The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-07-08
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SnCalinS is well under way In Custer
county, according to reports coming
In from the pens, and ut one pen ut
least there are night shifts. The wool
Is In prime condition this year, and
the sheep are In fine shape. Feed and
water are plentiful near the pens this
year, it Is reported.
The CoalwcOd Community club has
heen Incorporated with a capital stock
of 5000. which is divided into 500
shares Of $40 each.
The city If Bozelnan has voted to
adopt the commission form of govern.
ment, provision for which was made
by the last legislature. A light vote
was cast. oEly 012 out of total regis
tration Of $500. The vote for the com.
mission form was 473 for, and 439
against. giving II majority of 81 for its
adoption.
The famous Curlew mine near
Victor has been leased In bond for a
consideration Of $1o5,OOO by the Hol.
ter company Of Helena to w. II. Price.
This property was first located and
worked some - years ago.
DR.. X. +. Meyer. expert chemist Of
the University of California, who Is
making study Of soils to combat the
poison botulism. recently found in ripe
olives. is Mt present carrying on his
investigation in Yellowstone National
park.
Edgar w. Lowe, who left Niles City
for Spokane, has been appointed by
tie National Fire Insurance company
If Hartford, Conn.,. as its special rep.
resentative for the northwestern terri.
tory, embracing the states Of Washing.
ton. Idaho aud Montana. according to
word received from the company.
A cloudburst tore out half a mile
Of Great Northern track ut Lehman
nine miles east of Havre. put three
miles under water and had $50 pas.
sengers stranded. Fifteen hours were
required to repair the damage. East.
bound trains were held and passengers
spent the evening attending the Havre
movie shows.
Actual work Of construction will be.
gin on the new combination bridge at
Simpson next Monday, according to
reports from Havre. 1t will cost the
county about $1,000.
That three Montana ex-soldiers sent
to Minneapolis hospitals for treatment
for nervous disorders have returned
drug addicts. was charged III talk
TO the American legion ut Great Falls
by Roy j. Molumby, commander Of the
Great Falls post.
The entire Federal aid highway from
Farreltown to Thirty Mile along the
Roundup-Billings road has been re-.
jected by the federal inspector Of the
Bureau Of Roads. The reason given
was the failure to put crowns. bitches,
and shoulders in the shape demanded
by the specifications. AS hat couple
IF weeks work will be required to
complete these requirements, another
inspection will probably be had at
that time and the highway accepted.
Fully 80 men in Rosebud and Treas.
ure counties have applied for vocation.
nj training. some of the men having
accepted but do not expect to begin
the work until fall. 1t Is not cumpul.
sorry for disabled man to begin q
course rs soon as lie is accepted. but
may choose his own time.
High point in the flow Of water in
the Missouri river was touched THUS
lay. June 16, when 31.051 cubic feet
a second was recorded by the Montana
Power company at Great Falls. On
Saturday Of last week the record was
down to 80. 76O feet and Friday, June
"a, the flow was only a trifls over
10000 cubic feet secold. The flow
on June was $4,000 cubic feet. On
May u it was 5000 cubic feet aad
on May l 1t was 9.674 cubic feet.
Sheep from the Madison have start.
ed to 60 on the Gallatin forest range.
The range Is opening up and many
sheepmen are taking advantage Of the
early feed. 1t Is predicted by the local
foresters that oil sheep will 10 on the
range by July Is.
The annual state convention Of the
Montana Municipal league will hs held
in Anaconda September l Ia 3, &C.
to Il decision reached by the
executive committee in Great Falls.
Damage to the extent 1t several
thousand dollars was done to grain
mud alfalfa crops In the Clarks Fork
valley near Red Lodge. bv the severe