The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-17
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

L
testant ministers, has wired protest
to Secretary of the Treasury Glass
against what they term the intended
Dissertation of the Sababth by holding
the Victory loan flying circus exhibit
tons in Butte Sunday, April ~.
Discovery by the county attorney
that the burglar proof safe in the
courthouse at Butte had been looted Of
a large quantity of wliskey held as
states evidence in Bookkeeping cases
led to the offering of a reward of 500
the arrest and conviction of the rob-
bers
Constructed of logs on the outside,
finished with native Montana woods
in the inside, rustce in appearance at
tractive homelike and convenient
that Is the general plan for the for
eStry building that is to be built ut
the State fair grounds this year. Ten
thousand dollars for the building was
appropriated by the recent legislature,
which will be available when the
lumber industries of the state have
either contributed $1,000 additional or
have furnished materials of construc-
lion worth $1,000.
Because they had been in the Unit
ed States all the way from five to
fifteen years without even taking out
their first papers in the process Of
naturalization. six Austrians who came
to Kalispell with other laborers from
Butte and Great Falls for Jobs in the
woods, were refused employment by
the Lumber Manufacturers associa-
ton.
Announcement has been made at
Missoua that the Northern Pacific
will resume work this season at its
tie-treating plant near Paradise which
has been closed since May OF last
year The plant is one of two on
the line of the company.
The passenger rates on the Flalhead
lake steamers will be slightly higher
this year than in 1918, according to Il
recent ruling of the state railway and
public utilities commission. Nnviga-
ton has opened on the lake for the
season.
While repairing an automobile tire
in, ! How,
WAS injured quite seriously in Pc
culiar manner. The tire which he was
ut work on had been overfillrd with
air, and it suddenly burst, throwing
one of the tools into AlbertSon'S face,
knocking out two teeth and cutting Il
bad cash in his lip.
Bozeman will be numbered among
the 100 odd cities in the United States
that have the managerial form of gov
elnment IT, the recommendations Of
the chamber of commerce are carried
into effect. The city manager form
has been endorsed 10y the club and it
has decided to launch an educational
campaign to acquaint the voters with
the merits of the proposition.
Failure of the Falconer- Shay Sal
wage company, to which concern had
been awarded The contract for collect
ing and disposal of Butte's garbage TO
pest Il surety bond of $75,OOO as IL guar
anty OF the faithful performance of
the terms of their contract. resulted
in the city council cancelling the con-
check posted by the company forfeited.
With the purchase by the Masonic
Temple association at Hinsdale of the
Welton Mercantile property, built Il
year ago at, Il cost of $1,000. Kyle
lodge No. 96. A. +. and A. NJ. has
the finest lodge home along the Great
Northern from Havre to Minot. The
| first floor and basement have been
| rented for mercantile purposes.
agricultural Montana" is the title
of in attractive 15-pagc booklet just
dissued by the department of ayricul-
| ture and publicity, that will be sent in
! response to il flood of inquiries being
| received concerning agricultural OPP
| portuniticS in the state.
a new map of the state, showing
| counties recently created, is to be is
sued by the state railroad commission,
it is announced. There have been many
| changes since the latest official mans
| were made.
The Montana Children'S Home Soci-
ETY. has opened permanent home in
Billings that will be the Headquarters
for eastern Montana The Rev. 4. d.
Sloate will be in charge. Establish
ment of the branch institution became
necessary with the steady increase of
orphaned children handled by the So
ciety throughout eastern Montana, Mr..
Sloate explained. The sOciety's state