The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-19
THE STATE

Helena-More than At crippled
children in Montana have been surgi-
cally treated, and the majority of
them cured, as the result of the work
of the state %orthopedic board, ac-
cording to a report made at a meet
ing of the commission here.
Hayre-Ninety-five per cent of all
children who had not been previously
v~accinated for smallpox in six of the
thigh line" towns were vaccinated
last week by DR.. D. S. Mackenzie, as
sisted by Superintendent of Schools
Elizabeth Ireland and Blanche
Brown, nurse.
Bozeman-At the annual sale of
the Montana Shorthorn Breeders as
ISOLATION, held at the state college
J here, 40 animals were sold for an
average of $40, the top price being
$500. 1t was generally conceded
that the average prices were higher
than had been expected.
Winnett-Shipments of crude oil
from Cat Creek and Antelope Creek
fields were 175 cars for the first
seven days of January. If this vol
ume is maintained for the remainder
of the month, January will set up a
new high record, even over the ban
ner month of last year, December,
during which 631 cars were sent out.
Misunderstanding this month. SO
will be required for each license is
sued by the state board of health.
According to the law, which became
effective January 1, each public eat
ing place, manufacturing bakery, ma
nufacturing confectionery, meat mar
ket, cannery and soft drink establish
ment is required to obtain a license.
Bozeman-A. H. Stafford of Boze-
man has been elected president of the
Montana Farm bureau for the COM
ing year, to succeed w. B.. Harlan of
Como. Mrs. A. B. Edwards of Har-
lowton was chosen first vice-presi-
dent, and Fred Sumner of Clyde
Park, second vice-president. The
other two directors elected were
Clark Bumgartner of Great Falls,
and e. R. Cook of Twin Bridges.
Helena-Evidently stolen from its
shelf in the vault, the minute book
of the state board of examiners con-
tanning all the records of the state
board of examiners for three calendar
years, those of 1918, 1919 and 1920,
has disappeared. The minute book
of the proceedings of the board dur
ing the present administration was
not molested.
Butte-Traffic in drugs in Mon
tana is of alarming proportions and
increasing, declares G. F. Green, fed
eral narcotic agent. Butte, he says,
with 200 drug addicts, is spending
an average of 800 a day, or $4,000
a year on dope. Green laid the
blame for the traffic on unprincipled
men who lure girls to a life of shame
and compel them to secure the money
buy the dope.
Helena-After having been in eff
feet more than 81 years in Montana,
poll tax law was declared uncon-
stitutional. Although the poll tax
law was declared unconstitutional,
under section 1894 of the revised
code, county commissioners still have
power to levy a per capita tax
not exceeding 50 for county poor
The state poll tax was So, !
md the bachelor tax SO.
Great Falls-Under an order now
going into effect on the Great Nor
.hern railway, all engines of the LIZ
known as the Mallet Eight
zen Hundreds" will be called in and
converted into locomotives of the
Iikado type, it was announced in I
treat Falls by General Superintend-
,nt w. R. Smith. The Mallet LIZ is