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PIMTES CHAMPS
ON 9 TO 7 SCORE
JOHNSON BATTERED POR FIF
TEEN HITS IN PINAL
•AWE
pm.
BATTLE IS FOUGHT IN HAIN
Baseball Fände«* Paid Over a Million
Delia
re to See Seven Games
In World
. r
Pittsburg—The Pirates took the
baseball championship of the world
from Washington by battering Walter
Johnaon for 18 hits and scoring their
third victory over the Senators, 9 to 7,1
In a furious battle fought oat In a
driaallng rain on a soggy field. ~~rr)
It was s spectacular climax to Pitts
burgh's comeback after they had
dropped three of the first four series
games and seemed about to be ellml
nated. Finally swinging their attack
Into action, however, they began a
drlve In Waahlngton, continued It here
with a triumph that deadlocked the
series and came through by mauling
Johnson—the big veteran who had
twice defeated the Pirates In decisive
Following are the scores for the
seven games of the series:
First game—Washington, 4; Pitts-1
burgh. 1 .
Second gam
Ington, 2.
Third game—Washington, 4 ; Pitts-1
burgh, Ö. j
Fifth game—Pittsburgh, 6 ; Wash-(ire
Ington. 8 .
Sixth game—Pittsburgh, 3; Wash
fashion.
Pittsburgh, 8 ; Wash
ington, .
Seventh gam
ington, 7.
Baseball fandom paid $1,182.854 to
see seven games In the world's series,
creating a record for total receipts.
In the 1924 event $1,093,104 was taken
at the gate.
■Pittsburgh, 9; Wash
Lewlshurg, Pa. Christy Mathewson
was laid to rest In this quiet little col
lege town where he won his first hon
ors on the baseball diamond.
Hi« body was borne to the little
cemetery by some of the men with
whom he worked and fought his great
est battles on the hall field. His grave
overlooks the grounds of Bucknell uni
verslty from which he went forth
yesrs ago to scale the topmost heights
of hasehall fame.
Len der« of the profession which
claimed "Matty" as one of Its greatest
and most popular heroes, united with
the students of the university and the
men and women of Lewisburg In hon- J
Christy Mathewaon'e Burial
orlng his memory.
Air Police Force
Chicago.—A mobile aerial police I
force, subject to duty on the order of
Police Chief Morgan 'Collins, has been
organlzed by 800 veteran flyers who
will operate from Chicago's new mill
tary aircraft depot, recently authorized
by MaJ. Oen. Mason Patrick, air aer
vice head. Oapt. Roy W. Ammei of
the air service officers* association In
the Sixth who tendered
corps area,
the offer of service, said plans would
he worked out whereby the entire
force of 500 could be mobilized In a
short time. They would patrol coun
try roads frequented by liquor runners
and aid In pursuit of motor-equipped
bank robbers and holdup men.
Tobacco Klpg Dies
New York,—Jdrae« B. Duke, tobacco
manufacturer, died at his hotoe after
illness of several weeks that fol
lowed a nervous and physical break
down.
In one of his last statements before
his death. Mr. Duke said his passing
would have no effect on the fntore of
bis varied interests, aa all were to
good hands.
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San Francisco.—A police riot squad
was called to break up a crowd of
Irate women to a dry goods stove here
after the proprietor bad caused the ar
rest of a supposed poverty stricken
another of five children for the theft
of a 25-cent scarf. Women shoppers
who heard the mother's plea to the
store owner threw merchandise far
and wide when he refused to release
her.
Rome- Itomlzlo Torrlngtana, grand
has Issued an order to all lodges to
hold no meetings and cease all work
ont» further notice. His action fol
lows the recent faacIst-Mason clashes
at Florence, to which several persons
were killed.
New York.—The federal grand Jury
baa returned an Indictment against the
Alaska Anthracite Railroad company,
George V. Whittle, Is president, and
Charles D. Davis, former general man
ager, charging violations of the Inter
state commerce act.
