The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-03-11
THE STATE

Billings.--Local bakers announce
a cut of one cent per loaf on bread.
Missoula Weisel has been
elected president of the Missoula
chamber of commerce.
Billings.-The South Side Com
munity church will buy an automo-
bile for the use of its pastor.
Hardin.-several Big Horn county
farmers have already seeded spring
wheat, and number of others have
their fields ready for planting.
Grass Range.-A Catholic church
is to be built here in the near future,
according to plans that have been
made public.
Valier.-The water supply for the
Waller project for the 1921 season
virtually is now assured, according
to George Elmer, watermaster of the
project.
Lewistown. Par and accrued
interest has been offered for the
$4,000 city school bond issue, this
bid coming from the Merchants Loan
Co.. of Billings.
Red Lodge.-As the result of be-
ing thrown from a horse he was rid
ing William Pilster received a frac-
ture of the skull and internal injuries
from which he died without regain
ing consciousness.
Butte.-Miss Mary MacSwiney,
sister of the late lord mayor Of Cork,
will address, meeting and preside at
other st. Patrick's day exercises here,
it was announced today by officers
Of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Malta.-The body of Albert J..
Stafford who it is believed was frozen
to death while lost in the storm Of
last week, was found near Zortman.
to this city.
misunderstanding to the story
told Saturday night q tract of 100
acres Of land in the Frenchtown val
ley has been purchased by Missoula
men for $4,000, and is to be tested
for oil.
Butte.-Effects found in a local
rooming house convince local police
that the unknown woman found shot
to death on the top Of . jagged
mountain, two miles north Of here,
was Nellie Wilborn of Bowdoin,
Mont.
i Alder.-John Ball. a sheepman OF
this locality, has received 81 cents
a pound in eastern markets for his
wool clip Of last year. This, he be.
lieves. is the highest price paid to
any Montana grower for the 1920
. crop.
Butte.-To be blown out of his
cabin, which was totally wrecked by
an explosion, and sustaining severe
cuts and injuries, is the rough expert
ence of Hugh Boyle, aged prospectol
. and pioneer of Montana, at his place
, some three and half miles north OF
Walkerville.
!, Lewistown.-The Central Montana
. Deaconess hospital association. which
. is to erect a modern hospital in this
| city. has secured its site at Janeaua
, street, beyond Tenth avenue, and the
. city council has been asked to close
; Janeaux above Tenth. The matter
5 is in the hands of committee.
, Butte.-Carl Einar Carlson, (:
minister of the gospel in the Swedish
, Evangelical church here. has mad,
, application to the district court fol
! change of name to Carl Einal
| Westlund. He says there are about
II other ministers in his church who
have the same name which cause.
confusion.
. Whitehall.-James Hanson Of
. Cardwell Basin met with a painful
accident one day recently. While min.
ing, boulder fell on his leg, causing
a fracture between the knee anG
ankle. and it was with much pair
and considerable effort that the mar
{ dragged himself a mile to the neares,
farm house.
Butte.-School children of Butt,
have done more gardening and &C
complished better results than tn.
school children of any other city IL
| the west, according to V. S. Peet
travelling supervisor of agricultur,
for the Union Pacific system, Wit
came here to lecture at the various
local schools on gardening.
: Billings.-Billings is soon to hav'
aerial livery service. according t,
} the articles Of incorporation file,
last week by Wilson's Montana Aut'
and Tractor school. Aside from tn
air service the company will conduc
q garage. and deal in automobile
\ aeroplane and tractor supplies. be
sides running tractor school.
Missoula-Two forest service mel
from District No. l, who were as
signed to Mather Field, Sacramento
CAL. to receive training to enabl
them to serve as aerial lookout
should the air patrol be establishe
in this region during the comm
summer have returned to Missouls