The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-02
THE STATE.

mOrG mOCOT tourists nave eulefe
Yellowstone park to date this seaso
than during a like period last yea
officials of the park announce.
Livingston-Census figures receiN
ed by mail from the department c
commerce give the population c
Park county, Montana, for 1920, a
11,345, an increase of GA over 1916
Helena. X. MacNeill of Helen
recently was notified that the last @
three nephews VIII were in the avia
tion service during the war had bee.
killed.
Great Falls-Restaurant men let
be known here that September l vii
see increases in prices of all eg
orders and that it is contemplat
ed charging for bread and butter.
Powder River-Harvesting is wei
under way. Small grains have ripen
ed too rapidly for full maturity il
some instances. Few shipments o
beef cattle are being made. Rain i
needed for all late crops.
Butte-B. v. Edworthy, forme
field secretary for the in~ter-churcl
movement in Wyoming and befor'
that chaplain with the First division
in France, has accepted a position al
Y. M. G. A. secretary in charge of al
boys work in Texas.
Butte-An explosion of an illici
liquor still, which set fire to a small
shed on Yale avenue, in the south
end of Butte, helped Chief of Police
Murphy and two of his men locate {
moonshine establishment, which hat
been operating on the flats.
HeIena-W. A. Moore, treasurer
of Lewis and Clark county, received
$4,000 in currency by mail, in q
Helena resident who attached the
simple proviso that the money was
to be used to enforce all the moral
laws of our country.
MissouIa-Chief of Police Moore is
on his way to st. Paul to bring back
Paul Gillies, who is wanted here on
a charge of bigamy. 1t is said Gillies
a few weeks ago married Miss Not
tingham, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nottingham of this city, when
he already had a wife residing in
Philadelphia.
Butte-While feeding ice to q
chopping machine at the Blanchard
ice plant, Harold Johns, Is, had his
left arm so badly mangled that am
'putation was necessary. His arm
was drawn into the machinery when
he fell. 1t was not until after his
arm had gone into the machine that
the boy was able to pull himself free.
Three Forks-Discoyery of rich a
rich placer claim somewhere in the
mountains in this part of the state is
reported here by Don Frederick, P.
j. Paulson, F. Cotton and e. w. Tins
ley, no were here after a prospecting
trip. They exhibit a half-pint flask
half full of gold nuggets and another
bottle containing several ounces of
the yellow metal.
misunderstanding to the report
of Register of State Lands Sidney
Miller, the state of Montana invested
in July the following sums: From
the common school fund, $91,95O, in
"a farm loans; common school fund,
$4,000, veterans welfare bonds;
school fund, 100000 state
warrants, common school income
fund, state warrants.
Red Lodge-With the opening of
the Red Lodge schools but -four
weeks off the board of education has
to start another search for teachers
because of the resignation of five of
the corps last week. Enough teach
ers for all grades had been hired in
early summer and the local board
thought they had met the situation
successfully. Carbon county is still
shy about 80 teachers.
Thompson Faus-Six new forest
lookout cabins with glass towers
have been ordered by the government
for mountain peaks in western Mon
tana reserves. They are to be manu-
featured here and will follow a de-
sign now in use on Twenty Odd peak.
It was built a year ago, as an expert
and has proved SO satisfactory
the federal timber holdings soon.
Shelby-Virginia, the four-year-
Did daughter of Mrs. Dolly Jensen,
living four miles east of Shelby, was
killed when a wagon box near which
she and her sister were playing fell
the children. The box was lean
.ng against the barn when one of
he little ones stepped on it. 1t fell
over both children, the edge striking
he youngest across the back of the
heck, breaking her neck and killing
instantly. The other was severe
y hurt and it is feared that her
spine may be injured.
HeIena-The American legion in
Montana has asked the congressional
medal for Major G. l.. Sheridan, of
3ozeman. At a meeting of the state
executive committee of the legion,
he state officers were asked to take
Up with the adjutant general of the
States army the recommends
ion of General Winnens, command
ng the Sixty-fourth infantry brigade
n France, citing Major Sheridan for
he medal, and to ask the adjutant
'eneral to lay the matter before con-
ress for final action.
MissouIa-N. j. Perkins, who is
harged with the murder of Major
'heodore Sharp, former superinten-
ent of the Flathead Indian ~reserva-
ion, has returned to his home at st.
gnatius, after being released on
onds of $4,000. His release from
be county Jail was by order of Judge
!. l.. Duncan, after the Montana SUI
RENE court had granted a petition
or q writ nf hahooO aorpno Dra