The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03

ed last week Wh1Ie skating with two
brothers on the reservoir near that
town. The body was recovered after
several hours search.
A wreck and some apple.lOving dry
land farmers have meant that two
car loads Of Yakima apples will not
reach London, their original destina-
ton. The apples that could be gath
ere,l up after Northern Pacific
freight train went into Il ditcl, be-
tween Townsend and TostOn are to
be shipped to st. Paul and sold. The
| wreck occurred at night. and nine cars
Of apples went off the track. Persons
living in the region helped themselves.
1t Is said. hut the railroad was able to
recover most Of the fruit.
The official canvass of the vote in
AflssOula county shows that Senator
Dixon. who was elected governor by
majority Of $4,000, lost his own
county by 40 votes.
The holy of Private Jerry II. Sui
Ivan. the first Of the war heroes to
be returned home for burial. has ar
rived in Kalispell in charge Of Private
Engle of Fort Sheridan. Wyo.
F. II. Fuller. civil engineer for the
Northern Pacific. sustained painful
bruises and three companions were
shaken up when the gasoline speedcr
they were riding struck dog near
Plains and the speeder was upset.
Mr. Fuller was taken to the railroad
hospital at Missoula for treatment.
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Jewelrv valued at more than S6.ON
was stolen from the Scheuher store in
Livingston. Entrance was gained
through an alley door that was broken
open. The police think that one man
did the job. from the tracks found in
the mud in the alley. The loot in
cluded $1,000 worth Of diamonds.
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Fire destroyed the building and fur
niture Of the Broadwater county court
house at Townsend. Only the office
u.
We're reported safe in the vaults. The
fire started from the furnace just be-
fore noon and consumed the entire
frame building in spite Of valiant ef-
forts of volunteers and the Townsend
fire department.
The Fergus county commissioners
have closed the transaction for the
sale of $25O.OOO of highway bonds to
the Merchants Loan company Of BIZ
lings. the price being par. accrued in
terest and a premium of $o,7W.
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William F. Dunn. the last three
years labor agitatOr among the radi-
cal elements In Butte, editor of the
Butte Daily Bulletin. member Of the
legislature in 1919. and defeated for
reelection this fall. has left Butte. He
has gone to San Francisco. Since the
departure Of Dunn from Butte. Jack
Carney. formerly an editor Of Truth.
radical publication in Duluth. hax
been In Butte as editor of the Bulletin.
1t has been said for some time past
that Dunn had said he intended leav-
ing Butte for a larger field. First re-
ports had 1t he was going to Chicago.
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Early frosts followed by snow pre-
vented farmers near st. lgnatius dig
ging thousands OF sacks Of potatoes.
Unless n big warm wave comes they
will not he dug until next spring. Lit
tie fear ia expressed for the loss. as
many potatoes were dug there last
srping which had been in the ground
all winter. which were as goO,l as
though they had been cared for in u
root cellar.
The Oregon Short Line and the
Union Pacific railroads have arranged;
for through sleeping car service be.
tween Butte and Los Angeles. The
train will leave Butte ut ) o'clock in
the evening and reach Los Angeles at
80 o'clock the second morning.
Wheat sufficient to load 500 cars
now is stored in warehouses on the
Butte division Of the Great Northern.
and will he held until after the holi-
days by growers who hope for higher
prices. say railway men. Shortage Of
cars for handling grain In central
Montana is ended.
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana.
widely known as the first woman to
sit in the United States congress. has
been appointed field secretary of the
National Consumers league, Of which
Newton D. Baker is president and Mrs.
Florence Kelley, general secretary. ac-
cOrding to an announcement made
from the leagues headquarters in
New York by John r. Shillady. execu-
tive director If the organization. Miss
Rankin. 1t is announced. will devote
herself to promoting legislation for the