The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-03-25
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Seattle will build hotel here.
Helena -- During February the
state land office invested $332,252.-|
SO in state. warrants.
Geraldine-Four drillings for oil
will be made in this vicinity in the
near future.
Billings-Billings has raised the
sum Of $1,000 with which it is pro-
posed to start an oil publicity cam
paign.
Billings-H. P. Perry will attempt
a canoe trip from Billings to New
Orleans via the Yellowstone. Mis-
souri, and Mississippi rivers.
Mbby-Bob Baker has captured
lioness and three Is months old
cubs. This makes Bakers total
bag of lions for the year IA.
Missoula-Miss Mabel Davis of
Great Falls was elected president of
the state federation Of professional
and business women's clubs at the
convention held here few days ago.
Great Falls-The stiffest punish
ment yet melted out to a bootlegger
in the state was the sentencing of
Tex Lindsay to two years in the coun-
ty Jail.
Great Falls-The work of J. C.|
Reed. Americanization secretary of
the Y. M. c. A. here, has brought
100 registrahts for an Americaniza-
ton class at Stockett.
Observation-Disclosures is improving
from day to day in freight traffic on
Montana roads following the depres-
sion of several weeks ago. when ship
ping was almost at standstill.
Billlngs-The girls of the Billings
high school, members of the Girls
league. appeared one day last week
in MILDLY uniforms to try out dress
reform plan.
Libby-Jack Ratskin, the 14-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rat
skin, sleeps continuously, awakening
only when aroused. Physicians say
his condition is not alarming.
Sidney-With one oil we'll drilled
to a depth of 1900 feet and three
more rigs on the rails bound for this
section prospects for great activity
in oil development are good here
with better weather.
Roundup-Roundup has Al depos-
itors in the postal savings depart
ment. with total deposits of $25,256,
an average Of $616 each. This ia
nearly double the average per deposit
tor for the entire system.
Townsend - Announcement has
been made here by r. N. Lodge, Sec
retary-treasurer of the local associa-
ton, that the federal farm loan bank
has resumed business and that farm
ers are now offered loans at s. 1-2
per cent.
Havre-A car of Canadian oats,
1000 bushels in all, has been re-
ceived by the county commissioners
and unloaded into the county ware
house, where it will be treated with
poison and sold to farmers at cost
for the determination of gophers.
Lewistown - The Sc Petroleum
No. 2 we'll, while yet not gaug9d, is
regarded as at least as good pro-
Queer as was at first indicate and
there appears to be no doubt That
with a swab the production can Le
run up to $50 or 800 barrels at LEI st.
NIissoula-George Shepard, H1,
Genevieve Metlen. IT, and F. ~.
Ward, all former students of e
state university of Montana, han
been selected for principals of Nom
tana high schools and the contracts
have been signed.
Helena - On the ground that
search and seizure on hearsay aff1-
davits is contrary to the fourth and
fifth amendments to the federal con-
stitution. Frank Hunter, attorney OF
Miles City, appealed to the supreme
court in a suit which involves the
constitutionality of the Montana pro-
hibition law.
Butte Their bright plumage
glistening in the morning sun. while
from lusty Threats they issued loud
challenges to others of their kind,
45 game cocks penned in the cages
at 2216 Carolina street were sold un-
der the auctioneer's hammer. Pub
lie Administrator Madge Dugan was
the auctioneer at one of the strangest
salea ever held in Butte.
Virginia City-Word has been re-
ceived here that Pierre Denis, an
aged Frenchman residing ON a ranch
near Laurin, had lost his life by
drowning. He was fishing in q creek
near his home and is supposed to
have fallen into the water-his ex-
treme age and weakened condition
rendering his efforts to regain the
bank ineffective.