The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-01
the STATE

Great Falls-The condition OF
District Judge II. H. Ewing, whose
sudden illness Tuesday compelled the
postponement of the Gust murder
trial, was reported to be slightly inn
proved. Judge Ewing is suffering
from severe attack of erysipelas.
Miss0ula - An appropriation OF
$4,000 for the improvement of the
Mountain States Telephone system
has been announced through it's local
manager, r. Earl Rice. New cables
will be constructed and extensions
made with general overhauling of
the property.
Wolf Point-Numerou farmers Of
Valley county who spent a part Of
the winter at their former homes in
eastern states, are now returning and
say that many farmers in those old
er states intend to come to Montana
this year with the intention of secur-
ing cheap land.
| Great Falls-To determine which
of three claimants is the rightful
owner Of a $1,000 cashiers check is
sued to Harry b. Burgh ON January
81, 1921, the Conrad Banking Co.
has initiated in the district court q
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Klein and w. Rockaw.
Vaughn age II years, who was al
legged to have been killed when she
was struck by a Northern Pacific
passenger train near the Missoula
cemetery on February 1. 1919, is the
basis of damage suit for $40,1S0
being heard in the district court by
Judge Theodore Lentz.
Great Falls-With the resignation
\ Of Scott Leavitt, secretary of the
Great Falls Commercial club, in the
hands Of w. A. Bertke. president, the
executive committee is considering
applicants for the secretaryship. Ac.
cording to the directors there are Ia
applicants for the position, four Of
whom are Great Falls men.
Helena-Petitions looking to ap.
prevail Of 80 landowners in the Prick.
~ Pear valley, Of a bond issue not t
exceed 100000. are being sent out
TO members Of the Helena Irrigation
district by the commissioners follow
ing completion of the preliminary
survey. The commissioners of thu
district are E. K. Preuitt. chairman;
Clarence Braden and Charles D
Greenfield, secretary.
Great Falls-Plans for a specia
!. train on the Great Northern to Kevir
in the Toole county oil field to per
NIT Great Falls business men tt
make half day visit to the field
being developed there by Gordon
Campbell Lewistown geologist. wher
Campbell "spuds in" his first vel
in about two weeks, are being made
by group of Great Falls business
men.
Great Falls-Tom Stout, editor o.
the Lewistown Democrat-News and
former member of congress from
Montana, was a Great Falls visitor
on business connected with the or
ganization of a syndicate which hal
secured leases upon 1000 acres II
the Kelvin oil structure of the Sweet
!, Grass country and which expects tt
be drilling for oil within the next
> so days. Stout will have associated
with him in the enterprise a number
of Great Falls men.
! LewtstOwn-The Lewistown asso
ciated industries, an organization Of
employers, has announced the follow.
; ing scale of wages to go into effect
April /: carpenters, 81; hod carriers
!; So; bricklayers, plasterers, 50; brick
!, and mortar wheelers, IS: stone cut.
ters. 50; painters, 81; paper hang.
; ers, 81; electricians, 81; steam fit.
tiers, So: plumbers, So; cement fin
ishers, 50; roofers, Sc; sheet metal
workers, 81; fathers. 81: building
IS; concrete workers, IS.
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