The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-01-13
the STATE

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Chinook. Tuition Of 81 a week is
charged each pupil in the Chinook
public schools who are not residents
of this district.
Anaconda.-Ther resumption of op-
erations at the Washoe smelter will
be the signal for general exodus of
Anacondans out Of Los Angeles, Cal.
Hamilton.-Fire completely de-
stroyed the big barn on the ]. H.
Bradley farm Of the Bitter Root Stock
Farm company east of here.
Kalispell.-The present cold wave
in the valley will give q real impetus
to logging operations on the Stillwa-
ter, Flathead and Bigfork rivers and
along the shore Of the Flathead lake.
0lasgow.-County Assessor b. H.
Cottrell and the board Of county COM
missioners have agreed upon the hon.
or system to be used in assessing the
taxpayers Of Valley county.
B01eman.-According to Ranger c.
o. Davis Of the Yellowstone national
park, tourists will soon annihilate the
small game in the upper Gallatin un-
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them from carrying guns.
Butto-William Malloy, chief de-
putty county assessor, has been ap-
pointed county clerk and recorder of
Silver Bow county by the county COM
missioners. Malloy succeeds M. F..
Sullivan, who died at Helena recently.
Helena.-Unless q greater interest
In the Montana State fair, to be man
ifested by an increased attendance,
can be promised for the year 1922,
there 10 q possibility that the fair for
one year will be dispensed with.
Butte.-On December 81 616 mar
riage licenses had been issued by the
clerk Of the district court Of Silver
Bow county for the year 1921. Dur
ing the same period Of time there
were filed in the district court ap-
proximately 312 divorce cases.
Butte.-The largest strictly family
gathering in Montana this Christmas
was at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Beausoleil, 906 Fifth street, Anacon-
da. Ten children and SO grandchil-
dren made up the party Of 48 that
faced a battery of Yuletide turkeys.
Sac0.-A census taken on 127
farms in north central Montana coun-
ties shows that 72 per cent Of the
farms have no hogs and that the av.
erage is less than one-half hog to the
farm for the entire district where
the survey was made. The farms av'
eraged 6 head Of cattle each, ia
horses and Is poultry.
Butte.-Seized with q sudden spell
and memory lapse while making 9
late luncheon at her home, Mrs. L. G
Constantine, pretty 15-year-old bride
stumbled Is blocks with kettle
lclutched in one hand and her hus
bands picture In the other and wa,
picked up almost insensible at con
stable's doorstep. .......
:I Observation-Disclosures cases o
lscarlet fever were reported to tn
Estate board Of health for the week, 2.
eases Of mumps and % cases o
lchickenpox. There were ~ cases o
diphtheria. s of tuberculosis, 8 Of ty
phoid fever, 8 Of measles, 2 Of whoop
ing cough, s Of pneumonia. Of cry
sipelas, of Vincent's angina and 2
of venereal diseases.
Butte.-Marcus Rogers, II, en-
tered a small dugout near his home
where he had been accustomed t
play. He struck match and remem
bered no more until he awoke in
hospital. Physicians say he wa
gassed but cannot account for tn
presence of the gas in the playhouse
The boy will not suffer any i'll effects
attendants said.
Butte.-As an answer to charge
brought by ministers that he ha
countenanced horseshoe pitching o
Sunday by members Of his congregs
tion. had taken his flock to the coul
try for Sunday services, and had otl
erwise violated the traditions of th
ministerial profession, Butte busine,
men not members Of the congregatio
presided over by the Rev. w.
Lockwood presented the Floral Par
minister with q purse Of 800.