•Oweea Petrels" Elected
Tulsa, Okla.—Mis*
of Bradford. P«., "Princess Pennsyl
vania," was selected as "Queen Petrel
Sa" at fit« International exposition
Here. She succeed* Miss Marcella
Trees, of Winfield. Kan.
Burdick.
** Vodka Prove* Deadly
êeattw to the Mow
mm A Basnet immMf are attributed to
«RtâMMbra toduîitoM» to the newly leg
vodka *»d a m ove
P* to» hto already
ISHH IS THKEN
I Ostaway Pert ef China Falls Into ths
Hands of a New. Mi II
tary Ruler
Shanghai.—Shanghai, the gateway
port of China, fell Into the bands of a
new military ruler, Oen.
Fang, the Chekiang commander, with
out firing a single shot, 10,000 of his
troops took possession of the city,
while 18,000 troops of Oen. Chang Tso
Un, who have held the city for many
months, withdrew toward central
Cbuan
china,
More than A) Chinese sentenced to
J death were turned over to foreign an
I thoritles by Oen. Siting Bhl-Lien, the
retiring commander, who was unable
| to execute the offenders after senteo
j n Shanghai two regiments of troops
were caught In marooned armored cars
flnd disarmed by advancing Chekiang
fonces. The arrival of Oen. flung
Chuan-Fang Is expected here hourly.
The extent of the campaign of subjn
gatlon of outside territory is not re
vealed.
\ message from Soochow reports
that soldiers halted and aelr.ed n train
hound for Nanking, on which Silas H.
Strewn, the American delegate to the
Chinese customs conference, was pro-,
fltrawn transferred to another train
that It should not proceed to Shanghai,
but go to Soochow. Consular officials
taking exhaustive measures to In
ces had been Imposed by mixed courts.
ceedfng to Peking.
to return to Shanghai. T>ls train.
however, was held up 20 miles from
Shanghai, the troops aboard insisting
sure the safety of the passengers.
Ask Court Relief In Hereey Battle
New Orleans.—Ordered by the pre
siding bishop of the Protestant Epis
copal church to appear before him to
receive sentence after conviction on
charges of heresy, Bishop William
Montgomery Brown sought Interven
tion from the United States court.
The effort was partially successful.
Judge Louis H. Burns, United States
| of eastern Louisiana, declined to
j en j 0 j n the house of bishops, but signed
j an order requiring the presiding blsh
r) p j t he Rt. Rev. Etheibert Talbot. pre
sicllngr officer of the house of bishops,
f 0 fl pponr to answer the complaint of
(he p | a | nt |ff. This Is two days after
bishop Brown will have been disposed
0 j ^ t be program of the house of blsh
op( , ^„. 1 ^ out
"The court is chary about Interfer
in g | n ma tters of the Internal admtnls
tratlon of ecclesiastical bodies," Judge
ß Urng t 0 j d Joseph W. Sharis, attorney
f or Bishop Brown. "Your petition ob
v (o U s]y Involves a principle laid down
in t he fundamental law of this country
—that of complete separation of the
church and state. Tt Is generally rec
ognized that ecclesiastical bodies are
autonomous,
"This court esmvot Inquire Into the
merits of your ecclesiastical contro
versy; if the court has Jurisdiction It
can only Inquire If the body which
acted had authority under the eonstl
tution and canons of the church to take
action. I can only cite the parties
against whom you are proceeding to
cause why may not grant
Injunction prayed for. Ton do not
show Irreparable loss, so the court
cannot Issue a restraining order before
a hearing Is had. It Is rather a grave
thing for a secular court to say 'stop*
In this matter. That might amount to
abuse of authority."
School Board Bucks
Sheridan, Wyo.—-Efforts of the
Sheridan Lions club to have iodine
tablets administered to the Sheridan
school children as a preventative for
goiter were blocked by the school
board when a vote on the proposal
ended in a tie.
