The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-22
STATE BRIEFS

sunburst-Six blocks Of sidewalk has
been completed. 1t reaches from Main
street to the school and two churches.
More win be laid soon.
MissOuIa-Weekly train service is now
given the BlackfOOt branch Of the
railroad as far as Sunset, the
Of the new branch line.
Great FaIls-West Side MethOdists have
completed plans for the erection Of q &c.,
900 church building at the corner Of Fifth
street and Third e southwest.
HamiItOn-N. Knudson Of MissOula has
the lease and other interests
Of H. D. Sheppard in the Hamilton hotel,
and with his wife has taken charge.
COrvaIIis-Thirty-seve acres Of land on
the d. Hall ranch northeast OF town, pro-
duced 1875 bushels of soft wheat this year.
1t averaged 45 IL bushels to the acre.
Nashua-Word has been received by Prof.
J. M. Peterson that the Nashua high school
was granted full accrediting by the state
department for the work done in 1925-26.
Libby-The new $4,000 annex to the
Libby high school building has been COM
pleted and accepted by the board Of dir
ectors, and is now occupied by the various
grades.
Libby-The potato crop in the Libby
district is proving a heavy one this year,
and one Of the largest yields is being har-
vested by J.. c. Burgoyne on his Rainy
creek ranch.
AnacOnda-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pape,
WIN III AldCOnua aDOMt ~ JCaA9 a6O = |
make their home in Eugene, Ore, were
both badly injured in an automobile acct
dent near Salem.
Great Faus-Frank "Tex" McLeodN Al
years old, son Of Alexander L OF
this city was killed when his car over
turned on the highway about four miles
north Of Bynum.
Great FaIls-Great Falls was selected as
the meeting place for the 1927 conference
Of the United Brethren churches of Mon
fana Of the pIOEinR session of the animal
conference held at Beach, N. D.,
SheIby-The southern portion Of the Ke-
~vin-Sunburst field still continues to hold
the attention Of northern Montana oil OPP
orators because Of the large gas area which
has been uncovered by recent holes drilled.
LIvingstOn-Arrang ements have been
made by the Fox Film company for taking
motion pictures Of scenes in Yellowstone
park and also in the Beartooth mountains.
The picture-taking will be in January and
February.
HeIena-Nearly 100000 pounds Of wool
was shipped from stations on the Great
Northern line alone this year according to
figures received by Murray F. Stebbins,
secretary Of the Montana Wool Growers
association.
sunburst-FOr the accommodation Of
livestock shippers OF the northern part Of
TOOle county stOckyardS are to be built
here, according to w. r. Smith, Great
Falls, general superintendent Of the Great
Northern railway.
Bmings-C. e. Witham, a pioneer Of Bill
lings, who, for the last four years has been
engaged in the real estate business in Los
Angeles, has returned to this city and
joined the real estate and insurance firm
of Peter Yegen, Jr.
Wolf POint-W. B. Harrington of Mime
apOlis, who owns 1000 acres Of land north
Of Volt, is making plans to develop the
land and cultivate it, and with this in view
Mr.. Harrington has arranged to have 900
acres of the LAND broken.
Great FaIIs-The growth Of Great Falls
during the past II months is indicated by
the fact hat not more than three and one
half per cent OF ali residences are unoccu-
pied as compared with IL per cent in 1925
according to a survey Of the city.
ChinOOk-Inquiries from points in the
, state for potatoes are coming in to County
, Agent Max Legge's office and a good mar
l ket is expected for table POTATOES becausl
Of the dry condition in several sections O.
the state which has made the crop short
Great FaIls-One of the largest real es
tate transfers reported in Cascade count.
S for several months was effected when al
assets OF the Belt Valley Sheep. compan,
were sold to George r. Smith and Leonar,
e.. Smith for a consideration of $S1,6OC
Observation-Disclosures and Colorado stock
men have suffered least from unusual wea
D Their conditions in the west during the las
few months, c. e. Rachford, inspector @
grazing, from Washington, d. c., state
while on a visit to district headquarteT
Of the forest service here.
Livingston Glacier and YellOwston
parks, as well as Montana towns, wi
: reap a quick and attractive benefit froI
= the formation Of the Dude RancherS' assC
citation, was the opinion expressed by Ralp
w. Hobbs, advertising manager OF II
Northern Pacific.
Bmings-POlice fines in Billings durin
the month Of September amounted to $6s
according to CabulatiOns by Judge W.
Downs. Of the % persons appearing b.
fore the police Judge for trial during IL
month, 80 were charged with ViOlatin
the prohibition Law.
Great FaIls-Failure to show that E.
KOehler, federal prohibition agent, wi
authorized to search the home Of Micha
RAIDER in LewistOwn last November, result
ed in the sustaining Of a demurrer to q
indictment charging Riser with resisting 8
officer in federal district court.
ROundup-The Rev. RhOda Jane Dickil
son, pastor Of the Congregational churc
regarding her trip to Europe this SUNNI
before the Roundup Rotary club. She vi
tied England, France, Germany, ltal
CzechO-SlOvokia, and Switzerland.
Bmings-John Lyons, A, Treasure cou
ty rancher, his wife and 6 year old daug
ter were instantlykilled when the tOuriI
car in which they were returning to the
home was struck by Northern Pacif
train No. 1873, the eastbOund GlendiVe stu
at the grade crossing about a mile west
} Sanders, 20 miles east Of Billings.
: Helena-W. S. GoOdyer, defaulting cas-
Ter Of the Farmers & Mechanics State bal
of Helena who was arrested August
after it had been ascertained by the supe
; ~intendent Of the banks that the institute
! had been looted, was sentenced to IA yea
in the safe prison on each Of three infOrl
atiOns.
Libby-A deal has been closed where
, the j. Neils Lumber company Of Lib
purchased all the stock Of lumber Of t
Warlan1 Lumber company. The deal
Z eluded all the lumber, lath shingles, hors
} ! feed and miscellaneous equipment Of [
- Warland company, but the mill is not
~ cluded.
.ValIer-R. W. Speir, who has return
fromNew York, where he attended a me
ing of the board Of directors OF the Vail