The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerniu1 the
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Excavation has started for the fOun-
dations Of three new buildings at the
Montana State college ut Bozeman.
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 Mt
that place and was buried in the
agency cemetery Wednesday with all
honors due II great chieftain.
John Skeweis, 40. employed at the
Colorado mine ut Butte. fell IA floors
t" 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 ut Lewistown Tuesday morn.
ing. Missoula was selected as the next
meeting place.
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A modern lung motor has been
added to the equipment Of the Living.
ston fire department.
Twin bridges business men have
formed temporary organization
known as the Twin Bridges Cheese
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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 Of
Powell and Deer Lodge for chicken
shooting for seven days. beginning Oc
tOber 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.
DDS.
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 J. 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 tour
of the state in the interest Of his bank
The state conference Of the Con
sregational 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.
The Midland Empire fak opens
Monday, September 10. ut Billings, and
will continue until Friday, September
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An attempt to hold up the mail car
ON Oregon Short Line train No. 80, in
the Butte yards, shortly before I
o'clock Saturday morning was frus.
trated by Railway Mail Clerk Wilson.
when he drove away two men who at
tempted to enter his car.
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The body Of the man found dead by
his own hand in Greenough park, Mis-
soula, has been identified as that OF
a. l.. Pearson. a barber. who had been
in Missoula only few months. The
motive for the suicide has not been
determined.
Livingston Elks are planning TO
build lodge home of their own.
Fire destroyed the east side of Flax.
ville's main street reducing the Flax,
Vile hotel, meat market, pool hall and
several other buildings to ashes.
The corner stone of the new masonic
temple being erected by Flatheah
Lodge No. ll2 at st. Ignatius was laid
last week.
Work at the Milwaukee shops a.
Miles City was resumed last week in
all departments. and the shops will
run six days week.
Auto tourists spent $11 .363.O5 in Mis-.
soula during the month Of August. &C.
cording to statement by the chamber
Of commerce Of that place.
Oscar Flogstad. 25. an ex-service
man. employed on the Birch creek
ranch OF the Ringing Ranches com.
pany near White Sulphur Springs. met
instant death last Saturday by being
kicked in the stomach by a horse.
Great losses are reported in the
wheat fields Of Judith Basin and Fer.