The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-05-13
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A0mOo0 O1Cy-Vu0 ASu0dS C1Iy
Journal, this city's oldest newspaper,
was purchased BY Walter s. Dickey at
receivers sale for $111,000.
Pittsburg-The price Of Pennsyl-
vania and other grades Of crude oil
was advanced from 10 to Is cents
barrel, It was announced here.
Lincoln, Neb.-Governor McKelvie
has signed the alien land bill. It
prohibits all aliens from acquiring
title to land in Nebraska.
Washington-The oath Of office
was; administered to Colonel George
L. Harvey, 40 ambassador to Great
Britain at the state department. He
10 expected to leave for his post next
week. -
salt Lake City-Twelve hundred
head Of sheep which had been re-
Gently shorn, were frozen to death
at Milford, Newhouse and Black
Rock. Utah, in q blizzard, according
to word brought here by DR.. w. A.
Stephenson, state veterinarian. N
st. Paul-William Cairncross, pio-
neer Mississippi river man, died at
his home here. He was born in
/ Scotland in 1929. Ten sons and
daughters, ~ grandchildren, %
Observation-Disclosures and one great
great-grandchild survive.
Washington-As the first step Of
the fight In congress to tighten up
the volstead prohibition enforcement
law, bill designed to prohibit the
sale Of beer to the sick on doctors
| prescription, was introduced In the
nosaA h., rha{WvnaA vN1atA0A ~ ~
judiciary committee.
T0ki0-Because Of japanese acti-
vities in Siberia there IL great inter-
James +. Abbott. commercial attache,
and Major w. J. Davis, military at
tache Of the American embassy at
Toxic, have left for Chita to investi-
gate conditions.
Pitcher, Okla.-A five year old girl
was killed and five persons were in
jured when race horse dashed
through the track fence into a crowd
Of spectators. The police are in
vestigating . report that the horse
had been given q stimulant to in
crease its speed.
San Francisco - Superior courts
| adjourned and q number Of business
establishments suspended for a time
as mark Of honor to John p. Young,
veteran managing editor of the San
Francisco Chronicle, while his funer-
al was taking place. Officials OF
banks, newspapers and press associa-
tions acted as honorary pallbearers.
Valencia, STANDARDIZATION gigan-
tic fossilised turtles have been found
near Valencia. They are five feet
in length and will be placed in the
museum Of natural sciences in Ma
drid. Professor Hernandez Pacheco
says the turtles are of q species hith-
erto unknown.
Washington-The house agricul-
ture committee started public hear
ings last week on bills for the regu-
lation of grain exchanges which per-
NIT trading In futures. i Members
from the cotton growing states indi
Gated a separate bill dealing with
cotton exchanges probably would bs
introduced.
Portland-Dr. Robert c. Yenney
former lieutenant colonel, who com
manded base hospital 46 overseas
died here suddenly of heart disease
Base hospital 46 was composed o,
university or Oregon doctors, nurses
and enlisted personnel. The nationa
Elks order appropriated $1O0.00(
for equipment for the organization.
Chicago-A reduction OF three
cents gallon in the price Of botl
gasoline and kerosene was announced
by the Standard Oil company of Ind
lana last week. The new prices be
come effective tomorrow. The pres
emit price Of gasoline is 20 cents a
the tank wagon and Is cents at tn.
filling station.
Dallas, Texas-Sentenced to dealt
for attacking 14-year-old white CIR
near Paris, Virgin Sampson. negro
who was brought to Dallas from
Paris to avoid possible mob violence
confessed that he murdered Mrs
Blanche Wadford and her six-year
old daughter near Bairdstown, Texas
more than year ago, according t
local officers.
! salem-"Poppy Dorothea." worlt
champion three year old Jersey cow
died at the farm Of Frank Lynn, hel
owner. near Perrydale. Polk county
Ore. Dorothea had q record Of 3d.
pounds Of butter fat and 1906
pounds Of milk in q years time. Sh,
leaves two daughters and a bull, he
full brother. from which Lynn be
lieves he can develop a cow that will
surpass the noted champions record
Fresno, Cal.-The reading of ,
telegram from President Harding of
ficially opened the eighteenth annua
convention Of the Western Retail
Lumbermen's association and Lum
bermen's Mutual society in q thre,
days session here with an attendant.
of more than 400 delegates from
western states. b. ]. Boorman, o
Great Falls. Mont, president of tn,
association. presided.
st. Paul - Michael J. Bowling. +,
banker Of Olivia. Mimi, famed To-
his success In life after losing boil
legs. an arm and part Of his remain
ing hand in his youth. died at q hos
pital here. He was IS years old.
The Dalles, Oro.-In the backyard
OF the family home here, 4-year-ol(