The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-27
STATE BRIEFS

Lame Deer-The annual Northern Chey-
enne Indian fair viii be held here, Sep
TENDER ?, Z, n f.
BIlngs-High praise was given TO the
AlaWanis clubs Of Montana By Ralph Am
erman, president, OF KiWanie International
during a recent visit here.
Libby-Becauee Of the very light snowfall
In the mountains last winter and the drV
summer, Libby is threatened with q water
shortage, the first time in the history Of
the town.
MibsOula-The MlssOula Country clubs
old clubhouse, now on the property IN
south Miesoula formerly used as It's golf
course VIII be moved to the clubs new
course near Fort MlssouIa.
Diuon-Beaverhead's taxable value this
year IS $s2csSsO83, and increase Of S348,227
over a year ago, according to ~recapitul-
alton OF school district valuations inst
completed by Boss W. limerick.
AnacOndn-Pat sugrue. Universitv Of
Montana star and graduate Of Anaconda
hlgh' Will I'LL the position Of athletic dir
ectOr and coach at the local high school
When the TAI term begins in September.
Great FaIls-The 1926 beet digging sea-
sou IN nOrthr1 Montana win get under
way ABOUT Sept. 20, according to Wilbur
cannon superintendent OF the Utah
4dahO Sugar. eompany's plant at Chinook.
Red Lodge-Action has been taken by
me BOARD OF county commissioners and
INC city COuucA TO 8GralGnteu and rnaUP-
race the Bearcreek road from the steel
bridge south Of Red Lodge to Beercreerk.
Bgtte-At a meeting Of the general ex.
SCuIlVe committee, It was decided that the
RnIusi ran carnival Of Butte council.
Anlghts of Columbus, viii be held IN
en- Oct. q. eOlns
LtvtngstOn-A new transfer table COST
Ing Ine NaOrthern Pacific railway spDrox-
lmateIy $4,000 is to be INSTALLED e. IocoI
shops before October 1. The EaI tO6Ya
Ifeet wide. "UU W
Billings-Many nOn-irrigated fields IN
ne SS1SciiHn1I5y Of Wilsal and Clyde Park, I'm
We SnleIas river section tare Welding "a
r nIs1 as 4O bushels to the acre, ACCORDING
70 ". =. StapletOn, agricultural a0an3
OF the Northern Pacific.
Butt-LOu KinkhOff, a Bulgarian mjDar
4 swung on MS landlord, missed AMI In fbo
1all sustained a fractured skuu Twa, -
Z I0lr hours later he died at a local bOsnitsI
p IuetuSE DlhkhOIT swung in anger or In
play will never be known. "
. TEoyGTheG reenough interests have leas-
1 ed the Snow Storm mine to Wessrs GriIIs
3 ana Oison, the two fOremen. who have
. charge OF the crews at the properties. Tbesq
hen eApeeI 20 start up operations very
: shortly with a good sized crew.
MissOula-AlcOhOl was given az the cors,
OF the death Of Chris Berg. So. who We
y found dead In his bun at the county i9T
D De5s Iled during the night while asleeU
anu WAe4Gut making AnW nFnWfnmC nnm~
plant to the Jail attendants.
Helena-MOntana cheese manufacturers
gre showing unusual interest In the 81
1lsplay or the largest cheese. according IN
mrs. Margaret Kain, chief entry clerk. Sc
\ VeFaI displays have been entered. Th,
cheese VIII be sold at the fair grounds
= Great Faus-Purchase Of machinery cost
ing approximately $4,000 for use On IN.
county highways was authorized Tuesdqr
morhlns Dy the board Of commissioners
Inc machinery Is the initial stem Of q DrO
gram to facilitate maintainenee Of count
roads. 0VNN''
Grass Range-Figures on wool shipment
which include the Mons Teigen shfDmen
OF 4O,625 pounds, are 2O5,1O5 pounds, Al
increase over last year Of over RI M
pounds, and is evidence that this viii CON
unue to be one Of the big wool DrOduc
ing centers.
JOlet-Rural letter carriers. represent
ING i've counties, Yellowstone, Saltwater
CarDon, Golden Valley and Big Horn, gath
cred at Joliet recently and formed a branc
OF the Montana association to be know
|, as district No. Montana Rural Lette
Carriers association.
BiIIings-PrOpertv owners of RU,rg
Will pay 6483 mills on the dollar 10 taxe
} upon the assessed valuation Of their Dror
erty Tor all purposes, exclusive Of specii
OF i mill over the total OF last year whe
le the total was 6S.S3.
he Biuings-Early prospects Of a natatol
m ium at Pioneer park In the northwest sel
ton OF the city was indicated when th
y park board ordered City Engineer q. D
lS SneekenbeFger 10 prepare plans for
swimming pool at the pax for submissio
a at the next meeting.
80 HamiltOn-The sour cherry crOD OF II
Bitter Root valley has exceeded all est
Us mates made at the beginning OF the sun
to mer as the stripping Of the heavy Gro
goes on proves q marvellous yield. Man
OF the largest orchards report a vie.
nearly double their first estimate.
n Butte-MOre than 5000 members OF Il
Modern WOOdnen Of America from CAM
OF the organization over the state are e.
or pected TO attend the largest joint picR
% ever attempted by that society in the ht
tory Of MOnana to be held at DelImOl
park, Dillon on Labor day.
Butte-Dr. Robert Davis Alton, form
ap prominent Montana surgenOn and a res
az dent OF Livingston for IS years who 4
the past four years had been a memb
Dr., Of the faculty Of th university Of Gregg
"a medical school, died Of cerebral hemO
rhage recently at his home in Portlan
Great Falls-Maintenance OF city boul
Yards during the nine-mOnth period cor
nt. mencing Oct 4, 1925, and ending u
- 1926, cost the cit Of Great Falls q tot
4 Of S2O,916, according to q report submit
ted to the city council by o.. J. Brist.
superintendent Of the boulevard depal
ment.
Bowdoin-A strong rlOw OF gas has be
encountered at a depth Of 40 feet in {
test well being put down on the BOwdo
structure by the Big Dome Gas & {
company Of North Dakota. The site Is ne
the Cabbage wen, where gas also "
encountered four years age, but not
such a shallow depth.
Great FaLs-EVeryWhere that the fl
year agricultural program for Indian
sevations, ~Oiginated By IL. G.. CambeM, So
lerintendent Of the BlackfOot nsserVatil
has been given q fair trial, &C has work
out satisfactorily according 20 M.
SniffeE OF Philadelphia, secretary OF (
Indian Fights association.
Wolf Pomt-Berdinand Shlaps was o.
fenced 70 hang September -, for the mi
e der OF Mrs. LudmillR Geisler. Shlaps,
year old farm hand reeeEfly was co
Of shooting Manchester and