The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-25
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALRa
TERSElY TOLD

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Butte street car fares were increas.
Ell to eight cents June 10 by the state
public service commission. The NH.
lie service commission. in granting the
request OF the Butte electric railway
for financial relief. established q
straight eight-cent cash fare and elm.
mated the use of tickets during the
period from June 10 to October 10.
In an order made by the public
service commission Of Montana an in.
crease in water and light rates is
granted to the Gardiner Electric Liyh,
and Water company, operating In the
town Of Gardiner. at the entrance 70
Yellowstone National park.
BY 4 vote of All to So the Anaconda
Smeltermen's union demonstrated their
choice of James Smell for their inter.
national president over c. H. Mover,
Much interest was shown in the el.c.
ton. 90 per cent of the members vo,-
ing.
The bill providing for the opening of
the Crow Indian reservation has
been signed by President Wilson and
is now 4 law.
The male sex will become extinct in
Billings unless conditions change. In
the month of May II girls were born
and only II boys. In the same month
there were IS male deaths and l3 f..
male deaths.
With the proclamation of Governor
:. V. Stewart. placing the new county
of Daniels in the Goth judicial dis
trict OF the state. the latest suhtliyi-
sion OF the state is officially created.
Scobey is the county seat. The county
was created following the election on
May II.
Alfred Myers, pioneer. one of the
trainers of the state constitution. one
OF the largest individual landowners
in the state and widely known in
Montana. is dead at his home ut Har.
din, aged so years.
Judge J. G. Jones, Helena police
is Of the opinion that local
is not fit to he in the house
with peace loving citizens. He saws
that the smell Of some Of the whiskpy
peddled to thirsty consumers in Hell
ena for $50 quart is enough TO
knock an ordinary mortal off the
Christmas tree.
The Montana Press association will
hold its annual meeting in Hel.saa
July ~. 30 and 81. according to an nm
nouncement made in Helena by Sec
rotary s. f.. Poison of the association.
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The Montana State Federation Of
Woman's Clubs held it's annual con.
vention in Billings last week.
Opposition of her parents to her pro-
posed marriage is believed to have
prompted Miss Alta Curtis. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curtis of Big
Timber. to take her own life by swal-
lowing strychnine. A coroners Jury
returned verdict Of death from poi
soning. self-administered.
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DR.. $. A. Cooney Of Helena has been
fur the sevpn-year term
rs a member of the state board of
health, and DIR. f.. NJ. Porter of Great
Falls was reappointetl for the five-year
term 10 the same board Dir. A. w.
Deal of Lewistown was appointed a
member of the state board Of medical
succeeding the late Or. F.
j. Adams Of Great Falls. who was kill
I'd in an automobile accident,
Lump sum settlement Of sac, has
been awarded to Mrs. Agnes Il. Wat
ters Of Marysville by the state indus.
trial accident board following the
death of her husband after nh acct
dent in the Shannon mine in Marys-
willie on February -.
F. w. Biers. head Of the bureau Of
crop estimates for the state. says that
the stock ranges are in better conli-
ton al present than they have been in
four or five years. In some parts OF
the state. particularly in Fergus coun.
ty. he reports the range in better con.
dition than it has been in 40 wears.
Stock offered for sale in Montana
in promoting foreign corporations will
come from the treasury direct until
a stipulated amount is sold. before the
promoters will he permitted To sell
their bonus stock says State Auditor
George X. Porter. in enforcing the
''blue sky law in Montana.
Robert f. Gohn. miner Of Virginia
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