The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-22
the STATE

Helo0a-L0cal team9terS have re-
fused to accept = cut Of 10 per cent
and have gone on strike.
Butte Mrs. Ernest Lscasse disap-
peared mysteriously recently and the
police are Of the opinion that she
has met with foul play.
Billinss-A. n. Berringer Of Cody,
Wyo.. has Just started to drill on the
Fowler dome Of the Sweet Grass
arch in Pondera county, where he has
several hundred acres under lease.
Observation-Disclosures Of cheese
factory here by the farmers Of this
region IL now assured. At a meet
Ing held recently, $1,000 Of a neces-
sary $4,000 was subscribed.
Columbia EAlls-Dog sleds were
brought into use when several home
steaders found themselves barred
from their claims BY heavy SHOWS on
Canyon creek, north Of here.
Billings-Thirty carloads Of fine
mutton, fattened on pulp from the
Great Western Sugar company plant
here. have been shipped to the Chi
cago stockyards.
Eurcka-s. H. Connors. contractor
for the Somers Lumber company, has
completed his operations for the
winter with q record Of 100000
feet Of logs cut.
Billings-Harry Graves, railroad
brakeman who stole q car load Of
sugar, has been sentenced. to two
years in the federal prison at Leaven-
worth. He was apprehended in
British Columbia, from the jaiis OF
which province he escaped twice.
Billings-There 10 talk here that
the Imperial Oil company, the Stand
ard Oils Canadian subsidiary, will
build q trunk pipe line system from
the Wyoming fields to Regina, where
It controls large refinery.
He1ena-Major H. B. Keen Of the
United States army, who has been
appointed inspector general Of the
Montana national guard, has arrived
here and assumed the duties of his
office.
Box Elder-Mrs. J. C. stearns was
removed to the hospital here In q
weakened condition for treatment for
hemorrhage Of the nose, which had
continued for "a hours. Physicians
said they expected her to live.
R0undup-Nine men and one wo-
man pleaded guilty before Judge
Horkan on charge Of bootlegging
and nine fines of $3.50 each and one
Of $500 enriched the treasury in the
sum Of $2.560.
Whitefish-This town now claims
the only woman-owned popcorn stand
in the state. Mrs. Weightman and
Mro n 0tonh3n~ - r. 1Scvn1l h 90
purchased the business conducted
here for number Of years by Uncle
Lew" Hoflus.
Hamilton-Senator H. L. Myers
has wired DR.. r. W. Beck to the eff
feet that an additional $4,000 has
been appropriated to complete the
fund for building the Skalkaho road.
which will connect Hamilton with
Anaconda.
Boaeman-Boseman 10 planning
another roundup at q date to be fix
ed later. Richard T. Ringing, the
circus maganate who is also Mon
tana ranchman. will finance the
undertaking.
Helena-The United States land
office officials have announced that
$4,000 acres OF land are open tc
settlement in Beaverhead county
After former service men have been
taken care of others may apply 20
days prior to July z.
Wolf Point-At q meeting of the
directors of the commercial club last
week It was decided to circulate q
subscription list among business men
| of the town for the purpose of rails.
ing a fund OF $4,000 to be used in
drilling and promoting oil activities
in the Wolf Point dome.
| Billings-Local dentists are max.
ing elaborate plans for the entertain.
ment here for six days starting May
Is of 125 delegates representing the
state dental society. A postgraduate
course will be conducted and a mum.
Der Of noted experts will deliver
talks.
Helena-County treasurers of the
state are to collect one per cent q
month on delinquent taxes until paid
They will remit the penalty of 10
per cent on 1920 taxes, however, only
when claim for the refund is made
prior to June I, 1921. This ruins
was made by Attorney General Wei.
lington D. Rankin.
AsOssAs4SakS W 4IO 6VV 6CE00 pl8UloU
last fall to. winter wheat, 200 acres
more seeded this spring and TOO be-
ing summer falowed. C. e. whitney
finds no idle time at his ranch west
Of here. whitney harvested abou,
10000 bushels Of wheat last fall and
hauled It to market in Roundup.
Butte railroad men Of
France. headed by H. Parodi. CHIEF
electrical engineer Of the Paris-Or
leans railroad. accompanied by en-
gineers Of the Westinghouse and Gen
eral Electric companies. are making
an inspection Of the Identification OF
the Milwaukee railroad.
Billinss-A 75-foot drop in an air
plane and crash which almost de
molished the machine brought only
severe bruises to Seymour Anderson
. local garage man and aviator, blu,
It convinced him that q Ford engine
is hardly sufficient for q flying ma
chine. He has returned to Broad
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