The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24


fifth anniversary of the founding Of
that order.
tilendives first poultry show, held
last week, was one Of the best OF
its size in the state. More than 200
birds were shown.
The Harry A. Vagg store, the oldest
general store mt Saco, was recently
completely destroyed by fire. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000.
4 rifle club with a membership Of
7G has been organized at Glendtve
through the efforts of the local post
of the American legion.
Four deaths resulted in Great Falls
from influenza during February and
one for March, according to report
from the city board Of health of that
place.
Billings high school, basketball cham.
pions for the Yellowstone district, won
the title for eastern Montana, when
its team defeated Miles City by score
of IS to 80.
One of the most important bank
mergers in the history of the state was
consummated Mt Hardin through the
consolidation of the Hardin State bank
and the StOckmen's National bank.
All public meetings have been pro-
hibited at Red Lodge on account OF
the "flu" epidemic. 1t is reported that
there are more than 275 cases among
the miners alone. There have been
| no deaths.
Evangelistic services conducted un-
der the auspices Of the Montana Bap.
fist state convention just closed a sue.
cessful campaign at Hardin. A Bap'
tist church with 80 charter members
was organized.
| A, woman's bonnet was tossed into
Butte's political ring when Mrs. Mary
T.. Quay, announced through the filing
of her notice Of intentions that she
would be Il candidate at the coming
primaries for the nomination as alder
man from the seventh ward.
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The mean temperature for the month
Of February just ended was IL degrees
above zero, according to the weather
bureau of the Montana State college
at Bozeman. This was the loves
mean temperature for that month since
1887, when it was 10ls degrees.
Blanche Butterfield, 17-year-olt
girl. was the heroine of a fire in ,
Butte rooming house. when after warn
ing the household of the flames sh,
carried her 6-year-old brother to safe
ty and then leaped through window
to the top of another building.
Thomas n. Henry. a rancher livini
near Billings. has been acquitted of tn
murder last December of John T. Higl,
smith, a neighbor. The verdict wa
based on the plea Of self defense.
was testified Henry shot Highsmtl
ed him. The jury was out an hour am
half. o o
Although man is up against til
problem Of providing livelihood 70
himself and family. it Is not wise I
solve It by breaking the law. Rernar
Beyerle of Great Falls learned. Beyerl
pleaded guilty to n charge of manufat
! turing Intoxicating liquors and wa
} sentenced to pay fine Of $500 and t
serve 80 days in the county Jail.
Schools al Butte are being hampere
in their daily work by the spread {
the mild attack of flu which is not onl
sweeping Butte hut the entire stat
In Butte some schools which wei
badly hit last week are recovering an
! their attendance is resuming its norm'
condition. hut others are sufferir
from the prevailing illness. At Il
Butte high school the average daily a
sentees last week was 800.
The storage warehouse of the Low
lace Wholesale Grocery company
Bozeman was destroyed by fire. enta
ing a loss estimated at $4O,OOO.l
The Original mine resumed oper
lions last Monday with about 800 me
The Neversweat will resume in le
V than a week and the High Ore Sha
= will be the next to start up. All thr
1 mines are properties Of the Amazon,
T Copper Mining company. 1t is unde
!, stood that there are now a little
: excess Of eight thousand men employ
J. II the Butte district.