The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-19
MONTANA HAPPENINGS
TOLD IN A FEW WORDS
Interesting News Items About Mon
tanans and What They
Are Doing

Tom Stout, of Livingston, has filed
for the United States senate on the
Democratic ticket in the primary.
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According to an announcement, the
Eastern Montana fair will be held in
Glendive this year on September 10,
20 and 81.
MRS. Orilla (Karns) Whitney. Y
years old, who has been a resident of
Montana since 1882, died in Billings
from heart trouble.
The first break in the ranks of
strikers from the Great Northern
shops at Great Falls came when 10
carmen went back to their jobs.
The medical association Of Montana
opened its annual meeting at Great
Falls with about $50 physicians from
all parts of the state in attendance.
For the second time within IA
months, the Talley & Robinson store
at Columbia Falls has been burglar
lied, goods valued at nearly $1,000 be-
ing carried away.
Nelson Gillen, 80 years of age, a
pioneer of California and Montana, and
an early-day Indian fighter and scout,
died at his ranch home three miles
north of Red Lodge.
With a diversified program of music,
wit and two lively boxing bouts, Bill
lings entertained the men of the
National Editorial association at the
Billings Commercial club.
AS a result of several recent soaking
rains, together with plenty of sunshine,
farmers of Wheatland county have
prospects of a larger yield this year
than any since the famous 1915 crop.
Valuations of Carbon county, ac-
cording to totals just announced by
the county assessor, have taken an
other drop, going from $50, 7S0,691 in
1921, to $780, 64 the present year.
A membersh drive and creation of
more chapters in the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans of the World war win be
started Immediately according to State
Commander John w. Mahan of Mis-
soula.
Three hundred State college girls,
of Bozeman, comprising the alumnae
and active delegate membership of
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, held
their 1922 convention at Glacier Nation
al park.
The Yellowstone county commits
sioners made a two-day trip to the
extreme northeastern part of the
the sections surrounding Pineview and
Newton's Grove.
A wheat crop of 80, 900 bushels,
a bumper hay crop and the largest
acreage of corn and potatoes in the
ing features of the July reports service,
issued at Helena.
With a large attendance, representa-
tive of nearly every section of the
state, q clinic opened the second SEES
sion of the ~three-day convention of tile
Montana State Dental association con-
vention at Helena.
Formal proclamation putting the
pari-mutuel measure, to permit use of
pari-mutuel machines at state and
county fairs in Montana, or the ballot
in the general election in November
has been issued by Governor Dixon.
William Spellman, who was arrested
as a suspect in the Roy Bank robbery
case and later discharged and exon
has brought suit against Will
liam R. Woods, Jr.' as sheriff., and
Edgar J. Baker, as county attorney,
and their sureties, to recover $4,000
damages.
Harley Monroe Geiger, ~14year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Geiger,
who live 10 miles southwest of Broad
view, died at a local hospital from
wounds inflicted when he fell upon a
o%itchfork. The three tines of the fork
lad pierced the body through, appear
ng on the the other side.
With infantry, artillery, tanks and
planes participating In an attack on
l fortified" position, the greatest
,ham battle ever held in Montana and
as realistic as possible to make it,
will be held at Missoula for the enter
ainment of the National Editorial as
ISOLATION members who will be in the
Garden City for their annual conven-