The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-31
The STATE

Billings-Billing businessmen will
join with the police in an effort to
check an incipient crime wave here.
A number of business houses. In res
ponse to request from the chief of
police, have employed night guards
and more have announced they will
follow suit.
Billinss-A $500 fine and a SEN
tence of 80 days in Jail was imposed
ON Jack FraSier. arrested in q raid
ON hts rooms In which q Quantity Of
whisky was seized. Officers declare
1t was the mans second bootlegging
offense.
Lowistown-One days oil train
from Winnett was made up Of Is
tank cars, two more than the aver
age. The record of shipments for
November, shows an average Of l6
cars . day or total of $50 for the
month. OF course, no effort IL being
made to increase the output from the
wells, as the pipe line is not adequate
at this time to take care Of ali the
production. Next spring, however,
when there will be no limitations.
there will be q great increase in the
shipments.
Helena-The sentence Of life i'm
prisonment for murder imposed on
George Washington, colored, in this
county In November, 1912. has been
committed by Governor s. v. Stewart
to not less than 16 nor more than 2a
years.
-Risking being shot by a
sentry and hazarding electrocution,
Philo w. Luzador, arrested in Gala
tin county on q charge of having de-
serted from the 57th coast artillery
at Camp Lewis, made his escape from
the soldiers in Butte by climbing y
fence. He has not been reported re-
captured.
valentine-With few quotations
sent to trappers this season by fur
houses and those quotations received
dropping the price on coyote pelts
from $40 last year to 81 this season,
trappers are finding the returns tor
small to warrant devoting the winter
to trapping.
Hysham-A son has been born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Stakagi. Japanese, who
live on 1.OOO-acre farm at Custer.
owned by another japanese.
Lewist0wn-With an upholstery
tack lodged in the windpipe. the s.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. q
NJ. Rohr of Winnett is being rushed
that treatment by specialists would
b< required.
Butte-The strike of Butte paint
ers which has existed here the last
10 months has been settled by the
painters being granted an increase of
from 50 to 50 day. The settle
ment was made by the master paint
ers. The union has made certain
compromises as to working rules. It
was nearly year ago that the hod
carriers made a wage demand of 50
q day. but they never were able to
reach a settlement at that figure.
Their wage scale being at present So
a day.
Lewist0wn---The Central Montana
Wheat Growers association has plan
ned number of meetings to be held
Immediately in this part of the state
for the purpose of considering in de-
tail the form of contract adopted for
the control of crops for term of
years by the association. The plan
for making the association a state
wide organization is also being de-
yeloped.
Helena-Dr. w. j. Butler. state
veterinarian. has returned from the
International Stock Show at Chicago,
where he attended the meetings of
the United States Livestock Sanitary
association. DR.. Butler said that
efforts are now being made to bring
the horse back into the channels of
transportation to replace gasoline
driven vehicles on the heavy and
short hauls where frequent stops are
required.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of all cows
from which milk is furnished the
city will be required by an ordinance
to be submitted at the next meeting
of the city council. Complaints re-
garding the milk supply were made ,
by committee engaged in the health
week survey here.
misunderstanding December 20
people travelling by railroad to Hell
ena from central Montana points on
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad will be able to make con-
venient connections at Lombard on
the Northern Pacific to Helena. This
condition has been brought about by
an order of the Montana railroad |
a
Billings - Sensational charges
against her husband. Thomas Clark, |
a wealthy rancher five miles from
Billings. are made in the divorce Pc |
titi0n Of Mrs. Lillian Clark. She de- |
clares that in the past two years that |
abe has heen heaten nv her husha nd |
and his grown son. and that she has |
been starved, imprisoned and threat
ened with death. She claims her
husband is worth between $4,000
and $4,000.
Malta-Two and a quarter million
gophers were slain in Phillips county
during the recent season. according
to the estimate shown in the annual
report Of the Phillips county farm
bureau. It Is estimated that each