The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-21

.Ifinsdale-A postoffice has been
established. at Meharry, Is miles
west of Theory. -4-,s :
Winnctt-A telephone exchange II
being installed here by the Mountain
States Telephone company.
Holena-The annual meeting Of
the Montana Sheriff's association will
convene here January 20.
Billings of freight on
hay 10 asked of railroads serving this
territory. -.
Missoula- low price Of lum-
Der has caused all the sawmills but
one in northwestern Montana to shut
down.
+ Lewistown-The city government
IL planning an extensive campaign
of paving, to be commenced In the
spring.
Roundup - Stockholders Of the
Van Dusen Oil company, have asked
for the appointment of q receiver. al
leging irregularities in the use of the
company funds.
i Westby- Jens Waggemose, q la
borer employed on the farm OF Olaf
Jensen, was overcome by gas and
died while engaged with Jensen in
opening q ignite mine.
B11lin8s-A convention of oil OPP
orators, for the purpose Of exploiting
the petroleum resources Of the state
and protecting investors, will be
held here in the spring.
R0undup-Prime hides from two
year-0ld steers are worth at present
In Roundup only q cent and q half
10 pound or approximately 70 cents
10 hide.
Great Falls-Four months ago "A.
B. Engle started his absentee voters
ballot from Valparaiso, Chile. The
ballot arrived two months after the
election had been held.
Butte-Out Of q total of 1900
merchants engaged in business In
Montana last year, there were only
- failures, which r. g. Dun & Co.
considers q remarkable showing in
view Of general business conditions.
6tanf0rd-The town Of Hobson,
which IL contesting the result Of the
recent election by which Stanford
was declared the winner of the coun-
ty seat. will attack the constitution
atty Of the absent voters law.
Helena-State Bank Examiner Nc
Graw says that banks of the state
have reduced their aggregate In
debtedness about 100000 recently
and that the banking situation is inn
proving.
Missoula- IS brought by a
horse auctioned off at the city pound
last week was not a new low record,
according to city officials, who cite
the case Of man who bid in horse
for Is cents a few weeks ago.
Butte-William G. Potter, for q
number Of years connected with To-
cal copper concerns, has recently
been elected chairman Of the board
of directors of the Guaranty Trust
company of New York.
Harl0wt0n-Mayor William F. ia
cobs. who brought suit against the
city Of which he is the executive
head for damages alleged to have
been sustained to his property, be-
cause of the overflow of municipal
ditch, has lost his case.
Great Falls-Miss Lucy Herbert
meyer, q teacher in the local schools,
after hearing her class recite, dis
missed the pupils of her room and
went to physician to get relief from
q rash which had broken out on
her face, Her illness was diagnosed
as smallpox.
Lewistown-The city's financial
condition is better at the beginning
of the year than it has been for a
long time. There was a balance in
the treasury on Jan. l of over $341,-
900, with all obligations to that date
met. The total receipts in December
were over $4,000 and the total dis
bursements under $4,000.
Roundup-To help swell the fl
nances Of this city. the council has
enacted an ordinance, effective not
only within the limits of the town but
also within q three mile radius, pro-
viding penalty of q fine of not less
than $25 nor more than $500. upon
the arrest and conviction of any per.
son for making, selling, transporting
, or in any way dealing in Intoxicating
liquor.