The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-16

Proposal to fund approximately $l20,-
600 of outstanding city warrants, has
been approved by the Havre council.
Not less than 100 acres of Glacier
National park timber is in flames, with
the fire spreading north and east from
the southwest corner of the park.
Lewis Terwilliger, mayor of Living
ston, will be a candidate in the Repnb-
lican primaries August % for the nomi-
nation for state senate from Park
county.
MissOula is making preparations to
entertain the Pioneers and Sons and
Daughters in a royal manner when
they meet there on August "a, 20
and 90.
With Henry C. Smith of Miles City,
grand master of the grand lodge, A. f.
and A. NJ, of Montana officiating, the
cornerstone of the Laurel Masonic
temple was laid.
Chouteau county taxes will be
slashed nearly $4,000 for the next II
months, according to the budgets al
lowed by the commissioners at their
meeting recently.
The total registration of voters in
Montana for the primaries of August
20 is approximately 224,236, which is
about 5000 less than the registration
for the primaries of 1920.
That Glendive is enjoying a building
boom is evident from the fact that al
most a million dollars is being spent
in improving the streets, laying new
water mains and erecting new build
ings.
A report of the, Glasgow u. S. Land
office showed that there are 244, 1913
acres of unsurveyed land in the Glas-
gov district and 1927 acres of sur
veyed land, making a total of 1,007 ,010
acres.
A destructive fire originated in the
160 acre whea field belonging to Mr..
Shremmick, south of Broadview, re-
Gently, and before it could be extin
guished, had destroyed 80 acres of the
finest wheat in the district.
With 3OO,0 900. 900 feet Of standing
cedar on the Flathead forest and Co.,
100000 feet in the Missoula district,
forest officials declare that that region
will be able to care for the demands
expected for the next few years from
the east for telephone and telegraph
poles.
According to a statement given out
by the university employment bureau
over 300 state university students were
given employment in Missoula during
the last regular session of that institu-
ton as a result of an effort by its
officials to help students meet expenses
while attending school.
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Opponents of the county division
scheme. which would take a part OF
MissouIa county, a part of Sanders
county and a part Of Flathead county
to form a new county to be known,
probably, as Lake county, with Roman
or Poison as the county seat, are con-
Quoting a vigorous fight against those
who favor the creation of the new unit.
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The show which ten thousand Mon
tanans witnessed in the final of Boze-
mans annual roundup would have
hacked Madison Square Garden to ca
pacity for thirty days. 1t was the testi- I
mony of old cattlemen. old cowpunch- '
ers and all those who frequent the '
rodeos of the west, that nothing of t
its kind has ever been staged IN ]
America. 5
According to reports from Red
Lodge, a new lake, covering an eXpanse
of 80 acres. has been formed on the
west fork of Rock creek in the Bear I
tooth mountains by a landslide. A c
large slice of Timberline mountain, V
IT is reported, fell from its age-old I
position and slid down into the canyon, {
filling it in entirely across the course r
of the stream. !
A special reduction in rairload rates
has been made for the Montana State 7
fair. September 2G-30 inclusive, by the 1
railroads operating within Montana. {
For those who live $50 miles or more L
Helena a rate of one fare for Il
the round trip is given, with a mini r
mum for the round trip of $40. TO y
hose within a radius of $50 miles, the il
ate is one and one-third fare for the f
trip. ii
The Montana Farm Mortgage Bank
ers' association will hold its annual le
at Missoula August IL, the o.
opening late of the annual convention n
# the Montana State Bankers associa- Il