The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-29
MONTANA NOTES

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TREASURE STATE TALES
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Purchasing a 500, gallon tank in Miles
City, H. D. Frankforter, whose farm
is located about Is miles southwest Of
BrOadus In Powder River county, de-
clares he expects to produce about l..
500 gallons of sorghum from IS acres
of cane which he planted during the
past season, and expects to demon
strate that this product can be made
profitable.
Four hundred and fifty thousand
dollars has been paid for the 10000
acre HEARTH Bar ranch near Hesper,
IL miles from Billings. by Harry G.
Cottrell Of Chicago, 32-year-old multi
millionaire. The ranch was sold by
Samuel Garfield and the firm Of MIL
Ter & Kenyon of Laurel. The rate was
$45 per acre.
Institutions comprised in the Univer-
sity Of Montana are facing complicated
problems this fall, says w. F. Brewer.
manager Of the University Funds Cam
paign. Figures Mt this time indicate
an increase Of Mt least 20 per cent
over last years enrolment in the four
institutions. And we must remember
that last year the enrolment was fur
beyond the number that the university
may efficiently handle. Enrolment
last year was in excess of 5000"
Final figures for assessments Of tele-
phone and telegraph lines in Montana
have been arrived Mt by the state board
of equalization. The assessment IT
the Mountain States Telephone & Tel
egraph company is $4.346121.12. a re-
duction from last year. Telegraph
line assessments are about the same
as last year.
Oysters may not be sold in bulk
with more than Is per cent liquid nor
may ice be used in the same container
with the oysters. To do so is to place
them outside the regulations of the
state board of health. according to the
notices which are being sent out by
H. NJ. Shea, director of food and drugs
for the state board of health. Pur-
chasers are asked to check up on mcr.
chants and in turn retailers are asked
to check up on wholesalers.
It will cost the various counties Of
Montana tidy sum to mail to eacl,
registered voter eight initiative AMI
referendum measures to be voted on
at the general eelction. Each voter
will receive an envelope containing tho
eight booklets. The theory is that
they will read each measure before
casting their vote. Each envelope re-
quires four cents postage.
Because of delay on the road project
between Helena and the jefferson
county line, the state highway COM
mission has taken the job out of the
hands of the contractor and placed a
superintendent in charge. The COM
mission denied the request of the con-
tractor for more time. II. s. Zahniser.
office engineer, said it is believed that
the sections of the road between Hell
ena and East Helena and the paved
section in East Helena will be finished
this fall.
DR.. ]. D. McGregor, Butte physician
and prominent Montana curler. has
been notified of his selection on the
all-star Canadian curling team which
will invade Scotland in December. DIR.
McGregor is eligible for play with the
nOrtherners. since the Butte club is
affiliated with the Manitoba associa-
ton.
Resources of Montana banks increas-
ed 81. 165, 9OS.36 between June 30. 1920.
and Sept. s. 1920. the dates of the
last two calls made on all state banks
and trust companies in this state by
H. S. Magraw. state bank examiner
The total resources of 27S state banks.
eight private banks and 145 national
banks, except "a national banks not re-
porting, is 1888. Abstracts
Of the last call on state banks has Just
been completed.
70 provide additional working cap
ital the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany has just put on the market $685.
coo. 900 in gold bonds bearing seven
per cent interest, the second INSTALL
mcnt of a bond issue Of $5O.OOO.O 900.
the first half having been placed on
the market last January. The bonds
mature in 1929.
Each of the II ballots to be received
ny every voter at the general election