The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-01
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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ing investigated by J. q. Woodwork,
assistant regional director Of railroads.
MIR. WOodwOrth is comforting with rail.
road officials of the state.
Figures on the operation of the i.
A. \ L. railroad in Montana. which
Is entirely electrically operated. are
being prepared for the use of railroad
men OF the country.
DR.. II. NJ. Bracken. chief surgeon
for the federal health service, has
made trip through Montana. He
Will recommend that additional cot
tageS he erected at the Montana tu-
berculosis hospital with federal funds.
Fort Harrison. near Helena, will be
recommended as Il hospital for wound
ed soldiers.
The United States reclamation SER
vice Is awaiting action Of congress in
appropriating money for retaining
lands in this state. No definite mol.
Icy can be formulated until the
amount OF money to he obtained can
be determined
On motion of the attorneys for the
defense. Judge BourQuin Of the federal
court has vacated for the second time
suit Ut the government against Kir-
| ny ana Daniels for an amount alleged
d"e the government. Mr. Kirby has
been called to England, hence the de-.
lay in the case.
j. u. Lynch, formerly Il saloon man
OF Missoula. was found at his farm
nome bound to Il tree. A man had
ued MIN up after claiming to he fed
er;'l Officers. The bandits had started
to search the farm for whiskey when
an automobile drove up to the farm,
The bandits fled.
The United States internal revenue
district comprising Montana. Idaho and
Utah will be divided into three collec.
ton districts. one for each state, it il
announced.
Z. A. Whipple, land agent Of Twin
Bridges. reports after II trim through
tn" Deer Lodge valley that crops In
that valley will he good this year.
Petitions bearing the names of IL.
"O persons protesting against the
holding of proposed primary amend
ment election on September = have
been filed in the office of the secre
tary of state.
Rallantine. ~ miles east of Billings
suffered serious fire last week whet
large portion of the business section
OF the town was destroyed. sever
buildings being burned.
The zinc plant ut Great Falls I'm,
been closed because of the large sur
Plus OF the metal now on hand. Fou,
hundred and fifty miners employed II
zine mines in Butte have been trans
ferred tn the copper mines of the Ana
c"nda company.
: Thirty quarts of colorp,l wafer COS
. Jean Wenzler. Helena taxicab driver
. St'h' he assures the county attorney
ANA the men who got his money, ar
rested at Mis>oula under the names u
Jim Weston and John Smith, secure,
gladly extend administrative aid i
|
. before warrant could be sent fo
them.
Roman is to have Il S.O,DOW fIuu
mlli' according I" incorporation paper
! filed in tn" office of the secretary u
t state ut Helena.
, Captain ot,o Koch. a former EN-
pl"ye in the Helena po>toffire. HI;
J brought suit for S2lMW damage
, against his faihrr-in-lnw. Oscar Carl
r son. tohacroniSt and capitalist of Hel
ella. for alleged alienation of the Il.
feclion> Of Mrs. Koch from the plain
i, tiff.
Silver Bow c"lln,y> reyiS,ratio
figures for the special election Sept.
show Il decrease of nearly II 900 fro,
the total for the last general election
Harry Fl. kellim. assistant L. )
I district attorney at Helena. has file
n suit I" condemn II plan" box contain,
1 ing IT,. gallons of whisky. sent frol
D Minneapolis to X. 4. Vaughn of Ike
. vim. where the plan" box is being hei
4 by the government. The cnn>iynnr
| name is not known
I An Illustrated article on the GeySer
4 to Glaciers trail appeared in II rpcen
! number Of I.e>lie'S Weekly. Thre
photographs were reproduced On
5 showed II Hlarkfeet Indian chief. on
, of Lone mountain near ROZeHan, an
|, the third showed II Gullatin canyo