The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-11
STATE BRIEFS

Butte-Three carloads Of Butte-made but
ter were recently shipped to New York.
MlssOuIa-MOre than 1900 cases Of the
Bitter Roots 1927 sour cherry crop have
been sold.
MissOuIa-ROy Chapman Andrews, noted
naturalist and explorer, is sOjOurning in
the Flathead region.
TrOy-The Troy sawmin has begun it's
seasons operations, and all departments
are running full crews.
Lame Deer-The Lame Deer school dis
trict plans to- build a modern twO-rOOm
school house this summer.
DentOn-The contract for erection of the
second unit Of the Farmers Cooperative
elevator has been awarded.
Nashua-A carload of hogs was recently
shipped from this point to Seattle by the
Milk River Valley Shippers association.
Bmings-Bilings dentists are making
preparations to entertain the Montana State
Dental association March "a, % and 90.
Great FaIls-A total of $4O,464 has been
expended for improvements on the Y G Bee
Line highway from Kibby canyon to Rice
vile.
BiIIings-1O3 Knights of Columbus from
all parts of the state at ceremonies recently
held here received the fourth degree Of the
order.
LivingstOn-Mrs. Charles G. Mitchell.
past grand worthy matrOn Of the order of
Eastern Star in Montana died here a few
days ago.
PolsOn-Work Of repairing the west dock
on Flathead lake, Poison Bay, is progress
ing rapidly, $500 being the amount to be
expended.
ChinOOk-The recent warm wave was
welcome to stOckmeR in this territory. The
severe weather caused a serious depletion
in hay stocks.
Great FaTs-Merrill Carter, a Cascade
county stOckman and rancher for the last
40 years, died recently at the home Of his
son in Cascade.
Butte-James Brown, one Of the first con-
tracing teamsters in Butte, is now owner
Of a fox farm at Top Rock, 40 miles from
Nome, Alaska.
MissOula-ApprOXimately $45, 000 will be
spent in remOdeling Craig hall. the for
mer wOmen's dOrmitOry on the State Uni
versity campus.
Baker-Three sisters, Miss Leila Crow,
Miss ElOiSe Crow and Miss Gail Crow, ages
IA, 10 and 16, will finish high school here
together in May.
MssOula-The Marent trestle at NagOs,
west of this city, is to be reconstructed at
a cost Of $4,000, by the Northern Pacific
Railway company.
Great Falls-New buildings and improve
ments to the extent Of $15,215 were author
lied by the city building inspector during
the month Of February.
Libby-Harry BackmaR, %, of this city,
Host his life at Lewiston, Ida, February IS
as the result of an accident. He fell from
the top Of some 44-fOOt posts.
AnacOnda-The Montana bOttlers Of car
donated beverages recently closed their an
nual convention with the selection Of Havre
as the meeting place for 1923.
VirgeUe-The State Bank of Virgelle has
decided to permanently suspend business
and is liQuidating its business. All de.
pOsits are being paid out in full.
Notwithstanding to B. c.. White, lOca
sheep grower, the greater portion Of the
wool plinC in western Iu01fh RaGim have
sold at an average price of about 81 cents
, Great FalIs-RObert II. Graham Of thil
city was elected president Of the Western
Retail Lumbermen's association at Ia
coma during the recent convention helC
there.
JOpIin-COunty Treasurer Perry Oakle,
of Chester has accepted an offer to TAX
charge Of the bookkeeping and credits de
partment of the Havre Commercial com
pany.
= POIsOn-A Duroc-JeGsey y%earling hog wa
purchased by a Poison butcher recent,
n from Dwight Hall, which, when dressed
weighed 400 pounds. 1t netted the Owne
$01.5O.
FairReld-The Teton County Shippers as
ISOLATION recently loaded a carload of swee
clover seed, consigned to a Chicago buyer
The seed brought the growers IL cents
pound.
sidney-Richland Post No. u Of tn
American Legion has won first place /
the statewide membership contest tina
has been conducted by the Montana dc
partment.
Butte-The first school Of aviation i
= Montana and the second highest school /
altitudinal location in the United State
will be opened at the Butte National All
port in May.
At Wise River-The Wise River district
being cleared Of mountain lions. FOU
he were brought in two or three weeks az,
" and recently Wallace Campbell, a wis
er River youth bagged the fifth.
s. Eureka-Sam Anderson, convicted of Il
murder Of Frank GregsOn at Eureka Jan
uary 2, has been sentenced to a life ter
in the penitentiary, the verdict being hanC
* ed down by Judge c. w. POmerOy.
y COrvalIis-The first Of fifty carloads
~ potatoes stored over winter here, has bee
Of sold at S1.40 per hundred pounds. The
No spuds have come through the winter
11S good condition and are of fine quality.
If H~amiItOn-MOre than 200 people atten.
or