The action, which ended a discus
sion of several months, followed an
appeal made by Dr. Hoger P. Helnts,
Guy D. Parrish and Robert Helvey.
committee from the I Jons club, that
the board reconsider the action taken
last month in rescinding a resolution
passed by the board six months ago
that approximately $100 worth of Io
dine tablets be purchased and admin
istered to the school children under
the supervision of the Sheridan Coun
ty Medical association.
Denver.—Suit against the city of
Denver, seeking to gain title to the
land at the top of Lookout mountain
on
falo BIB) Is buried has been instituted
by W. M. Marres of Denver. He main
tains that he Is legal owner of the
land and that the person who orig
inally sold the land to Denver had no
right to do so. Marres alleges the
land is located on the corner of a gov
ernment survey section and through
mistake the section Is 000 feet short.
Denver.—Mrs. H. H. Munroe, presi
dent of the Colorado Federation of
Woman's cluba, died at her home here.
She was 51 years old.
Torrington. Wyo.-Tçrrtnftoo. f|
the midst of one of the best irrigated
districts in Wyoming, Is looking for
ward to a period of agricultural, In
dustrial and business expansion as a
result of the announcement that the
Holly Sugar company will begin Im
mediately the erection of a sugar fac
tory here.
Soccern la obtaining a sugar factory
marks the culmination of hard work by
the hMÉBSBk Interest» of Torrington,
including tha proving ont of the terri
tory by fame** for beet prodeettos 00
a major scat«.
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T*
6 ERMANY WON TO
LME BT DEAL
IE -
DEMANDED FINANCIAL AIÖ IN
WAR IS PUT ON
CAPACITY
SEPMMr AGREES TO TEMS
:
Orest Britain, France, Italy, Be ipl wi
Sign Collective Statement that
Will Be Accepted
Locarno, Swttaeriand.—The gentle
men's agreement concerning the con
ditions of dermany's entry Into Eke
league of nations, la a collective state
ment which wilt be signed by Oreat
Britain, France, Italy and Belgium.
By Its terms, Germany agrees to Join
the league, ou the understanding that
the league of nations alone is compe
tent to Interpret the league covenant.
However, the powers signatory to
the agreement, all of which are repre
sented to the council, Informed Ger
many In effect that, to their opinion,
the league of nations cannot ask from
members military, economic or fin an
rial contributions in case of war which
would be Incompatible with their ca
pacity.
Chancellor Luther and Foreign Min
ister Stresemann promised the allies
to give a definite answer to the league
question after consultation with Ber
lin, but they gave private assurance
that It would be acceptable.
In a meeting of the allied and Ger
man ministers France announced that
she wanted the right automatically to
Intervene In case of a flagrant viola
tion of the integrity of Germany's
eastern frontier, but, as n protection
to Germany, It was ready to submit
doubtful cases of aggression against
Poland and CjBcho-Slovakla to- the
league of nations. If Germany refused
to submit the difficulties to the league,
then France would have the right Iig
mediately to help her eastern allies.
Part of Loot Recovered
Los Angeles.—Recovery of $80.000
In loot and the arrest of a fourth sus
pect were announced by police detect
ives Investigating the hold-up of a
registered mall truck recently. The
loot was fopnrt In a garage rented by
one of the suspects arrested a few
days ago. If was under the floor of
the building and In the attic, officers
said, with a collection of pistols, rifles
and ammunition. They did not reveal
what the loot consisted of.
Previous estimates of the total loot
taken hy the mall robbers were sup
planted by the announcement of Postal
Inspector R. C. Knox that n checkup
revealed $890.000 to cash, Jewelry and
securities missing.
R. R. in Blackfoot Valley
Missoula, Mont.—The
railroad Is prepared to start immedi
ate construction upon a 13-mile exten
sion In the Blackfoot valley as soon ns
If receives authority from the Inter
state Commerce commission.
