The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-02
THE STATE.

Butte-For the benefit of forme
service men, a free evening schoo
will be established in Butte by tn
Knights of Columbus.
KalispeII-J. w. Walker, who haI
been elected state treasurer, has re
signed as Flathead county treasurer
effective December 81.
GIasgow-The damage was $40,
900 when the Elmer Johnson plumb
ing establishment here was destroy
ed by fire.
DiHOn-Judge Alonzo Kenison, fol
the last eight years justice of the
peace here and a resident of Dillon
for more than 20 years, is dead.
Chinook-Mar Louis, charged with
a statutory offence, entered a plea OF
guilty and received a sentence oil
from 10 to 20 years in the peniten-
tiary.
Superior - Alleging that illegal
voting was done in the SaItese pre-
cinct, r. S. Wilkinson has filed a
contest for sheriff against William
LaCombe.
Chester-Miss Martha Klatt was
painfully burned about the hands
when she attempted to start a fire
in the Chester hotel stove in a hurry
by pouring kerosene on hot Goals.
Glasgow - Joe Dunn and Joe Lee
pasco, residents of southern Saskat-
chewan, have purchased for SIS, 900
the we'll known horse ranch owned
by the estate of the late Tom Lewis.
Harlowton - Homer H. Steele,
aged rs, a brakeman employed on
the Milwaukee road, was instantly
killed at Loweth, being crushed be-
tween two cars while switching.
ROnan-After many delays, the
Roman flour mill has started custom
grinding of patent flour here. Both
hard and soft wheat is being made
into flour for the farmers.
Livingston-While playing on ice,
Eleanor Cowee d'Ewart, three a
old, was drowned in a creek at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley d'Ewart, five miles from Will
sail.
Butte-Having been declared gull
ty by a jury in district court of at
tempting to sell a barrel of water
which he represented as being whisky
Charles Trip will go to state prison
four years.
Butte-Following the directions of
a federal dry squad officer two po-
licemen took into custody an aged
woman on the charge of operating
an Illicit liquor still in a remote sec
ton of Butte.
Bozeman-Twelve thousand dol
lars for the loss of his right y was
the verdict of a jury here in the
damage suit of Edward H. Haffner
against the Milwaukee railroad. The
complaint asked for $4,000.
Chinook-Herman Sieben, found
guilty at a recent term of court, of
killing John Pefaur, has been sent
enced by Judge Careton to serve not
less than % years nor more than so
years In the state pe~nitentiary.
For 1917, 28,646 residents of
Montana paid income taxes %aggregat-
ing $2,548,582, their incomes that
year amounting to $81, 207,992,
while for 1916 only 1901 incomes,
~$19,467,019, were taxed
for a total of $304,448.
Helena-Attorney John G. Brown
Of Helena, announces that he has en-
tered into partnership with Cover
nor Sam v. Stewart, and that the
L OO 1iOWh ho wv al
after January 1, next, when the gov
ernor is to retire from office.
Conrad-Rather than to be COM
PEELED to maintain the family for an
indefinite period the authorities of
Pondera county have provided the
means for the return to Germany of
Mrs. Herman lessen and her chill
1ren.
Hardin--After a trial which occult
pied the time of the district court for
days during the past week r.
+. McNutt, Jr., postmasted at Wyola,
was acquitted of a charge of arson.
McNutt was charged with causing the
ire which destroyed the II. V. Bailey
store at Wyola several months ago.
Deer Lodge-On changing his plea
guilty on a charge of having held
ip men playing cards and taking
bout $1,000, Samuel G. Black, 10 s
ears old, was sentenced here to
ierve from two to four years in the
tate prison. {
Anaconda-Hours of work by a
Ioctor were necessary to revive a 49,
'ear-old boy, the son of Mr.. and
drs. John Croemio of $40 Chestnut, l
'lICA thO yOuI5otCA OCSoiiC ohSOh :
cious from drinking some moon t
hine liquor. t
Butte-Isabel Harper, a 13-year- I
Id school girl, died in commissions
n the arms of a physician, less than /
hour after returning from a groc- a
ry store. Before becoming uncon- I
she told her mother she had ?
aten an apple at the store.
Great Falls-Two stills, with a e
oint capacity of 80 gallons a day, c
yhich would make their product 4
$1,000 every "a hours at the F
LEGGED ruling price in Great Falls, t
Vere seized by federal, county and b
ity dry law enforcement officers in
Falls recently. S
Great Falls-Right of way for a d
,enic drive IL miles long, on the y
outh bank of the Missouri river from f.
reat Falls to the mouth of Belt O
-eek will be offered the Great Falls Il
ark commissioners by the Great
alls Power company at the commits
oners' meeting December /.
Ismay - Residents of Ismay are f,
the formation of another ts