FIRES
CONGRESSMAN RlDpjcK SENDS
WORD THAT TWO THOUSAND
MEN WILL &c SENT
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Epidemic Of Hog Cholera at Miles
City Kills 153 900
Acres Of state Land Sold
for $13.65 Per Acre

Helena. = Two thousand federal
troops will be sent to Montana to as
sist in fighting forest fires. according
to assurances given to Congressman
Carl W. Ridlick by the war depart.
ment ut Washington and wired here
by Mr.. Rildick. The men will be iii.
vi'ied between Helena, AIiSsoula and
kalispell. Mr.. lsiddick was told.
Forest service officials ut Nlissoulu
had telegraphed to Washington saying
the fire situation was exceedingly
critical and that 1000 troops were
needed. A request for two airplanes
for scout duty in locating fires also
was made.
When the forest fires reached the
first critical stage in the latter part
Of July. Gov. s. V. Stewart wired the
federal authorities to know If troops
were available for use as fire fighters.
At that time he was told they were
not. The state council Of defense. of
which the governor is chairman. sent
81 message asking for troops. and
when the legislature met in special
session July ~. memorials were sent
I" the war department begging that
the men he sent.
In response to the legislatures an.
peal. the war department wired
Charles I. Stewart. secretary of state
that the forest service headquarters
in Washington had declined to rec
ommend sending troops ''becauSe of
recent heavy rains" There had been
no rains for tw" weeks ut the time
the war departments reply was re-
ceive,l.
Neither Governor Stewart nor the
state council of defense renewed their
request for troops after the depart
ment'>' refusal. but Governor Stewart
expressed himself as eager to GO.
operate in any undertaking for the
control of the fires.
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Hogs 'n,nunized Against Cholera.
DIR. Rudolph Snyder. in charge of
the federal bureau Of animal industry
in Montana. has returned from Miles
City and Forsyth. where he assisted
in the campaign to control the OUT
break Of hog cholera which killed 153
hogs in one week. About 700 hogs in
the neighborhood Of the infected ami
mails were immunized by use of serum
and a quarantine has been established.
lpr. Snyder believes the situation is
under control. DR.. Marsh. bacteriOlO-
gist Of the state livestock sanitary
board. accompanied DR.. Snyder.
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Kill Horses for Hides.
A bad day seems to be opening for
the horses and horsenlen of Montana.
according to reports received by county
Some time ago people dis.
cussed the problem of what to do with
the 3.OOOOOO horses on the ranges of
Montana. Owners Of many of these
horses are now wondering where they
will get off.
1t seems that the big prices for hides
are inducing hide hunters to kill off
horses. and the law enables them to be
as to whose horses they
kill. Hides bring from 81 to $40 apiece.
While the law requires that horses
must be inspected before being moved
from Il county. and beef hides must be
kept 10 days for inspection. there is no
law requiring inspection or holding of
horse hides.
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Butte ls Oasis.
At least 100 stills. used in the II.
licit making Of whiskey. are in OBJ
GRAFTON in Butte. lntoxicants are be-
ing sold over the bars in that city.
especially at the road houses, and
there is little regard for the LIQUOR
laws. 4 federal official who has lust
returned to Helena from Butte is au-
thority for this statement. says the
Helena RecOrd-Herald. 1t is under.
stood that recommendations will be
made to the internal revenue authori.
ties that men be sent to Butte in an
attempt to stop violation Of the Unit.
I'd States laws win regard to liquor.
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State Sells Land.
Sixteen hundred acres of state land
were sold recently for l.S4O ut auc.
lions conducted Mt Forsyth and Miles
I'ity by Sidney Miller. register of state
lands. and his assistant. George Il,
Hopkins.
Eight hundred acres were sold at
zach place, and the average price Mt
Forsyth was $l3.7O and at Miles Citv
i was $l3.6O an acre. The lowest MT
each place was $40 an acre. and the
highest place ut each place was $40,
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Farmers Will Cooperate.
One hundred and seventeen farmers
II Hin county plan to operate their
lWn commercial pnfernriSes In tho -,