The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-19

Contracts for construction of the
Laurel Masonic temple, at a total cost
of $4,000 were awarded at a meeting
of the Laurel Masonic Temple associa-
ton.
Damage from hail ranging from 90
per cent to total followed in the wake
of a storm which took an irregular
course through Silesia territory re-
Gently.
Returns made by County Assessor
Cowan, of Bozeman show a falling
off in the assessed valuation of Gal
latin county of S6,557, 400, compared
with 1921.
More thar $4,000 damage was done
to the business houses and residences
by a wind, hail and rain storm that
struck Harlem recently. No one was
injured.
Displacing the trl-weekly service
maintained between the two points in
the past, a thorough daily mail service
between Miles City and Broadus has
been inaugurated.
A new phase Of work is being stud
led and put into use by the state board
of health and the Cascade county
board of health, in choosing proper
colors for walls of school rooms.
Radio activities, on q commercial
basis, are to have advent in Billings.
A radio broadcasting station and SER
vice and supply establishment is to be
installed by a company just formed.
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Redistribution and r~e-appraise-
ment of lands on the Fort Peck Indian
reservation is expected in the near
future as a result of efforts of the
Fort Peck Homesteaders' association.
According to figures given out by
the local weather bureau observer, last
month was the warmest June in Kals-
pell in the past "a years, or since the
government began keeping a record
there.
Inspectors of the Montana depart
ment of agriculture viii be specially
licensed this year with power to issue
combined federal and state inspection
certificates at point of shipment for
apples and potatoes.
The closing day of the Miles CITY
Roundup featured riding stunts of Mrs.
George Wilson of Billings, and Miss
Mary Gibson, of Havre. Their stunts
included many difficult positions, rid
ing horseback at full speed.
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Establishments by the Northwest
Potato exchange of extensive ware
houses and a starch factory at Laurel,
provided 1000 acres of land devoted to
raising potatoes can be contracted
among the farmers of the district, is
contemplated by the exchange.
Attorney fee of $4,000 was allowed
the llIlU ii nldul y anu NlCiHiNi' 1912
attorneys, in district court in the mat
ter of the estate of Charles .. Mcclure,
deceased mining man of Montana.
The Judgment was for services by the
legal firm from May 20, 1912, to Octo-
Der 81, 1920.
Judgement of the district court OF
Rosebud county awarding Jack G.
Everett $4,000 for injuries received
while driving an automobile across the
railroad tracks at Forsyh in September,
1919, was reversed in an opinion
delivered by Associated Justice Albert
J. Galen, of the state supreme court.
A carload of the famous millimeter
u has arrived in MissOula. These
ire from Camp Lewis and will be used
IN connection with the military spec
-acle to be staged, when the army will
demonstrate to the members of the
National Editorial Association in con-
at Missoula just how one
operates in a battle.
Based upon reports from regular
correspondents in all counties, COM
growers and others, Montana's
acreage this year is indicated
he largest in the history of the state
is estimated at 4 5000 acres in the
'eport issued by the cooperative crop
.eporting service. The report forecasts
he crop at 100000 bushels from a
condition of 81 per cent.
In the last 10 days 139 forest fires
in district No. 1, of the forest
None of the fires in forests
nder government protection. however,
xceed the 10-acre proportion, the re-
tort said, and the total acreage burned
yer did not exceed 400 acres. In
the fires were said to be more