The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-19
News Of Montana
Brief Netee Concerning tie
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business O,RJSlct. causing loss este
mated at over $4,000. .-.
FlOckmasters Of southeastern Mon
tana are preparing for the lalnbinx
season which is about to start.
A meeting Of the Yellowstone divi-
sion Of the state Teachers association
was held ut Worden last week.
The automobile show and CONNER
cial exhibition held in Helena last
week WAS closed Saturday night.
The Montana state convention Of the
Brotherhood Of American Yoemen was
brought to close at Bozeman.
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Fire destroyed a former reclamation
service building at Huntley which was
being used as a garage. Two cars were
also burned.
Cash pledges. amounting to approxi-
mately $1,000 were raised by Butte
people for the Irish republic after an
address, of Countess lie Markievics
The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph company is preparing to in
stall an entirely new outside cable
plant throughout the Havre telephone
system ut Il cost Of S:O.OuO.
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Thomas Edward Ashworth. pioneer
prOspector and old-time resident OF
Bannack, passed away in the old min
ing camp last week after & lingering
illness Of several months duration.
Carl w. Rlddick Of Iewistown. rep
resentative from the second congress
| siOnal district Of Montana, has form
ally announced his candidacy for sena-
torial honors. subject to the primary
election Of August -.
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| Twelve valuable horses we're burned
to death and a large barn and machine
shed, 1850 pounds Of seed wheat. &c
tons Of hay. harness and tools were de
stroyed in an early morning fire at the
+. r. Flynn ranch, nine miles west OF
Livingston.
| Three Butte veterans OF the Indian
wars in Montana are planning or
bringing together in Butte men who
served in the campaigns of 1S76-1877
The suggested date for the reunion is
June %. the anniversary Of the Custer
| massacre.
NJ. u. Holmes was named alderman
from the third ward in Livingston at
meeting of the city council to succee,
e. H. paugh. Holmes, republican, an,
Paugh. socialist. each received 10
votes in the recent election: the ii,
was decided by the council.
Horses brought good prices Ut Il sal
held recently at the Charles Thompson
ranch near HighW Cluteau county
Eighteen head of horses We're Offered
and teams that would have brought 81
two years ago sold for around son
one changing hands at the figure o
$500.
Twenty seven thousand dollars vii
he saved in the public schools Of Grea
Falls during the year commencing
September 4. 1922 through the redut
tion Of teachers salaries. At a recen
meeting Vt the board Of education
was decided ~ reduce each teacher
salary 500 a year.
A. F. Gibson of Livingston has take
over the position Of assistant snpei
intendent Of the Montana division q
the Northern Pacific railway and vii
have charge of the Billings and Laurt
terminals with headquarters in Billings
Mr.. OhSon, came To Montana tire
months ago as trainMaster with heal
quarters at Livingston.
With the handling of 1862 letter
in day, recently. the Anaconda pos
office broke its former record Of 1900
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count only for first class letters passin
through the hands of enc man. Pos
master Daniels said. and the siipmel
constituted The heaviest since he HI
been in charge of the local office
J Wi'h '"wn ftHd IT Ga,ata that
SIX months has produced five fire
has resulted ia l",i>"ning one of Ii
main wells. the poisoning OF Poultr
and stock, and has brou.h, about
condition where many Of the residen
are In terror. exrermination of II
town DOES no: seem improbable. X.
Mentrum. state fire marshal. aad
: J. McAllister. assistant. after invest
, eating the situation as to fires. ha,
= recommended 10 insurance compani,
; that all fire insurance policies on "a,
ata property be cancelled.