The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-23
THE STATE

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Nfiss0uls-N0t less than Is years
nor more than 80 years were the SEN
fences imposed recently upon ]. !.
O'Malley and James M. Gale in dis
trict court at Thompson Falls by
Judge James M. Self. The men had
pleaded guilty to the charge of rob-
berry of Gus Erickson, section fore.
man at Perma, on the night of April
ne.
AnacOnda-Ge0rget lake. "a
miles west Of Anaconda, has been a
paradise for Anglers during the last
week. On one day alone 1t was estf-
mated that more than a ton of fish
was taken from the lake with rod
and reel. The splendid fishing Ia
drawing great crowds and hundreds
of cars are a common sight at the
lake.
Harlem-Arnold Undi, who has a
benchland farm four miles north of
Harlem, has a rye crop that breaks
all records for growth. This ia now
80 inches high and is headed out.
With the great amount of moisture
now In the ground and favorable
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stdered practically assured.
Helena - Seventy three engineer
licenses were issued as the result of
examinations held in May by the
state board of safety and inspection.
II is announced by Duncan McRae,
| clerk OF the board. Fifty-three Of
these licenses went to stationary en-
gineers and ~ were for traction en-
gineers. This shows an increase in
the number of applications coming
before the board.
Great Falls-John Lehman Of
Great Falls claims to have establish
ed worlds record when he moved
a house distance of 80 miles, The
feat was accomplished on an order
from the Great Northern railroad to
move one-stOry section house, "a
Dy ~ feet In dimensions, from Fres-
no to. Galata. The distance by rail
between the two points is 66 miles,
but the road actually traversed in
the moving operation measures 80
miles. The job was finished in 60
hours, which, according to Lehman,
Is another record.
Helena-The general freight rate
case which is pending before the
state board of railroad commission
ers and which was to have come up
for hearing before the board at the
state capitol on June 9Th. has been
postponed by the board until June 20
on the formal application of the at
torney general, who instigated the
proceedings. The hearing will be
held on the morning of the 26th at
10 O'Clock in the chamber of the
house of representatives.
Great Falls-Great Falls has at
least plentiful supply Of ice for the
summer. while some of the ice DEAL
ers estimate that the supply, at the
present rate of consumption, is suf-
ffcient for two seasons. Largely be-
cause of smaller consumption as
we'll as cuts in cost of production, ice
has dropped about 10 per cent in the
last year and 20 per cent since 1920,
the drop being most noticeable in
the case of natural ice.
Butte-Pipestone Springs hotel.
located on the east slope of the Con-
tinental divide. 26 miles from Butte,
was destroyed by fire last week, the
loss being estimated at $4,000.
George Mcpherson. one of the les
sees. was overcome by smoke and
was rescued with difficulty. Several
guests stopping at the hotel suffered
loss of personal property. The large
building was of frame construction
and the flames spread RAPIDLY
through the adjoining structures.
The plunge and other baths were
saved.
Deer Lodge-All bids for wool
were rejected at the sale held by the
Powell County Woolgrowers' associa-
ton. The bids ranged from 81 to
AN cents and four outside buyers
were present, j. E. Hample, repres-
enting jeremiah Williams company
OF Boston; NJ. Mayer of Silverman
Bros. of Chicago, and the Ray Bros.
OF Billings, representing two firms.
WoolgrOwers of Powell county some
time ago pooled their wool.
kalispell-Company H of Kalis-
pell Of the national guard will re-
ceive military training at Fort Mis-
soula from July to July %. stated
Captain ]. H. Christensen. This will
be joint encampment of the nation
al guard with the regular army. The
company has a personnel of IS men,
the commissioned officers of which
are Captain j. H. Christensen: first
lieutenant. Walter Payne. There are
about 20 non-commissioned officers
In the company. It is believed that
the entire company will go into train
ing at Missoula.
Niles City-With the spring sea-
son much in advance here in Custer
county as compared with former
years, crops of all kinds are getting
good start. according to reports
reaching the local farm bureau Of
flee. The first cutting of alfalfa will
be harvested within the next week
by number of farmers who are
planning on producing an alfalfa
seed crop. About 40 per cent of the
corn acreage in Custer county has