The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
the STATE


ming through this state that carry
mail now have or soon will have arm.
ed guards.
Eureka-C. A Well has returned
from Baltimore and Is now employed
as general manager Of the Interna-
tional Chemical Products company.
Malta-The Great Northern rail-
road has hauled $500 cars Of cattle
over its Montana lines this season,
according to w. s. Herman, Helena
agent of the company.
Chinook-High praise for the work
done in the Chinook schools is given
in a letter to Superintendent Elmer
from NJ. ]. Abbey, state supervisor of
agricultural education.
Bozeman-For the first time in 20
years an entire half month has pass
ed without a marriage license being
issued by the county clerk OF Gallatin
county.
Kalispell-E. j. Baume, an archi-
tect OF Spokane. has been engaged
by the local Elks to draw prelimin-
airy plans for remodeling the Y. NJ. C.
A. building into an Elks' temple.
MissOula-W. H. Houston, Mis-
soula county sheriff, who had been
suspended from office for alleged vio-
lation Of the liquor laws, has been
reinstated. the jury trying his case
him.
Observation-Disclosures of the Har-
lem Livestock Loan company has
been completed and the following Of
ficers elected: Ernest Ellis, presi-
dent: T. NJ. Everett, vice president;
Ralph Barton, secretary-treasurer.
Harlem-Steps have been taken
here to form an irrigation district
of the lands in this region Of Milk
river valley that are now watered
from the canals of the Harlem Water
Users association.
Miles City-The Rev. John Funi-
cane, appointed as the successor to
Rev. FIR. John Leahy. who has been
transferred to q new field at From
berg and adjacent points, has arrived
to assume his new duties.
Winnett-Definiten news that inter-
ests identified with Hover, Schwartz
& Co. have secured q big acreage east
of Ttegen and close to the Milwaukee
railroad, and contemplate extensive
drilling there, has just been obtained
from an authoritative source.
kaltspeQ-O. C. Lee, the inventor
Of the Lee combination trunk and
bath tub, announces that he has made
with st. Paul firm
to manufacture them, and that he
is arranging sales organization
which he will operate from Kalispell.
Terry-The controversy over the
coal mine on the land of Oliver Van,
north of here, between Van and E.
J. Huffaker, has been finally decided
in favor of the latter, the secretary
Of the interior sustaining the decision
Of the land offices.
Butte-The Boy Scouts of America
numbering $4,000, will take up the
nationwide search for C. +. Pickett,
his wife, two children and sister-in-
law, Miss Nettie Breckenridge, who
mysteriously disappeared July IS,
and have not been heard from since.
Glendive-W. D. (Doc) Lowry,
manager of the Midland Lumber Co.
offices at Sidney. and vice-president
of the Midland company. was shot
and killed by persons unknown, &C.
cording to the verdict returned by
the jury at Lambert, where the shoot
ing occurred.
Miles City-A large number of ran
chers and farmers are entering the
meat business this fall, and If all
those who have purchased butcher
licenses this year are working there
are ~ persons engaged in the sale of
meat, according to the records of
County Clerk F. F. Boiling.
Kalispell-Prospects for the Logan
Pass road, which starts at Lake Nc
Donald in Glacier park and passing
several Of the greatest glaciers,
climbs over the main ridge of the
divide, are excellent, &C.
cordtng to a letter from Senator +.
J. Walsh.
Savage - Proposals for the con.
of structures on the main
canal, main canal extension and lat
erals on the lower Yellowstone pro-
ject. Montana-North Dakota, will be
received at the office of the United
States reclamation service, Savage,
Montana, until. and be opened at, 2
o'clock p. m, December 20.
Scobey-Chief of Police Bake had
. good one pulled on him the other
day by q transient guest at the local
Jail. The chief marched his man
down to q local restaurant for the
Sunday evening meal and stood at
the door while his guest took a seat
at the counter. When the meal was
the chief stepped up and
asked for the check. It was one dol
lar. 'How Gomez" the chief asked.
"Oh. ! tried half of spring chick
en-" the prisoner said.