The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-04
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALkS
TERSEIY TOLD

Briefs have been filed in the state
supreme court in the case of Charles
Wegge against the Great Northern. II
personal injury suit. Wegge was rest
Ing In u cabtmse wien an engine driven
by u conductor who. according to the
records. ''had n ,l,ania" for running
locomotives, bumped into the cubOOse
aud injured Wegge.
To assist the state and all depart.
lnents Of local governments III their
road building plans for the summer.
the Northern Pacific has announced Il
reduction Ut ~ cents u ton, ON crushed,
broken or ground rock. Stag. shells,
chats. sand and gravel to be effective
May l to December ~, 1920. The ma
tertal must he consigned to and the
freight paid by federal. state. county,
parish. township and municipal gov
ernlnents.
Secretary of State G.. r. Stewart has
written to all county clerks urging
them to send in at once and comply
with the election laws. Il list If names
OF all voters who are in the service
OF fl'e army. navy or marine corps, in
order that the August primary ballot
may be sent out promptly.
TN an oral order. the supreme court
has denied the application Of William
>. Sptdel for writ Of mandate d.
rectet' against the county commission.
ers' Ut Musselshell county to prevent
a special election on the creation Of
Golden Valley county.
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Until proof Of death is received in
the case Of William Bienfck, officials
OF the state accident board are unable
to proceed further in the case, which
- pending. Rienick was employed by
the NELL Lumber company at Libby
and sustained fracture Of the skull
by falling tree. He was removed to
hospital and later before his employ.
ers were Informed. was removed to n
Spokane hospital for treatment, where
he died few days later.
The LewistOwn city council has in.
structed the city clerk to make an Of
fer to the holders If the city's water.
works bonds in the east at 81 per cent.
the aim being to take advantage OF
the low price prevailing for municipal
securities generally at this time.
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Joe COOK. resident of Phillips conn-
ty since the early COS. passed away
recently ut the age Of lOf years while
visiting his gran,lchild. Joe Plummer.
| at the latter's residence near the Mis-
souri, river.
diplomas were granted to g.. stu
dents of the Montana State Normal
school at Dillon ut the annual com
lnencement exercises this week. ;c-
cordins to advices from the school.
Young gra>>ll"pperS thar appeared
IN alarming numbers in parts Of east
| ern Montana more than month ago
| are not at the two dangerously in
furious kind. says Prof. X. \. Cooley.
emomologiSt ut Montana State col
lege. Young grasshopperS that have
been sent to the college for examina.
tf0n have proven to be Of the common
species that matches in the fall and
| winters over.
A reduction Of considerably more
than tWO.lhirtls of the arrests a year
| ago. and Of more than $1,000 in the
fines and bonds collected by the 10.
lice court. were reported to the Mis-
souIa city council ut the close of the
fiscal year Of 1919 1870. over the fig
ures of the year previous. The reason
given Is that this is the first totally
dry year in Aiissoula.
The Kate Fratt memorial school mt
Billings. the result of beqnest of the
late Mrs. Kate Frat. was de,licat, Il
May IL by Bishop Lehman of the
Great Falls Catholic diocese. assisted
by the Rev. Father rauwelyn. pastor
Of st. Patrick's church IN Billings. The
Roman ritual was employed in the
services. which started with a solemn
procession. headed by the cross.bearer
and comprising children carrying
flags. and members Of the parish from,
the nearby church.
State Veterinarian W. ]. Butler
states that during the recent rush for
hay for feeding Montana livestock.
some unprincipled dealers in the east