The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-23
News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concernine the
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January has been set as the date
IN which the state supreme court will
hear arguments on the report of Ref
cree James A. Walsh in the case Of
the assessment of the power COM
panies of Montana.
Mount st. Charles college ut Helena
plans Il four-story addition to the GYM
nasium structure, and IL special build
ing for the smaller boys mt the lower
end OF the campus near the ball park,
according to announcement made by
Rev. Father John r. Treacy, president
of the college.
Construction work on the new SUPER
dreadnaught Montana has started, ac.
cOrding to word received by Governor
Stewart. Charles II. Lewis. 20 years
old and with the navy many years,
punched the first hole through one of
the keel plates ami the punchings will
be sent to the governor as souvenirs.
BY cooperation with the state col
lege Mt BOzeman, the state highway
commission is seeking to develop
| corps of engineers who will be able to
fill vacancies in this and other states
in meeting the demand for highway
engineers.
The general health Of Montana 10
good. according to incomplete returns
from the counties. Among the new
cases reported were six of tuberculosis,
four Of typhoid fever. five Of smallpox,
ten of diphtheria, eighteen of scarlet
fever, two of whooping cough, twenty
seven Of chickenpox, four of influenza.
eighteen Of gOnOrrhoea and two of
syphilis.
Uncle Sam spent his summer beg
ging the public to store coal and, as
| far as the Helena federal building is
concerned. forgot to do 80 himself.
The fuel famine there found the fed
eral building short and there have been
days when only packing boxes could
he had and when waste of all sorts
was shoveled into the heating plaut.
1
]. II. Carmichael Of Augusta, one
OF the largest stock growers in the
state. in speaking of the conditions
which have been encountered by the
stockmen. says that the change in
weather saved many of them from seri-
Gus loss. He explained that while some
cattle were lost. more horses died from
the cold and lack of food.
Rebuilding the old barracks at Fort
Harrison, Helena. will he begun just
AS soon as contracts can be let and
labor secured, Col. A. $. Pendleton,
medical officer in charge and Il. A.
Southard. office executive. declared
AFTER inspecting the buildings Colonel
Pendleton figures that everything can
ne made ready for opening the public
health service hospital inside Of three
months.
Inc state supreme court will be Pc
tltiOned by the state executive commit
tee OF the American legion to reopen
ana reconsider the matter of admitting
Frank Sullivan to the bar on the re-
quest OF the Butte post. which held
that Sullivan's activities during the
war should diSbar him from law nrac-
tice in this state. 4 meeting of The
executive committee was held recently
to consider the matter.
The school board of the Scob4y
school district will call special elec-
ton to vote on Il $75.OON bond issue fu.
building IL suitable school house in
ScObey. The need of II suitable school
has been felt for Il long time, but ac-
ton has been deferred because of a
shortage Of funds.
While "culists examine his right eye
to remove II piece of steel. which flew
into it while he WAS driving a wedge
for the SOnlers Lumber company y. =.
Mitt will be protected by the compen.
SatiOn law. lie has been notified by the
state accident board.
, Application of the Eastern Noniop;,
, l.'Sh' anu Power company for incre;>-
Ell rates on electricity and steam heat
ing IN Glendice has been granted, with
. m"di1lr:i'!"ns. 10y the public service
. commission
+ Gov. sam. Y. Stewart has named DR..
! Lewis +. Downs OF Billings as n menu
y Der nf HE state board of chiropr,tric
: examiners for the three-year term be-
ginning January 9.
> Miss Nara Rahagio recently came
1000 miles. from Italy 10 Montana. To
wed Fortunate tia>coni. Il coal miner.
: at Tracy. near Great Falls. The tNn
: We're engaged in Italy and he promised.
! When the war ended and he c,,up i,