The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-06-10
the STATE

Red Lodge-Miss Bernice Lay Of
Red Lodge won the individual cham
pionship in Carbon county for bread
making.
Billings - The .-Barnsdall-F Foster
corporation Of Tulsa, Oklahoma. has
started rigging up for deep test Of
the Black Butte structure, % miles
northeast of Billings in the Lake
Basin area.
Billings-A district court jury has
returned q verdict in favor of the
defendant in the Islander suit Of
Hazen NJ. Parker against George
Swanson. Parker was Nonpartisan
league candidate for district Judge
at the last election. He asked $780,
900 damages in the suit.
B0zeman-The robbery Of the Will
low Greek bank proved far more Sc
rious than at first reported. A check
Of the contents Of the safety deposit
boxes rifled showed that Liberty
bonds, war savings certificates and
jewelry valued at over $1,000 was
stolen.
Butte-New license plates for this
year must appear on all cars running
on the streets before June I or the
car owners may find themselves in
difficulties, Sheriff Beal announced
upon receipt from the secretary of
state of letter which declares that
many cars have not been registered
yet this year.
Hamilton woefully disap-
pointed yeggmen wendell their way
homeward after sticking up the
proprietor Of the Montana restaurant
here and obtaining absolutely moth
ing for their trouble. The restaurant
man had a couple of bank checks
with him. but these the footpads did
not take.
Missoula- Bonita clubhouse
at Quigley, long the game season re-
was totally destroyed by fire. The
place was occupied by w. M. Reese
and family from Butte, who had leas-
ed the house from the owners. The
Reese family managed to make their
escape, but lost all of their belong
ings.
Anaconda-Peter Desourdie, pion-
eer of Deer Lodge valley, died at his
home here. He was born in Derchere
in Canada, May 26, 1S41, and would
have been 80 years of age this week.
The deceased came to Montana AZ
years ago, and for about 10 years he
resided in Deer Lodge, then coming
to Anaconda, which had been his
home since.
Helena-The Shannon mine in the
Marysville district had to carry on
other properties of the Barnes-King
company during the quarter ending
March 81, according to the quarterly
report, just published. The Shannon
profits were $12,9O1.35 and deduct
ing the expenses of the other proper
ties, there is net profit of $1,946.
Butte here as suspect
Of murder said to have been COM
mitted at Ironwood, Mich, Emil
Hall. Finn, IL in jail here. He
practically meets the description Of
Fthe man being sought, but the man
wanted IL known at 1ronwood az
Charles Warneoner. The alleged
murder was committed last Febru.
airy.
Townsend-An aged sheepherder
whose name was not learned, was
drowned in q cloudburst that struck
the Deep creek country. The old
man was working for ]. A. Gravely
and was caught in q canyon by q
rush Of water. His camp wagon was
found later, badly wrecked. The
body Of the herder lay beneath the
wagon, and It Is thought the wind
preceding the rain overturned It and
caught the man.
Great Falls-Instead Of increasing
the price Of ice, the failure Of the
Missouri river to freeze over last win.
ter has been the indirect means Of
reducing the cost 40 cents q hundred
to consumers In the city. Differ.
ences between the dealers. according
to accounts. have reached q stage
that compels one firm to dispose OF
q large tonnage Of ice, harvested
and stored at Waller, before winter
or lose all that is then left in storage
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