The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-09
Treasure State News In
Tabloid Review

Shipments Of steers and far COWS
from Beaverhead county have been
large, nearly 300 head having been
sent from local shipping points within
a month. Most Of the rancherS are
shipping to Los Angeles and there is
a general feeling here that better times
are in store for the cattlemen. Fat
cows have brought four and one-half
cents while heavy steers have sold
from seven and one-quarter TO seven
and One-half cents.
While Santa Claus was making his
rounds. thieves made a successful raid, !
the second within the last three
months. on the NOssell-Parker store in
Anaconda. Entrance was gained
through a rear window. Costly mer-
chandlse, including silk waists. stock
ingS. underwear and jewelry. valued at
approximately $1,000. was taken. The
police have 40 clue.
Two carloads of corn-fed hogs. pro
~nOunced the hest shipped from that
section in many months. left Suffolk
recently for the Spokane market. The
hogs were pastured on sweet clover
during the summer and in the fall
turned into corn fields to fatten for
market. That system Of raising hogs.
according to Suffolk farmers, seems to
be the most profitable method Of pro-
ducing pork in central Montana.
Friends OF Miss Leida Kerstin. a
former teacher in the Troy school. fear
that she has met with disaster since
her departure from that place. No
word has been received by any of her
friends since she has left. She was
travelling in Wyoming at the time Of
the train wreck AT Casper. and the
recent finding Of the body of a young
woman unidentified. has led to the
alarm as to her safety.
Recognizing in Kalispell an advan-
tageOus distributing point the Reliance
kRefining company has decided to build
a 2OO-barrel refinery at that place. A
site for the plant has been purchased
and il is believed this unit will be en-
larged until the company has a large
plant in Kalispeil.
Wolves are doing a great deal of
damage Il cattle herds in Toole county.
Mountain lions and coyotes are also
reported numerous in the same Vicin-
ity. A government trapper has been
sent into the district 10 aid the cattle
men in protecting their stock and Grad
icating the animals.
Military training. consisting Of two
fifty-minute periods a week. will be
given in the Roundup high school. The
training is selective and carries credits.
The training will be under the super
vision of Captain T. A. Renter, of the
q. S. Army.
Montana viii be well represented at
the NoISIwest development conference
in Spokane on January 8. Helena,
Great Falls, Billings, BOZeman. Liv-
ingstOn. Miles City. MissOula and Butte
will have delegates.
Fire. believed TO have been incen-
diary. destroyed the granary of II. A,
Steven. Of near ScOby recently, and
the owner suffered the loss Of 1,20O
UuSllelS VI WHtdls LOW UuShclc VI OdlS
and 270 bushels of mixed grain.
Five pool halls in Bearcreek have
4, been closed up and strict orders given
TO the remaining parlOrs to close
promptly at 10 30 by the newly organ.
lied law enforcement league at that
: place.
D A new. wood pipe system Of water
e supply, bringing water to MissOuls
from Cold Springs, will cost that city
= $S7O.OOO according to estimates fur
J nished an engineering concern.
+ John S%chOengarth, of near Lindsay
;. was given a coat Of tar and feathers
by a mob Of masked men, recently
j. No reason for the action of the mob i
given.
e More than 10000 pounds of alfalf;
seed, bringing its growers in roun,
figures some $4,000 was raised il
Powder River county last season.