The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-14
The STATE

TOwnsend-A boxing commission
has been created In Broadwater
county. ---
Helena-The Montana senate has
endorsed the candidacy Of Governor
D. NJ. Davis of Idaho for secretary
Of the interior.
Montague-The Transcontinental
OH company is hauling material to
q we'll site 10 miles north of town
and will begin drilling in few
weeks.
Billings-"Peeping Toms are an
noying lonesome women residents in
the more remote sections Of the city,
and the chief of police is advising the
use of shot guns to suppress the nui-
sance.
Roundup J. Delaney has been
confirmed as commissioner of Golden
county as the result of the judicial
hearing on the contest instituted by
his opponent, over whom Delaney
was elected by six votes.
PlentywO0d-The constitutionality
Of the law providing for the classifi-
cation Of lands by counties has been
attacked by Clair Stoner in q suit
brought against the Sheridan county
comrpissio
Helena-The first official act OF
Governor ]. NJ. Dixon, on taking Of
flee, was to commission Former Gov
ernor Stewart as notary public.
Governor Stewart will practice law In
Helena.
Lewistown-The greatest interest
Is aroused in the Forest Grove section
following the announcement that the
Black Panther Oil company Of Phila-
delphia has secured acreage there
and 10 building . camp.
Fairfleld-Fairfield now has q
telephone system, ~ we'll ~ having
long distance connections. The local
system has been established through
10 company organised q few months
ago by Fairfield men.
Fort Benton-George Gasparovich,
who was serving q sentence in the
county jail ON = conviction Of a.
sault, received q New Years present
from Governor s. V. Stewart In the
form Of q release from custody.
ROundup-Pinned beneath : his
car, which overturned on q steep,
sltppery grade near Musselshell, p.
Lipeschak, ranchman living north
of there, died before Frank Polich,
who was with him at the time Of the
accident, could return with help.
StanfoFd-A. d. Strouf, who was
chosen senator of the new Judith
Basin county at the November cleo
ton, has resigned, and the county
commissioners have declined to call
q special election to fill the vacancy
on account of the expense.
Butte-Jack Cook, who was one
of q party of three men which ended
New Years eve with the death of
Joe KNOT, an overseas veteran, was
found dead in a cabin 20 miles north
of Deer Lodge with the side of his
head blown off by the discharge from
a double-barreled shotgun.
Scobey-The people of Scobey are
expected to sleep late on Sunday
mornings. Many of them have got
into the habit, and the local power
company. which has not the equip
ment to supply electricity at all
times, is seeing to 1t that the early
risers on Sunday wait till Old Sol
comes on shift or they will have to
use oil lamps or candles.
LlDDy-AttOrney General s. G.
Ford was in Libby last week for the
purpose of asking Judge B. F. Maid
en- to turn over that part of the SO
cases of bonded whisky, which was
confiscated from Jack Mullan of
Troy over year ago, to the state
insane asylum for use in treatment
of its inmates. The liquor is in
Sheriff Baney's possession.
Butte-George NJ. French and
Newell Borden, youths of 90 and 81,
respectively, will end week of
stolen pleasures Wednesday morning
stolen pleasures when they will start
for Boise, Idaho, where they took
French leave" from the Idaho state
soldiers home last week in search of
relatives whom they believed lived
here. Funds for their return were
provided by the Butte post of the
American Legion.