The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-08
MONTANA NOTES


JER9&1Y TOLD IL
Farmers who protected their hay
crops under provisions Of the state
hail insurance law will pay levy
of 48 cents an acre for 1870, accOr,l-
ing to f.. X. Bowman, chairman If
the board. Mr.. Bowman estimates that
the losses for this class IT business
are small. figures now being complied
showing that only about 900 acres
In hay were protected from hail.
Alleging that his arms. legs amt
back were injured when brakeman
showed him from the steps Of car ut
Butte OF April 10. Robert +. Dssik has
filed suit against the Northern Pa
cific Railway company for $:s:AD in
the district court at BOzen,aa.
Claiming the fiat rate for municipal
lighting is abnormally wasting current.
the Malta Light and Power company
has appealed to the Montana public.
service commission to put the lnunici.
pality on meter basis and fix the
rate. James II. Bonner, chief engi-
neer. will investigate the situation for
the commission,
Injuries to Foreman Hubbard. ON
ployed by Il. Z. Melcl,ert. road con-
tractor. who was in an AUTOMOBILES
bringing cook out to the job when
the car was overturned, will he ,Un,-
pensated by the state accident board.
according to a ruling on the east.
last week. Mr.. Melchert asked If the.
foreman could receive compensation
while in II machine and away from the
scene of his work. The board ruled
II 1t Is part of his job to bring gu:
the cook and was heing paid Tor TINT
duty he should receive compensation.
1t is reported that Robert S+.iging
Of Belt, who had the misfortune. ut
having number Of hot ci,,ders from
Il steam engine Of threshtng outfit
lodge in his eyes some time ago. will
In all probability completely lose his
sight.
Mrs. o. Fl. Roberts. wife Of u tlresh-
ing machine company salesman. was
Instantly killed and her niece Miss
Owen. a girl Of II. was 50 badly in
jured that she died while being brought
to Roundup. when their horse bn,tc,a
at railroad crossing near Basrom
and plunged down the track ahead ut
a passenger train.
Miss Florence Ruval of Fort Benton
worked u half hour as janitress for
the telephone company in that city.
tell from radiator and hurt u knee.
She has been awarded $7N co,nppnsa-
ton by the state accident board.
DR.. Staley Fl. Titus Of Spokan. en-
tered a plea Of guilty and was fined
$50, which he paid, on arraignment on
charges Of hunting in Lincoln county
without a license. 1t Is the first vio-
lation Of its kind reported during the
hunting season which opened On Sep
TENDER 16.
The Two Miracle company If Great
Fails has been awarded the contract
for the construction Of Browning's pro-
posed town waterworks system by the.
mayor and the town council. The Two
Miracle company. as a part Of the con-
siderat!On, Is to take over and nrrany..
for the sale of the $4,000 bond issue
which was voted by the electors IT
Browning ut special election.
A resolution recommending that the
state legislature adopt an old age pen
sion law was adopted at the closing
session Of the biennial convention ef
the United Mine Workers of District
No. q, embracing Montana and Nortl,
Dakota. which was held IN Billings
last week. The executive officers war.
directed with other organizations to
promote sentiment in favor Of the
measure.
| At a meeting Of Ringing taxpayers
1t was decided to abandon the pro,n>i-
ton Of building Il fire house. together
with equipment, due to the fuct that
the additional taxation necessary 10
furnish fire protection amounted 10 II
great deal more money than III. fire
Insurance rates warranted.
| Willard Shelton Stanton. II years
old, son Of J. s. Stanton Of Sidney.
was killed when tractor he was dr!,-
ing turned u backward somerslult, pin-
ming him beneath the heavy machine.
He was pinned beneath the steerin.
wheel. The accident occurred IN the
Cook ranch, of which Mr.. Stanton is
manager.
! Charles A. Hall. who lives Just west
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