The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-06-03
THE STATE

completely destroyed by fire recently,
Helena-Rev. c. w. Burns has
been elected bishop of the Helena dis
trict OF the Methodist conference at
a meeting Just closed in Des Moines.
Butte-At a recent meeting the
teamsters' union decided not to go
out on strike but to submit all griev-
ances to arbitration.
Helena Senators Walsh and
Myers have agreed on George Neill
of Helena, to succeed Frank Steele
as receiver for the land office.
Helena-Helena is to have reduced
electric light rates, increased gas
rates and increased street car fares
by a ruling of the Montana public
service commission.
Thompson FaIls-The progressive
farmers OF the reservation have or
gained a company which has in view
the connecting of all places thereon
with telephones.
Bozeman - The electrical engin-
eering department at the Montana
state college has arranged to send
college news once each week to all
amateur wireless operators of the
state.
Dillon-Lambing on the range is
now in full swing in this county and
though the weather has been rather
cold and stormy, a high percentage of
lambs are being reported from every
sheepman in the community.
L1v1ngstOn-The rise in the waters
of the Yellowstone river received a
setback here and at Gardiner, where
the rise went as high as two and a
half feet, according to reports receiv-
ed at the railway offices.
Helena-Degrees, honors and dip
Tomas will be granted to 81 students
of the state university at Missoula at
the annual commencement at Mis-
soula at the annual commencement
exercises.
Helena-Kalispell boys are land
ing jobs paying between $35 and
$40 per week on completion of a two
year course in automobile mechanics
and repairing, according to Leon R.
Fotte, state director of vocational
education.
Helena state organization of
directors of the union cooperative
stores now being operated in the
state was formed here. The name of
the new organization is to be the
Rocky Mountain branch of the Ma
tional Cooperative association.
Hamilton. o. Reed is busy en-
subscriptions in a movement
to purchase a derrick and other we'll
equipment for the purpose of
prospecting and proving petroleum
deposits believed to exist throughout
the Bitter Root valley.
Helena-Tony Deidtman, one of
the Helena men tried and convicted
the world war on a charge of
sedition under the Montana law, has
ing an order from Judge R. Lee Word
dismissing the case.
Red Lodge-Passage of the annual
budget ordinance featured the meet
ing of the city council of Red Lodge.
A total of $20,222 to meet the salar-
les of city officials, police officers,
commissioners and other servants of
the municipality, and for the lighting
of the city, was appropriated.
Great Falls-Three hundred lab
orers are out in Great Falls on a de-
mand for Sc a day. After an offer
$3.50 had been practically agreed
upon by compromise it was an
nounced, the strikers refused the Of
fer which was then withdrawn by
The employers.
Helena = The last of a series of
in the building trades, some
Of which endured many weeks, was
a few days ago when the AS
Industries and the building
trades council signed a scale for
building laborers, running from SIS
20 $3.50 per diem.
Hamilton-The Bitter Root stock
has begun shearing it's flock of
about 1000 sheep. This farm has
)ne of the most complete plants in
he west, having IL modern ma
The IL men and helpers at
he machines make up a force of 25
men, who can shear 1000 sheep a
lay.
Livingston-Mining operations at
he Jardine mining camp, situated
bout six miles from Gardiner and
IS miles from Livingston, are bring
ng the camp back to the activity for
which it was noted in the years 1900
O 1905. The Jardine Gold Mining
md Milling company has again re-
umed operations.
Billings - kilograms have been
ent by the Billings Commercial club
nd the Billings Rotary club to Sena-
or T. j. Walsh, asking him to sup
,ort the bill to open to settlement the
row reservation, as amended by the
.ouse, if any opposition to the mea-
ure would delay it's passage for a
time.
Butte-A jury that had been out
early 81 hours, returned a verdict
f guilty on the first count in the
ase of the United States against
'homas Leahy of Virginia City, who
ras charged with violation of the ma
ional prohibition law, in United
district court yesterday. The
.rst count involves the possession of
mash.
Helena - The Montana railway
0mmission has sent Ralph Budd,
resident of the Great Northern rail-
.ay, a telegram protesting against
n alleged statement by him that no
oal famine is likely in Montana. The
)mmission has been advising peo-
to buy coal now and keep the
ines going during the summer, on
lie ground that cars will be scarce