The proposed extension is from the
McNanmm landing 14 miles Into Deer
creek. The road when built will open
Milwaukee
up a rich timber supply for
sawmill.
During the past few months engi
neers of the road and officials of the
company have gone over the ground.
It Is expected favorable word will be
welved from the commission within
a few days.
Many Hurt in French Strike
Paris.—The general strike Inaugu
rated by the communists, was a more
aerlous affair thkn had been bargained
for. Two are dead and 30 wounded In
consequence of clashes between the
prtlce and the strikers. Three of the
wopndetl are policemen and they are
not expected to recover.
Seventy persons were arrested. In
cluding Jacques Dorrlot, communist
deputy, who only recently was sent
enced »0 18 months Imprisonment for
inciting French soldiers to disobed
ience.
Montanan Head« Forty and Sight
Omaha.—fllnnley J. Doyle, of Glen
dlve, Mont., was unanimously chosen
chef de-chemin de fer, national com
mander of the Society of Forty and
Eight at the cloalng business session.
The Forty and Eight Is a fun-making
organization of the American Legion.
The eon vent Ion In créa sa d Ihe num
of national officers. Two
chefs were created, bringing the num
ber to six. Ah extra chaplain and an
extra garde de la porte were also cre
ated.
Chicago Police Busy
Chicago.-—», ft Ycllowlêy, ace at
the federal dry officers, will have to
mop up Chicago cabarets as best he
can without aid qf Ihe police. Chief
of Police Morgan Collins made It plain
that Ids men are too busy to assist In
the cafe raids contemplated by Mr.
YqDdwIey,
Limit Mileage Chargea
Casper. Wyo,— ht the future, county
1 traveling on county business
wa nt their own expense. Th«
must
commissioners banded down tbl* edict,
which will raeart that no mileage ac
coants trill be considered except In
the case of elected officers, who are
given wlleagc of 15 cento by law.
-oL
Whshlilgton—The si* Indian nation*
«rare torid by the sopreme court to he
«toilwt In trial ander the police Jurto
temm ef ihe «tote In which their re»
i»ctM
id SECHE* IS
fOBCED 10 RESI 6
Dwi ght F. Devis ef Missouri
Far CsMnst Place Vacs tod By
John W. Week«
. . . „
Missouri baa been appointed secretary
of war. He takes the place of John
W. Weeks of Mkasaehi metta, whose re
1 1 renient because of in health was
formally announced at the White
house. The change la effective 1 m
mediately. The retiring secretary
plans to realise a deal re he has long
had of taking an extended and leisure
ly trip through Sooth America.and <fill
prepare for the trip after returning to
Massachusetts.
A * 8S8l *** nt ^
has been actnal btmdof the war db
partmeat since last Spring when Mr.
hirnhvririlnTfor an^IrfthS'sîd l
hls physician* for an operation «nd •
long vacation, to bis letter of «rig
" 8 °" ~ UriD * "*f? r
said It had become apparent that be
must greatly prolong thU v«<»tton tf
he !» to completely regato his health.
reded with great « 9 «t to * he "®cre
taryh insistent reqnett that he be
mltted to Jay down the offid.l dot le.
he assumed when the Harding admin
istratlon came Into office In 1921.
The new secretary , lawyer and
huslnesa man in his forty-aevenlhyear.
win be the youngest member of the
cabinet. He has served In the notional
guard and reserve corps; had been an
active official of varions financial,
educational, charitable and recreation
a! organisations and Is the donor of
the Davis cop. the most celebrated of
tennis trophies.
Washington.—Dwight F. Davis of
rla - v *- ~... T
waa evident that Ames, for «x
years a pilot, was flying low on the
night of October 1, while enroute from
New York to the west with a cargo of
mnlh Airmail officials expressed the
belief that the blrdman. confused by a
dense fog, had piloted his ship Into the
mountainside, meeting Instant death
when the plane crashed Into the forest.
