The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-09
STATE BRIEFS


Whitefish-The city of Whitefish is coz
Sidering the Oiling Of the city streets, in
stead of sprinkling with water, during the
coming months.
H~eIena-Fergus county has been ordered
by the Montana supreme court to delay a
proposed land sale until the court may look
into the terms LrOpOsed.
Butte-Fire, which had been burning for
some time before firemen arrived on the
scene, caused considerable loss at the plant
of the PatterSOn-Lauer Candy company
the other day.
FOrsyth-The Forsyth high school de-
batting team composed of LOleta Jackson,
Warren HOrkan, and Norton Wilson, del
feated the Billings team the other night
by a , to 1 decision.
BilIings-AnnOuncement was made here
the other day that the Shepherd State bank
of Chepherd, II miles east Of here, would
make a voluntary liquidation, Laying de-
pOsitOrs 100 cents on the dollar.
Butte-GeOrge Spillum, pioneer tobacco
merchant and one of the early Butte resi-
dents, died in that city the other day. Mr..
Spillum had been i'll for a long time; over
work had brought on a nervous break
down, and he had retired from business
three and One-half years ago.
FOrsyth-The roof of the Harry Butter
field house in which J. j. GOssard, prin-
cipal Of the high school,, is living, caught
fire the other day from the furnace chm
ney, but the flames we're soon extinguished
by the city volunteer fire department.
Miles ty-Th an increased interest is
being taken in the raising of thorough
bred horses is indicated in the announce
i, ment made her by Earl B. Krantz that
the i. s. range livestock experiment sta
5 ton is in receipt of q carload OF draft
S mares shipped in from Kallatin valley.
Deer LOdge-POwell county wOOIgrOwers,
cattlemen, farmers and truck gardeners
are practically assured of a county fair
and will have an opportunity to exhibit
e their products it was made known at the
= conclusion Of a meeting of the Powell
y County Fair association the other day.
Great FaIIs-Jack Long, president of the
Great Falls mill and Smeltermen's union
k has been Endorsed by the union for q
n place on the ballot for international LriSi-
dency. He was given % votes as against
y "A for J. B. Rankin of Anaconda, who is
D, at present a member of the international
a executive board.
AnacOnda-The building, formerly useC
and occupied by the Anaconda BreWins
company, will be torn down by COntractOl
Is John Van Ostrum, according to A. J
Tuschscherer, owner. The structure, whicI
p represents an expenditure Of approximate!
y $15O,O00, represented an annual loss, MI
n Tuchscherer said.
lie Great Falls - Definite assurances hav
st been received that the present natiOna
I commander of the American Legion, JOhI
r. McQuigg, and at least one former ma
tOnaI commander, John 2. Quinn, will b
OT in attendance at the aual convention of tn
% MOntaa departmet Of the America Legion
in Great Falls, June II, Is and 10.
. Malta-Suits filed by the Great NOrther
H. Railway company against Phillips count
a relating to tax levies in the towns O
f. Malta, SacO and DOdsOn, have been dis
missed without costs to either party, an
u written StipulatiOns therefore, signed b
T. the attorneys for teh respective parties
w have been filed with the district court.
- ChinOOk-Steve Adams, who owns
string Of race horses at his ranch, nea
Lehman has announced he will take hi
horses to Calgary to enter the races Ma
D. His string will include Railbird VIII
won the mile race at the Billings fair, th
One-half nile race at BOzeman, and tn
derby race II MissOula last year, carryin
1872 pounds.
ROundup-C. V. Woodland has purchase
the interest Of c. E.. WOffOrd in the ROunC
W Tribune anu hereafter will control Il
destiny of that publication singlehande
after II years of point ownership. Mr.. an
Mrs. WOffOrd will leave here some tin
in May for an extended tour Of the Pacif
coast country and later will go to FlOrid
for a visit with relatives.
Miles City-COmparative data GOVERN
the annual precipitation in the Miles Cit
district shows an average Of 1896 year
for the last "a years, according to informs
weather observer, T. e. GULL. Only thr
years show less than 10 inches of rainfall
that Of 1903 with 9.99; 1904 with GA, al
1924 with 9.34 inches.
DO0SOD-InaL DOuSOQ VIII soon EedlA
what it means to have constant electr
light and power is seen when a 1O-minu
ride west of town shows quantities
material on the ground ready for ereetit
by the Montana Power company. Suppl
are also arriving in town and the eOnstru
ton force Of that company has alreaC
made it headquarters here.
Butte-JOe SinkOvich, ST., go, and b
IsOn-in-laW, Herbert O'Neill, both we
wounded through the shoulder, and Pea
IO'Nein, the latter's wife, escaped thrOul
the action Of her 1O-year-Old son, Charl'
been welded by Joe SinkOVich, Jr., aft
he had shot his father and brOther-in-lf
and leveled the Weapon at his sister.
Miles C~ity-Juvenile delinquency amOl
boys in Montana is on the increase, accOr
ing to An article in The Boys Messeng'
published by the printing department
the state industrial school here. On Febr
airy 26, the Taper says, the number at (
institution reached 143, the highest POI
since it's establishment, the previous pc
of 14O having been recorded on May
lI925.
Great Faus-Estimated costs Of mai
tanning the various Great Falls munich
departments, exclusive Of the water
partment, new construction and interest
bonded debt, for the fiscal year endi
the first Monday in May, 1927, VIII
S322,316 as compared with S314,S66 for
preset year. The measure was adopted
the city council on its first reading
motion Of Alderman G. T. Boyd, and
lferred to the ways and means commit
flor further consideration.
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