The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-29
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in July there were SO fires in fores
district No. L.
Valier-Crops on the Waller pro
ject are well advanced and a goot
crop is assured.
Butte-P. l.. Wills, the new mana
ger of the Butte chamber of com
merce, has arrived to begin his work
Great FaIIs-Cascade county ha.
received 100000 in cash, the pro
ceeds of the highway bond sale made
recently.
Missoula - Darius Pingle, auto
bandit, caught with a stolen car, en-
tered a plea of guilty and was sen
fenced to from six to II years in the
p~enitentiary.
Butte-If plans of the members o.
the local order of Elks materialize, g
big game preserve for elk will be es-
tablished somewhere in the Flathea6
country.
Miles City - According to Deputy
County Clerk w. ]. Malloy, just 1900
voters in Custer county are eligible
10 vote at the August primary cleo
tions.
Bozeman A Montana pioneer,
Clinton Williams, died from influenza
at the ranch where he had lived since
his arrival here July s, 1885, near
Willow Greek on the border of JEFF
ferson county.
Grass Range-More tourists have
passed through Grass Range in the
past two weeks than have heretofore
visited this place in six years. The
reason for this has been given as the
opening of the Custer highway.
Hardin - During the electrical
storm, a Mexican, Helano Aramo,
working for the Holly Sugar company
at the J.. R. Baldwin place three miles
south of Hardin, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed.
Livingston - The experimental
plots of sugar beets planted in this
county are looking exceptionally good
according to reports being received
from the ranches by the chamber of
commerce.
Butte-Books of County Assessor
Kelly showed that the valuation OF
property in Silver Bow county for the
assessment period ending May 81,
1920, had increased nearly $4,000
900 V last years figures.
Miles City-Secretary w. G.. Fer
guson of the chamber of commerce
returned from Terry, Wibaux, Glen
dive and Sidney, where he has been
arranging for county EXHIBITS for the
coming state fair which will be held
In Helena in September.
Unsatisfactory arrangements
been completed with the
ty commissioners and a rental of
$1,000 a month having been agreed
upon, all the municipal offices in the
old city hall will be moved into the
courthouse.
Red Lodge-An information has
been filed by County Attorney H. A,
Simmons charging Clarence Davis
with perjury. Davis was picked up
and jailed after marrying Helen Root
Ind giving her age as IS when her
mother claims it to be Is. He is
on $1,000 bond.
Butte - The Montana Soldiers
home at Columbia Falls is in fine
condition and a credit to the state,
according to Gen. Charles s.. Warren,
who has just returned from the in
'titution. At present there are 100
the institution, of which rs are
Widows or wives of veterans. Last
month there were seven deaths.
Ingomar - The Rocky Mountain
company, of which j. E.
Woodward, president of the DAILY
Bank and Trust company of Butte, is
resident, has taken over leases on
everal thousand acres on Ingomar
and will commence drilling for
Ill by October L.
Observation-Disclosures of friction in
he Helena fire department and let
ers to local agents by insurance COM
anies protesting against the man
cement of the Helena department,
as led the city council after pro-
hearings to denote Tom DAILY
be chief, to grade of private in the
ear rank.
KalispeIi-Peter L. %Jaquette, ia
her of Walter P. and Charles N. ia
uette, we'll known farmers of this
ounty, died at the age of SO years
t the home of his son, Walter, where
e has made his home since 1907.
IT.. Jaquette came to Montana 1907
Pennsylvania and in 1910, at
lie age of SO, filed on a homestead
n the Flathead reservation and lived
n the place.
Helena. w. Seiden, of Lewis
)wn, was reelected president of
lie Montana Pharmaceutical %associa-
on at the closing session of the an
ual convention; j. N. Starbuck of
alier, first vice president; Charles
uist of Wisdom, second vice presi-
emit; J. R. Riedel, of Boulder, was
reflected secretary, and j. N. Talbot
{ Manhattan, was reelected treas
rer. Helena was the choice of the
ssociation as the convention place I
ext year. {
Butte-Outlook for the copper in /
lstry is somewhat improved, ac- {
to gossip heard in local pro- t
lction circles and the July output {
metal is expected to range about {
le same as for June, when al in
of 5000, 600 pounds owe May t
as reported. May recorded a fall f
G off of 100000 pounds as COM {
lred with the previous month. c
nelter operation at the Washoe /
orks, Anaconda, is showing an in
ease. Labor efficiency also is re- Z
steering an improvement. t
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD. f