Belt Valley times., 1924-06-05
News Of Montana
Brisf Notes Cencsrains the
- - Treasure State - -

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Mercer and George Palmer, convicts
who escaped from the state prison at
Deer Lodge a week ago, have been
captured by Sheriff d. F. Mooney and
his force near Lima. The men were
recognized by Special Deputy Sheriff
L. B. Wakeffe. Of Lima, who attempt
ed to capture them. They put up a
strong fight and during the tussIe one
OF them struck Wakefield on the head
with rock. causing a severe scalp
wound. The fugitives then escaped to
the hills.
Word was Immediately sent to Sher-
If Mooney at Dillon. and, accompanied
by Deputy Sheriff Frank Kellum and
Special Deputy Dick Nelson, he de
parted for Lima. Word was also sent
to Deer Lodge, and Warden Potter and
two guards arrived here to assist in
the hunt. The officers spent the night
in the vicinity Of Lima searching for
the men, and at 4 80 O'Clock a. m,
they were discovered by Sheriff Moon
ey and his force. They were taken
into custody and brought to Dillon.
AdlcI Dclu6 AcLuAueu " OCSA Lohbr=
Bankers In conventIon.-At the an
nual meeting at Poplar Of group 4,
Montana Bankers association, f. F.
Smith Of Opheim was elected presi-
dent; S. c. Faaborg, Medicine Lake,
vice president; John B. Conlin, Hins-
dale, secretary-treasurer.
The meeting was attended by bank
ers from the counties Of Daniels, Phil
lips, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley,
and there was a large attendance Of
Poplar business men in addition to the
visiting bankers.
L. Q. Skelton, state superintendent
of banks. spoke at length on the inn
possibility Of legislating prosperity.
He believes there can be no improve
ment In the present conditions until
people learn to retrench. He said:
II am not expecting prices to drop
for long time yet. I still expect TO
pay $3.50 for S5 pair of shoes for
some time to come; but there is one
thing we can all dove can leave the
In the shed. In my 0pin-
Ion the automobile is as much of a
curse TO the country as liquor"
Tick Fever Menace Passed.-A- .
though for several years the spotted ,
fever tick has been greatly feared by :
road workers IN the Bitter Root and :
in the country where the !
Lewis and Clark road is being built =
through the Lolo pass near Missoula, \
bureau Of roads engineers this spring :
,ring back stories Of the menace hav- /,
ng passed. =
A crew Of 20 men working above
,olo Hot Springs on this road, report
hat not a single wood tick has been
ound in that vicinity this season.
Generally laborers have been afraid TO =
enture into the region before the mid !,
lie Of the summer because OF the tick -
lenace. A few men have been inocu- = :,
ated with the serum sent there by Dr. =,
Ioguchi of the Rockefeller labor y
tories. "
Commander Quinn Coming. - Ma g
onal Commander John Quinn OF the
merican Legion has written the Liv- &c
lgston chamber OF commerce, signi- 80
ring his willingness to be present at al
le opening Of the Yellowstone Nation to
park June 90 Fl
Commander Quinn will be in Helena tn
II two days prior to coming TO Living to
on, and from here viii go to Havre, er
here he will visit the Havre post Of ed
70 American Legion. II is expected cil
at he win be Superintendent Al joi
lights personal guest while making We
trip through the park. Commander In
ninn and Albright were in college to ia
tfer and were members Of the same gu
aduating class Of the University Of
Defeat Unit system.-Unpopularity
the county unit school system IN -; ~
eagher county resulted in its abol- ..l sn.
lment In recent election by vote Is .ns
SAT to 1872 Less than half the a-s
zistered voters in the county went ~
the polls. - -.
and white Sulphur Springs -. ~
re the only places where the meas ~. ~
} carried, while in n number Of pre- -,
cts not a single vote for retention Of -,
system was cast The rural vote -
wed without question that the unit az.
ITEM was iit''e ia'ofeu into
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