The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-30
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
= y Treasure State =

vain 'INSI uIISHiOH PROJECT VIII Dc
| opened to filing to former service
men only on April 80. according to an
nOuncelnent made by the secretary Of
the interior. The filings will be ac-
cel'ted under this plan for 60 days.
The building and stock Of drugs
| owned by the Coleman Drug company.
and the building occupied by George
| Foster as Il residence were completely
destroyed by fire ut Gilman. The fire
| originated in the drug store.
| charged with entering his wife's
apartments in Miles city and fnrcibly
taking his two-year-old daughter.
Louise. escaping in an automobile. W.
II. Hogan. and child. We're apprplent-
Ell near Horton and returned to the
rfty. The couple had been separated
for some time. Mrs. Hogan having se-
cured Il divorce. Mrs. Hogan had
been given custody Of the daughter
and an infant.
Meetings OF the Montana Coal Oper-
atorS' aSSwiation and the Montana d.
vision OF the United Mine Workers Of
America convened in Billings last
week. The operators were holding
their annual meeting. The miners
meeting was called for the purpose Of
erecting with the employers adjust
mentS and notifications as to the an
plicati"n of the wage agreement pstab-
ll>led by the federal coal commission.
Modified and more liberal reyuln-
lions ct leased oil lands owned by the
government in order to bring about
4 Ere;,ter production Of petroleum
products. may he expected from the
department of the interior at Wash.
ingtOn. ID. e.. according to s. G. Ford,
attorney general. who has returned
from Washington. where he attended
the conference with the interior de-
partment officials and oil men from all
parts OF the country.
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The body Of Carl Martin Smith. one
of the 81 bodies of American air sery-
ice men recently returned from Eng.
land. was buried ut Rozeman with mil.
itary h"n"rs. 1t was brought, from
H"boken. \. j.. by Ercell Ross. an
American soldier detailed to that
duty. Smith was born in Ga)latin
county He WAS killed in an automo-
bile accident at Stanford. England, ON
the day the armi>tice was signed.
Plans for the theatcr building which
will he erected by the valluncey Then.
ter company ut Glendive. will he com
pietei soon. according tn announces
ment made by Manager valencpy. and
as soon as they are in readiness, bids
FOR the contract for the work of con.
structi"n will be called for.
1Arabie Brothers have sold thei,
raich or NH acres near Dillon Ia
NeI> Nelson of Dillon. While the
price is not given out il is said tn he in
the neighborhood of S17O.NDO. With the
ranch 1910 head of sheep and all of
the horses. cattle and farm implements
are included in the sale. The new
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future.
In accordance with the action of the
Indians on the Belknap reservation
who are DESTROYS to have their land,
allotted by the United States goyern
ment. II committee was dispatched t,
Washington to present their claims t,
the Indian department.
At special election the voters ri
Wolf Point placed their approval up
on II proposed issue Of water bond,
for SW.oND to provide for extensions I,
the water plant. The plant was bull
three years ago to accommodate n,
anticipated population of from 1.OO'
to 1900. Since that time the city Ia.
trebled in population and many of til,
residence sections are without wate
service which will now he extended.
With the new buildings which hay,
recently been completed. the male in
mates OF the state insane asylum hav,
plenty Of room. according t" DR.. j. NJ
Seaman. head of the institution a
Warm Springs. The board of educa
ton has given him permission to ado
to the wolnen's department by build
ing another dormitory to relieve "A con
gested condition.
During March the state land offic,
recommended that GO applications fo
farm loans he allowed for Il tota, o.
$1O4. 100. the biggest month of the wear
In January the loans totalled $7S.OO(
and in February $4,000.
Mrs. Genevieve Jeffers of Whit,
Sulphur Springs, plaintiff III Il S1O.OO'
damage suit against the Milwaukee.
railroad for injuries received while sh,
was attempting to board Il passenger
train at Harlowton. August ), 1917
was awarded the full amount by Jury