The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02

Miles City railroad employees repOr
That more girls are taking free ride,
IN freight trims this yeur than eve
before, and that hardly freight trait
oasses through but that one or NOR,
members Of the fair sex are to b,
seen perched in the side door Of I
windowless pullman. Hundreds o.
men have also passed through Mile.
City this year on freight trains as fre>
riding guests of the railroads, 1t is re
ported. but it is practically impossible
to stop the free transportation.
That the parks and boulevards Of
the city Of Great Falls are being re.
vived and brought hack to their former
high standard is the gratifying report
Of the department In charge which
notes that after attention. these beau.
tiful features OF the city will suffer
slightly as result of the prolonged
strike which affected the city's indus
try.
Discovery Of whiskey ring among
| employees Of the Lake hotel In Yellow
stone park. eliminated in the convic-
ton Of five defendants before United
States Commissioner Meltrim at Mann
moth on charges of violating the pro-
hibition enforcement law. This is the
first prosecution under the federal pro-
aibition law in Yellowstone park.
A shipment Of young Chinese pleas
ants was received by the Hamilton
Sportsmen's club from the Benson
Pheasant Farm at SilvertOn, Ore, for
distribution in the Bitter Root valley
There were IS birds and they reached
Hamilton in good condition. They
We're taken to the Bitter Root Stock
Farm and liberated. that place being
considered best for protection and
propagation.
Edward Kraus. so years old. Bill
lings, was instantly killed Sunday
morning when the automobile in which
he was passenger overturned in a
sharp curve Of the Red Lodge road
between Silesia and Rockville, at about
8 o'clock.
Despite the lighter traffic this sea.
son. the August payrolls Of the North
ern Pacific Wednesday was said by
officials at MissOula to compare ia.
vorably with that Of the same period
OF last year. The pay was for the last
two weeks of July.
Fire breaking out at IL o'clock Sat.
urday morning almost completely de-
stroyed the Nevills apartments at Con-
rad. The blaze was famed by heavy
wind. The origin Of the blaze il not
known. but supposed to have been
caused by defective wiring.
Walter Gordiner. 80, ticket agent for
the Burlington at Edgar was drowned
in Clarks Fork Sunday afternoon.
Senator Henry L. Myer in a tele-
gram to the Missoula Chamber Of
Commerce. assures that organization
that Fort Missoula will be garrisoned
shortly after September l. stating that
he received this assurance from the
adjutant general.
Grassh0ppers are doing considerable
damage to late crops In eastern Fer
gus county.
Taking effect August Is, 1921, the
Of Hardin entered into an
agreement with the carpenters union
to pay wage scale Of 80 cents per
hour, making a scale Of $3.50 per day
of eight hours. The contractors asked
for 81 scale, reduction of 81. and
$3.50 was adopted as compromise.
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The annual conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church for the southern
half Of Montana will open its sessions
at Miles City August "a and will con.
tinue in session for about q week, It
was announced Sunday. Bishop
Charel w. Burns of Helena, will pre-
side.
Crop damage variously estimated at
from Sl15,OOO to 100000 was done by
the hail storm which visited Carbon
county Thursday afternoon. On &C.
count of the extensive area covered by
the storm and the damage which was
done to telephone lines, it has been
difficult to make an accurate estimate
of the damage or of the area covered.
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After trailing his wife and II.
baby and the man with
whom his wife is said to have run
away with. for more than five months.
w. NJ. VandOver discovered them in
Billings Sunday. Al Ross, who had
been working for few nights in a
local cafe, is In the city Jail as q
result of vandover's persistence, while
vandover, rejoicing in the recovery Of
his child, stated his willingness to for.