The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-16
MONTANA. NOTES


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Upon his return from California,
Mayor Louis Newman Of Great Falls
learned that he had been loser about
$4,000 as the result Of the wind storm
which swept Havre last week. The.
wind demolished the one.story brick
flax fiber factory which had been
built about two years ago and which
Mr.. Newman was compelled to take
over through failure Of the company
to finance it.
Work has been started on the new
1O0-ton mill at the Mount Washington
mine near Wickes. The foundation
work was launched few days ago, al
though it is said the mill will not be
cOmplete1 for several months.
Steps were taken at the annual
meeting Of the Insurance Federation
of Montana, held in Helena, to launch
campaign of education against all
present and proposed forms of estate
insurance" Opposition to state insur-
ance is not directed against the public
officials who are charged with the af-
fairs of state insurance in Montana, it
was stated.
To fall two stories when scaffold
broke and light on his feet. and then
have plank strike him on both in
steps, causing compound fractures of
the feet. was the fate of Thomas Gal
oway. a bricklayer at Billings. on June
81, according to the report made by
B. ]. Martin. general contractor. to the
state industrial accident board. No
detailed report of the accident has
been made, the mishap being covered
in brief letter.
An estate valued at $4,000 is dis
tributed to heirs in the last will of the
late Charles H. Austin. pioneer resi-
dent Of the Cascade section. who died
May %. The estate consists Of real
and personal property, located in Great
Falls and near Cascade. and with the
exception Of comparatively small be-
quests to grandchildren. brother and
a sister-in.law. it will be inherited by
the widow. Sarah f. Austin, and a
daughter, Ruth Austin johnson.
c. s. Heidel. state engineer. has
completed his tenth year as member
OF the force Of that office. which he
entered rs state photographer. and ris-
Ing to the position Of state engineer.
For several years Mr.. Heidel devoted
his efforts to stream measurements
Of Montana. which are now vital
interest to his department in sripg
preliminary reports on irrigation prot
ects which are being started in many
parts Of the state under the state plan.
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Two automobile bandits. believed
members of a gang that has been steal
ing automobiles and rohbing tourists
in the Missoula section. eludea a sher-
IFS posse and escaped into the hills
of the wild Rattlesnake valley. The
bandits abandoned an automobile stol-
en- in Missoula when the sheriff's
posse was pressing them close and
escaped into the hills. The men who
escaped are believed TO have been
preying on tourists near there for the
past several weeks.
Fred Jones. an eX-Service man. was
stabbed and severely injured in a dis
turbance which followed efforts Of cit
liens of Dillon to break up meeting
held outside the city limits at which
former United States Attorney Il. X.
Wheeler endorsed by the Nonpartisan
league for the Democratic nomination
for governor. was the principal speak
err. Ed Gushing. barber Of D;llon.
was arrested and charged with stab
bling Jones.
Wrily Adams of Rainville has been
laid up rs the result Of burns he re-
ceived when preparing to quit work for
the day. He was washing his hands
with gasoline when in some manner
the liquid caught fire from blow
torch that was standing near by and
In less time than It takes to tell it
he was mass Of flames from head to
foot.
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John Matt. 40. farmer near Arlee.
on the Flathead Indian reservation,
was killed by lightning during a vio-
lent storm on the reservation. He and
his 11-year-old son had been fishing
and when the storm broke took refuge
in telephone booth along the North
ern Pacific railroad. The lightning
killed the father instantly, the boy
being only stunned.
Fewer residents Of Montana were III
during the week ending June % than
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