The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-09

""!e III b"zettl,ii,. left Sunday for Port
lana. Ore, in az attempt to break
driving time record between the tw,
cities. lie made the trip two year,
ny" i'r four days and four hours, bu
will attempt to make it in three day.
ON this trip.
Four hundred and seventy-four auto
mobiles, conveying, it Is estimated
nearly ?,NN persons, have been parked
ut the Great Falls auto tourists camr
since July %, 1921. up to date, &C
cordtng to figures presented by w. c
Minealing. traffic officer in charge al
that point.
The first step towards perfecting 4
Livestock Savings and Loan Associa.
ton In Miles City was taken last week
when members Of the livestock and
agriculture committee Of the chamber
OF commerce met ut the Elk's club and
named subcommittee to proceed
With the work of organization aud in.
corporation.
Hnvre was chosen as the 1922
meeting place for the North Mon.
tana Methodist conference. ut the clos.
Ing business session Of the conference
at knlispell. 1t was ulso decided by
vote of the conference aud the lay.
mems association. that laymen he per.
mitted to sit in session with the Clergy
at the next meeting. Resolutions were
adopted favorfng disarmament and a
message to that effect sent to Presi.
dent Harding.
The state convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will open
in Butte on August 81, for a tl,ree-day
session. and at that time, the Butte
organization is planning to entertain
delegates from all over the state.
Movement to procure a reduced rail-.
road freight rate on hay to eastern
markets will be backed by the Great
Falls commercial club. The Montana
hay crop is estimated mt 2.OOO.OOO tons.
of which only small part will be used
in the state.
The sale of 1GO acres Of Yellowstone
farm land near Laurel, for Il consider.
alton of $4,000 was made last week
when John Fox bought the II. b
Ncef ranch.
Plans are being perfected for the big
reunion of the former members of the
B2nd infantry which is to be held in
Butte September %.
Montana sportsmen will enjoy the
finest duck shooting in years during
the coming season, it was announced
IN Helena last week by State Game
Warden {. A. Jackaways. Native
ducks crowd every lake, reservoir and
remote pond. and favorable weather
and feeding conditions this year have
turned out ducks Of fine size.
Claim agents Of electric railways Of
the Pacific northwestern and inter.
states opened their annual
ut Butte last week with a
banquet ut the Silver Bow club at
lOOn.
Howard Johnson, white, and negro
famed Hayden, engaged in duel with |
lilies at Lodge Grass. Big Horn coun
y. one day last week. following an ar.
'ument over Il baseball game. hut for.
unately both We're exceedingly Door
narksmen and no one was injured
excitement was created
md both men We're arrested
SiXty-three cars carrying 30 people
'arked at the Missoula auto grounds
friday night.
The general clinic Of the Billings
ealth department treated 445 new
asses during the first six months Of
his year. according to the selni-an.
ual report. Twenty-Five surgical op.
ratiOns were performed.
Mrs. A. c. Townley. wife of the head
t the N"npartisan league, was taken
D a hospital at Great Falls Saturday
fternoOn suffering with nervous
reakdown. Mr.. and Mrs. Townley
nd their daughter arrived there Tues.
ay by automobile from Minnesota.
Threshing is now in full swing In
every part Of Dawson coun.
7.
Choteau spulded in it's oil well Mon.
ay with luncheon. speeches aud a
and concert ut the site on the Che.
EAU OH 4 Gas company's 17o9-acre
act along the axis Of the supposed !.
etrOleun field. The drill was set
ounding ut l o'clock y. IN. Mayor
[Organ has declared the day q holi.
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