The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-28
THE STATE

Billfngs-Automobile thieves are
becoming so numerous and so many
cars are being stolen that insurance
men are talking of an immediate
raise in premiums.
Red I.Odge-Ernest A. Logan, who
began his connection with the Red
Lodge State bank as junior clerk
few years ago, has just been made
president of that institution.
Billings-Over 40 cases of whiskey
and gin were dumped into the city
sewers by the police and county Of
ficials. The liquor was taken in a
raid on bootlegger's home last
week.
Butte-1n future, copper sold to
Europe will be shipped from Butte
via Tacoma and the Panama canal
The first shipment of $50 tons is on
the way. The new routing will save
considerable in freight.
| Butte-The Butte street car sys-
tenn was operated during 1920 at a
loss of $9.207. A profit Of 5000 was
made in December, after the public
utilities commission had authorized
q raise in rates.
Helena-John Hurry of Glasgow,
formerly associate Justice of the SUI
preme court, has been appointed a
member of the state board of bar ex-
aminers, to succeed w. D. Rankin,
attorney general, who resigned.
Hclena-G0vern0r Joseph NJ. Dix
on announced that he Is Of the opin-
Ion that the state legislature should
Include the county of Jefferson in the
first judicial district which includes
only Lewis and Clark county at pres
ent.
Helena-As mumps decreased in
Montana measles apparently has Ia
ken an increase, according to the re-
port Of the state board Of health,
which shows 239 new cases in Mon
tana and 80 Of mumps. Miles City
with IA and Yellowstone county with
ok cases Of smallpox of. % in the
state are leading in this disease.
Helena-At the request of the
Montana railroad commission the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad company has asked the in
terstate commerce commission for
permission to grant a substantial re-
duction in rates on hay from Mon
tana points to Omaha and Kansas
lefty.
1Iewist0wn-Wheat continues to
90 out from this field gradually and
L. B. Woods of Helena. Great Nor
them freight agent. states that to
December 81, 100000 bushels of
wheat had been shipped out of the
state, much of 1t from Fergus county,
while 100000 remained in the ele-
vators along the Great Northern in
Montana.
Helena-1n a short time the Adju-
tant General Charles l.. Sheridan ex-
poets to muster in company of men
of the national guard of Montana at
Sidney. He said he has received in
formation from many cities in the
state where companies were never
organized before which expect ia
have companies in the new organiza-
ton.
Helena-Dr. T. d. futile, formerly
of health. later occupying the same
position in the state of Washington,
and who then succeeded DR.. j. j.
Sippy as epidemiologist in the state
of Kansas, has resigned and gone to
Washington, D. c., where he will en-
ter the United States public health
service.
Helena-On the plea that the aver
age earnings Of $3.50 a day for the
first eight days in January from OPP
Grafton of Great Northern trains 267
and 26S between Somers and Kalis-
pell, will not pay for the lights" the
road has appealed to the Montana
railroad commission to discontinue
the service until navigation on Flat
head produces sufficient business to
justify it.
Butte-With a striking resem-
blance to the dread disease, sleeping
sickness of Africa, peculiar malady
has appeared in Butte in an attack
upon the person of 15-year-old Elma
Johnson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. G. johnson of 1900 Yale avenue.
Miss johnson now is confined to the
st. James hospital In state of coma,
bordering upon complete uncon-
sciousness.
Helena-With plans for a network
Of north and south and east and west
main highways through the eastern
part Of the state, in a section which
is not served by railroad. the coun-
ty commissioners of Custer county
have applied to the state highway
commission for $250,00O federal aid.
They propose improvements on four
roads with Miles City as the center of
the system.
Will PUSH FARM