The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-05
News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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been designated as American legion
week in Billings.
Federal seed loans apprOximating
$1o.WO have been applied for by yell
lowstone county farmers.
Richard X. williams, 81. who was
struck by passenger train at Libby,
died from injuries received.
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July II. IS and 10 are the dates fixed
for the state Elks' convention which
will be held in Kalispell this year.
Members Of the north central dis
trict of the Montana Bankers assOcia-
ton will meet at Fort Benton June 5.
John f. Campbell has been recon-
mended by Rep. Carl w. Riddick for
! appointment as postmaster at Big
Timber.
Fire destroyed the elevator Of the
Columbus Elevator company at Terry.
About 1900 bushels of wheat were
also burned.
Judge Robert c. Stong is holding
court in Saltwater county in place Of
Judge Stark. who is assisting the SUI
preme court in cleaning up its docket.
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Over 40 persons attended the first
Fathers day banquet recently given by
the members of the agricultural de-
partlnent of the high school ut Boze-
man.
The Three Forks Portland Cement
company. near Trident, has resumed
| operations on One-hundred basis. The
mill has not been in operation since
April. 1921.
The Wheatland County SpOrtsmpn's
association has secured 20 Hungarian
partridges which have been shipped
| from Europe and are expected to ar
rive shortly.
Mrs. Mary f. Galloway. widow Of the
late Colonel James F.. Galloway. first
territorial secretary of Montana, died
at her home in Great Falls, April IL.
She was IS years old.
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The Missoula high school basketball
team, champions of Montana took
seventh place in the national basket
ball tournament at Chicago recently,
in which q teams contested.
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.
cided on but it stated that the meeting
would be about Thanksgiving.
BY arrangement between the First
National bank of Great Falls. a mum.
her of Cascade business men and the
Great Northern railway. 13 families
Of Mormon from southern Idaho will
he placed upon SO-acre tracts in the
Chestnut valley, near Cascade.
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More than $125OOO was paid out to
miners of the Roundup coal field Sat.
urtlay. the last payday until work is
resumed following a settlement Of the
strike. This was the largest two
weeks pay in the history Of the Round
up field.
Collections on United Protestant
drive subscriptions during the last
three weeks have been sufficient to en-.
able the board Of trustees Of the Ken
nedy DeacOness hospital at Havre to
make another payment of $1,000 on
the Indebtedness Of the hospital.
The nineteenth annual convention Of
the diocese of Montana Of the Protest
| ant Episcopal church will open in Bill
lings April - and continue through II
April -. About 5000 communicates
in more than go parishes aud missions,
will be represented.
The Willow Creek mine near White
sulphur Springs. has been reopelled
This mine produces an iron ore which
is considered as good As can he found
for flnNing at the East Helena slnelter
Last summer Il carload Of ore was
shipped from the mine each day and il
is thought this will he increased this
year.
Invitations to this years inter.
scholastic track meet, held annually AT
the State university. have been mailed
out to 40 high schools of the state
The dates are May Q to H. The in.
vitatiOn entities each school to enter
an athletic team. a declamatory con
testant and one representative in the
essay contest. Last year 20 schools
participated.
Approximately S55O.0OO will be spent