The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-10-14
THE STATE

capital stock from $350,00O to ST.
100000 was filed with the secretary
of state by the Breakfast Brownies
company of Helena.
Butte-Five widows have been
taken off the pension lists since the
inquiry into the charges of the cham
Der of commerce to the effect that
$4,000 had been given out of that
fund to persons not entitled to aid.
Winnett-The two $4,000 barrel
storage tanks of the Elk Basin COM
pany are now being tested with water.
When this has been completed, the
smaller 1,000-barrel tanks will be
removed to the Cat Greek field.
Hclena-Although no notification
has as yet been received by the Mon
tana railroad commission of such a
reduction, the state department of
agriculture has been unofficially ad-
vised by the Great Northern of the
granting of a reduction in rates upon
potatoes from Montana points to east
ern market points effective Oct. 1.
Great Falls-Throughout the Da-
kotas and much in Minnesota coal
stocks with the dealers and in the
bins of consumers are as low as in
Montana and, as here, there has been
little disposition as yet to lay in sup
plies against the coming of winter,
Great Falls dealers say who are ia
miliar with conditions farther east.
1t is asserted that not in years has
winter approached with so little coal
purchased by householders or with
so small supply in stock for emer.
gencies.
Notwithstanding of 12-mile
stretch of highway on the Y-G B line
between Browning and Choteau was
started last week, according to F. C
Campbell, superintendent of the
Blackfoot reservation at Browning
and 100 Indians from the reservation
will be employed making the roae
serviceable as long as the weather
permits.
Havre-Mike Acgota and Dan Sc
kulish, both of Red Lodge, hav,
been lodged in the county Jail her,
and a charge placed against them o
unlawfully transporting intoxicating
liquors. They were admitted to bal
! of $1,000 each.
Hayre-Milton Tow, Montana pic
neer, aged 70, died at his home a
Box Elder as the result of an acci
dental gunshot wound in the head
Tow was inspecting revolver an
: accidentally sprung the trigger. TIL
bullet entered his head.
Helena-Free employment office
are to be opened in Anaconda, Bill
lings, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Mis-
soula, Bozeman, Havre, Kalispel
Lewistown, Livingston and Mile
City, according to an announcement
from the state department of ayr
culture.
Havrc-Mrs. Mary Countryman c
;, Kremlin was awarded a divorce d.
!, cree in the district court here frol
Thomas P. Countryman, on ground
of cruelty and desertion. She wa
> awarded the custody of six childre
u and allowed the ownership of a ranc
; near Kremlin, left by her husband.
LewistOwn-During a very sever
. windstorm that swept over the c.
ssNreek field last week, six rigs WEI
= blown over. Two belonged to til
= Homestake company and the Other
= to the Sure Shot, Centana, Big Lei
man and Mid-Northern. They wi
= be rebuilt as stub derricks.
e Helena-The state board OF exam
g liners granted Chancellor E. c. Ellio
authority to instruct the architec
e to complete plans and specification
, not later than Nov. 20 for the cor
u pletion of the new educational bull
5 ings at the various state education
e institutions. 1t is planned to opt
bids not later than Dec. 20.