The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
STATE BRIEFS

Butte-Peter Marion, 81, well known
mining man of Butte for the last 80
years, died after an illness of two weeks.
AnacOnda-Ndrs. Bridget Matthews, 81,
an esteemed Anaconda matron, passed
away while sleeping at the family home.
MissOuIa-Rev. A. S. Cross of st. Paul
has accepted a call to the First Baptist
church here. He succeeds the Rev. Henry
Van Engelen who went to California.
MissOuIa-Leo Mulcahy who was ar
rested by federal officers on charges of
selling morphine, has been released from
the city jail. He furnished $500 bonds.
Butte-A. S. Nichols, private secretary
for w. B. DAILY, general manager Of mines
for the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany, died suddenly of spinal meningitis.
He was taken i'll at his desk.
LivingstOn-Charles Buttner killed a
five point buck within the city limits.
He was driving out of town on his an
nual hunting expedition when the buck
strolled down the highway.
Hysham-About 10000 pounds of beans
owned by a Japanese farmer was de-
stroyed by fire at his ranch near Rose
| bud. The blaze is believed to have been
started by a careless smoker.
Ennis-Elwood Kurfiss, 25, was fatally
shot while hunting. Ennis uncle, with
whom he was shooting, mistook him fol
a deer He was rushed to Butte for at
tentton but died on the way.
COnrad-Dr. ]. H. Stephens, formerly
Of Lewistown, has purchased the busi-
ness and residence of Drs. Waters &
Waters, osteopaths of Conrad, and will
assume the practice at once.
MissOUla-When Frank ONeiu ap.
peared before Justice Hutton, there was
nothing else to do but plead guilty
When arrested he had five pairs Of la.
dies silk hose in his pockets, officers say
Billings-A 19-year-old boys first at.
tempt at cumming rides" ended with
Wayne T. Lethan fell from freight traiI
as it entered the city. Both legs wert
broken above the knee.
Great FalIs-The Rev. w. B. Nelson
pastor Of the United Brethren church
, was the only member Of a party of sever
to bag an elk, during a hunting trip il
the BlackfoOt. He killed a six point bul
elk and fine buck deer.
Terry-Burglars broke into j. W
Greenwood's clothing store and stole
: dress suit, a common suit, several pair
l Of shoes, a leather coat, dress topcoat
7 several union suits, hats and caps, gloves
: socks, neckties, collars and other articles
|; BUtte-Two punchboards and prize
!, offered on them were stolen from tn
, Luzon cafe, Chris Nelson, the proprietcI
! reported to police. The stolen article
included several shotguns and rifles,
hunting knife, two cameras, two brace
lets, three pipes and a watch.
BillingS-"A man can get out Of an
place if he wants to bad enough" Al
bert Olson, escaped Wyoming peniten
tiary convict told officials here. Olso
gave himself up to police officers her,
4 He said he had never been happy sine
his escape from the prison Oct. 20, 1872
Hysham-When Ben Hope returne
Z from st. Paul where he had markete
stock, he learned his son, Walter, ha
been thrown from a horse and had SUI
fered a fractured collar bone. A few da!
e later he was called to Colorado on az
n count Of the illness of his parents.
4 MOcCaSin-The high school gymns
sium ceiling and floor will be done ovt
for use Of all community activities
well as those Of the high school. Sue
work will be discussed at a communit
meeting and plans to raise funds will !
decided.
Sweetgrass-Truck drivers in this con
munity from Conrad and Belmont a
Offering to haul grain for three-quarte