The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-12
MONTANA NEWS NOTES
Tersely Told Tales Concerning
the Treasure State and
MOntananS
Tersely Told Tales Concerning the
Treasure State and
Montanans

according to the architect III charge OF
the plans.
Selection of the Finlen site has been
announced at Butte by the citizens
hotel committee as location of a mil
l~ion-dollar hotel.
w. A. Spellman of Winnett, who was
arrested in connection with the Roy
bank robbery, has been released and
completely exonerated.
There will be no shortage of hay in
the Flathead country this year, for
the harvest has started in many sec
tions of the valley and a splendid crop
is being cut.
The Northwest Public Utilities COM
pany, which announced that its prin-
cipal place of business is Glendive,
filed articles of Incorporation recently
at Miles City.
According to advices from Stevens
vile, the Montana Brotherhood of
Threshermen has been organized in
Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders and a part
of Flathead county.
Indications are that the 1922 Mid
mad Empire fair at Billings, which
| opens its gates on September 10, will
boast of the largest display of farm
machinery ever exhibited in Montana.
Henry Smith, a trapper of the Pryor
region, presented the pelts of 100
coyote pups and min mature animals
at the sheriff's office in Billings re-
Gently. receiving bounties a%ggregating
S272.50.
People of northern Powell county
are progressing in their effort to OBJ
tain a good highway through Black
foot canyon to connect the Missoula
county road with that of Lewis and
Clark county.
Charles Jarrett. the Wlnnett pool
hall man who is Jointly charged with
Newt Jackson with having robbed the
National Bank of Roy, has been identi-
fled as one of the two me- in the
robbers car.
Judge w. H. Poorman Of Helena, sit
ting for Judge A. G. Spencer at Red
Lodge, has dismissed the custer pro-
ceedings brought against ]. H. Meal
lister as chief of police and against c.
D. Craft as city clerk.
A harbinger of a probable new era
In the mechanical development that
may greatly affect life on earth APP
peared in Billings recently in the role
Of the first travelling salesman with a
line of radio equipment.
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An Oregon poet and a New York
seaman left Livingston in a for
a trip down the Yellowstone. Missouri
and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans.
This is the first time that the journey
has ever been attempted in a canoe.
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William n. Woods. who died at
Winnett, was known among COW men
from Glendive to the Snowy noun
tains as one of the hest roundup cooks
In the country. Many a hungry punch
er travelled miles to sit in at n of his
feeds.
Mrs. Peter Olson was killed In the
storm which demolished the Olson
house on the Fairview road north Of
Sidney recently. When the storm sub
sided, rescuers went to the home and
found the woman pinned dead In the
wreckage.
The net earnings Of the Chicago,
& Quincy railroad aggre-
more thar 81, 900 in Montana
Tor 1921, according to the annual re-
port filed with the state railroad COM
at Helena for the year ending
December 81, 1921.
Indications of a rate wal to meet
competition is found In the {
announcement Of the Butte. Anaconda
( Pacific railway establishing a round I
rip rate of 81 between Butte and Ana !
.onda, a distance Of 20 miles. This is 8
reduction OF one-third. '
What is said to be the finest saddle
yer brought into Montana arrived in
and has been placed on ex- Q
libition at the Roundup headquarters. /
t is the property Of Richard Ringing. a
With silver bit, gold inlaid %trappings y
nd the finest leather to be found in v
he world it is a marvel of beauty and V
he envy of every horseman. $
A movement TO request Governor
nixon to call a special session of the S
tate legislature Immediately to pro- 2
ide means of guarding against a Il
evastating grasshopper plague In D
923, is substantially under way at q
tanford.