The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
STATE BRIEFS

BnIlngs-At a recent meeting here. 40
sold Grads" Of the University Of Michi-
gan arranged to hold a dinner and dance
on the night Of the Michigan Minnesota
football game this fail.
Great FaTs-President H. A. Shepherd
and Secretary w. P. Wren Of the Cascade
County Old Timers association, have an
nOunced that an official button has been
designed for the organization and will be
supplied TO the membership.
Biuings-Residents Of a portion Of the
south side Of Billings have protested
against the construction there by the citV
Of cinder and oil street surfacing. As a
result it is probable that the project viii
be abandoned by the city council.
Missouri Northern Pacific Refrigerator
cars are being moved to western termi-
nails are being repaired in the MmissOula
shops. 1t is estimated that 1000 will be
handled through the season and the shOD
force has been increased to 1876 men.
Deer L.Odge-Gus Pineau, a placer miner
Of Powell county, recently brought into
Deer Lodge 1O8 ounces Of placer gold taken
from the streams in the Pioneer district.
Shortage Of water has compelled him to
discontinue operations for the present.
CircIe-Sheepman of the Circle district
report fleeces Of a 10 pound average or
better. The lamb crop in that section is
also reported as unusual because Of the
favorable weather conditions and excen-
ent range during the lambing season.
Whitefish-RoOsevelt Post No. 1O8, Am
/ ELAl44 ACEAOA a a pan 4u4EL way u Ga-
tablish a summer camp for its members at
/ Carver's bay On Lake Whitefish. The
next convention of the Legion will be
asked to make the camp a state affair.
Miles City-Paul NJ. Lewis, secretary OF
[ the Custer Farm Bureau, has announced
plans for a purebred dairy COW sale to be
held in connection with the Eastern Non
tana fair at Miles City. The dairy indus
l try is constantly growing in that section Of
the STAGE.
A~naoOnda-Fred Greenough, IS, was
killed when the car In which he was riding
l crashed through a pole fence. One Of
f the poles tore through the back of TIT
Ecar and struck GreenOugh beneath the chiI
tearing away che lower part Of his face
Three others riding with him were un
hurt.
L HeIena-At least 1000 Of the best pure
e bred rams in the United States will b.
r offered for sale at the auction which tn.
Montana Purebred Sheep association vii
. conduct at the Montana State fair, Sep
TENDER 80, according to Secretary Murra.
t E. Stebbins.
BnIings-MOntana-s first private HON
for the aged is to be erected. The Rev
T. S.. StOckdahl is the originator Of tn
movement. The home viii be built on tn
cottage union system. It's sponsors WI
first incorporate and then conduct a stat
wide drive for funds.
\ Helena-H. T. COOney has been electe
4 chairman of the board of county con
a missiOners of Lewis and Clark county {
succeed w. A.. Moore killed recently in a
automobile accident. II. G. Pickett Of He
q ena has been appointed by the distri'
court to fill the uneXpired term Of NJ
Moore.
Opheim-Opheim the terminus Of I'll
Great Northern railroad from ScObey,
soon to have a "a hour service light an
~. power plant. The MOntana-DakOta Pow
- er company is now trucking in equipmel
Q ahead of the rails and will have the plal
in operation within the next 30 days, it
announced.
HeIena-Lewis Penwell, pioneer stool
g man, has announced that business men
l. this city have raised 100000 for the pu
s chase of sheep which will be placed
- flOcks of 200 and on shares, with farm
q ers in the territory between the Lift
a Prickly Pear valley and TOstOn, on Il
d Missouri river.
= Simms-The fifth annual Sun River va
! ley fair will be held in Simms Septemb
r 25, according to announcement Of Il
s Smith Hughes advisory board Of the Simn
l. high school, in charge Of the exposit1O
q The fair was originated by the Simn
WOman's club, which still takes an a
tive part in its conduct.
~ OpheIm-Hundreds Of tourists, a lar
- number Of whom are hOmeSeekers a
n being attracted to the country adjace
80 Great Northern railway. Many Of thel
70 in order to obtain concrete infOrmatit
.. regarding the section are working in t
a. harvest fields. it is stated.
re HeIena-Three MOntana boys, membe
tie Of the Order Of DeMOlay, have been S
re lected IN the representative DeMOlay co
lie test, to attend the De MOlay trainil
camp at Bstes Park, Colo, frOmAugust
q to September 4. They are Harold J. Fra
er Of Billings, Kieth Slime Of BOzeman a.
Lew Galloway, Jr., Of Helena.
nd BrOadus-The corner stone for a ne
en- church has just been laid here. The Re
ed Max Webster, Congregational missiOna
Of in that field, delivered the address al
nd Charles M. smith, chairman OF the board
"A, county commissioners welded the troW
4 The church fund was started by the Coz
nd munity WOman's club with a dOnati
IRE OF SOU.
ne Terry-ReDresentatives OF two Ouak
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