The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSEY TOLD

Rev. Joseph Pope, head Of the Anti
Saloon league in Montana, has cOmplet-
ed a survey Of dry" MissOula and pro-
nounces the city in the first class M
to enforcement. He says, however,
that there are several cities in the
| state where the prohibition laws are
not being enforced properly and sug-
gests that officials Of these towns
should be smoked OUT as being
worse than bootleggers and blind.
piggers.
Paying his taxes under protest,
Charles ii. Martien, Lewis and Clark
county assessor, announces his inten-
ton to test through the courts the
constitutionality of the special one
mill levy creating a fund for the pay
ment for the classification of land.
Organization of labor unions BY
| teachers in the various state educa-
tional Institutions and the policy with
reference to such organizations to be
adopted by the state board OF educa-
ton was discussed Mt meeting of
the board held in Helena. The question
OF labor unions has been brought up
through the organization Of the teach
ers at the State university at Misyoula,
Henry Conis. 11-year-Old son Of John
Conls. prominent rancher Of Ware.
was shot in the head and killed while
he and brother were playing with a
rifle. not knowing the weapon was
loaded.
Helena firemen, during a blizzard,
fought in vain a fire which consumed
the Cakes street Methodist Episcopal
church, with loss of $4,000.
William ]. Ross, said to he a glove
merchant in Montana. has been
brought back to this state from New
York on charges of unlawfully ship
ping hides from Montana to New
York. He was returned by Clayton J.
Wheeler, deputy United States mar.
shall at Utica. n. Y.
The executive committee Of the state
highway commission has approved the
1870 budget, which contemplates ex-
penditure of $236.OO in furtherance Of
federal aid projects. Other routine
matters were considered at the meet
Ing.
Fire destroyed the Central garage
building and it's contents in Helena.
The owners OF the garage are as vet
unable to estimate their loss, The
building was valued ut $2O.OOO. Or
igin of the fire has not been estab-
lished.
A. h. Cook OF Townsend was elect
ed president Of the American Here
| ford Cattle Breeders association in
! annual session in Kansas City.
, o
. During the month OF November the
, secretary of state received 1915 IN
license fees for automobile licenses
} and plates. Up to date total Of So
$50 licenses for motor vehicles have
!, been issued In the state. The force in
: the automobile registration department
, Of the secretary Of states office is now
! engaged in addressing notices that
are to be sent out to auto owners
j.. throughout the state requesting them
& to renew their licenses for 1920. the
s payments for which become due Jan
t. uary l. Approximately 6OOOO OF these
will he mailed and the secretary estI-
mates that more than that number of
licenses will be required next year for
{ motor vehicles in the state.
Coal for Montana is now on the way
from Canada. by way Of Ipthbrilge
o and SWeetgrass, according tn advises
l. received by the Montana public serv-
7. ice commission. With the co-operatio,
u of L. r. Wood Of the Great Northern
n Gov. s. Y. Stewart. regional director.
l. of railroads and the fuel controller 81
l. Canada, as we'll as Alberta mine op
~ orators. shipments of four cars du,
are started for this state
r. After b years as the leading men
4 social club of Billings, the Billing,
y club will merge with the Billings-Nijd
y land club as soon as disposal is mad,
III of the furnishings in its luxurion
" quarters in .he Montana Power com
$ pany building. The membership ha
OF voted to effect the merger. stipnlatin
10 only that aged John Lee. steward fo
many years. shall accompany the II
members into the commercial arga
iation.
" Adjutant General Phil Grpenan ha
es presented the state histOricm! ,ibrnr
r. with the sword. commissions If On,
v tain on up to major general In Il.
u volunteer forces OF the Union arm
ne during the Civil war. and the tiiar
IN kept while territorial governor +,
Id Montana for II wears from 1870 Il