The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31
STATE BRIEFS

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BOwdOin-The BowdOin school has closed
for a period Of two weeks on account Of
a case Of scarlet fever.
ROundup-T. G.. Beazley, who was Ousted
from the office Of sheriff of Musselshell
county some time ago has been ~reinstated
to serve until Jan. 3.
Great Falls-Daniel Melaynich, an en-
plOye of the Silver Dyke Mining company
at Neihart, was instantly killed when he
was caught in a rock slide in the min
ChOteau-William E. LOckhart, new sup
ervisOr Of Lewis and Clark National forest
to succeed r. II. Myrick, has arrived from
Miles City with his wife and three children.
ChinOOk-After more than 10 years Of
continuous service as fire chief in Chinook,
r. T.. Rusch has resigned. Ftis resignation
was accepted by the town council with
regrets.
ChinOOk-Six thousand birds made up
the Blaine county turkey pool, which sold
for approximately $4,000, according to G..
W.. GustafsOn, shipping manager for the
Blaine County Turkey association.
Great FaIls-Transfer Of the head officers
Of the Montana Flour Mills company from
LewistOwn to Great Falls probably will
occur about January 1, according to e. r.
McClave, president Of the company.
HinsdaIe-The crew which is stretching
the copper wire for the Montana Power
COMPANY LOL kAC (OANCg oANC VI GAENNAANAeg
from Malta to Glasgow, has reached Hins-
dale.
Nashua-C. G. Keefe Of Minneapolis was
here recently looking at the Farmers ele-
vatOr and at the plans for the new eleva'
tor that will be built in the spring. This
building will be a $4,000 bushels capacity
BnIings-GeOrge /. Stevens, local insur
ance man and prominent in American
legion affairs in Montana, was found deaC
in his garage, a victim of carbon mOnoxid'
poison from the exhaust of his automobile
virginia Clty-Andrew w. Switzer, VIII
came to Montana on the overland trai
during the then territOry's first gold eX
element, died recently at his home nea
LETTERS, in the Madison valley, where h
had lived continuously since 1865. He wa
u years OF age.
Great Falls-The minimum scale for car
penters in Great Falls will advance frOI
IS to 50 a day on January 1 unless negO
t~iatiOns between the carpenters union an
contractors should result in a differen
agreement. The union men have serve
notice of the new scale.
Great FaIls-ApprOXimately $50 in cul
rency was stolen and a much larger amour
of money was overlooked by an amateU
hOlduD man, who robbed the Park grocer,
and compelled the proprietor, James !
Hasterlik, to accept confinement in a II
frigerating compartment.
Great FaIIs-WOrd of the death of Nj
Margaret Graves Bennett, wife of BishC
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Great Falls through letters received /
Edgar Maclay, who was a close friend
the family when the Rev. Mr.. Bennett W;
rector of the Episcopal church here.
CulbertsOn-Farmers o fthis vicinity i
lterested in CulbertsOn have prescrib,
their full quota of the 81, 800 necessary
build the new CulbertSOn creamery leavil
only $500 yet to be raised, which is {
quota the CulbertsOn merchants are
subscribe to put the enterprise across.
Great FaIIs-A petition requesting the {
as adjustment Of an eight-hOur day and
BY minimum monthly salary of $3.50 for mel
DE- bers of the Great Falls fire departing
was Monday night submitted to the ci
- council by 20 members of the departmel
No action was taken on the request by {
wv council.
HeIena-State Insurance Commission
George p. Porter has admitted the Metz
,e- pOlitan National Insurance company
he Havana, Cuba, to transact a fire re-insI
in ance business in Montana. The cOmpa
mt carries a United States deposit of $1,000
n and shows a surplus for policy holders
he 100000.
he ChinOOk-Julius Lehfeldt, one of the
e. tive and well known business men Of t
community for % years died at his no
5h, here after a long illness. Mr.. Dehfeldt hl
hit a prominent place in the commercial a
nd political affairs of this section until abb
it. two years ago, when he was forced to
Ior tire because Of his health.
Treat Ealb-GEGdb NOILueEu ALeAi
Ter business has been exceptionally good t
ne year, reflecting the improving prosper
On Of the northwest, according to P. II. Blu
Jus ham, general freight agent, who was b
,u+ on his way from the coast to st. Paul.
'WI +. Pewters, assistant general freight &
passenger agent at Helena, was also he
VaIier-Under the direction of D.
in Smith, the Smith-Hughes agricultural
ION s~tructOr of Waller high school, the &C
as testing club, after keeping a years rec
eli Of Is cows, shows an average of
pounds Of milk, 27.7 pounds Of butteri
of a gross return Of 1915, a feed cost
the $3.18, and a net profit Of $3.50 per {
m per month.
en- ChOteau-According to figures issued
led Robert Clarkson, county agent, the TIE
ger County Shipping association had marke
ing more than $4,000 worth Of farmers' 2
red duce during the year 1926, up to NOvem
the 80. These figures do not include the mo
raj received for the Christmas turkey 81
!. ment, which netted the farmers Of
vicinity about $4,000.
cen Helena-Due to snow, which frequer
lnd renders impossible the roads, and to Ii
or traffic in the winter months, the me
lnu bus lines operating between Butte
Dillon, and between Butte. Wisdom
ole Jackson in the Big Hole country, h
on discontinued operations for the win
Ved according to information received by
eSS Montana railroad commission.
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