The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-10-04
MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD
MONTANA kU KLUX WILL
AFFILIATE WITH NATIONAL

Klux Khan under the national organ
~lzation, it has been announced.
According to information, a meeting
of the organization was held at Liv
ingston recently for the purpose of at
~filiating with the national body of tn,
Invisible Empire, Knights of the Kl
Klux Khan. At this meeting, it is said
were delegates from 30 of the 81
klans in the state in addition to som
representatives from provisional klans
1t is said hat Missoula was represent
ed by three delegates.
Brown HARDWOOD, imperial klazik
was at the session as the representa-
tive of the national headquarters, and
it is expected that word will be re-
ceived from Atlanta, Ga, soc con
firming the state organization.
The state of Montana has been di-
vided into four provinces of which
Montana. Over each of the provinces,
it is said, will be placed a Titan. The
Titans already have been appointed,
but have not yet been confirmed by
the national headquarters. Each Titan
will be assisted by the Furies.
The head of the khan in the state
will be known as the Grand Dragon,
and he will have as his assistants the
Hydras.
1t is said that the strength of the
- - ~ 1919 T. q 0An
Explosion of a dynamite cap in a
stick of stovewood resulted in serious
injuries for the 10-year-old son of
John Rider of C~harbonneau. The boy
was putting wood in the kitchen stove
when the accident occurred. So great
was the force Of the explosion that
the lads right hand was severely torn.
After examination a physician found
amputation of the thumb and fingers
necessary.
Pleading guilty before Wallace P.
Smith, United States commissioner at
M%issoula, Earl v. Thornton, arrested
last week on a charge of embezzling
federal funds, was bound over for trial
in the United States district court at
Seattle. Thornton is accused of en-
bezzlement of postal and money order
funds from the u. S. S. PrOmetheus,
and with desertion from the United
States navy.
Two special cars will leave Montana
for the national convention of the
American Legion at San Francisco Oc-
tober 10 to 10, it is expected, reserva-
for one car already are being
made, according to o. G. Lamport,
state adjutant of the legion. The two
will be hooked on the special train
from Minneapolis at Butte.
Wheat on the John Pick farm on
Arrow creek, near Stanford, hailed out
n June, is expected to yield from %
o 30 bushels an acre. A devastating
lail storm struck a portion Of the Ar
'ow creek bench in June and pounded
wheat into the ground. A second
,rowth soon sprang up, however, and
developed into a splendid crop.
State headquarters of the American
will be nov from it's present
in the National bank of Mon
ana building in Helena to rooms 10
nd IL of the Montana building, ac-
ording to an announcement of 0. G.
airport, state adjutant.
Shipments of cattle from Ringing
ave been heavier than had been ex-
ected, the total being about 113 car
Dads. Most of the shipments came
W the branch line and were as
from a large territory.
William G. Roberts, pioneer rancher
the Beaverhead valley, is dead after
protracted illness. He was born in
81 years ago.. He settled
the valley 80 years ago.
Steps towards the establishment of
new entrance to Yellowstone park
' way of Three Forks and the scenic
vest Gallatin canyon will probably
!, taken within the course of another
ear.
Cocaine, the standard price of which
as formerly 81 a %"bindle," now sells
r $3.50, sheriff's officers of Butte de-
are they ascertained with the arrest
Tom Wing, a laundryman of that !
ace on a charge of violating the mar .
tic laws. :
While sinking a winze on their
operty in the Big Foot district, be-
cen Whitehall and Boulder, William
,rlan. Dan Donovan and John Foley i
ened up a two-foot vein of ore re- O
ntly that shows exceptional values. t
le assay returns give % per cent
ID. 9 per cent zinc, 16 ounces of sill
r and $50 in gold to the ton. The
was first located more than 40 4
ars ago. Il
A worlds record is claimed for a <
nd of ewes owned by Barker Broth