The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

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state penitentiary to the internal rev.
enne department ut Helena in reply
to the collectors request for Il return.
The writer added that he would he
glad. nevertheless. to have the collpc-
tor call on him any time he was in
| Deer Lodge.
Burns sustained when her dress ac-
ciientally caught on fire on january
Is proved fatal to Mrs. Ellen +. White.
who had been serving as nurse in the
county detention hospital at MisSoula.
She came in contact with red hot
stove and suffered severe burns about
the body and legs Mrs. White was
20 years of age.
January was not nearly as severe ON
livestock in Montana as preceding win
ter months, according to the reports
from IL counties to Charles Il, Grppu-
fiei!. commissioner Of agriculture and
publicity Feeding is general through
OUT the state and while there is suffi-
cient hay on hand. the counties report
ing mention the high prices for all
feeds.
Influenza cases in Montana for The
week ending February .. in reports
from all parts of the state. compiled
by state health Officers. totalled SIT.
bringing the grand total of influenza
cases reported since January /. to 81
?l?, with 4S deaths from pneumonia
in January and five from Influenza.
considering the danger of Infection
and blood poisoning being one of the
hazards of taxidermy. John Jonas of
Livingston. employer of one 10 two
men. has applied to the industrial ac-
cident board for protection under the
state compensation law Mr.. Jonas. in
ms application also says the hazards
or the business include the danger of
having heavy mounted heads fall from
the walls where they are hanging. \,
unexpected moments.
Premium lists for the 1920 State
tair and exposition are out and will
be mailed soon to all parts of the state.
The American Shorthorn Breeders AS
>oclatlon is backing that department
OF the fair With $1,000 as n ppr1 of
the premiums.
Sixty thousand dollars as damages
is asked of the Northwest Coal com
pany by Mary Greene. in a coupluint
flled in the district court at Butte.
Her son. aged IS years. was Shot by
NIKE till, an employee of the company.
without cause or provocation." the
complaint alleges. on December s. Mrs.
hreen alleges that her son was her
sole support and was capable of earn
ing 500 II day as IL miner,
SlW'.oUO memorial building in hon
or OF the memory of Brother VAN.
Van Orsdel will he constructed ON the
campus of the Montana peaconess
school in the Helena valley, as n re-
suit OF a decision reached by Netho-
dists. The Rev John Chrywin of Ue,
ena has been elected tn take charge Of
the campaign for the funds, and will
make 1t state wide.
90
Business men making check of the
census enumeration in Livingston dis
covered GS4 persons who had not been
counted in the official canvases. The
count was made in few hours under
il district plan. Census officials an
nounced that the count was cOmple,e
before the business men started their
check.
Infantile paralysis is on the decline
in .lontana. according to Miss Marion
Fox of the child welfare departm.n,
I" the state board of health. There
are not more than Is cases in the state.
Miss Fox says. while IL year ago there
were 100. The period Of cOnvalescence
from the disease is long-sometimes
two year>-and it is necessary that the
patient have expert supervision during
this time. she says.
90
Alleged t" have stolen $4,000 worth
OF sugar from Il freight car on Bill.
iings >idetrack on January %, Harry
Graves was arrested in Helena las,
week by Sheriff Huffaker and return.
Ell to Billings. where he is being held
in the county Jail. Graves wife
was held for several days, but was r..
leased. Graves was an employee of the
Northern Pacific.
Only II inmates were received in
the STATE penltentiary at Deer Lodge
from eight counties during January. Il
decrease over the same month in for
mer years, according 10 reports. Gus
ter county. which had the busiest trial
jury, sent four of them, Missoula sem
three. Gallatin two and one each from,
Fergus. Yellowstone, Fallon and uilI.