The Kevin review., 1924-05-15
| News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
= = Treasure State = =

VIII Retire Bonds.-At the setting
up of Teton county in 1898, in order
to finance the new county, there waf
an increase of 100000 in bonds, this
being the first bonded indebteness OF
| the county These bonds were issued
for a period of Is years from July
1894, and bore per cent interest. AT
the end of the Is years, in July, 1909
| the bonds were refunded for an addi-
tional 15 years at AZ per cent interest.
| These bonds will be retired this July
in full, making the bonded indebted
| ness of Teton county $4,000 less and
| eliminating an annual interest charge
of $2,70O. During the 80 years in
which the aforementioned bond is
sues viii have run total of S94, 800
will have been paid in interest, $4,000
in the first Is years and $40,50O for
the period ending next July.
Promote observation-disclosures and
labor council delegates will present the
proposition of a Fourth of July cele-
bration to their respective unions fol
lowing the invitation of the Red Lodge
Montana club to join with it in promot-
ing such an event. Members of the
trades and labor council expressed
themselves heartily in favor of the
plan but considered it advisable to re-
fer the proposal to the several mem
bers of their respective organizations.
The council will report back as soon
Ill ~ +o1
proposition, but this will probably take
about two weeks, according to Sam
Oliver of the council.
Fall From Horse FataI.-Leslie
Jones' 11-year-old son of Mrs. Harry
Woodruff, living west of Ismay, was
killed by fall from horse. The boy
was carrying a can of machine oil
from the house to the field. The oil
its contents on the horses flank. The
animal became frightened and stepped |
in a shallow ditch beside a culvert, |
the rider to the ground in
juring his spine and neck The boy |
died four hours later without regaining
Butch Comes Home.-In August of
last year, Con Stang, an old-time
rancher on Cottonwood left for Ore
gon to reside. He took his dog Butch
along with him. Recently, men who
knew this dog were amazed to see it
come up Main street in Lewistown,
foot-sore and all in, begging for some
hing to eat. Butch was provided with
4 banquet by Charles Porter, an old
'riend The dog clearly had made its
way back in some manner from Ore
gon, where the Stang family still is,
o Lewistown.
Winners Given FIight.-Avator Earl
lance flew to Richey from Glendive
With his machine and assisted in the
estivities of the school meet by taking
p the winners in the contests, as well
S number of other passengers who
7ished to view the city from the sky.
rom Glendive with Mr.. Vance.
First in Oratory.-Andrew " Cory ,
f Mount st. Charles college, Helena, |
-on the state oratorical contest held /
nder the auspices of Montana State /,
ollege. William Moore, Montana I
tate, and Alvin Taylor Of. Internoun, !
hin college, Helena, were tied for
econd place, Moore winning on the f
ip of a coin. b
Special Rates Granted.-In response
requests from civic organizations
various parts of Montana and in
lrtherance of the back-to-Montana
ovement, the Union Pacific officers i
Butte announced substantial cuts in q
lssenger fares from California, Ne
ida, Arizona and New Mexico to Mon :
ma points. !"