The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-02-27
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

The Z. S. 5. Montana, superdrea,l
naught. plans for the construction OF
which are now being completed in the
Mare Island navy yard ut San Fran
cisco. will he the biggest and fastest
ship in the United States navy, accord
ing to word received by Gov. 5. Y.
Stewart from navy officials last week,
who presented the governor with the
punchingS from the first keel plate,
which was laid recently.
In an effort to bring about some So-
luton of the problem of keeping the
waters of Belt creek unpol!uted from
mine tailingS. the Great Falls CONNER
cial club will take up negotiations with
mining interests and endeavor to reach
an amicable agreement. The move
ment is in accord with the desire Of
the state fish and game department.
stream have been refused unless the
waters are kept suitable for the trout.
The Gate of the Mountains, near
Helena. has been definitely selected
by the Montana State Epworth league
as the location for IL permanent sum
mer institute according to word which
reached Helena from President Yer
non +. Lewis Of Fort Benton.
William Biggs of Helena. president
of the State fair board. has resigned,
giving i'll health as the reason. Mr..
BiggS said he felt man better able
to endure the demand should be chosen
for the place.
Playing with n rifle proved fatal to
Howard Peterson. seven-year-old son
Of +. G. Peterson of Butte. The dis
charge of the gun struck the boy in
the eyes. killing him instantly. The
boy had gone to visit sister near
Wise River. He went into railroad
camp cabin, where he found the rifle
| in a trunk. His lfeless body was
| found soon afterward.
Sidney Miller. register of state lands.
completed - loans during the month
Of January, involving total of SOL
$50. The loans We're made from the
state school funds and the total in
vested is $3343, $40.
Following organization Of q national
guard company of 100 men at Boze
mar. Captain J. l.. Tucker, federal dis
bursting officer in Montana. will so to
Billings shortly where it is expected
another company will be organized.
OF those in the BoZeman company
there are 40 men from Manhattan.
Fl. G. Mcintyre. an attorney of Hell
ena. has been appointed referee tn take
testimony in the matter of John Fran
els Sullivan of Butte. by an order of
the supreme court. Sullivan's license
TO practice law in Montana was pro-
tested III a resolution of the Butte
post of the American legion and pre-
scented to the court through the state
DfaucH VI Tue region.
There is no apparent change in the
influenza situation in Montana. &C.
cording to officials of the state board
of health. The number OF eases re-.
ported each day remains about the
same and the cases are all of mill,
character.
General invitations to all contrac
tors interested have been sent out by
, the state highway commission in a,
effort to determine how many viii
+ attend n meeting which it is planned I,
! hold in Helena this month. The pur
. pose Of the meeting is to go into de
, tails Of specifications required for rout
. work in this state by the commission
6 with view to more intelligent bid
ding and greater cooperation between
q the contractors and the commission i,
o carrying out road projects later in tn
: year.
) The state industrial accident boar,
= is looking for some person who is abb
e to read certain foreign languages t,
S help the board translate number o
t letters it has received. Chairman
: Spriggs says the board is now receiv
e ing replies to letters written as lon
: as three and one-half years ago. frol
d Russia. Austria. Bulgaria and Greco,
e Unless the board can secure the serI
e ices of some person able to tran>lut
n the letters the matters will have I
X wait.
= Advertisements for bids for the sal
Of bonds of the Great Falls termin,
elevator for S25O,OOO have been orde
ed by the state board of examiners, I'll
: bids to be opened February %. II,
q issue was ordered hy the last lppiSl