The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
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oil we'll, near Winnifred, has resum-
ed drilling.
Br0wning-A. F. Bartholomew has
been elected president of the Brown
ing commercial club.
LewistOWn-Heavy SHOWS have put
the Judith basin in excellent condi-
ton for farming.
Missoula - Seven university stu
dents will receive degrees and two
will receive university certificates at
the end Of the winter quarter.
Helena - Montana flockmasters
have decided to pay sheepherders $50
per month and board and ranch
hands $40 per month and board.
Observation-Disclosures of Judith Ba-
sin county will be permitted a maxi
mum of "a a day for expenses when
travelling on county business.
COrvallis-Eight thousand day.
old chicks will be sold this month
and next from the Bay poultry plant
east of Corvallis.
Helena-Montanad dealers in motor
vehicle accessories exclusively, or II
carried with other merchandise, IL
not automobile dealers, are required
to pay yearly license tax of $40.
Waterloo-Hon. Pat Carney, a
pioneer Of Montana, famous potato
grower and patron of the state fair,
celebrated his 10th birthday at his
home here few days ago.
Lewistown-Thirty suits dir
ectly connected with the oil develop
ment in Fergus county have been
started here within the past 10
months.
Billings-The Billings commercial
club will run an automobile excur-
sion from Billings to Custer battle
field, on June 26, the anniversary of
the battle of the Little Big Horn.
| Whitehall-Silver Bow and Jeffer-
son counties will join in the expense
Of constructing a concrete bridge
across Fish creek, which marks the
boundary of the two counties.
ROundup-Peter Nelson had his
when an electric drill which he was
operating slipped. The drill went
through his arm and into the wall.
Roandup-N. r. Mcdonald of
Roundup and George W. Handle of
Musselshell have been appointed
commissioners Of Musselshell county
Solwick. resigned.
Virginia City - Mrs. Catherine
Hughes. who came to Virginia City
as child in 1866, is dead. Her
father, Thomas Terrell, was one of
the early day sheriffs of Madison
county.
Lewistown-A site, costing $4,000
has been purchased by the Lewistown
school board. On this piece of land
will be erected a school building at
a cost of $175.000.
Lewist0wn-Jake Hamon, Okla
homa oil millionaire who was killed
BY Clara Smith Hamon, had purchas-
ed lease in the Cat Greek district
shortly before his death.
Whitehall-After passing 80 years
on a Jefferson valley farm A. F..
Church and family have moved ia
) Whitehall. where they will make
their future home.
W1nnett-Norman p. Anderburg
a rancher living IL miles from Win
nett committed suicide a few days
ago. He placed shotgun in his
mouth. touched the trigger with his
foot and blew the top Of his head off.
Great Falls-The estate Of the late
Patrick Sexton, we'll known Montan-
an. whose death occurred in the east
a short time ago, has been appraised
at $4,000. The heirs are brothers
and sisters residing in the east.
Butte-George MCGEE of Helena
was elected president of the Montana
.. Society OF Engineers at its regular
meeting here, and arrangements were
made for the annual meeting to BIZ
held at Anaconda April Z, 8 and 9
LewistOwn-A local company, IL
which Lewistown banks are interest
ed. has been organized with a CAPT
talization of S250,0O0 which has TO,
its object the restocking of the cat
tie ranges of Fergus and nearl!
counties.
: Stanford - The new county o
Judith Basin must pay $291,157 t,
Fergus county and $44.218 to Cas-
cade county. according to the repor
of the commission appointed to ad
I just the Indebtedness Of the two oil,
counties and pas on to the new It
! proportion of the public debt.
! ACCOMPLISHMENTS of saloons
I such as bars and fixtures, were de
I livered by the sheriff's department
: to the manual training department
of the high school, where the har
wood will be utilized In the work Q
y the budding carpenters and cabine
: makers.
Great Falls-"The Man From Pou
4 dera" is the title of new novel jus
published. of which Robert ]. Hol
J. ton, former sporting editor Of tn
u Great Falls Tribune. is the author
s The scene Of the yarn is located /
northern Montana, and deals wit
= that sections newest industry, viii.
l. key running.
l. Nj ISIS oula Benny Stewa,
e Myers" feline of Maltese natiol
l. ality. saw the light of day in Mi
soula 10 years ago. March II, s
IS their kindness. Mrs. Hathaway sal
she was glad that the house did nj
put the whole number of candle