The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-08-19

| a survey OF tue 0C8Verue8O 8OC
Beartooth forests out Of Helena shows
the forage conditions better than evsl
before. according to one Of the Off
Gals who has returned from q field
trip in which he was helping get the
range appraisal work under way.
Arrangements are being ralMdly com.
pleted for the holding Of the series Of
community fairs In Custer county next
month. according to w. g. Ferguson
secretary Of the fair board.
All travel records to Yellowstona
National park were broken Wednes'
day when 1908 tourists entered tho
great recreation ground. The greatest
previous number to enter the park In
one day occurred exactly one year b.
fore on Aug. 2, 1920, when 1,4o8 travel.
ers passed through the park gates.
The question Of troops being eta.
toned at Fort Missoula is again up In
the air. A letter received by the Mis-.
soula chamber Of commerce from Sen.
ator Myers IL the cause, as II contra
diets the previous report received from
Washington to the effect that one bat.
TALON of the 5Sth infantry would be
sent there.
The bodies Of four overseas soldier
arrived in Billings Friday night and
were sent out on various trains to
Montana points. A soldier accompan.
led each flag-draped casket. The de.
ceased soldiers and the places to which
they are consigned are: Frank e.
England. 1927 NJ. G. Bait, Waterloo !:
Harley A. Hamilton. Hdq.. First Army
Corp. Great Falls; August f. Schultz,
S52 Infantry. Hall. Mont, and Chester
0. Waite, First Army Corp. Hamilton.
The statewide referendum strike
vote taken in Montana last month by
the Electrical Workers union az a re-
suit Of wage reductions put into effect
by the Mountain States Telephone 4
Telegraph company, terminated in 4
decision to accept the company's new
scale.
S. G. Kimball Of Billings, who has
been active in irrigation projects in
Carbon county for several seasons past
has stated that he will supervise the
construction of the reservoirs at the
head Of Rock Creek this fall. Work
will begin about September l, it IL
expected. Mr.. Kimball says the II.
nances for the work have been az.
sured. This work is being done to in.
sure supply Of water for holders Of
late water rights on Rock Creek By
impounding the flood waters.
The Yellowstone river Is Just one
foot from extreme low water, accord.
ing to H. G. Ellis. state hydropher from
Helena. who was in Forsyth to read
the water guage installed on the river
bridge by him May Is.
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Management of 100 dry land farms
near Chinook. Havre. Malta and Fort
Benton will be carefully studied by
members Of the Montana experiment
station staff under supervision of E.
L. Currier, head Of the department of
farm management. The areas to be
studied are typical of northern Mon.
tana.
The largest public swimming pool IN
the state is now being constructed in
Glendive. More remarkable still, It IL
being built by volunteer labor and con.
tributions Of material and money. The
city is enthusiastic over the pool and
everybody is welding n shovel, run.
ming tractor, directing a fresno or
doing his share to rush the work along.
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Thefts from United States mail
sacks tOtaling more than $1,000 worth
of merchandise and extending over
two years have been confessed by
Warmer Willoughby, aged 20, accord.
ing to Postal Inspectors j. r. Nc
Whorter and 1ennyson jefferson, who
arrested the youth. The thefts were
from parcels post packages, the in
spectOrs state.
A blight affecting the trees on the
slope Of the mountains south Of Liv-
ingston has been noted for the last few
weeks. A fairly large area Of the trees
have turned brown, - II the trees had
died. According to advice from the
forestry officials who have examined
the trees, it is caused by the early fol.
iage being frost bitten. Mr.. Shaw Of
the Livingston forestry office says
that 1t will only affect the trees this
year an din all probability will not kill
them.
Good progress is being made by the
Columbia Falls Motion Picture com.
pany with the production Of it, first
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