The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-09-24
MONTANA NOTES


| TRkA3UR9 STATE TALES I !
I'LL T1RSQY TOLD IL
sAAAAAAAAAnAA0AAAAAnAAAD
Alfred Downen. q pioneer Of Mon
tana. II dead at Livingston. He came
20 this state In 1866 and settled ut
virginia City. Mr.. Downen was "a
years old. During his long residence
In the state he engaged in ranchiux
In the Gallatin and Shields valleys
with leg broken and badly bruis-
eu ana cut as result Of falling In
front Of mower drawn BY a team
Of runaway horses, Knute homeland.
10, rancher residing eight miles from
Malta. lay for "a hours until he was
found by neighbors. He was then
brought to Malta hospital. where he
died several days later. homeland
was unmarried.
The trial Of the case Of the United
States against the Great Northern
railroad for approximately $1,000 al
legged to he the damage from q forest
fire said to have been set through the
carelessness Of the defendant. started
last week in federal court in Great
Falls.
Montana and northern Wyoming coal
miners scored victory last week.
when. after three days Of conference
with representatives Of the operators
OF both states, the workers gained
flat wage increase Of $3.50 a day for
men and 81 cents for boys, effective
from August 16. The conference was
held In Billings.
Instant death came last week To
Park Smith OF Helena. state senator
and Republican nominee for county
attorney. when in turning out Tor an
automobile which he met Ut q small
bridge on the Wolf creek road four
miles north Of Helena. he steered the
car he was driving into an irritation
ditch. Mrs. Gertrude Pascal, owner Of
Pascal's Confectionery store, was rid
Ing with Mr.. Smith. She suffered .
broken coliarbone.
james Patten. wheat king Of chi.
cago ana the man who made q '.cOy-
ner" few years ago. was in Helena
Tor q short time last week while on
trip to Boulder. He Is the guest Of
mis- son there on ranch uear the JEFF
ferson county seat. The younger Pat.
ten Is living In Montana for the hone.
mt OF his health and is operating n
big ranch property.
Governor Stewart has referred IN
the hoard Of pardons communication Of
the sentence Of f. Del Guilice. sent un
from Missoula county for killing Joe
Thomas. Mrs. Thomas has signed mn
affidavit declaring the killing was in
self.defense.
After trying nine different methods
with view OF retaining big acre.
age IN McCone county, the state enxI-
neer for the first time reports adverse
~ to the Montana irrigation commits
sion on feasibility Of creating a dis
trtct. In his report to the state COM
mission he recommends that the
Brockway district be not created NM
III data are available on the water
supply: that interest In the district be
kept alive and the scheme NOT
dropped"
A state rod and gun club is to he
formed IN Helena at meeting Of rod
and gun club members Of all Montana
on September Is. according to a call
issued by the Helena organizat ton.
Better game laws will be proposed
and steps will he taken to bring de.
strable legislation before the next state
assembly. according to NJ. ID. Chat.
field, an official OF the Helena club.
Frank THINE. formerly a pipefitter
In the Anaconda smelter. now with the
United States army If occupation
abroad. was married August Z iu Bel
ytum. His bride. formerly Miss
Amanda Voss. is Red Cross worker.
ana they expect to return to Americu
this month.
Chasing a snake under his front
porch led j. f. Center of Havre to
discover two big rattlesnakes. both OF
which he killed. He stepped into his
yard and narrowly missed being struck
ny one of them. He chased 1t under
the porch. removed the porch and
found the pair. One Of the snakes
measured four feet six inches long.
Up to the present time It has been
announced that q high school gra.lu-
ates Of Butte have asked for certifi.
cation Of their credits with a view To
2 nSY