The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-16
Newsof Montana

The old artesian well, across the
alley from the J. r. Graves furniture,
and the lngham hotel, in Miles City.
which was sunk about 30 years ago
and which has not been flowing for
about 10 years, started to boil and the
steam coming from the hot water blew
out wooden plug that had been driv-
en- into the four-inch pipe Of the well.
Some years ago Bert Galland. Bea-
verlead county ranclier. grlbstukel Il
''down and out" prOspectOr. Recently
he received word that he had been
named sole beneficiary in the pros
pector's will. making him owner Of a
mine in New Mexico valued at $780,
600.
Six million tiny brook trout Of the
native, eastern brook and salmon Sl,e
cies. will he planted in the streams Of
Montana beginning April l. according
to j. l.. DeHnrt. state game and fish
warden. At the hatcheries IN Montana
there are 6.OOO.OOO trout fry and with
the cooperation Of anglers clubs and
sportsmen throughout Montana. the
fry will be placed in every available
fishing stream in Montana.
The war department has announced
that Montana has received II 1D-tOn
tractors for road building under the
~ f1,U %hX, -
surplus war equipment for that pur-
pose.
Governor $. Y. Stewart has appoint
Ell T.. :. Heidel. photographer in the
office Of the state engineer. to succeed
Archie W. AlahOn as state engineer.
Mr. Mnhon handed his resignation ~
Governor Stewart about two months
ago. to take effect April l. He will
engage in business
Waste oil from the several garages
of Livingston Is to he utilized in stamp
ing out mosquitoes. according to- Il
plan Of DR.. 5. f.. I.earl. city health
officer. Utensils for catching the waste,
oil will be placed in suitable places
in the garages ut an early date. 1t
will later be gathered and distributed
in sections of the city where pools III
stagnant wafer exist. and IN other
places where it is believed mosquitoes
are being bred.
State Forester !. e. VanHnok has re-
ceived definite word that the war tl..-
air patrol for the forests Of the north
west. \ letter to Mr.. Van Hook from
&. s. Chapman Of' the western forestry
and conservation association located
at Portland. Ore, gives assurances IT
the patrol.
More than 400 eX-Service men are
either in training or have been recon-
,nended for vocational work in Mon
tana. according to Lief Fre,iericks IT
the vocational board Of this state. The
two offices Of the vocational hoard
have now been consolidated with Of
ficeS ut Helena. Until recently the
state placement offices were located
ut Great Falls and the advisement Of
flee at Helena. Mr.. Fredericks now
has full charge Of both bureaus.
Wendell Everett and Flynn Penn
were convicted in the United Slntes
district court ut Great Falls for selling
habit forming drugs to Indians on the
Flnthead reservation. Everett must
serve u months and Peon l. months
in 1.eavenwOrth federal prison. This
is the severest penalty ever fixed by
this court under the Harrison drug
law.
Between COO and 700 If II hand IT
100 sheep were drowned and proper
~ damage appr"xinating S:O.O0O re-
suited when an ice jam in Canyon
creek. near Billings. broke. releasing
Il 1a-f0ot wall Of water. which car
ried out the Orchard farm dam. inln-
dating the iowlants> where the sheep
were corraletl. The sheep were owned
by the Snyder Sheep company Of Bill
lingS. \ long flume belonging to the
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QUO.
A. II. Rarth. millionaire stOckman
and resident Of Billings for 81 years.
died in Rochester. MIMI. following an
operation. Until few years ago. Mr..
Rarth was one If the largest indivi,iu-
al owners Of sheep in the northwest.
Several months ago he had plans pre-
! pared for n $l.th)O.OOO hotel for Billings.
; His death will not Interfere with the
carrying out Of this project. 1t is said.
Q q
If an employee develops a "crick''
in his knees from s1luatting to look Mt
the gold extracting plates in Il dre.iy-
! ing machine. will he he paid cum,,e,,.
. satiOn: This question was brought M
! 10 the state accident hoard nv Il