Montana State News Roundup Highlights Political and Crime Items
Three months ending June 1 records Mann of the Peace as hearing 134 cases. Missoula State University president Dr Craig resigns accepted. State Treasurer Rice reports cash balance 856851. Receipts May 142808 disbursements 131206. Chinook man D E Martin dies waiting for train. Smallpox pest house in Billings. Livingston visitor found diseased. Clark’s Butte bank to build an eight story bank at Park and Main. Judge Hunt to convene federal court at Helena mid-June. Grand jury to be called. John M Harvat Livingston sheep struck by lightning seven killed. Charles Bothwell Westinghouse transformer expert electrocuted at Lake Hauser. Ed Cole Helena shoots self in store. State land office six months receipts 38669993 largest since inception. Barr family of Billings go to Kentucky Jamestown exhibit Atlantic resorts. Italians fined 60 each for out of season grouse. Peter Breen of Butte goes to Boise for Moyer-Haywood defense. Attorney General Galen says repeal of business license law did not affect city licensing powers. Rosebud county bounty case Sterrett acquitted. Supreme Court affirms referee findings in Parsons Murray disbarment case. Sheriff’s Billings raid finds gambling at south side Chinese resort. nine men escorted to jail with two escaping. New city directories show Helena up 1200, Anaconda 1100, Billings 4500, Butte 10000.