The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-04
the STATE

ant secretary of agriculture at Wash
ington, 10 to be in eastern Montana
for three days the last Of July, &C.
cording to an announcement by J. c.
Taylor, leader of county agricultural
agents for Montana. Pugsley will
arrive in Baker. Mont, July 26 and
will visit Glendive, Terry, Forsyth,
and Billings before coming to Bose-
man to deliver an address on Gala
tin day, July -. 81 :.
Helena-About 90 per cent Of the
automobile license fees for Montana
for the present year have been coll
lected thus far, according to Secre-
tary of State Charles +. Stewart, reg
istrar Of automobiles. In these fees
about $4,000 has been collected to
date. After deducting approximately
3 per cent for administration expense
from the fund, the remainder is div
ided equally among the counties pay
ing the fees and the state highway
commission for road building pur-
poses.
Helena-That the main railroad
systems operating In the United
States have in the main increased
their operating revenues in 1922 over
1891 IL indicated BY . recent report
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion. The report shows the operat-
ing revenues Of lines that passed the
$26, 100000 mark.
Helena-The effect Of the railroad
shopmen's strike is being felt on the
Northern Pacific road and General
Agent e. 8. Richards of Helena re-
ceived orders from headquarters in
st. Paul laying off 10 branch line
trains in Montana. Idaho, Washing
ton and Minnesota branch line trains
are also affected. The order was
made effective at once.
Helena Chief Justice Theodore
Brantly of the Montana supreme
court and his daughter. Lois Brant-
". had q pleasant trip to Seattle,
where they are spending their sum-
mer vacation. according to word re-
ceived by ]. T. Carroll, clerk Of the
supreme court. Judge Brantly stated
that the climate in Seattle agrees
with him and his health is general
~ improving.
Helena-That there has been q
decline in the number Of cases of tu-
berculosis in Montana II indicated by
a decline In the number Of deaths in
the last five years, according to re-
port issued by DR.. w. f. Cogswell.
secretary Of the state board of health.
The campaign of education to induce
the incipient case to consult the ply
sician early. the report continues, and
improved diagnostic methods enab-
ling the early recognition Of the dis
ease. should produce an increase
In the number Of cases reported.
Butte-Discussion Of the advisa-
bility Of changing the national head
quarters from Butte to Salt Lake and
also Of changing the convention date
from July to the latter part Of jan
uary were among the matters which
we're discussed at the convention Of
the Sheep Shearers' Union Of Amer
ica.
Batte-Michaei Cox, q carpenter
employed at the Anaconda reduction
works. lost his life when he fell into
. flume he was repairing and was
carried moro than 1000 feet by the
rush Of water, to be buried in the
tailings at the mouth Of the flume.
| 8eaena-Alfalfa weevil,, known to
exist In Idaho, has not entered Mon
tana to any great extent, according to
70. G. Davis, commissioner Of agricul-
ture. who has returned from four
day trip through Beaverhead county.
/ Aacoada-According to an an
uouncement made BY w. H. Harrison.
secretary and treasurer of the Nom
tana Municipal league, this years
annual convention Of that organiza-
ton will be held In Anaconda on Aug
ust 81 and September I and 2.