The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-28

The forget-me-n6t has been chosen
as the official flower Of Red Lodge.
| John Connolly, aged TOO, one of the
states earliest pioneers, died at Cut
Bank.
The Week beginning April "a has
been designated as American legion
week in Billings.
Eight hundred applications for fed
erar seed loans have been received by
Hill county's county agent.
July II, IL and 10 are the dates fixed
for the state Elks' convention, which
will be held in kalispell this year.
The population Of Sweet Grass coun-
" showed a material Increase during
March, there being II births and one
death.
carload Of flour. donated by citi-
zens Of Flathead county. was recently
shipped out Of Kalispell for the Near
East relief.
A freak lamb bearing eight legs and
two tails was born recently on the
| Willow Glen stock farm in the Deer
Lodge valley.
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Custer school are now occupying the
new $4,000 building, which recently
was completed.
A federal judge with headquarters
in Billings is practically assured since
the passage by the senate OF bill APP
proving % additional Judges.
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| Approximately S55O,OOO will be spent
by the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany on additions and betterments Of
their property in Billings and vicinity
this year.
Mrs. Mary F.. Galloway. widow Of the
late Colonel James f. Galloway, first
territorial secretary Of Montana, died
Mt her home in Great Falls, April II.
She was 7S years old.
Excavation for the Sacred Hearts
convent and music academy which is
to he erected in Great Falls has begun.
The building when completed will rep
resent an investment Of SS5,OOO,
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Location stakes for gas mains are
being set in Bridger. A trenchng ma
chine is being shipped there and it will
he only matter Of few weeks now
before that village will he supplied
with natural gas.
The Missoula high school basketball
team, champions Of Montana took
seventh place in the national basket.
ball tournament at Chicago recently
in which - teams contested.
c. &. Bowden. resident of Red
Lodge for the past 81 years, has been
appointed to the vacancy on the board
of county commissioners Of Carbon
county created by the recent removal
Of NJ. J. Roysdon.
Jack Melia, former Butte prohibition
officer. and George Oswald were fined
jointly $500 in the Z. s. district court
at Butte. after pleading guilty to
charges Of illegal transportation OF
intoxicating liquor.
The annual convention Of the Mon.
tana Teachers association will he held
In the Shrine temple at Helena this
year. Definite dates have not been de-.
ctded on hut 1t stated that the meetin.
would he about Thanksgiving.
resolution declaring it's intention
of creating two special Improvement
districts for the paving of about ob
miles OF street at an estimated cost al
100000. has been passed by the Bill.
lings city council on petition of tax.
payers affected.
Fly arrangement between the First
National bank of Great Falls. mum.
her of Cascade business men and the
Great Northern railway. 1o families
of Mormon from southern Idaho will
be placed upon SO-acre tracts in the
Chestnut valley, near Cascade.
Governor Joseph NJ. Dixon will de-
liver the annual address to the gradu-
atins class Of the Fergus county high
school at commencement exercises ia
be held at Lewistown June 9. The
class will he the largest ever gradu-
ated from the school. with % students
receiving diplomas.
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Directors OF the State Taxpayers
association formed at Billings some
time ago and members Of the executive
committee Of the Montana Taxpayers
association failed to effect y conSolf.