The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-20
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

Acquiring 10 repOrtS received the
Ian office at Miles City transacted
more business during November than
any other land office in the United
states. During the month, 225 new
applications for entry were received
at the office in Miles City. The larger
part of these applications were for
homestead entry on agricultural land,
a few were for mimi gclaims and the
remainder covered a varied line of
subjects.
A deal was consummated recently
whereby the First State Bank of Win
nett and the First National Bank of
Winnett are to be merged into one
banking institution, the resources or
which will be greater than any bank in
Fergus county, excepting the Lewis
town banks. The consolidated bank
will work under the state charter as
the combined business can be handled
more advantageously under the state
department.
RSdiSu LUZ 80 uOQt VI IOh Illic,
Great Falls man. who, while hunting
ducks, vas drowned in Bynum reser-
voir, in Teton county, has been aban-
doned until spring. More than three
inches of ice has formed, and further
efforts to locate the body at this time
are considered %unfeasible. Ellis was
drowned November %, and although
most of the reservoir was dragged, no
trace of his body was found.
Two carloads of sodatol, a govern
ment war explosive which is being dis
tributed for stamping purposes. were
ordered the first of November by farm
ers in western Sanders county through
the director of extension. This will
cost approximately $S.75 to SO laid
down, which includes the cost of cart
riding and freight from Barksdale,
Wisconsin. Orders have already been
received totaling approximately $4,000
pounds.
A reception was given at the First
Methodist church in Missoula, recently,
in honor of the eighty-fifth birthday
anniversary of Mrs. w. H. H. Dickin-
son, who came to Missoula IS years
ago and who was Missoula's first
school teacher. Mrs. Dickinson, then
Emma Slack, came to western Mon
tana from Maryland in the spring of
1869.
The herd of elk in the HighwoOd
near Great Falls, which at
the time it was started in 1917 num-
oered IL head, has now increased to
so head, and is in splendid con-
lition, according to A. Webolt, assist
INT supervisor of the Jefferson ma
ional forest.
Believing that the demand for car
on black is increasing a number of
Baker business men have organized
he Baker Carbon Black, Inc, and are
Hing articles Of Incorporation, accord
ng to word received here. Gas from
field wells will be utilized by
he concern.
Miss Elizabeth Hollenbeck has left
lissoula for Constantinople, Turkey, /,
take charge of a nurses training /.
chool in an American hospital on the :
'osphorus. Miss Hellenbeck spent ;
everal months in Missoula after COM :
letting two years work in Asia Minor :
nd Greece. :
Frank R. Mearlian, son of Mr.. and
Frs. Frank Mearlian of Grandview,
as been appointed to cadetship at the
'nited States Military academy at a
lest Point, on the recommendation of a
Thomas J.. Walsh. a
Out of a total of 10 cases of viola 9
on of the national prohibition act, 70 g
,nvictions were obtained in the fed !
al court session that closed in Butte g
according to John H.. Stat !,
United States district attorney. !,
Five trucks and IL automobiles were o
lrned when fire destroyed the j. Z.
rmitage garage in Wisdom. The loss
estimated at $4,000, with insurance
only $1,000. in
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