The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-03
the STATE

900 gophers were killed in Philips
county last season through the ef-
forts Of the rodent control project
Of the county farm bureau, according
to the annual report of the secretary.
Great Falls-John F. Pewters, for
two years general traffic agent of the
Great Northern railway at Great
Falls. has left for Spokane to sue
coed B. s. Merritt as general agent
there.
Missoula- Business on the Bitter
Root branch of the Northern Pacific
was better than normal for the year
1921, w. H. Merriman. division pas
senger and freight agent, stated while
in Missoula from his headquarters at
Butte.
Great Falls-The first annual state
convention of the Disabled American
Veterans of the World War to be held
in Montana will be convened at Great
Falls, March 1928, 1922, according
to John w. Mahan, state vice COM
mander, Of Missoula, who is calling
the convention.
Harl0wt0n-Mrs. Harriet Tooley,
q we'll known wool buyer of this city,
reports the sale of the Richard Man
ger 1922 wool clip of 100000 pounds
to Boston firm through local buy |
err. The price paid was 80 cents. |
Managers ranch is near White Sui
phur Springs.
Butte-Edward Morrissey, former
chief Of detectives of Butte, died
from the effects of fractured skull
and numerous cuts and bruises, ac-
cording to the verdict of coroner's
jury. Morrissey was found dead in
his apartments apparently 10 days
! or two weeks after he had died and
the body was badly frozen.
Miss0ula-Alex Livingston, recent
ly appointed as chief of police to sue
coed Commissioner w. j. Moore,
ousted by the city council, was re-
moved and Deputy Sheriff Charles
Johnson was named in his place. The
reason ascribed for the action was
that Livingston is not resident Of
Missoula.
Kalispell-A total of 129,214,340
feet of lumber was shipped by the
members Of the Montana Lumber
Manufacturers association, which in
cludes practically all the mills of
Montana, during the year 1921, ac-
cording to the annual report of Miss
Olive Masters. secretary. The cut
made during the year totalled 1O4,-
625.190 feet of lumber.
Forsyth criminal cases
and 81 civil actions are set for trial
on the calendar called for Forsyth by
Judge George A. Horkan. The cal
endar opens February Is and is ex-
pected to continue till the end of
March. A >venire of IS has been
drawn. Many Of the cases involve
alleged violations Of the prohibition
laws.
Helena-Frank B. Reynolds, asso-
ciate justice of the Montana supreme
court, who has been seriously i'll in a
local hospital for several days, was
reported to be showing signs of i'm
provement. Judge Reynolds was sud-
denly stricken and removed to the
Hospital. He was elected member OF
the supreme bench at the last gen.
leral election. His former home was
in Billings.
Observation-Disclosures of the Butte
Anaconda & Pacific railway for an
! increase in passenger rates from
cents a mile to 3.6 cents mile will
I be heard by the interstate commerce
! commission in Washington Feb. Is
according to an announcement re-
ceived by the Montana railroad com
mission. The application has pre-
! viously been rejected in view of thu
] opposition of the state commission.
s Belt-The nomination of R. H
Q Bemis, for nearly 20 years editor an(
K manager of the Belt Valley Times, a
postmaster for the local postoffice
p hoo IN hA 70 Vxy3th ri,
i confirmation in prospect. It has beel
known for some time that Mr.. BENT
Il was in line for the local federal of
d flee, but word has only recently bee1
/. received Of the actual nomination b.
. the president.
0 Columbus-Several cases of small
r pox in a mild form have been report
e ed to the health authorities here an
IS steps are being taken to prevent
spread of the disease. The state la,
J. regarding quarantine is being strict
l. ly enforced here and children VIII
q are not vaccinated are not permitte
d to attend school for 81 days. Publ
o entertainments are not being RET
70 tricted.
Havre-A chattel mortgage wa
" filed at the clerk and recorders O
Il flee in which large amount of liv,
l. stock and feed belonging to j.
" Sprinkle was given as security fc
% loan Of $165,000 by the Montan
Livestock Finance Corporation {
II Helena. The mortgage covers abo,
p 1900 sheep. 2,975 head of cattl
g. number Of horses, 400 tons ,
70 hay and all the feed grown on h
d. land In Hill. Blaine and Choutea
counties during 1922.
g. Nlissoula-The latest thing in Il
Or way of new equipment to be put in,
1. service by the Missoula Street Raj
e. way company is 800 horsepow'
n electric locomotive, which will
he used on the street railway lines I,
Oh the purposes of pulling heavy freigh
AZ It will also be used as a snow plo
ne when occasion demands. It is one
IT. the same type as the electric LOGON
1T tives used by the Western Lumb
H. company.