The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-30
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Batte Butte has 1000 boy scouts.
Miles City-The Miles City oil re-
finery u nearing completion.
Butte silver Bow county's delin-
Quent taxes viii reach $4,000.
Helena--C. o. Tegnell, deputy
state fire marshal. has resigned.
Havre-Hill county will reduce it,
Indebtedness BY 100000 ON the
first Of the new year.
Great FAlls-Thers are 1o,302 pu-
pills Of school age in Cascade county,
IN increase Of 313 over last year.
Great Falls-Word has been re-
ceived here Of the death Of Mrs. Anna
Morony. mother Of the late John @.
Morony.
Hamilton - The local Women's
club has adopted two disabled war
veterans in the Fort Harrison hospi-
tai.
Saco-Mrs. Ross G. Sirar, despond-
emit, threw herself in front Of q NOV
ing train and was killed in sight of
q crowd at the depot.
Boseman-A. ]. Ogaard, of the
Agricultural college, has been elected
secretary Of the National Grimm AL
falfa Seed Growers association,
Butto-John T. Sullivan, an alder
man OF Butte, ID under arrest charged
with having violated the volstead
act.
Great Falls - Employees Of the
Park and Rainbow hotels have
agreed to accept q reduction. in
wages.
Butte Residents who neglected to
clean snow from their sidewalks dur
Ing the recent storm were hailed into
court and assessed fines aggregating
$3.50.
Butte-James Mckee called Hugh
White a scab in Wallace, Idaho, a
few days ago. The men fought and
White. drawing q gun, shot Mckee
through the heart. Both men were
residents of Butte.
Harlem Burglars broke into the
First State bank Of Zurich a few
nights ago, but failed to find any,
thing of value. They were unsuc-
cessful In an effort to dynamite the
safe.
Miss0ula-The National Editorial
association meeting will be a strictly
Montana affair next summer, when
the association will meet here in con-
nectfon with the Montana State Edi-
torial association.
Missoula-John Mitchell, an Ind
ian, aged 25. was shot and instantly
killed at Poison, by Chief of Police
Addie, when the officer went to ar
rest him and he attempted to draw
a gun.
Great Falls-Montana's wool clip
for the year 1921 is estimated at 49,
100000 pounds. The Idaho clip is
100000 pounds in excess of that of
Montana, Idaho leading all the west
ern states.
Helena-The state board of health
announced that 68 new cases of
smallpox had been reported during
the past week.. This is the largest
number of new cases in any one week
during 1921.
Kalispell-J. H. Leonard, repres-
enting the Phillips Ranch company,
OF Pierre. South Dakota, who has
Just completed the shipment of the
Conrad buffalo herd to that point,
has purchased the mountain lion cap
tured by Charles Ordish, and It has
been shipped east.
Lvingst0n-William Shirley, a
farm hand, lost his eyesight by drink
Ing denatured alcohol, according to
H. M. Shea, of the pure food depart
ment OF the state board Of health,
who is here to investigate shirley's
case. Efforts Of the authorities to de-
termine where Shirley got the liquor
have been unsuccessful.
Butte-A 150-gallon still was dis
covered In the hills seven miles north
OF Warm Springs by Federal Prohibi-
ton Officer BENJAMIN Hotter. The
operators had left before the arrival
Of the officer. In the opinion of Mr.,
Hotter this Is the largest still ever
found in Montana.
Observation-Disclosures, college presi-
dents and building superintendent
of the state met In conference with
Chancellor e. c. Elliott to discuss the
university construction rogram which
is to start in the spring. More than
100000 is to be expended on the
work at the four branches of the
university.
Lvingst0n-The head of a man,
which had been in the water some
time, was found on an island in the
Yellowstone river, 10 miles east of
Livingston by hunters. Coroner Wal
ter B. White, who brought the head
to Livingston, said It had been iden-
titled as that of Frank Weber, a
Park county farmer, who was drown
ed in the Yellowstone river last June.
Miss0ula - Blanket denial was
made by Sheriff w. H. Houston, on
trial in district court, charged with
accepting protection money from
gambling houses, when he took the
stand in his own behalf. Other de-
tense witnesses disclaim any knowl-
edge Of a gambling ring. evidence OF
which was brought out last week by
states witnesses.
Helena - State Fish and Game
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