The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-06-06
INTERESTING NEWS
NOTES OF MONTANA
Short News Paragraphs Covering Ac-
tlvities of Montanans for
Busy Readers


Grasshoppers in the infant stage are
of Lavina.
Ralph w. Lapp, 26, died in a hos
pital at Missoula following a short ill
ness of spotted fever.
A gasoline lamp explosion at Granite
caused a fire which completely de-
stroyed three residences.
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The Portland cement plant at Tri-
dent has been compelled to Close down
because of a lack OF coal.
June 20 will be good roads day in
Montana, according to a proclamation
issued by Governor Dixon.
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Gerry Faucet, motorman on the
Bonner I~nterurban railway at Nilsson
la, died from injuries sustained when
two cars collided.
Montana workers in bhe Protestant
Episcopal church will hold a summer
conference in Yellowstone National
park August 20-26.
Fire partially destroyed a group of
barns at the Polytechnic institute
near Billings. One horse and a guam
tity of hay and grain were also lost.
The body Of Everett Bosley, who was
killed in action while fighting in the
Argonne forest in France on Septean-
Der %, 1918, has arrived at Harlem for
interment.
Organization of the Beck Petroleum
company, with a capital of $4,000 has
been completed at Chester. The com
pany will develop oil lands in the vi
entity of Lothian.
John Printz, 81, a veteran of the
Civil war and a resident of the state
since 1880, died suddenly at his home
at Hamilton. He was a member of
Ravali post, G. A. r.
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Carson f. Bechtel of Livingston was
named president of group seven Of the
Montana Bankers association at the
conclusion of its annual convention at
Hunters Hot Springs.
Sergeant w. w. Dawson, marine re-
cruiting officer at Great Falls, has dis
appeared and with him has vanished
practically all of the government prop
erty used in connection with activities
of the office.
A daily automobile bus line has been
inaugurated between Harlem and
Havre by the Roosevelt Bus company
which has been organized for the pur-
pose of operating busses along the
Roosevelt highway.
Wong Jan Yen and Mong Hong, who
have been held in Jail since May 10,
date of a supposed Chinese tong out
break in Billings and the shooting of
Louis Quie, have been released on
bonds of $500 each. |
The Colorado mine owned by the {
resumed production on a normal
at Butte. Four hundred men
are being employed In the mine, which $
has beer closed since Nov. 20, 1921. S
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Dick Ringing, principal owner OF \
he Ringing and Work ranches, two Il
If which are located near White Sui
Springs and on at Ennis, has
Iold the clip from $4,000 head of sheep, Ii
l~ggregating 100000 pounds, for Al HI
ents a pound. bl
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Erection of a sawmill at Troy which &C
ill give employment to between 200 SC
nd 300 men apparently is assured
v the handing down of a decision in
court at Libby granting an ap- "
~lication by the Standpoint Lumber & hi
ole mpa for condemnation of a b,
light of way for its logging railroad re
cross the property of the Big Eight of
timing company. be
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Glory 2Sth, a 3-year-old bull bred
Y A.. B. Cook of Townsend, brought
DDS in the Hereford Breeder Associa- ed
Ions sale at Great Falls, the highest al
rice paid for any of the 48 head en- ex
cred In the sale. The bull was bought co
v Pete Johnson of Great Falls. More an
300 persons attended the sale and tn
ne 4S animals brought 1885, an av- tn
Of $3.50 a head.
Distribution of 10000 tourist guide w
has just been completed by the fol
[issoula office of public relations, dis re
No. L, of the forest service. The N.
APPS have been placed in the hands 70
c supervisors and other officials of Kt
re forests, and with tourist agencies op
nd chambers of commerce. Sy
Operations at the refining plant of