When found, the dead pilot was
«onted In the cockpit, his right arm
raised to bis face as If to ward off a
blow. His legs were entwined about
ihe control stick and his parachute was
strapped to his back, with two flare«,
the aviators' signal of distress, lying
V hts side. The gas tank contained
sufficient fuel to carry him some dis
tance and all switches of the motor
were on. This led the mall officials to
believe that death was Instantaneous.
Miming Air Pilot Found
Bellefonte, Pa.—Crushed amid the
giant trees on the side of Nlttany
mountain, the wreckage of a govern
ment mall plane disclosed the body of
Chorle« H. Arne«, the pilot for whom
thousands have been searching nine
Trotzky'e Health Undermined
Moscow.—Irfon Trotzky. his health
undermined by strenuous labors'at the
economic tasks assigned him on his re
turn to Moscow five months ago. has
been compelled again to relinquish ac
tive participation in the soviet regime.
the former war chief of the
bolahevlks is on his way to south Rus
sia, whence he returned In May after
an ''exile" which began In January.
His physicians have ordered a cojn
plete rest to mend a breakdown which
has resulted from working at high
pressure ever since he was made chair
man of the general concessions com
mittee last May 27.
Yank Flyer« to Leave Morocco
Fea, French Morocco.—Approaching
dtosrtof ion of the Sherlffian escadrille,
composed of American aviators vol
unteering for service against the Mo
roccan rebels, has been announced to
an official communication.
"This escadrille," the communique
says, ''now Is reaching the end of its
activities. Its members have shown
themselves worthy of their great ap
preciation. -- - — -
"A number of other escadrilles will
be moved to Algeria at an early date."
Marshal Receive« Death Threat
Phoenix, Arts.—A threat of death
has been received by United States
Marshal George Monk as a result of
the hanging of George Dixon Sujyn
nmle, Walapat Indian, at the govern
ment military reservation near Pres
cott.
The letter, mailed In Los Angeles,
said that the official will pay with bis
own life tor the part lie played to the
hanging of Rujynamle.
No Beareh Without Warrant
Washington,—Federal agents oper
ating under the Harrison narcotic art
have »0 right to search residences
without a search warrant, except
where arrests are actually made, the
supreme court declared to the appeal
af Thomas AgneMo and others arrested
in Brooklyn
Trade Caeee Closed Affaira
Washington The supreme court de
rltoed to reopen the cases decided to
favor* ONf linde aoaoclatloon,
I
LOV !«!*••*»■* Hone
Baton Rouge. La.—The small bead
eyed nmskrat way yet make Louisiana
m* of Ehe richest states In the Union.
Last year resident« along the gulf
roast «rid I.BOftOOO muskrat pelt» tor
■.
Ü department of agri
ÜÜB employed « nararatt* to
what to» «so do la maktog trite
mm
)l!».~""~."s.-rïr
from the mill of the Silver Dyke urine
near Nelhart. the Belt Valley Protect
Ire association be« been advlaed by
Attorney General Foot
The attorney yeaeral'a office la tends
The natter was laid before the at
torney general recently by a
, representing the association and Mr.
gy** M)d that ** w<wM (iniBed , atrtT
J nahe aa inveatigatioa. Mr. Foot
nece ss a rily absent fron Helena for a
{week following this interview and
made Inquiry into the Belt creek mat
j ter on his return,
political and economic M$a ef
eastern MonUaa, died recently at his
bome ronTth _
A growth of the raopb.gus
****** whl< * SeMtàr Edwards bat
tied bravely for months, brought to an
end , ,, fe of actlTlty rn , rkpd bv p^,
tldpatlon In pabllc affair, such as has
f . llen to tha M of but f UtmUoM
H e had ^ fop , lۈd .
lng n the developinent of Mon .
tana and ,Qr *"«£"**** ta R
publican politics in this stete. He was
„ naàldilt$ for the RepQblWn ^
natlon fop ÜBlted atBteB MDator ln
19 ^ b „ t waa fbe
election by Charles N. Pray, present
DnIted Jodge. who In torn waa,
defeated at the , lB b Seriator H jJ
John B. Bdwards, a former senator
from Rosebud county, who for a gen
eration or more played a leading part
Myers. Democrat.
