The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-08-27


declared at special meeting Of the
city council that he would veto the
ordinance granting SIS increase to
city employees because of insufficient
funds in the city treasury to meet the
raise.
The emperor Of Japan is to be pre-.
sented with one of the largest elk
heads captured in Park county last
fall. The trophy is the gift Of E. H.
Kerr, president of the Westinghouse
Electric company and was mounted Mt
Gardiner and shipped under Montana
permit to the ruler Of the oriental ma
ton.
Montana now boasts % posts Of the
American legion. according to an an.
n0uncement made by Ben Barnett,
state adjutant. New posts are being
formed all over the state and within
q few weeks Adjutant Barnett expects
the roll Of posts will have passed the
century mark.
The Forsyth chamber Of commerce
II In receipt Of a letter from the ord
nance department of the U. s. A.
saying that the city of Forsyth may
obtain one of the big coast defense
guns weighing about 900 pounds from
Puget Sound. Application has already
been made for one Of the guns. which
will be received in q short time.
Falling from a signb0ard upon
which he had climbed while at play,
Charlie Watson Zadra. eight-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. August Zadra Of
Dillon. was killed almost instantly.
]. U. Sanders Of Helena ia sending
out invitations for the thirty-seventh
annual meeting Of the Society Of Mon
tana Pioneers, of which he is secre-
tary. This years session will be held
In Great Falls September 9 and TO-
o
That the city Of Butte is in finan-
cial straits. is unable to pay its fire.
men their monthly salaries. is the al
legation made in q complaint filed in
District court at Butte by Simon Be
han against the city, its mayor, clerk
and treasurer.
Arrested on the charge Of selling
morphine, cocaine and other drugs,
contrary to law. 70 Lee. a Chinese
laundryman Of Miles City was taken
before justice of the peace, where
he pleaded guilty. He was sentenced
to Jail for ten days and fined $500.
Charles ]. Kelly. chairman Of the
board Of directors of the Metals Bank
and Trust company Of Butte, an
nounces that he and a group Of assist
ants have taken steps which will in
sure the immediate success of the prof.
ect Of constructing union stockyards
in Butte.
Senator c. A. Whipple. state land
agent. with his field men. examined
and recommended 81 farm loans dur
ing the month of July. according to
his monthly report. These loans are
for total Of $751; 700.
. Q
OF $40 aliens or illiterates employed
by the Whitefish division of the Great
Northern. only ~ have applied for Cit
izenship. according to the quarterly re-
port received by the state accident
board.
The average cost of education Of
grade and high school pupils in Butte
is 81 cents a day, according to figures
announced by the clerk Of the Butte
school board.
Register of State Lands Sidney
Miller, beginning September Is. will
sell at auction state lands situated in
nine counties of the state. The total
Offering this year is small compared
to those of other years. The number
of acres to he sold is 55972. The sales
will he held in the county seats Of the
following counties on the dates given:
Glacier. September IL: Meagher. Sep
TENDER 81; Musselshell, September %;
Wheatland. October IL; Fergus. Octo-
Der IA; Carter, October %; Fallon
October %.
| The Crystal Ice & Fuel company
of Billings was fined 500 on Il charge
Of giving short weight on IL load Of
coal by Justice of the peace. The
testimony showed that the drivers slip
sent with the load indicated Il net
weight of 4.19O pounds. while the
weight as tested by Police Captain
Schneider and Pa,rolman Lawson on
both city scales showed 4.O4O pounds.
The defendant gave notice Of appeal.
Walter Ellis, four-year. old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ellis, ranche,s of
Truly, In northern Montana, succumb-