The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-11-05

TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSE1.Y TOLD

Una Choling. age Is years. has been
| taken to the state penitentiary at
Deer Lodge to commence serving
| sentence Of life Imprisonment for the
murder of his father at Malta. Chol-
ing shot his father in the head while
his parent was sleeping. He confess
ed to the crime. saying he had COM
mitted the deed because he and his,
! father disagreed as to the manage
ment of their ranch. and that with his
| father out of the way he could con-
duct the place to suit himself.
The Northern Pacific has filed with
the Montana railroad commission a de-
tailed report showing that the road
furnished all cars necessary to the
apple growers in the Bitter Root val
ley, as required. and did not fail as
was reported in papers in Butte.
George Felix Ingram. &c. died in
Helena last week. He was a resident
Of Montana since 1866 and since his
bOyhood led an active adventurous ca
reer. first as n member Of General de
Forests famous First Kentucky cav
airy. later rs peace officer in the
Black Hills and also as guard for
engineers who surveyed the original
route Of the Northern Pacific.
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A1thnsNh thA s9nk~ - No.
Helena branch Of the federal reserve
bank has not been fixed. it is thought
it will be some time between Deem
Der l and January l. All that remains
In the construction of the building is
the installation Of the steel on the
vault. The doors are being hung. The
fixtures. made by the Matthews Fix
lures company. are ready at the con-
Germs establishment and can he put In
at any time.
In accordance with the desire Of the
Montana. Gov. $. Y. Stewart has is
sued proclamation setting aside the
week of December to IL as health
week and urging the people of Mon
tana to cooperate in the observance
of the program that will be suggested
for the week.
If alleged manipulators of the wheat
market succeed in keeping down the
price. one farmer of the Helena re
gion contemplateS installing still nj
his place and making whiskey to get Il
fair return for his grain. according to-
Il Helena man in which he confided
closed.
An unfortunate accident occurred OF
the J. p. Ward ranch south of nentoa
when his barn collapsed. KILN. four
of his horses. and also one horse be-
longing to Martin Eacen. The col
lapse was due to the extra heavy
weight of straw which had been
threshed to cover the barn.
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During the year 1920 to October 20.
the state highway commission has
placed under construction agreement
Il projects in 81 counties. represent
ing 500 miles of road and &c bridges.
at a total price of S5.5O5.245.4l," says
Chief Engineer John n. Edy. in ii re-
port on progress. which was submit
ted to the commission at the annual
meeting held at Helena November I.
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Hunters are complaining that state
game and forest wardens have driven
the elk from the open hunting grounds
in Lewis and Clark county over the
line into Powell county. where the
big game is protected. Only IL few
hunters have brought elk out this year
and many of them are angry. From
those who participated in saving the,
game. reports come that the elk werts
Guy Griffin. brakeman for the Mil
waukee. is undergoing treatment ut
ROzeman for fracture Of the skull fol-
lowing an accident. He was standing
On moving box car as he was ap-
preaching the station at Huffine. near
Springhill. when a low hanging wire
caught him and threw him to the
ground.
The body of Or. F.. Il. CraigheHd.
former president of the Montana State
who died In MisSoula of
apoplexy. has been sent to his old
home in Fulton, Mo-. for interment,
Thirty-seven nationalities We're rep
resented In the Americanization school
by Butte authorities from
September 8. 1919. to June 9. 1920, ac-
cording to the report Of the assistant
OF the Butte high school, who
had charge Of tho Amarico ,;.,t;o,