During the course of Senator Ed
wards' career he rose from a penniless
cowboy to become one of the moat
prominent men to his state. I
Bitter Root Spude on Menu
Bitter Root potatoes will have
place on menu cards of Northern Pa
cific diners along with mountain trout
from the Blackfoot valley.
Officials of the dining car service
have Just completed arrangements
here for the delivery of potatoes of the
Netted Gem variety which meet the
requirements of the co mpa n y. The
I potatoes are to be need for the "baked
J feature of the dining car serv
I ^ which has been popular with the
traveler f or } . earg
1« Orphans have been taken
^ r0m t * lla < ® nnt y « n d placed Ln good
! homt * ln °* her P * rt8 state,
Students Aid Home Society
The tag day sponsored by the mem
bers of the senior class of the Harlow
ton high school was very liberally
patronized by the citizens and a splen
did amount wes realized by the stud
ents. The
Montana Children's Home Finding so
ciety.
Twenty-four families of Wheatland
county have adopted dependent chll
wlll be given to the
Awarded Clark Scholarship s
Clarence Hagen, son of Mr. End Mrs.
Fred Hagen, north of Stevensville, ha*
been awarded a W. A. Clark scholar
ship at the State university.
The Clark scholarship entitles the
student to his board and tuition, it is
understood, for the 4-year course at
the university. . This 1* contingent up
on the studënt's making good, however.
must be active to All the university
life
Rancher Periahea in Flames
Milton Knuner, 70, and an 0 I 4 time
rascher of near Absarokee, was burned
to death to a fire which destroyed hla
ranch buildings. The body of the man
with the limbs burned off was found
to a chicken hohSe, where he appar
ently had rnahed to salvage a cache of
money. His watch had stopped run
ning at 1 o'clock.
Evidence was found that showed
Runner had gone to bed reading while
smoking.
A brand book has been prepared by
Thayer Stevens of Hariowton contain
ing the brands of every stocklban In
Wheatland and Sweetgrass counties.
Over 850 brands are Indicated with the
names of the owners attached. With
the aM of the book a person can tell
at a fiance the owner of any animal he
might find.
Theodore McEugene, substation op
erator for the C. M. & St. P. railroad
at Gold Creek, was Instantly killed
when bis automobile slipped off the
grade Just outside of Garrison and
turned over 1Ô times, dropping 900
feet.
Max Elckelberg has resigned bis po
sition with the United States reclama
tion bureau at Worden and has gone
to Weat Palm Beech, Fla., where I»
will locate. Hla family will folio«
when school doses.
administrator of prohibition enforce
ment at Helena.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews ha* announced the appoint
ment of O. K. Nickerson as assistant
Maggie Jenkins. TO, pioneer cattle
woman of the Smith river cota» try.
with postoffice at Mlltegan, became
bride of Francis Kill s. 80, pioneer
miner and stockman of White Sdfdar
Springs Mrs. Kill« ta a horaewooma
end rides the range daily to take cars
of her cattle. Her former husband.
Joha W. Jenkins, was killed tow years
Mr, Elite milted to No. t shaft at the
■ 1 ' ' ■■ -'-"gr, located In Hetotm above
II» pwwrot tfto «t the.*. M C A to
3 MB. He I« aas»
Eetimate the Wort Output of «Ute at
<000,000
CUP TMt YEAR
TOPS '24 CROP
Last Year
Montana's wool dip this year will be
at least 20,090,000 pounds, about 1 . 000 ,
more than In 1924, it Is es
timated by ln T. Wight, secretary
treasurer at the National Wool ex
change. writ, was in Great rolls to at
tend a meeting ef wort g r o w ers .
