The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-07
STATE BRIEFS

Malta-The Phillips County News has
purchased The SacO Independent, owned
by w. d. Miller, and assumed possession
John Survant Of Phillips county, died a
few days ago at their home in Malta fol-
lowing an illness Of several months
Nashua-J. B. Williams Of BerthOld, N.
D., has assumed control Of the Royal
Hotel, having purchased same Of the Kelle
brothers. He was accompanied here by his
wife.
sunburst-Mrs. Gene Sartell Of the Ohio
camp was badly burned by boiling water.
She attempted to remove a cOntainer from
the range and, in doing so slipped and
spilled the water.
HeIena-LeRoy Eugene Nichwander, age
two and a half years, died from burns
the other day. Playing in the kitchen Of
his home, he pulled a kettle of boiling
water from the stove.
ChinOOk-COunty Agent Max Legge hopes
to obtain a Pullman sleeping car from
Blaine county to the WOOlgrOwers' meet
ingS at Butte January 10 to p to accom-
mOdate the sheepmen Of this section.
Eureka-Word has been received Of the
promotion Of Leo Z. O'COnnell, station
agent for the Great Northern at this place,
to the position of travelling freight agent
for the Montana division, with headquarters
at Helena.
MartinsdaIe-At a meeting Of directors
of the Delphine Telephone company, at
the home Of Chris Orness, the following
were continued in office: Sanford HOlli-
day, president; William Frisbie, secretary
treasurer; Charles Holiday and j. p. Bon
ham, directors.
Great FaIIs-John c. Templeton, secre-
tary of the Northwestern Grain Dealers
association for the last five years, 3iet
the other evening at the Columbus ho8ps-
tai at the age of Sc. Death was caU"od by
a heart ailment from which he hal SUI.
fered for a long period.
Butte-ThOmas Mcclure, aged &c, Pic
lneer Montana railway worker, was found
frozen to death outside his cabin at SiiSer
Bow. Mr.. Mcclure came to Montana IN
1888 and was one of the first employees of
the old Montana Union railway. For the
last 30 years he had worked for the Oregon
Short Line company at Silver Bow.
BOuder-At a special meeting OF the
county commissioners here, it was de-
cided to use the new classified assessment
list next year. The contract for the CLASH
~ficatiOn of the county was let over a veal
ago to W. Q. Dickinson and Clyde Young
> Of Helena and is just being completed.
Wolf POint-That Roosevelt county is il
} a better financial condition than a yea
ago is evidenced by the fact that many
people are paying taxes for the entire yea
instead Of only the required One-half, say
Neil McFarlan, county treasurer, who hal
= just completed some interesting figures OF
e tax returns for the year.
, HamiltOn-A countrywide tuberculin ties
e for cattle will begin in Ravalli shOrtl!
' after the first Of the year as a result o
a conference between the board Of count!
commissioners and DR.. w. l.. Murdoch o
7 the state livestock sanitary board. Tn
; test will include beef and dairy stock o
u which it is estimated there are 21,OOO o
e better.
MISUNDERSTANDING brought to the su
i preme court a photograph of Judge an
4 Mrs. Henry J. Blake of Boston. Judg
q Blake was the first reporter of the terri
4 tOrial court. e became chief justice Of tina
court in later years and, when MOntan
+ attained statehood, was the first chic
justice Of the supreme court Of the stats
n He is now in his S9th year.
h Libby-Judge c. W. PomerOy of Kalis
d pell has announced the appointment Of
f.. CallOw Of Troy to the office Of count
d commissioner. Appointment to the OffiC
% became necessary when W.. A. Wallace {
l. Troy, duly nominated and elected republ
s. can candidate, failed to qualify within I'll
= rpescribed time because of unacquaintanC
re with the provisions Of the law.