The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
STATE BRIEFS

Butte-Edward J. McCool foreman at
the Steward mine, died at st. James hos
pital as a result Of injuries received from
a fall of ground on the 2,SOO-foot level of
the Steward.
Observation-Disclosures Of the sentence Of
William L. Henmick Of Carter county. as
recently recommended by Governor r y.
Erickson, has been approved by the state
board Of pardOns.
Butte-A 10 per cent dividend Of approx
imately $4,000 has been declared for
Yegen bank depositOrs, according to a re-
port filed with Judge William e. Carroll
by Receiver Harry Hanson.
Deer LODGE. G. Coolidge in a heroic
manner, saved James e. Penkake, fagman
for the Northern Pacific railway at their
crOssing here, from serious burns when he
e~xtinguished the burning clothes Of Mr..
Penkake.
MissOuIa Vivian Corbly. journalism
graduate at the State university Of Montana
in 1922 has recently been named national
adjutant Of the Disabled American War
Veterans, according to word received here.
His headquarters are in Cincinnati.
Fort BeBtcn-JOhn w. Tattan, age 20.
judge of the district court and one Of
M~Ontana's widely known pioneers, fell and
broke his left collar bone while feeding his
chickens. His chief regret was that he
also broke seven perfectly fresh 6 g
HeIena-The request Of the stockmen Of
Wolf Point and vicinity contained in a
petition filed with the Montana railroad
commission October 8 for enlarged and
improved stock yards at Wolf Point, has
been cOncurred in by the Great Northern
railway.
Helena-Articles Of Incorporation Of the
North West Service Stores, Inc, have been
filed with the secretary Of state. The cor
pOratiOn is formed to engage in the retail
mercantile business in Wolf Point, Glas-
gov and PlentywOOd, Mont, and Willis
ton N. d.
ROundup-Concern of a relative over
possible properly loss to Eddie Green and
suited Tuesday in the arrest of Green and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bennett and incar-
%ceratiOn in the county Jail with a charge
Of Illegal possession Of intOXicants placed
against them.
Helena-The Legal Tender Mining com.
pany has been incorporated with principal
offices in Butte, according to articles filed
with the secretary of state by the incOr-
pOratOrs, L. NJ. Cobb, L. c. Chapman and
Alex Walker all Of Butte. The authorized
capital is $250,OOO.
ROundup-John Fink, a pioneer resident
here, was found dead in a well at Carpen-
ter Greek. He had been drilling a well
there. 1t is believed he had been dead sew
eral hours before he was found. A para
lytic stroke resulting in instant death is
) said to have been the cause.
HeIena-HarOld Z. LOngmaid of the In.
~terstate Lumber company, one of three
who had been recommended by creditors
| anu BIUChnO4uCID VI II AGLunNL
and Mechanics State bank of Helena has
been appointed receiver of that bank. Hi;
bond was fixed at $4,000.
MissOula-Dr. J. II. Underwood of Mis-
sOula, one o fthe Oldest faculty members o.
the state university in point Of service, anC
author Of note, an authority on sociological
subjects and a representative Of natiOna
and international societies died in a Wash
lington, d. c., hospital a few days ago.
Great FaIIs-An estate valued at approx
; imately S308,300 was left by the late An
: drew Thisted, Great Falls merchant wh'
= died October II according to a petition
for probate of the will filed in distric
court by Mrs. Augusta Thisted, widow
, The major portion of the estate consists
! of real estate, located in Great Falls.
ROundup-TO have Travelled across Cana
n da to the Pacific coast and back through
the United States as far as Roundup with
n out mishap and then to awake to the dis
cOvery that he was penniless was the dis
concerning experience of J. Backs, who 1
= eamped with his family east Of the fair
ground awaiting response to his hurriet
g message to relatives for temporary aid.