The praseat price on the beet grade
at Montana wool is tram $190 to |1 .*5
a pound cleaned, or 47 cent* or 49
cents to the grease. Mr. Wight said,
which la more than the price was at
this time last year, but less than thé
speculative figures reached before the
year ended.
At the Great Falls meeting R. L.
Waddell dlsctiKJwd the culling of io«
wort producing ewes, giving figures to.
show what has be«» done to Montana.
In most cases a ewe shearing less than
seven pounds of wool Is considered be
low »' mlard, the specialist said. The
average production in the state la 8.47
pounds.
fleece weight of the flock can be In
creased. Mr. Waddell pointed out,
meaning a profit to tbs sheepman.
By culling, the average
Glasgow Man Oeta Auto Job
Bkl Small of Glasgow was appointed
by the board of examiners to be dep
uty registrar of motor vehicles under
A. B. Middleton, warden of the state
penitentiary, who becomes registrar
when ths bureau is moved to the state
prison on December 1, ander « law
passed by the 1928 legislature.
W. L Ballard was named law en
forcement officer for the bureau. Mr.
Small win have virtual supervision
over the work of the bureau. He Is a
former sheriff of Valley county and 1»
now engaged in banking to Glasgow.
He was highly recommended to the
board. Mr. Ballard, a resident of Great
Falls, Is at present Inspector for the
bureau and was strongly recommended
to the board by Secretary of State C.
T. Stewart.
Nage Pull Circus Stunt
Sheriff Dan McNiece had a narrow
escape from death recently while act
ing as Inspector of brands at the Wi
baux stockyards. A horse whose brand
he was Inspecting kicked him In the
head, laying him fiat on the ground.
The entire bunch stampeded, running
directly over him hut fortunately hurd
ling his body. There were four car
loads In the yards and all took the
leap. The sheriff came to later with
only a headache to remind him of his
experience.
Yellowstone Trail Meeting
J. K. Heslef, Butte banker, was
elected a member of the executive
committee of the Yellowstone Trail
association from western Montana for
the third successive year. Mr. Heslet
presided over the annual meeting of
the western Montana members at Jef
ferson Springs.
Bozeman was selected to r next
year's meeting and the members from
the eastern part of the state will be In
vited to Join.
A canoe trip from Troy, Montana, to
Bonner* Ferry, a distance of 42 miles
through dangerous water, was made
recently by Charles White, 16. a son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. White of Trey.
The trip was made to eight hours.
Shooting the Kootenai rapids in a ca
noe is a feat which but few men hâve
to their credit and. so far as known,
this Is the first tfape the trip was made
by a boy.
Levi Davis, aged 83, a well-lrnown
and highly esteemed citizen of Butte
for about 28 years and president of the
Montana Abstract tc Title Insurance
company of this dty. died after an Ill
ness of three weeks' duration. Mr. Da
vis formerly resided at Deer Lodge,
where In 1889 he become associated
with the Montana Abstract & Title
company.
Edgar 800 uts Organisa
A mass meeting at Edgar of the
boy* of 12 , to 18 was held recently ae
preliminary organisation meeting of ;
local troop of Scouts. A temporary
organisation was formed and It was
decided to hold regular meetings at
Intervals of two weeks.
Forgot Me Not Days
Governor J. E.* Erickson has Issued
a proclamation designating the days
of October 1« to 24 as Forget-me-not
days and urging the people of the
state to respond to the appeal of the
disabled war veterans daring that
period.
The Missoula county high school safe
was recently blown by yeggs and $190
to cash and checks taken. Of this
•bout $80 belonged to a fond created
by book room sales and the rest be
longed to The Ronafa, the high school
publication.
The Roundup «wo show will he held
October 90 sad 91 instead of November
II, aa originally planned, according to
a decision made by the committee to
charge. The date was originally set
tor Armistice day, which is a legal
holiday, and as «H sto res and
placée to Round op will be eloaed on
that day It waa deemed best to make
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