The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20
STATE BRIEFS

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The Blackfeet Indians captured a mum
Der OF prizes at the Northwest Indian con-
gress recently held in Spokane.
Better ore than ever is being taken out
of the Silver Crown mine on Granite creek,
County Assessor Andrew ChristiansOn of
chinook has been appointed manage Of
the Blaine Poultry Growers association.
The annual poultry show of the Western
Montana Poultry and Pet Stock assOcia-
ton will be held at MissOula December 8
state Game Warden r. Fl. Hill, while in
LIBBY recently, told spOrtsmen he APPROX
ed OF the plan to establiss a fish hatchery
near that city.
Indian ponies on the Cheyenne reserva-
ton are being killed this fall. The Indians
sell the hides for s. each and use the
carcass for their winters meat supply.
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The large steel aqueduct from the st.
Marys canal over the st. Mary's river
into the canal emptying into the Milk
river in Glacier county has been COM
pleted.
J. NJ. Swan, receiver Of the First Ma
tiOnal banks at Roman and CharlO, also
has been made receiver of the First Ma
tional bank at Poison, relieving r. c..
Riddick.
Dali Smith, age il, son of a Wolf Point
railroad man, was accidently shot in the
abdomen by a boy companion recently
while the two were hunting along the
Missouri river.
The Western Mining and Smelling COM
pany is proving up considerable high grade
ore in the Gold Dust tunnel in the Cooke
City region, and contemplate working a
full crew all winter.
The Great Northern railway recently won
a. judgment of $3,476 in federal court at
Great Falls against the treasurer Of Mon
tana. 1t represents excess taxes, paid under
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Lilly Thomas, Elizabeth Perham and
first-class badges by the Butte Girl Scout
court Of awards as a reward for distinc-
| tive accomplishments,
Possibility of hay joining potatoes IN
me price ascension is foreseen because. OF
the recent storm which has forced feeding
OF stock and sheep in western Montana al
an unusually early date.
Citizens Of Park county will have q
chance to vote on the question of county
agent at the general election next year, ac.
cOrding to announcement made by the
Park county commissioners.
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Arthur F. Conrad of Great Falls. father
and guardian of William Henry Conrad
and his estate of $4,000, has been removed
Judge w. p. Carey in the San Diego, Calf.
court.
p. Id. Hammi1. proprietor Of the Ham
mill hotel in Great Falls, died recently a
the age of 60 years. The new Hammil
hotel, which he was building at a cost o.
Sl0O,OOO, was nearly completed at the TIM
of his death.
Bids for fOur-year contracts on the tw,
star mail routes out Of Billings, one Il
the Polytechnic and the other to hepherd
will be opened in Washington, d. c.
January 70; The present contracts expir
George W. C"BHTO Ankle, Richlan,
%cOunty's first sheriff and a deputy il
Dawson county prior to Richards crea
ton, was found guilty Of unlawfully sell
ing mOOnshine liquor, in the district cOur
at Sidney recently.
The eighth annual Rosebud corn she
will be held in Forsyth. January q an.
p, a month later than last year. Count
Agent RalLh Mercer will not spare an.
effort to make the show this year bigge
and better than any previous year.
AAuulaAl4 ULUuutEu @sDD@sNUU UdEIelS OF Ol
during hte first nine months of this year
as compared with 2.077,000 barrels for tn
same period Of time in 1924. geOlOgica
survey records show. The September out
put was 3SS,0OO barrels, 1900 barrels les
than in August.
Orval Johnson Of Sidney was c~onvicte
in that city recently Of manslaughter /
connection with the death of James AitOI
y year old son of the Rev. and Mrs. A..
Alton. Johnson was the driver Of a graf
truck which struck young Alton down, in
Juring him so that he died within a fe
minutes.
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I On November 26. 1925, the Malta LigI
& Power cOmLany will be turned over {
! the city of Malta. The consideration. fiXe
, S3S.S3S.16. The city will later turn over I'll
transmission lines to the Montana POwC
company and will salvage the plant. tt
! Montana Power company is extending il
: line east from Havre.
The state bank building in PIentywoo,
owned by the defunct State bank Of tn;
city. has been taken over by Sherida
county in settlement Of the cOunty's clai
against the bank for deposits. The bull,
q, ing which cost $4,000 OF erect was value
at $4,000, and as the banks debt to Il
county was 5000, the county paid the r
= %ceiyer the difference of $1,000.
Coal produced in Montana during Il
s week ending October 10 amounted
= 1000 tons, an increase of 10000 over Il
previous week. The weekly average prOdu
according to the geological survey. Du
20 ing September of this year the MOntaI
output was 239. 900 tons. in August 213O
e tons, and July 155,OO0 tons.