The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-05-19
THE STATE

Ill LII
Lolo national forest in the vicinit
OF Deep creek are being reforested
$4,000 seedlings being planted dali
by a crew of 40 men. The work will
continue for two or three weeks.
Great Falls-Believed to have beef
e temporarily insane from worry owe.
the health of her month-old baby
Mrs. Matt Larosa, 522 First avenu,
; north, shut herself in her home, turn
g ed on the gas and shot hersel
through the heart with a revolver
Her husband is a jewelry peddler.
Poplar-One of the worst fires
that Poplar has had since the Balm.
: Vile Mercantile fire of several years
5 ago, occurred last week, when the
/ Balm elevator and the Harry Melon
t aid teed barn were completely des-
troyed by fire, as was the old red
rooming house just west of the barn.
Helena-H. V. Bailey, the new
register of the state lands, a ar
rived from Miles City and has taken
up his duties at the capitol. Sid
ney Miller, whom Bailey succeeds,
will remain with the office for two
months to explain the details of its
operation to Bailey.
Baker-Charles Sims. who lives
on Powder river, and was the witness
snbpoenaed in the Parsons-Grimm
case who failed to appear at the trial
last March, was brought into court
charged with criminal contempt for
his failure to appear. He was fined
$3.50 and given so days in the county
Jail.
Jordan-This city now has a
Bachelor Girls club but the ma
ture of the oath required for joining
has not been made public. Inquiries
as to whether the new member has
to pledge herself to remain on the
eligible list are treated with disdain
by the club officers.
Butte-Mrs. Johanna Stack, 1O1
years old, mother of John w. Stack,
who was killed in the Butte mines,
will receive compensation of $50 a
month, the industrial accident board
announces. She lives in North Da-
kota. She is to receive the compen-
sation as a dependent.
Bozeman-The third annual Boze-
mar roundup will be held August
8, 4, 5 and 6, according to r. T.
Ringing, who will have charge of
the big show this year. The manage
ment will exclude all inhuman feat
ures this year, but is going to make
it wilder and bigger than ever.
Great FalIs-Taking action as rec
commended in a motion by Alderman
r. R. Johnson, the city council pass
ed an ordinance reducing the salary
of police magistrate from $155 to
$50 a month. The ordinance was
passed as an emergency measure and
became operative when it was APP
proved on second reading. No votes
were cast against the reduction.
Observation-Disclosures was visit
ed by a bad fire last week. Two of
the stores in the main part of town
Quilted and only the superior
work of the fire department saved
the block, including the new hotel.
The fire started in the basement of
The Maxim pool hall and spread to
he Edmonds clothing store where
fire vas checked. Loss is about
100000.
Bozeman-The city has 151 fewer
than a year ago, according to
he annual report of the chief of
'olice made to the city council. More
han $50 head of livestock we're i'm
in the year. Four persons I
sent to Jail, 81 discharged, rs
urned I'VE to the county and 226
told to leave town. Ten SEN
ences were suspended.
Joplin-Art Klingel announces he
as a living cutworm confined in a
.asteboard box, where it has existed
yithout food for more than six
veeks. Furthermore, he asserts that :
he worm has increased in size dur I
its Imprisonment and enforced h
asst. He found the worm in a field
n his farm near here, he says :
Butte-Failure to make a return :
5 required under the internal reven- l
e law cost M. j. Erker $40 and :
when he appeared before Judge :
gorge M. Bourquin in the United :"
district court here. The Of
,nse for which Erker was informed
was committed in 1919, ac- :
to the charge. He told in
revenue collectors that he was 4
advised he did not have
make a return.
Great Fa1ls-Possibility of the in =
allation at Great Falls of a plant =
the insulation of copper wire in Y
'nnection with the copper wire and
ID mill of the Anaconda company
as discussed at a meeting here of W
'ficials of that company, including
resident G. F. Kelley, Vice President
B. Thayer, and General Superin-
ndent John Gillie of Butte, who FL
ere in the city inspecting the local
duction works. =
Helena-If f~irecrackers are sold -
violation of a city ordinance and ",
e person who buys them is injured
their use, he cannot o from
e dealer who sold them, according
the Montana supreme court in an 81
inion by Justice Albert J. Galen. "
mer Jackson, 10 years old, through
guardian, obtained a judgment nm
the district court of Silver Bow
unity against c.. T. Tomas for
200 alleged damages because he -
It a thumb and the tip of an index PL
ger from fireworks said to have !
en- bought from the defendant. c
Helena-Half the banks in Mon c
are cooperating this year with e