The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-07-18
News Of Montana
Brief Notes Coneernino the
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Neil ID. Mck0in, second DaSenAn or
the University Of Montana baseball
team. and at present a leading hitter
in the AfiSsolIla City league of six
teams, has affixed his name I" n con.
tract to play with the Pittsburg M.
tiunal league club McKain will join
the Pirates ut the opening OF the
training season next spring. He IL
star athlete at the university, hav.
ing played basketball there in atidi.
ton to baseball.
Destruction of Il LewistOwn school
building declared unsafe after an IN.
| >perti"n by II. :. Menstrum. state fire
marshal and Arthur Baker. chief Of
the IeWi>tOwn fire department. is AZ.
! proved by State Auditor George T.
Porter. The building is said to have
been faulty constructed and that. in
addition. the bricks used were OF very
bad quality and have cr,llnbled away
1t was condemned two years ago hut
was then strengthened by the use Of
| steel rods.
Judge q. NJ. Rolrquiu. in the United
States court al Helena. has set for
| trial on July ~ the notable case Of the
United States VS.. &. Il. Kirby and
Charles McDaniel>. brouyI, to collect
x1OMM damages for alleged illegal
grazing On the Crow reservations.
Miss Lucille Met 'racken daughter Of
IL Livingston dry goods merchant. has
been engaged for western tour. az
Piano accnmpani>t by Franciso Zarda,
the opera singer. of the chicag" sym.
pl,"ny. Who IS making !, concer, tour
of the west.
Owen Burns. 81. is dead al a Mis-
Soula hoSpitai from the effects III
drinking medcnted alcohol. according
to hospital authorities. Burns WAS
found in n serious condition in II shack
west of the city. Two dozen bottles,
which had contained the drink, We're In
the shack.
Almost two-lhird> of HE nanyan-
esq mined in the United States was
produced in Montana. according to a
statement of II. +. llrWe,t Of the
United States geographical survey.
The Montana output WAS l:W!E;o gross
tons. While that Of the entire natoin
WAS "o436G OF the Montana output,
the Ililil'>hurg district furnished ~
~ tons and the Butte district 723Sl.
Most of the product Is used in steel
alloys.
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There are six Montana valleys. ut
least which will harvr>, good crops.
according to Senator &. A. WhiDple,
state land agent. VIII" has returned 10
Helena after IL tour of Mi>sn,ila-- Bit
ter Root. Deer Lodge. Ruby jefferson
and Missouri valleys He il certain
of the excellent condition of these
sections. because he has seen 1heln
and he has similar good reports Ut
other irrigated places.
Walter j. Hill son OF the late James
J. Hill. and one of the largest cattle
raiSer> in the state SAYS high hay
prices are guin. to have II tumble. ia
there is great deal Of last year :
crop still on the farms. little hay hay
ing been fed lasi winter. This years
Irrigated hay crop is unusually heavy
and Minne>oi;, hay can he delivered
here inside of $40
over IoWW.NM acres of public lands
in the western states remain ia h,.
surveyed and there is five more. wears
work in Montana on public lands and
a Il
. nali"nal forests. according Ia r. NJ.
Johnson. supervisor of federal sur
: veys in the United States who is in
: Helena on IN inspection "trip.
Lee .\h Jung and Wife and children
Of Helena have been granted passport,
| ny the federal court To go to China
| Jung WAS for many years cher ui tia
I Montana club.
4 closed season on deer in Valley.
Sheridan and Roosevelt counties is in
- effect until October l. 1927.
: \ colony Of beaver has appeared in
>. II slough at the outskirts of Miles ci,y,
The rodents are increasing in number
= and the >lmrt>men Of the city are
!. throwing every possible protection
, about the animals to give them a Der.
= manenl home 81 close to The city.
! To fill in part the demand of the
farmers along the Big Horn river for
irrigation water. The manager of The
Sho>h"ne pro ject has been authorized
by the United States reclamation dc.
: partmen, 10 sell under certain condi-
lions during the 1919 season. stored
water from the ShOshOnp reservoir.
With l1i accredited delegates pres.
"nI. the seventeenth annual convention
" "f the Eagles of Montana opened in
/, Grpor Falls las, week More than ..-u