The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-03-17

1e20ELY TOLD
The Lavina school is preparing an
operetta which it expects to stage
early in March.
Bitter Root national forest head
quarters have been removed from Mis-
soula to Hamilton.
The twenty-ninth annual reunion
Of Pioneers Of Gallatin county was held
at the Elks' home at BOzelnan.
james l.. GlasscOck succeeds Prof,
+. J. Peacore as principal ut the Fort
Peck Indian school at Poplar.
The storage warehouse Of the Love-
lace Wholesale Grocery company at
Rozeman was destroyed by fire. entail
ing loss estimated at $4,000.
Cutbank Is to have another banking
institution. 1t Is expected that the
Glacier County State bank will he in
operation there within two weeks.
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A drive for $500 to supply the Boy
Scout budget for the coming year is
being conducted in Missoula. There
are eight troops in Missoula. with 17j
members.
At a largely attended meeting Of
farmers Of Judith Basin and Fergus
counties at LewistOwn, the Central
Montana Farm Loan association, was
organized.
A states reunion Is to be held ut the
Forsyth Presbyterian church. This is
an annual event in Forsyth and this
year promises to be more elaborate
than previously.
Fire completely destroyed the Ris-
choff elevator at Antelope and burned
1850 bushels of grain in the build
ing. The loss is estimated at be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The Great Northern Railway COM
pany has installed new passenger
coaches on its line from Great Falls to
Gilman. according to information given
out by the state railroad commission
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An Overheated stove in the home OF
Mrs. Peter Leary. Butte widow with
16 children, set fire to the home and
destroyed it and three others. The
property loss is estimated at $4,000
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Butte was selected as the next con.
vention city of the Montana Federation
| Of Postoffice Clerks, which was re.
Gently organized ut a meeting at Grea,
Falls Of delegates from different points
Of the state.
A movement is on foot in Glendive t.
| secure the submission to the voters O1
the matter of selling $4,000 of bonds
for the purpose Of replacing woOder
mains in the Glendive water system
with cast iron pipe.
Montana is determined to he repre-
sented in major league baseball cir
cles. Max Rachac of Conrad has gone
to San Antonio, Texas, where he will
join the New York Giants and he given
a try-out on their pitching staff.
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With roster of nearly one hundred
men. Company B Of Poplar, 163rd in
fantry, has been mustered in ut Pop
lar. The company was mustered in by
Charles Sheridan. adiutant general OF
the Montana national guard and Major
Keene Of the regular army.
Billings won the championship OF
the Yellowstone district basketball
tournament held ut Billings last Satur
day by defeating Park City. As cham
pions. Billings will participate in the
state tournament, which will be held
at Bozeman under the auspices of the
Montana State college. March 8, 9, 10
and II. The Big Timber quintet won
second hOnOrs ut the tournament, In
which eight teams took part
The Mutual Oil company. which now
owns and operates the pipe line for.
merly owned by the Elk Basin Con.
sOlidated Petroleum company. running
between the Cat Creek field and Win
nett. has reported to the state rail-
road commission that 13S.7O6 barrels
Of oil We're transported over the line
during the month Of January. This is
an increase "f approximately 10000
barrels over the previous month.
While members of the Livingston
fire department were attending the
annual firemen's ball, fire broke out
in one of Livingston's pioneer struc-
lures, occupied by tannery and feed
stable. Substitute firemen fought the
flames until the regular fire fighters
arrived. The loss was reported in ex-