The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-04-15
THE STATE

dition cases, on appeal to the SUI
preme court, will be heard April Is
HeIena-At a special sale of state
lands held here recently 1875 acres
of land were sold for $43,136.
Great Fa1Is=Roy Mcknight has
been elected president of the Mon
tana Automobile Dealers association.
Butte-H. Hugo, aged 10, is dead
from injuries received in an automo-
bile smashup.
Helena - The cornerstone of the
new Shrine temple will be laid here
June 10.
Perma-Nicholas J.. Connolly has
been commissioned postmaster at
Perma.
Red Lodge-P. c. Hicox has been
elected mayor of Red Lodge for the
fourth consecutive term.
DiIIon-Owners of irrigated land
in Beaverhead county are refusing
offers of $50 per acre.
Libby-The Libby Rod and Gun
club will plat a million fish fry in
the streams of Lincoln county.
Misunderstanding has commenced
in this section. The ground is in an
ideal condition.
Livingston-Within a month Park
county will need 1900 men for road
construction work.
Grass Range-O. Reinhart was
elected mayor over F. w. Miles by a
majority of one vote.
Butte-The union carpenters of
Butte have adjusted their differences
with contractors and are back at
work again.
Butte-Butte has instituted a new
system of collecting garbage by
which $4,000 was saved on the first
month it was put into operation.
Helena-Mrs. Rachael Davenport,
a pioneer of Montana, who came to
the territory before the railroads, is
dead.
HeIena-Bids for paving the main
road through East Helena have been
rejected by the state highway COM
mission as excessive.
Great Falls-Fletcher Maddox is
managing the Wood presidential
campaign in Montana and J. w. Sher-
wood is at the head of the Hoover
organization.
HeIena-Out of 651 aliens employ
ed on the Butte and Great Falls divi-
sion of the Great Northern %two-thirds
have taken out first citizenship pa
pers recently.
Helena-John Dryburgh has been
reelected mayor of Helena, and the
taxpayers have authorized the issu-
of 5000 600 in bonds for water
improvements.
Great Falls - John A.. Collins,
vice mayor of Great Falls, and who
lad served two terms as sheriff of
Cascade county, is dead following an
operation for appendicitis.
Helena-The formation of the Jo-
let and Whitehorse bench irrigation
will reclaim $500 acres of
and in Carbon county at a cost of
S281,OO0.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS relatives of
Mrs. E. v. Davidson, who resides
With her son, l.. V. Davidson, on the
forth Highwood bench, attended a
reunion in her honor recently.
Dillon - Corduroy trousers and
lannel shirts have been adopted as
he regulation uniform for high
chool boys, in an effort to reduce
he high cost of living.
Hardin-Wylliam Hart, premier
~ DOy VI tuC AOfltS, 10 pldhaluS W Hi
tage a film near Hardin, and his
manager has written to the Hardin
.hamber of commerce to ascertain
weather. conditions.
BeIt-A recent storm in South
Dakota wiped out a herd of 200 head
f stock, the property of Matthew
and James Cooper, which
Iad been shipped from local ranges
winter feeding.
Bozeman-The cries of a baby in
he family of John Keifer, Jr., of
probably saved all from
ire. Smoke awakened the baby
whose cries awakened the father.
'he home was destroyed.
Great FalIs-A huge copper still,
of manufacturing the high
st grade of raisin whisky, was raided
ere a few days ago. The ownership
# the establishment is admitted by
Pfeifle, who is under arrest.
Thompson Falls - A Thompson
Talls woman objected to her husband
moking in the house, so he smoked
n the woodshed. His cigarette set
he woodshed on fire and the family
.ome was destroyed.
Saco-John Olson, a section man,
vas killed when a fast passenger
rain crashed into a push car, loaded
nth ties, on which he stood endea-
oring to flag the train. The en-
ineer could not stop his engine.
HeIena-Many state banks in va
ious parts of Montana are taking
tops to join the federal reserve
ank system and to do so are in
reasing their capitalization from
1000 to $4,000, the minimum re-
uired by federal law.
Chinook-The first monthly auc-
ion conducted by the Chinook cham
er of was held recently.
arm implements, horses, COWS and
ousehold goods were sold at a fair
rice. The attendance at the sale
vas large. Hi
Livingston - Elk from the over
preserves in this section Will
9 sent to other Ravens. Western
will receive some, Lewis
nd Clark county will place a few
cad in Dry Gulch, Canada will take
ome and a shipment is to be made
, New York.