The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-30
MONTANA NOTES


Montana State college ut Bozeman.
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Little Bear. chief Of the Cree and
Chippewa tribes in Montana located
On the Rocky Boy agency in the Bear
paw mountains near Havre, died at
that place and was buried in the
agency cemetery Wednesday with all
honors due a great chieftain.
John Skeweis, 40. employed at the
Colorado mine at Butte. fell IA floors
to his death in the shaft Of the mine
Wednesday afternoon.
The season Of Glacier park closed
September Is.
The Montana Society Of Pioneers
closed its thirty-eighth annual con-
ventiOn at IewistOwn Tuesday morn
ing. Afissoula was selected as the next
meeting place.
A modern lung motor has been
added to the equipment Of the Living
ston fire department.
Twin bridges business men have
formed Il temporary organization
known as the Twin Bridges Cheese
company. Cheese manufactured by
the company is expected to be on the
market within month.
At meeting of the Montana fish
and game commission Tuesday it was
decided to open up the counties Ut
Powell and Deer Lodge for chicken
shooting for seven days, beginning Oc-
tobcr l.
A campaign to bring German farm.
ers now in Canada to the Fort Peck
reservation has been undertaken by
number of Poplar people. Large
bodies of productive land are avail
able. it was said. and the Teutons
have established reputation for care
full and successful agricultural meth.
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OF the six states in the Ninth fed
eral reserve district, Montana will this
fall make the greatest progress in
meeting its financial obligations in the
east. according to ]. H. Sharpe, as
sistant cashier of the Midland Nation.
al bank Of Minneapolis, who left Great
Falls after spending several days in
the city. Mr.. Sharpe is making a tour
Of the state in the interest of his bank.
The state conference Of the Con.
gregational church will be held in Liv-
ingston. October 4. 5 and 6. All Of the
Congregational ministers In Montana
and delegates from all the church will
be in attendance.
There were more men than women In
Billings in 1920. according to figures
recently announced by the United
States census bureau In Washington,
OF the native born white residents OF
the city there were more females than
males but there were more males than
females among the foreign whites and
the negroes.
Nathaniel Ward, aged "a, pleaded
guilty to a charge Of second degree
murder in district court and was SEN
fenced by Judge Winston to serve not
less than 20 nor more than 40 years In
the state penitentiary. The crime tc
which the aged man pleaded guilty was
that of shooting and killing James
Lovett at Elli>ton on August Z.
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Cattlemen near Gilman are com
planning that they have been losing
stock lately and say that cattle rustlers
have been making away with the stock
Men who own the stock say that tht
cattle are being butchered and what i.
not eaten by the thieves is sold.
Following in the wake Of the de
structive fire season comes the re
construction. Approximately 4oO.OO(
white pine and spruce seedlings are Il
he planted on Big Greek. near Haugan
This territory. comprising GOO acres. Il
an old "burn." having been devastated
by fire in 1919.
A contract for the construction Of I
six-mile section of the YellOwstOn
trail in Yellowstone county was givel
to the Western Construction compan,
OF Helena for $23.923.13. This section
of the road Is between Pompey's Pill
lar and Waco and is to be completes
some time this fall.
Construction by the United State
and Canada of additional reservoir IA
cilities to hold the flood waters OF tn
Milk river was advocated by Governo
Joseph NJ. Dixon before the joint inter
national waterways commission Of tn
two governments at hearing held q