The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-18
STATE BRIEFS

Judith Gap-This city is to have a unit
of the Montana National Guard.
COlumbus-The annual Sheepherders'
convention and banquet viii be held here
March %.
Ennis-The William Jones sawmiIl on
Jack creek was partly destroyed by fire
recently.
Hot springs-Steps have been taken by
the residents of Hot Springs to have their
Incorporated.
Hot Springs-Steps have been taken by
the residents of Hot Springs to have their
town Incorporated.
Butte-Butte has paid off more than half
a million dollars Of bonded indebtedness
in the last four years.
Victoria Good Citizens league has been
formed here. w. e. Hull was elected presi-
dent of the new organization.
Helena-MOntana has 90 bakeries, the
United States department of census says
in a recent census statement.
Observation-Disclosures births and eighteen
deaths were reported in MissOula county
during the month Of February.
Miles City-VOters of this city have ia
vOred the sale Of the municipal electric
light plant, by a vote of 526 to 300.
COburg-J. G. CrOnk, one of the success
full ranchers of this territory, plans the
erection of a big potato warehouse here.
MissOula-Seven bad railway crossings
within three and One-half miles have been
eliminated on the Bonner Highway project.
B~iIlings1Plans are now under way which
have for their purpose the establishment
in this city Of a new $4,000 canning fac
tory.
MissOuIa-The Rattlesnake bridge of the
Northern Pacific railroad, not far from
here, is to. be rebuilt at an estimated cost
Of $4,000.
MissOula-The Northwest Mutual I'm
prOvement company, dealing in first mort
cages, has been organized here and is ready
for business.
BOuIder-FOur prominent business men
of Butte have purchased the Bank Of BOul-
der, as the result of a deal a
few days agO
Butte-A new modern hreprOOf business
building is to be erected at the corner Of
Main and Galena streets, by AdOlph Pin
Gus, local capitalist.
Miles City-The severe cold conditions
Of the past winter have not materially re-
duced the number Of wild horses on the
ranges north of here.
Armstead-The business district of this
town has recently been enlarged by the
establishment adding a barber shop, res
taurant and billiard parlOr.
Malta-A farm management meeting was
held at Malta March -, under the direc-
ton of V. d. Gilman, farm management
demonstration Of BOZeman.
HeIena-Matt Manley was instantly
killed by a load from a shotgun at Wickes
recently. John Wickes has been arrested
and is being held for inquiry.
Great FaIls-This city will on April 4,
vote upon the proposed issuance of bonds
to the extent of $4,000 for the cOnstruc-
ton of a municipal swimming pool.
Fort BentOn-JOhn Ehnes was killed re-
Gently when Il tractor he was driving over
turned. He had been an employee at the
A. l. Crane ranch for three years.
! MissOula-The relay of u miles of North.
: ern Pacific double track line between De
l Smet and MiSSOula has been started by al
Z extra gang, working out of this city.
HObsOn-G. w. COwan, president Of the
o First National bank of HObsOn, has re
q Gently purchased 121 head of cattle will
r which to stock his ranch south of this city
s HamiItOn-PrOspects for the SkalkahC
v ROAD improvement are bright. 1t is eSti
o mated that $4,000 will be necessary tt
o place the road south of Georgetown lake
7 ChinOOk-The Chinook Commercial clul
held its regular annual meeting recently
5 A. W. Ziebarth was reelected president O
d the body and Guy DOwen was elected sec
{ rotary.
Miles City-At the first meeting of tn,
) newly elected board Of directors of tn
Miles City Commercial club, ]. H. BOhlin,
was again chosen to be secretary of tn
I club.
h ~Helena-Thirty persons eligible to rep
resent Montana at the Paris convention o
Il the American Legion have made applica
ton for credentials. MOntana's allOtmen
lie is $50.
BiIlings-A bequest of $1,000 has BEEF
left to the Billings Polytechnic ~Institut
by the will of Sarah L. Pratt of Washing
ton, d. c., one Of the donors of the insti
n tuition.
II BUtte-A municipal golf course Of min
)e holes is to be established at the city par
re here and work on its construction will b
he started as soon as the frost is out of tn
G. ground.
he Notwithstanding Mountain States Tele
l. phone company has a crew of surveyor
at work between Two Dot and this plaC
p working on the proposed extension of thei
line westward.
MissOula-The Anaconda Copper Mimi
company will this spring stage an ole
fashioned log drive when the logs are hOat
ed down the BlackfOOt to the Bonner mil
during the freshet period.
POlsOn-The county boards Of Lake an
MlSSOula counties in recent session faile
to come to an agreement regarding I'll
creation of school district No. 81 frOl
parts of the two counties.
POIsOn-Another purebred registered sill
has been added to Lake county daiT
stock, Bennett & Sons of Round Butt
having purchased a HOlstein bull from
Mt. Angel, Oregon, concern.
POlsOn-The county boards Of Lake an
MtssOula counties in recent session faile
to come to IN agreement regarding Il
creation of school district No. 81 fro.
parts Of the two counties.
ADMINISTRATORS gas, the new tyI
an&eSthetic has been made available to 81
tiGnts of St. Vincent's hospital by the il
stallatiOn of a Lundy-Highbrink amaze
thetic administering apparatus.
MissOula-Fire control measures for Il
season of 1927 were outlined at a recei
conference held in Spokane. 1926 fire loss
were unusually heavy and every step
being taken to prevent a recurrence.
Billings-The American Hereford Gait
Breeders association has agreed to of
funds to the Midland Empire Fair f
prizes to be awarded in the open compel
ton department of Hereford cattle.
Great Falls-The Monarch Lumber col
pany has purchased seven yards which ha
been owned and operated by the COpelal
Lumber company Of BOzeman. The var
are all located in the Gallatin valley.
Great alls-SeY Idaho farmers, e
perienced in the production Of sugar bee
~ have acquired the Couch ranch, four mil
M west Of Vaughn, and will divide the ran
into seven units for cultivation this year,