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been commissioned postmaster al
Fowler, a fourth class postoffice.
| Dillon-A great many Dillon PEG.
pie are fighting mad over large
number of cases of dog poisoning.
Glasgow-Gustave Lang, prom
fnent faTmer living about a mile
south of Glasgow, was drowned in
Milk river few days ago.
He1ena-Governor s. v. Stewart
has re-appointed DR.. E. NJ. Porter OF
Great Falls member of the state
board of health.
BOzeman - The Trail garage al
Salesville was entirely destroyed by
fire one day this week, with a total
loss OF $4,000.
Great F,alls-Using gasoline as an
explosive, amateur craftsmen tried
Sunday night to force the safe in the
office of the Kaffara Lumber COM
pany at Sand Coulee.
Great Falls Possibility of re-
sumption of construction work on
the Lewistown-ew Rockford cutoff
of the Great Northern is creating in
terest in this part of the state.
Helena-It is estimated that the
attendance at Montana summer
schools this season is between 1 900
and 1900 and made up mostly of
school teachers from all parts of the
state.
Great Fa1ls-Complete informa-
ton concerning the condition of Cas-
eade county highways, or even of
trunk roads extending we'll into adj
joining counties, will be furnished
hereafter by service bureau.
DiIlon-In line with the road i'm
provement work throughout the
county the commissioners of Beaver
head county have purchased 10
trucks from the state highway COM
mission.
HeIena-Assistant which the vet
eransf welfare commission of Mon
tana gave her several months toward
meeting part of the salaries of heads
of four free employment offices in
Montana was withdrawn June 1.
Bainville-The body of Peter J.
Milkowski who was drowned in the
Missouri river when he fell from the
Great Northern railway bridge at
Snowden, was recovered about mile
below Mondak after a diligent search
lasting for eight days.
HeIena-"Deer were never more
plentiful in the game ranges of Mon
tana than this spring." J. l.. DeHart,
state game and fish warden, said
after compiling reports from all sec
tions of the state. He estimates the
losses of deer last fall and winter at
5000 and of elk at 1000.
Great Falls-Faced with a threat
that the boulevards of the city would
be turned back to the property own
ers for their care, the Federal labor
union, with which are affiliated the
city, has accepted the wage offer of
the city council.
Great FaIls-Frenzied by her be-
lief that the recent arrival of Pearl
Miller of Lethbridge had something
to do with the dissolution of her
partnership with Charlie Rose in the
ownership of a line of taxicabs, Mrs.
Lulu Ashley shot and seriously
wounded Miss Miller.
Butte-If a man builds a higher
house than his neighbor owns and
thus invites the smoke from his
chimneys to float in
the upper doors and win
dows, no blame attaches to the neigh
Dor. That was the ruling on section
of ordinance 11S handed down by
Police Magistrate Grimes in the case
brought by Mr.. and Mrs. John Blee
against Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c.. Rob |
erts.
Butte-In 1919 Montana led the |
nation in the production of mangan-
csc. At that the states output was
only one-seventh of the 1918 total. |
Six companies shipped total of &c.
1913 tons of manganese. In 1918, a |
.otal of 1892 tons were shipped |
by 81 operators. Colorado and Cali |
'ornia were the only other states to
produce any considerable amount of
In 1918 manganese
vas largely produced on account of
he demand created by the war. In
he year of 1919 it dropped to large
extent. Since January, this year,
here has been a revival in mangan-
,se mining, and it is predicted this
ear will exceed that of last. A large
mount of manganese now is being
mined in the districts of Butte and