The Bozeman courier., 1926-09-17
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
STATE BRIEFS

HamiIton-Grantsdale, three miles south
OF Hamilton, is to have cheese factory
in operation within the next thirty days.
BnIings-Worried, it is believed, by fin
ancial difficulties W. H. Donovan, pion-
eer Billings merchant, killed himself. re-
Gently by sending a bullet into his brain.
Deer LOdge-Mrs. Addison Sterling. Ro-
nan, was elected diocesan president Of the
National council OF Catholic Women Of
Montana at the closing session Of the fifth
annual convention here.
Hinsdale-The state fish and game de-
partment expressed seven pairs of ring
tail pheasants to John Hansen and thew
were turned loose on the Hansen ranch
northwest Of Hinsdale
Billings-Lawrence Opp, Of Helena. was
unanimously elected president of the Mon
tana Funeral Directors association, at the
succeeds M. Gompf of Libby.
Butte-William H. Hills. 60. pedestrian
the victim Of hit and run autOist, died
OF the injuries. The car bore a WyOm-
ing license, but authorities have been un-
able to locate it or its driver
Butte-Afrs. Arthur OuIette of this citv
and her husband are in a hospital as
result Of a collision of their automobile
with switch engine of the Northern Pa
cifie railway at a city crossing.
Billings-C. F. Harmening, "A piOneer
Billings resident and one of the best known
tallOrs OF the city, dropped dead while pay
ing call to another tailor shop. His
death is attributed to heart trouble
Nashua-When Maryman Moeker, four
years old, fell on a nail which was pro-
truding from a small board from an apple
box, the nail pierced her windpipe ana
she strangled, living about an hour.
Butte-J. ]. Carington, assistant general
superintendent Of the mines for the Ana
conda Copper Mining Co., has been ap-
pointed chief assistant general superinten-
/ dent of mines, an office recently created.
BiIIings-Norman Clyde, Independence,
| Calf, and Ernest VOgel, Billings, made
successful ascent Of Granite peak, 1880
feet high, the lOftiest pinacle in Montana
according to members OF a local hiking
party.
Sidney-SS5, 900 bond issue to erect a
new Richland county court house will be
4 submitted to voters at the November cleo
tiOn, according to a resolution at the last
meeting Of the board Of county commits
siOners.
TrOy-An unusually heavy blast of rock
resulted in q serious accident to Dan Muir
the upper Yaak. A large rock struck him,
smashing his arm and caving in several
Of his ribs.
ChinOOk-B. D. Lott, who is looking af-
ter the labor situation for the Utah-IdahO
Sugar Co., is busy rounding up 800 beet
workers, who will be necessary to take
care Of the sugar beet harvest in the Milk
River valley.
Wolf Point A. E. Rodgers, who struck
Julius Vahrenkamp over the head with a
sledge hammer at a road camp east of
Wolf Point has been arrested and is lodged
in jail here, charged with first degree
assault
HamiltOn-A hail storm visiting portions
Of the Bitter Root valley recently dam
aged orchards to the extent OF 20 per cent
: in some localities, particularly that Of the
Summerdale orchards, near Victor, and
Hamilton Heights, east Of Hamilton.
sIdney-New beet wagons are being
made, old ones repaired, valley roads are
receiving the last bit Of care, bridges
looked after and the largest draft horses
on the pOrject are being trained for the
, beet harvest which starts this month.
Welt POlnt-Frank YOupee and his broth
, er, Louis YOupee, are organizing an orch
estra which they expect to take into east
ern states as a commercial enterprise
The YOupees are Fort Peck Indians and
both are musicians OF exceptional ability
= Wolf POint-Considerable excitement wa
caused here recently by the discovery ei
a skull and other human bones in an un
occupied building known as the Christoph
5 erson rooming house, which has been un
3 tenanted since the building was PARTIAL!
! burned last winter.
5 Great Falls-Oi burning locomotives vii
8 be used on the ScObey- -Opheim branch, i
y was announced in Great Falls by J. II
:. O'Niill of Seattle general manager o
lines west OF the Great Northern. Flv
locomotives are being assigned to thu
r Glacier Park-FOur professors from Jap
y anese Universities, enrOute to educatiOna
, institutions in the eastern part Of tn
United States, where they will take spe
t eial courses under instructions from tn
g international Education board Of tn
!. Rockefeller foundation, recently visite
= Glacier park.
s sidney-B. E. Mercer, city treasurer, an
= nOunces the retirement Of $4,000 Of 191
+ water and sewer bonds that were a gen
: eral obligation Of the city According Z
q the same authority, the total remaining
a Indebtedness of the city is an even 500,
p 900, Of which $35 900 was incurred this yea
a for water and sewer.
u HamiltOn-A gila monster was killed nea
s. Medicine Tree in the upper Bitter Roo
valley, when it was run over by an auto
= mobile belonging to M. n. Edgemond,
), ranger of that district. The reptile ha
% been at large in the community, for sey
eral months, as It escaped from captivit
IS shortly after being brought here by la
# Briggs from Tuscan, Arizona.
= HamiltOn-Six grade cows OF mike
% herd belonging to Paul Frisch netted hil
Le l3114 pounds Of butter fat during Angus
,s or an average Of 519 pounds. His we
j. the high herd Of the Bitter Root Vale
= COwtesting association for the montl
% "BObby," a grade Jersey Of the Frisc
IS herd was second high COW in the organ
\ zatiOn, with 724 pounds Of butter fat