The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-06-07

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William Myers, Missoula entry in
the cross country bunion race, quit at
Chicago and returned home, conf
dent that the pot of gold purported |
to be waiting for the runner in the |
Pyle cross country race is only
myth.
a motion was made by Alderman
benson in the Miles City council, that
any city official or employee found to
be taking city ears out at night on
joy rides or other personal use be
summarily dismissed. Alderman Lam
caster seconded the motion and sug-
gested that the cars must be in the
garage all night.
Butte citizens are protesting
against the posting of political adj
vertising signs along the highways
near Butte.
Several of the county commission
ers of Broadwater county made trip
to ascertain what could be done to
open up a road between Broadwater
and Meagher county on the west.
Bradford Downes has leased three
quarter sections 16 miles northwest
of Winifred. The land adjoins his
former homestead, and after an alb
sence of eight years, he is homestead
ing again. Mr.. Downes is a registered
druggist and has been employed in
that occupation since he proved up on
his homestead. He much prefers
ranching to mixing pills, and is
sanguine of making big success.
Indians of the northwest are turn
ing to farming as a steady business.
Indians who follow the pursuit of
farming are increasing gradually and
better methods are being employed
and farming is becoming a business
rather than a mere means of liveli-
hood.
The Society of Montana Pioneers
and Sons and Daughters of Montana
Pioneers will convene in joint session
in Butte, Aug. 8, A and 5.
Nineteen companies of national
guardsmen of Montana, will, during
the latter part of the week be moving
toward the focal point of Fort Will
lam Henry Harrison at Helena for the
annual national guard encampment.
William Dorroll was arrested near
Pryor, charged with being sa alien
in the possession of fire
arms and also trapping muskrats.
Mack D. Fitzgerald of Stevensville
was reelected president of the Mon
tana State Guernsey Breeders asso-
citation at a meeting in Missoula.
A Montana doctor and a certain
drug firm think they have found a use
for the fungus growth for which thou
sands Of dollars in dockage is taken
every year from the income of farm
ers of the state. They intend to make
from wheat smut serum for the
treatment of an acute respiratory all
ment which is diagnosed as wheat
smut infection.
The safe crackers who have been
operating in central Montana have
opened operations in the extreme east
ern part of the state.
Healthy livestock and agricultural
conditions are the rule in Garfield and
many other counties at this time.
Swimmers throughout Montana are
busily preparing for the first annual
swimming championship for Montana,
which will be held at Helena on June
Is, in the Broadwater natatorium.
There will be II wool pools in Mon
tana this year.
Montana's delegates to the national
conventions of the republican and
democratic parties at Kansas City and
Houston will have to bear their own
expenses, it is announced at the sec
rotary of states office.
Twenty-three cities in Montana now
have airports.
Plentywood has decided that drastic
steps are necessary to rid the COM
munity of undesirable floaters, and
prevent recurrence, if possible, of
the many crimes which have given the
town an undesirable name in many
parts of the country.
The Commercial club of Wolf Point
has closed two business deals that
will result in giving the city one of the