The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-09-10

TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSE1Y TOLD

ms 0Skcu the congressional medal for
Major G. L. Sheridan Of Bozeman. At
Il meeting Of the state executive COM
mittee Of the legion here. the state Of
fi@rs were asked to take up with the
Mdjutant general Of the United States
army the recommendation of General
Winnens, commanding the Sixty-fourth
infantry brigade in France. citing Ma-
jOr Sheridan for the medal. and to ask
the adjutant general to lay the mat
ter before congress for final action.
Major Sheridan received several dec
orations for bravery in France.
The recent attempt Of the United
States Indian service at Browning to
dispose Of the Blackfeet tribal herd 1T
cattle by public auction failed because
the government refused to accept the
highest bids of $50 for steers and 500
for cows. It is understood that the
tribal herd will he disposed Of before
winter. however. either at private sale
or on the market.
Lee Metcalf was placed In Jail in
Billings in default of $3.50 bond. charg-
ell with binding, gagging and heatin:
his nine-year-old son. The police say
they found the lad tied to chair with
wire. Metcalf will be arraignei on Il
charge of third degree assault.
Pending further investigation and
probable hearings by both the state
and federal bodies, the rule requiring
q $40 day penalty for freight cars
held over the 4S-hour limit by recipi.
ents will not go into effect until De-
cemher II. according to word received
in Helena by the Montana railroad
commission from the head Of the MAJ
tiOnal Demurrage association. lnves-
tigatiOn Of the proposed raise will he
made both as to interstate and in,ra-
state business. Montana officials said
4 term Of from one and one-half
to three years in the state penitentiury
has been imposed on Arthur (Sunny)
Edwards. cOlOred. who pleaded guilty
in Billings to stealing spare tires from
the rear of automobiles in that city.
Federal agents burned log cabin in
Butte when. according to their report.
they discovered 3O-gallon still ard
$50 gallons of mash ready for distill,-
ton. on the premises. This action.
they maintain, is required by federal
statutes.
Carl Hansen, a young man who
drives Il truck for IL Helena commits
sion company. paid fine Of Sl5 in
police court in that city on pleading
guilty to operating an automobile with.
nut two license plates. The police al
lege that Hansen took one Of the
plates from the truck and used it on
touring car.
Although George Differ of Hamilton
sustained painful injuries when he was
run over by wild team. while driv-
Ing a mower on the farm of Boni
Fileff and sustained fractures If two
ribs. he will not receive compensation.
officers of the state accident board
ruled. Compensation cannot be paid.
rs agricultural workers are not under
the law and Fileff is not included
among the employers who have inslr.
| ance.
Mayor Stodden of Butte has aver
ruled the majority report Of the hoard
| of police commissioners which h..d
| recommended that Chief of Detectives
Jim l.arkn should be dismissed from
! the police force. He held thar in
| view of the fact that Larkin'S record
was one of efficiency. the evidence
was not sufficient to warran, his dis
| miSSal. Larkin was accused Of stand
Ing by and allowing another detective
to beat up viii Burt. reporter on
the Butte Bulletin. some months ego.
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| For not reporting the birth of IA
child. as required by physicians hand
ling maternity eases. under the provi-
sions of the law governing vital sta
tistics. DR.. Joseph Weyerhorst. owner
of Great Falls hospital. was fined 81
and costs Of $3.50 by IL justice of
the peace in that city.
| G. B. Edwards Of Seattle has been
appointed by Miss May Trumper. state
superintendent Of public instruction,
to succeed l.. r. Fonte as state ,lirec-
tor Of vocational education and state
supervisor Of trade and industrial cd.
ucation in Montana. He will begin
work in Montana on September /.
H. ]. Harrington Of Alherton. nm EN-.
plOye Of the Milwaukee railroad, Is
dead of burns suffered near Bonner
Harrington was on the truck Of Il
gasoline speeder when the wire over
head was short circuited. and the high
voltage traced down." striking Har
rington. He was brought to hos
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