The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-19
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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throughout Yellowstone National park
during the tourist season, Stephen r.
Mather, director of national parks.
writes in Il letter received by
Secretary o. NJ. Holmes of the cham
Der Of commerce Of Livingston.
Through the efforts of Congressman
Carl Riddick, the plan to extend the
elk preserve grazing lands over much
of Park county, threatening grazing
lands Of livestock owners. has been
stopped, according to word received
by the Livingston chamber of COM
merce. A bill to create AZ elk pre-
serve was about to go before the house
with favorable recommendation,
when it was killed.
Simpkins Hall. the mems dormitory
ut the State university at Mi>Soula
will be closed March -. according Ia
Prof. L. {. Spaulding, faculty director
of the dorlnitory. Increased mainten.
ance costs were given as the reason
Cora Kennedy. aged II. received in.
tcrnal injuries which physicians sny
will prove fatal, when she was thrown
from an automobile against Il telephone
pole ut MiSSonla. 1t is said that the
car in which Miss Kennedy WAS riding
with two men was racing with another
car.
SiXty-five Jersey cattle the property
of Mrs. Toi Long Logan of Stevens
vi!le and including some of the finest
cattle in the state We're disposed Of ut
Il sale conducted at her dairy ranch.
The cattle brought an average Of about
$500 a head. The grand champion dairy
COW mt the State fair two years ago
was Included in the sale and brought
her owner $40.
On opening his door one morning
week after his house had been bur-
glarized, George King, residing one
mile north of Billings, found familiar
looking suitcase. On opening it he
found all the family silverware which
had been the burglars loot.
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Warrants for total of 800 OS1 81,
the counties share of the automobile
license funds collected during 1919. are
being mailed to treasyrers throughout
the state by G. T. Stewart in compli-
ance with the law. The appor,on-
ment is added to the county road funds.
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crew OF Italian section men on
the Northern Pacific railway at He'll
Gate attempted to run the section and
il moon>hine still on the side. The
crew is now langui>hng i'm the county
jail at Phlip>burg dis Il result of 4
raid by the sheriff of Granite county
on the section house, where lie found a
fully equipped still.
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Charles Maurice Blacliman. IA years,
shot and killed himself in the Junior
high school in BoZeman. where he was
Il pupil. The superstition is that IL
WAS accidental. He had found an old
revolver and it is thought took ii 10
school to have il play Il part in an en-
tertanment the school was to give:
and that in handling it it was dis
charged. The bullet passed Through
his head
The practically nude and burned
body Of John Osborn. pump man in
the Milwaukee railway pumping plant
on the Yellowstone river near Miles
City. was found on the ice 30 yards
from the plant. The suppo>ition is
that his clothing caught fire from an
exploded lantern and. being unable To
eNtinguSh the blaze. he ran from the
building, being finally overcome
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Attorney l.. L. Galloway. as coun-
sci for A. Lyman OF Great Fails. has
begun friendly proceedings tn enjoin
the state examiners from selling the
S2ao.WN in bonds authorized for n
state-OWned terminal elevator at Great
Falls. The suit is to test the validity
OF the bonds, for which there have
been no bids.
Through the efforts Of committee
consisting of II. w. Newton, 7. \.
Strong and Loren w. 10y. who have
just returned from Chicago. the Mil
waukee railroad has Withdrawn its OBJ
lection t" the proposed sewer and
water bonds. and Ryegate will pro-
coed to sell the bonds at once and con-
Struct the two systems.
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Although the federal statute prolih-
ifing aliens from owning or having
firearms in their possession was a war
emergency measure. it still is in effect.
This fact was impressed on Richard
Lagerway. Il Hollantler aud ranchpr
near Shepherd. when he was fine,, So
in justice court in Billings for hay-
ing rifle in his possession. Lager
way pleaded guilty to the charge, hut