Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-03-18
STATE BRIEFS

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March %.
T Butte-Butte has paid of more than half
a million dollars OF bonded Indebtedness
) In the last four years.
Observation-Disclosures has 96 bakeries, the
{ United States department OF census says
r In a recent census statement.
Havre-This city will at the regular cleo
ton on April 4, vote on the question OF
issuing $4,000 sewage bonds.
Victoria Good Citizens league has been
formed here. w. f. Hull was elected presi-
dent of the new organization.
Observation-Disclosures births and eighteen
deaths were reported in Missoula county
during the month Of February.
Miles C~ity-voters OF this city have ia
vored the sale of the municipal electric
light plant, by a vote of 526 to 800.
Coburg-J. c. Cronk. one of the success
full ranchers of this territory, plans the
erection of a big potato warehouse mere.
Missoula-Seven bad railway crossings
within three and one-half miles nave peen
eliminated on the Bonner Highway project.
White sulphur S~prings-Fred Reinhardt
of the biological survey reports a catch or
go coyotes in the Castle Mountain district.
charlottesville local school board has
provided for the immunization OF all Liv-
ingston school children against diphtheria.
scobey-J. c. Jackson. for many years
prominent in local business circles. died
fNlN A0AthNs IL ~f
ago.
Binings-Plans are now under way which
have for their purpose the establishment
in this city of a new $4,000 canning rae
tory.
MissoulazThe Rattlesnake bridge of the
Northern Pacific railroad, not far from
here, is TO be rebuilt at an estimated cost
of $4,000.
GIendiye-The Northern Pacific railway
has designated Glendiye as one OF tne
places where it viii maintain a permanent
land office.
Boreman-Patrici Scollard, three year
old laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Scol-
lard, was drowned in an irrigation often a
few days ago.
MissouIa-The Northwest Mutual I'm
provement company, dealing In nrst mort
cages, has been organized here and Is ready
for business.
Whitehsh-The local chamber Of COM
merce is already receiving inquiries from
tourists, relative to the conditions OF roads
in this vicinity.
Livingston-This city is preparing TO
STAG the biggest rodeo in Livingstone his
tory. to be held some time during the
summer months.
Butte-A new modern freproof business
building is to be erected at the corner or
Main and Galena streets, by Adolph Pin
Gus, local capitalist.
Miles City-The severe cold conditions
VI lit pADi W IN baft ~
duced the number of wild horses on the
ranges north of here.
Malta farm management meeting was
held at Malta March u, under the direc-
ton of V. ID. Gilman, farm management
demonstration of Bozeman.
Armstead-The business district of this
town has recently been enlarged by the
establishment adding a barber shop, res
~taurant and billiard parlor.
Helena-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.
Fort Benton-John Ehnes was killed re-
Gently when a tractor he was driving over
turned. He had been an employe at the
A. l. Crane ranch for three years.
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.
Missoula-The relay of II miles of North
ern Pacific double track line between DE
Smet and Missoula has been started by an
extra gang, working out of this city.
Hobson-G. W. Cowan, president of the
First National bank of H0bson, has re-
Gently purchased 121 head of cattle with
which to stock his ranch south of this city.
HamiIton-Prospects for the Skalkaho
road improvement are bright. III is estl-
mated that $4,000 win be necessary to
place the road south of Georgetown lake.
Miles City-At the first meeting of the
newly elected board OF directors OF the
Miles City Commercial club, j. h. Bohling
was again chosen to be secretary OF the
club.
Chinook-The Chinook Commercial club
) held its regular annual meeting recently.
A. w. Ziebarth was reelected president OF
the body and Guy Dowen was elected sec
rotary.
H~eIena-Thirty persons eligible to rep
/ resent Montana at the Paris convention OF
E the American Legion have made appllca-
ton for credentials. Montana's allotment
' is 100.
) BilIings-A bequest of $1,000 has been
left to the Billings Polytechnic Institute
I by the will OF Sarah L.. Pratt OF Washing
I ton, D.. c., one of the donors of the insti-
: tuition.
! Lewistown-A small refinery has been
started on the A. b. Mitchell oil tract on
! the Musselshell In Garfield county. Its
T product will be sold to the farmers of that
vicinity.
! Butte-A municipal golf course of nine
Z holes is to be established at the city park
: here and work on its construction viii be
/. started as soon as the frost is out OF the
| ground.
e Observation-Disclosures Brooks charged
with cattle stealing changed his plea from
not guilty to guilty and was sentenced by
: Judge Baker to from one to two years
Y Imprisonment.
L MATT 0hlc-1 Ht otaeSo 49,
8 phone company has a crew of surveyors
at work between Twodot and this place
working on the proposed extension of thelr
: line
Missoula-The Anaconda Copper Minine
company will this spring stage an old
fashioned log drive when the logs are float
ed down the Blackfoot to the Bonner mills
during the freshet period.
Biliings-Ethylene gas, the new typ
anaesthetic has been made available to pa
tients Of st. Vincent's hospital by the in
stallation of a Lundy-Highbrink anaes'
thetic administering apparatus.
Missoula-Fire control measures for thu
season of 1927 were outlined at a receni
conference held in Spokane. 1926 fire lossei
. were unusually heavy and every step II
being taken to prevent a recurrence.
BilIings-The American Hereford Cattll
Breeders association has agreed to ole
funds to the Midland Empire Fair fol
prizes TO be awarded In the open competl
tlon department Of Hereford cattle.
Great Falls-The Monarch Lumber com
pany has purchased seven yards which hav
been owned and operated by the Copeland
Lumber company Of Bozeman. The yards
are all located In the Gauatin valley.
Harlowton-One hundred horses, thu
county roundup, were sold recently by thu
commissioners to Pete Dawson of the Mon
tana Horse Products company of Butte.
Great Falls-Seven Idaho farmers, ex
perienced In the production Of sugar beets
have acquired the Couch ranch, -four mile
west of Vaughn, and will divide the rancl
Ia -. - r. To- &h4,