The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-08-12
MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSEY TOLD

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Miles City, has been decided upon by
the high school board. and bids for
its construction are being advertised
for.
Montana's wheat crop this year will
be 22.OOOOO0 bushels. according to
figures given out at the annual con-
vention Of the Northwestern Grain
Growers association in Helena last
week, said Jared Watkins, secretary
Of the association. 10 Great Fails.
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The Aero Miles City club aviators
have commenced rehearsins some Of
the stunts which they plan to put on
this fall at the Montana State fair at
Helena. September II to II, when they
will represent Miles City In the annual
state celebration. The club 10 sending
one delegate to the fair In company
with the aviators. and W n. Nswcomb
has been selected for this trip.
The annual meeting Of he Powder
River Trail association viii b held In
Miles City on August q, when there
will be representative here from prac.
tically every point along the proposed
highway between Moose Jaw, Canada.
and Denver. Colo.
Three hundred men, women and chill.
dren were precipitated into the Nis.
souri, river at Great Falls when the
platform Of the Broadwater bathing
house gave way uuder the weight Of
the spectators. The crowd gathered
to witness an endurance swim. The
water 10 shallow under the platform,
but the hundreds floundered In the
water and for moment entertained .
large crowd which had gathered on
the banks Of the rives No one was
hurt.
Out Of a class Of ~ applicants for
American citizenship. IL have been
granted the necessary papers In nat.
uraltzation court. before Judge @. u
Conner at scobey.
Ten million bushels Of wheat will b
harvested in the Judith basin country,
according to the belief Of we'll In.
formed Lewistown men as reported by
II. O. Britton, who with his family.
has returned to Lewistown from q trip
through Glacier national park. Crops
In the Lewistown district this year
give promise of better yields than In
any season since 1918.
When the naturalizatio court was
held in Butte last week there were ~
applicants seeking citizenship. Those
who had attempted the local Amest
canization school were among the first
to have their petitions granted.
The work Of clearing away the ma.
chinery and debris that had accumu.
lated and had been used In and around
the constructing Of the new court.
house has almost been finished, and
the grounds are beginning to take on
their former appearance. The county
commissioners will see that the
grounds are entirely restored to their
former order, as at one time they were
considered beauty spot in this part
Of the country.
Many farmers are still appealing to
commercial clubs In various parts Of
the state for help to harvest thei,
crops. Despite the fact that hundreds
Of men are idle in cities throughout
the state, difficulty Is being exper.
fenced in securing enough men to har.
vest properly the crops and, according
to reports. II the men do not soon re.
spond to the crying need for harvest
hands, large amounts Of crop will 70
unharvested.
Montana stands well as q mineral
producing state and holds ito own In
many other ways. but figures an.
nounced Saturday by the census
bureau as part Of the 1920 report do
not indicate that Montana Is one OF
union. Its rank in this respect 10 giv.
en- by the figures Of the census bureau
az twenty-first among the states.
In hope Of retaliating upon Mayor r,
NJ. Armour for his victory In the city
wage scale fight, labor interests are
circulating a petition for q special
election for the adoption Of . commis-
sion form Of government In Great
Falls.
The new $4,000 high school build.
Ing for Forsyth will be finished and
turned over to the board Of education
in two weeks. according to F.. c. Bus.
sert. superintendent Of schools. School
will open August - for both the high
school and the grades. The equipment
and furniture for the new building has
been ordered and is expected to arrive
in time for the opening.
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