The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-06-27


River transportation of grain from
Garfield county, on the Missouri river,
will be given an actual try-out this
year.
Location of the Northern Pacific
depot at Silesia on a site south of the
old location has stirred up a contro-
versy.
A 90-mlle star route between Hardin
and Sarpy has been recommended after
a survey made by a pOstoffice In
spectOr.
Location of an airplane landing field
at Laurel places that city on the
pioneer continental air line Of northern
United States.
The United States bison herd on the
national bison range in the Flathead
national forest near Missoula now
comprises fll UulIdlU.
Fare and a half rates will be allowed
delegates to the United States Wal
Veterans encampment, which will be
held in Missoula, June 20 and q.
The American legion post at Bridger
has bought the Bridger opera house.
Plans for enlarging and ~remodeling the
building have already been made.
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Billings voters denied in positive
terms through the ballot recently the
additional revenue asked by the school
board through a special 5-mill tax.
A company of national guards has
been organized at Whitehall. The com
pany is officially known as Headquar-
tiers company, First Battalion, 163rd
Infantry, NJ. N. G..
The Blaine county picnic at Zurich
brought out the largest crowd thai has
ever attended q similar event In the
county, the attendance being estimated
between 1000 and 1000.
Bernard J. Conrya of Anaconda, has
beer appointed to West Point military
academy by Representative w. }. Nc
Cormick. Carl GRAPHICAL of MISSOURI
was named first alternate.
A cold storage plant has been in
stalled by the Bozeman Creamery COM
pany with a capacity of 25,OOO pounds
of cheese, $50 gallons of ice cream and
200 to 300 pounds of butter.
Federal prohibition agents raided
the town of Gardiner, entrance to yell
park, and arrested three men
for violation of prohibition laws. A
truck load of liquor was seized.
Virtually disemboweled by the ex-
of a dynamite cap while at
play, David Barry, aged Is, died at a
Great Falls hospital. The youth evil
IDENTIFY was ~kneeling directly over the
cap when it exploded.
Poison wants the 1890 convention OF
National Editorial association.
President Harbett, Of the Poison COM
club, has asked the aid of the
Missoula commercial club In bringing
49, ,,aot;.r thora Of that tjmQ
Hassen Solloman, the Turk arrested
at Fielding on a charge of assault In
he first degree, stabbed his section
foreman, Sam Richard, only in self
and was therefore not guilty,
vas the decision of a justice court.
Hal V. Sheetz, of Yakima, Wash, has
offered a cash reward for the finding
the body of his father, H. c. Scheetz,
aged 81, who disappeared from a train
lear Livingston a short time ago. the
Younger Scheetz believes his fathers
BODY in the Yellowstone river.
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A movement has been started at
and by the Indians on the Fort
3eiknap reservation to get a bridge
,cross the Milk river at that point.
Savoy people have been circulating a
and the Indians are also cir
,ulating a petition of their own, re-
the Indian department to
tand half the cost.
The proposal to market Montana
vatermelons under a distinctive name
his wear, which was brought about by
4. l.. Wilson, farm management dem
in the state in conference
With growers, has resulted in the plant
ng of an increased acreage around
forsyth. Growers have signed up 100
ores. The fruit will be known as
he Rosebud melon"
The Beck Petroleum corporation,
owns rs per cent of the oil and
leases on the eastern extension Of
he Gas Ridge anticline near Shelby,
5 preparing to put down a test well.