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THE STATE.

Jordan-An aerial mail route may
be established between this point
and Miles City.
Stockett-Stockett's new theater
owned by w. J. Cummings, is almost
completed.
Great FalIs-A bolt of lightning
killed four choice horses and three
valuable cows at the L. C. Keister
ranch near Power.
Chinook-Senator L. B. Taylor has
purchased the Dickson ranch at
Lloyd, adjoining his own holdings.
The tract consists of 100 acres.
ChinoOk-The first wool of this
season to be brought to Chinook is
the clip of Miller Bros, which began
to be loaded here in cars the first of
the week.
Kalispell-Evelyn Rover, daughter
OF Mrs. Theresa Rover of this city,
died. at a Spokane hospital, follow
ing complications resulting from. an
operation for removing her tonsils.
ChinoOk-Mrs. w. F. Huttinger,
wife of the station agent at Zurich,
died at the Columbus hospital, Great
Falls, while undergoing an operation
for goitre.
Helena-E. G. Cooper, an oil
driller, was fined SIS and costs in
the federal court on pleading guilty
of importing liquor from Canada to
Sweet Grass, Montana.
MissouIa-Papers have been re-
ceived from Helena granting permits
sion to form corporation for the
development of power plant on
Rock creek.
Gilman The B. A. Robertson
store building, occupied by ]. w.
Lamb, general merchant, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire recently to-
gether with the entire stock of goods
owned by Lamb.
Red Lodge-Charges of practicing
medicine without certificate from
the state board of medical examiners
were filed in the Justice court of ].
A. Newman against Jack White, one
Of this city's few colored residents.
Red Lodge-Work on the Red
Lodge-Roberts road, which is being
built at cost of about $4,000, is
progressing rapidly and the grading
has reached Fox. The road will be
completed about August /.
LaureI-Leases, amounting to ap-
$4,000 acres, have been
secured in the vicinity of Duck creek,
a few miles southeast of Laurel, by
The Carter Oil company, subsidiary
Of the Standard Oil company.
Dillon-The wool situation took a
much brighter turn last week with
he result that some wool was sold, |
although most of the growers are
waiting until later in the season to
dispose of their clips.
Square Butte-The flow of water |
1T the oil we'll has been under con-
rol for some time and is now cased |
,ff. A string of 6-inch casing has
been put in temporarily. The well is
lown about 1,165 feet and work of !
lrilling is continuing.
KalispeIl-Dr. J. T. Robinson, for
30 years a physician at Columbia
Falls and during that time surgeon
It the Montana Soldiers Home, is
lead In Alaska, telegram announc-I
ng his death having been received
" his widow at Columbia Falls.
Harlem-The Rev. and Mrs.
George Fire Cloud, who have been
esidents of the Fort Belknap reser-
alton near Savoy for number of
ears, left few days ago for Fort
often, N. D., where they will take
barge of the Presbyterian church at
hat place.
Simms-The potato crop is show
ng up well and an unusually good
tand is reported. In spite Of the
Ugh prices of seed a larger than
ormal acreage was planted. No def
1ite action has yet been taken to-
vard the formation of a potato grow
rs association although the matter
'as agitated early in the spring.
'armers are figuring that prices will
e high and the market good, conse-
uently marketing and storing sys-
I'm will not be necessary.