The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-03
the STATE

AAOAoMn0MVTo tuau ~ crippled
children in Montana have been surgi-
cally treated, and the majority of
them cured, as the result Of the work
Of the state orthopedic board. &C.
cording to report made at meet
ing of the commission here.
Havre-Ninety-five per cent of all
children who had not been previously
vaccinated for smallpox in six of the
high line" towns were vaccinated
last week by DR.. D. 8. Mackenzie, as
sisted by superintendent of Schools
Elizabeth ireland and Blanche
Brown, nurse.
Bozeman-At the annual sale of
the Montana Shorthorn Breeders as
ISOLATION, held at the state college
here, 40 animals were sold for an
average of $40, the top price being
5000. It was generally conceded
that the average prices were higher
than had been expected.
acknowledgements of crude oil
from Cat Creek and Antelope Creek
fields were It's cars for the first
seven days of January. II this vol
ume is maintained for the remainder
of the month, January will set up a
new high record, even over the ban
ner month of last year, December,
during which 631 cars were sent out.
Helena-Beginning this month. 81
will be required for each license is
sued by the state board of health.
According to the law, which became
effective January l, each public eat
ing place. manufacturing bakery, ma
nufacturing confectionery, meat mar
ket, cannery and soft drink establish
ment is required to obtain license.
! B0zeman-A. H. Stafford of Boze-
man has been elected president of the
Montana Farm bureau for the COM
ing year, to succeed w. B. Harlan of
Como. Mrs. A. B. Edwards of Har-
. lowton was chosen first vice-presi-
, ldcnt, and Fred Sumner of Clyde
Park, second vice-president. The
other two directors elected we're
, EClark Bumgartner of Great Falls,
and e. R. Cook of Twin Bridges.
, Is Helena stolen from its
, shelf In the vault, the minute book
of the state board Of examiners con-
tanning all the records of the state
board of examiners for three calendar
, years, those Of 1918, 1919 and 1920
} has disappeared. The minute book
Of the proceedings of the board dur.
: ing the present administration was
, not molested.
: Butte-Traffic in drugs in Mon
tana is of alarming proportions and
r increasing, declares G. F. Green, fed.
+ eral narcotic agent. Butte. he says
, with 200 drug addicts, Is spending
: an average Of 800 q day, or $36.5Oe
year on dope. Green laid the
blame for the traffic on unprincipled
men who lure girls to a life of shame
: and compel them to secure the money
3 to buy the dope.
3 8elena-After having been in eff.
. feet more than 81 years in Montana
the poll tax law was declared uncon
: stitutional. Although the poll ia,
!, law was declared unconstitutional
= under section 1894 of the revised
: code, county commissioners still have
!. the power to levy per capita ia,
t not exceeding 81 for county poo
: funds. The state poll tax was 81
: and the bachelor tax 50.
! Great Falls-Under an order nov
o going into effect on the Great Nor
! thern railway, all engines of the L.:
design, known as the Mallet Eight
d cen Hundreds" will be called in an,
converted into locomotives of tn,
2 Mikado type, 1t was announced II
4 Great Falls by General Superintend
: emit W. r. Smith. The Mallet L-2 i
now used by the Great Northern onl,