The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-05
News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concernine the
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titiOn President Wilson to have their
sons, husbands and brothers sent back
home. Missoula has 10 men in the
service in Siberia.
To supply employment to miners
now out Of work in Butte, the Ana
conda Copper company has opened the
West Gray Rock mine, which has been
down several months.
NJ. NJ. Donoghue, for II years pres
ident Of the Montana Federation Of
Labor, announces that he will not be
candidate for reelection to that of.
flee. Oscar Fartelow, state secretary,
will also retire, he said.
Joseph Oker, register of the Unit
ed States land office, announces res.
tOration to entry of 10 power sites in
and near the Big Hole river basin, ag.
gregating 7,619 acres of land. The
tracts will be open for homestead en-.
try September %, and for other pur.
poses september -.
Alleging that in some instances
prices exacted by food purveyors Mt
the Butte city market were so exOr-
bftant that they exceeded store quo
tatiOns which have been branded as
unjust, Mayor w. Tom Stodden has
announced his intention of revOking
permits issued to such persons.
compensation for q bullet wound re-
ceived while at work, but inflicted by
the accidental discharge of rifle in
the hand Of a friend who had called
at the garage where the victim was
working. is asked of the state indus
trial accident board by Frank j. Ben.
lam1n OF Manhattan. 1t is intinated
the board will reject the claim on the
ground that the employer cannot be
responsible for the act of casual
visitor at the plant.
Five gigantic Caterpillar tractors.
each Of 100 horsepower. have been re.
ceived by the state highway commits
sion as part of the equipment tlistrib-
utel by the government among the
states for use in federal aid work.
These are said to he the most power
full tractors ever constructed for CON-
mercial use. and come close to the
| mighty tanks" Of war fame. which
were $50 horsepower.
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| W. d. Rankin. attorney for Ed.
Carlson. alias Ed. Mccoy. who is be-
ing held in Helena for the theft of a
barrel Of whiskey from a physician,
halted the trial on the pela that since
whiskey cannot be bought, sold or
given away, it has no legal value. and
hence the defendant had committed no
OffenSe.
| c. J. Dippoltl. an outfiel,ler this Se.,-
son with the Poplar, Mont. baseball
team. has been given contract for q
try"ut next season with the Pittsburg
National league team, it is announced.
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| 4 quarterly dividend Of ~ cents !;
share Of it's common stock as cOmpar-
ed with previous payments Of $1.ca
has been declared by the directors of
the Montana Power company. Unset.
tied business conditions were ascribcd
as the reason for the reduction.
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Judge Asa l.. Duncan in the district
court at MiS>oula has ordered that
~ cases of whiskey. valued approx.
mately ut $1,000. he destroyed. The
liquor was seized in Il recent raid OF
officers buried beneath soft coal In
the freight yard. n" one has eve,
claimed ownership If it. the seizure
having been made May %. The can
was shipped from Kigby, Wyo.
Mary Lane of Butte will receive
S4.c2e5 as compensation for the death OF
her husband, John Lane. who was
fatally hurt in II mine accident a,
Butte on August IL and died on Au
gust 16. The state Industrial acct
dent board has directed that the
money be paid in Il lump sum instead
of installments. Mrs. Lane has eich,
children, ranging in age from 6 Il
oS years old.
Petitions asking for 10 cent stree
car fares in Helena. as sought by the
Helena Light and Railway company
have been filed with the state publ,
service commission.
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Free lipO-vaccine for the prevention
Of Influenza will soon be ready for the
incubation Of all persons in Montana
who wish it. according to an announce
ment made by the state board OF
health following the return of DR.. f.
ID. Hitchcock, state bacteriolOgist. who
has been doing research work ut thu
Mayo clinic ut Rochester. Minn., and
In the laboratory of the state board Of
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