The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-20
STATE BRIEFS

SheIby-The Shelby Golf club was Or
ganized recently, with a large member
ship.
Fort BentOn-The bridge across the
Missouri river here was opened to traffic
recently.
Great FaIls-A local chapter Of the
American War Mothers was organized
here recently.
Butte-Two miners were killed a few
days ago in an explosion of powder at
the Leonard mine.
Miles City-The new Miles City clinic
building was recently completed and is
being occupied by local doctors.
Great Falls-The city council has
tabled an offer from a Tulsa firm to pur-
chase the local city water works.
Sidney-The Mountain States Tele-
phone company is rebuilding it's 90-mile
line from Glendive to CulbertSon.
Miles City-The anchors Of Custer
county have increased their corn acreage
this year. Seeding is we'll advanced.
Great Falls-Construction work on the
Gibson dam in Sun River canyon is going
forward satisfactorily, with 100 men en-
ployed.
nationally known authoreSS, has pur-
chased a large ranch in the Dry Head
district.
Martinsdale-In the face of the worst
lambing weather since 1917, Twodot
hockmasters report the best lamb crop
Of history.
Great Falls-A permanent dental clinic
has been established here for grade
schools. A full-time dental surgeon is to
be employed.
Great Falls-This city has planned for
this year several improvement districts
for the purpose Of extending the city's
pavement system.
Bainville-Wire service in this section
of northeastern Montana was crippled by
the recent storms which felled more thar
100 telegraph poles.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from six
or seven Women's clubs in Sheridan
county met here recently to discuss plans
for the seasons work.
Miles City-The Custer county board
of commissioners has awarded the con-
tract for the erection of a new building
at the fair grounds here.
Observation-Disclosures c. Line Of Columbus
Montana, has been selected dean of the
School OF Business Administration at the
Montana State university.
Harlem-Last week was observed a.
corn planting week in Blaine county, ana
every grower joined in getting the bull
of his corn into the ground.
Fort BentOn-Chouteau county has re.
vived its county fair. The county com
missioners at a recent meeting appropri.
ated $4,000 for this purpose.
Great Falls-The place where the ole
smokestack on the lower smelter ground.
stood is being made into a Triangular
grass plot bordered by trees.
HamiltOn-RavalI county stands at tn,
head of dairy sections in Montana. o
l23,247 head Of COWS tested for tubercu.
ilos1s, only 20 reactors were found.
CardWell-A petition is being sent tx
the state fish and game commission tt
make an open season on bird shooting il
the south half Of Jefferson county.
Observation-Disclosures for the construction
the Bitter Root valley is now beinl
shipped, according to road officials.
Sidney-Jerome Boesphug of Miles Cit
was awarded the general contract for tn
building Of the new Richland count
: court house. The contract price wa
$4,000.
MissOula-Nearly 300 men are employs
on two work trains of the Milwaukee
} railroad moving ballast on the local divi
, sion. The work will require severa
! months.
: Helena@Oneh hundred and fifty license
Tor gasoline retailers have been issuel
thus far by the new gasoline inspection
> division OF the state public service com
mission.
5 Deer LOdge-A consignment of matur
}, trout weighing from two to seven pound
reached here recently from Georgetow
5 lake and were planted in h Littl
: Blackfoot river.
. Great FallS-A weekly report on tn
= condition Of eighteen of the principe
r highways leading to and from this cit
v will be made public by the local cham
: Der Of commerce.
/ Colony Bay-The crop outlook fc
4 Lonesome Prairie is good this spring
Winter wheat was we'll protecte
r throughout the entire cold season by
t heavy blanket Of snow.
o Belt-The city limits Of Belt have bee
reduced by 800 acres in accordance wit
: the new law, enabling the county Of Cas-
cade to care for the highways in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the town.
i MiSSOula-The fruit outlook for tn
year in the Bitter Root valley is exceed
e ingly good, according to Prof. F. M. Hal
: rlngton OF the Montana State colleg
1 who has made a survey of the valley.
n Helena-Mose Morris, pioneer Heller
a merchant, celebrated his 83rd birthds
here recently. He is the oldest livir
e member to have taken his Masonic d.
grees in Montana. He has been a Maso
for 81 years.
Observation-Disclosures General C.. A. Dew
OF San Francisco is one of the first sun
mer residents Of Montana to arrive fro
the coast. The Devals have taken U
residence at their summer home net
y StevenSville.
MissOula-A. N. Mittower, phone
rancher of the Bitter Root valley ar
chairman Of the first board of coun
g commissioners Of Ravalli county, died
his home at Victor a few days ago.. fro,
Y, injuries received in a fall.
= COnrad-Pondera county is about
II receive more than $4,000 from delil
quent taxes M other sources fro
: Teton and Chouteau counties. This
K money hue from the settlement made
le the time Pondera county was formed.
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n Heights brand which was held here Mo-