The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-06-17
THE STATE

Billings-The baseball team being
organized by the Billings Ministerial
association will have the Rev. George
Mahlon Miller as its captain.
ScObey-Oats poisoned to kill go
piers caused the death Of five horses
at the ranch Of Miss Emma Crone,
north of Madoc. The animals be-
longed to Albert Jallo.
Nliss0ula-The dude ranch Of J.
L. Pitkin. 10 miles east of Ovando.
and on the north fork of the Black
foot river, will be ready for visitors
in a short time.
Billings-A heavy rain and hail
storm visited this section recently,
causing considerable damage to the
crops in q wide strip from Billings
east.
Butte-Nicholas Radvivoff, secre-
tary Of the Butte local of the I. w.
w. has been ordered deported to Bull
garia because Of his alleged activities
in advocating sabotage.
Helena-The Montana Irrigation
commission has issued in pamphlet
form the new irrigation district law,
which will be mailed to those inter
ested in irrigation on application.
Helena-Governor Dixon has ap-
pointed Ludwig Rose of Butte to be
state parole commissioner. This Of
fetal keeps watch over the activities
Of prisoners paroled from the peni-
Tertiary.
Helena-Judge Henry c. Smith OF
Helena has been appointed special
administrator of that portion of the
James A. Murray estate which is in
Montana. His bond is placed at
100000.
Helena-The various counties OF
Montana are expected to maintain
the highways inside the boundaries
of each according to an opinion an
nounced by the state highway COM
mission.
Wolf Point - While moonshine
stills, home brewed beer and dan
delton wine are occupying the atten-
ton of other regions, Wolf Point has
begun the manufacture of soft drinks
on a large scale.
Helena-James L. Slattery OF
Glasgow, the new United States dis
trict attorney, has assumed the duties
of his office. His chief deputies will
be Ronald Higgins of Missoula and
w. H. Meigs of Great Falls.
Helena-Secretary of State C.. T.
Stewart announced that he had is
sued 40 permits to physicians of the
state to prescribe liquor for sick pa
tients, under the Volstead act and
the state law. The price, it is said,
is to be $3.50 per pint for whisky.
Butte-Judge Bourquin has ruled
that third party claims to cars order
ed confiscated by the government be-
cause of violations Of the Volstead
act will not be recognized where evil
dence of bad faith exists or where
the rightful owner is protected by
insurance.
Great Falls-Great Falls munich
pal wage scale has been cut by the
city council to $3.50 for common
labor. IS for teamsters and garbage
handlers and - for boulevard men.
The new scale is a cut of 81 for un.
skilled labor and Is cents for team.
sters.
Browning-The new hotel, the
Barrett, at Glacier park, was opened
to the public recently. The hosiery,
the investment OF st. Paul men, is a
log structure with IS rooms. It is
especially equipped for tourist trade.
A 24-hour dining service is being
maintained.
Libby-The fruit trees of Libby
were saved from frost last week only
by the heat and smoke from burning
the slashings at the ]. Neils Lumber
company mill southeast Of here, in
the belief Of William Raymond, own
er Of one of the finest orchards in
Libby. Several nights were unsea-
sonably cool and the warmth from
the fire was all that saved the bios
SONS, It is said.