Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18
STATE BRIEFS

Peck Indian reservation. died at his homl
here recently.
KaIispelI-InA few days. this city vii
he ION the air., the kalispell station e
he known as kGEZ.
Butte-The murder recently of Toy Sing
au Oriental, has led to an Investigation o.
the drug traffic in Butte.
Billings-This city has opened a driv,
for $4,000 TO furnish the new quarter mil
lion neaconess hospital here.
Wolf Point-The Continental Oil com.
pany is making extensive changes and i'm.
p~rovements on its local warehouses.
simms-The annual fathers and sons
banquet of the Smith-llughes Agricultural
club of Simms will be held on Feb 26.
Great FalIs-Cascade county's fair com.
mission has announced the completion OF
a plan for the holding of the first North
Montana fair here in 1928.
Dlllon-The local order OF DeMolay held
initiation ceremonies recently. Six candi-
dates were initiated and following the cere.
mony a banquet was served.
Popiar-The women Of this city have ex-
tended an invitation to the women's auxil-
iaries of the American Legion TO hold their
next district meeting In this city.
Helena-saturday. February 10, was set
by the supreme court TO receive Its COM
mittee named to prepare memorials for the
late Justice William l.. Holloway
Billings-Completion of an u%nderpass be-
meath the Northern Pacific tracks west of
this city recently marked the passing of a
dangerous Yellowstone Trail crossing.
Glaseow-Harold Oscar Gender, who has
spent much of his life in Glasgow, com
mitted suicide at his room in a lodging
house in Los Angeles early in January.
Fairheld-Ned Wilson, IS. a rancher Of
this community, died recently while sleep
ing at his home. A weak heart is said
to have been the cause of his sudden death.
Bsuings-Montana music teachers are
planning TO perfect a state organization at
Livingston March 80, at a meeting called
two days prior to the state music meet.
Havre-Word was received recently that
Ernest Weir and Roy Hartland, Havre
boys with the Marines, left San Diego to
serve with the American forces in China
Butte-while his wife and three young
looked on, Albert Hawkes., a
miner, shot and killed George Kempean,
another miner. Hawkes. claims self de-
Missoula-work of replacing the present
Austin yiaduct of the Rocky Mountain
division Is now being undertaken in ear
nest by the Northern Pacific Railway
Butte-Divorces were granted at the rate
Of % per calendar month, or one for each
court day in Silver Bow county during
lttpiQS III Ia Olh1C "a thC NiIih "a
court show.
Great Falls-The Great Falls Chamber
IF Commerce is making material progress
its campaign for the establishment in
his city of a beet sugar factory during
he year 1929.
Observation-Disclosures Daniel Steele, famous
luthor and traveller, will hold a conference
n short story writing for a fortnight dur
ng the coming summer session of the
state university.
Butte-Warren G.. Davenport, miner,
lews-writer and Waterman, has been
awarded 5000 damages as the result of
having received q severe beating at the
hands of William Kilt.
Great FaIls-Policemen of this city have
a demand for a SO a month
increase. The request follows a
of the local fire department mem
)ers for a salary advance.
Helena-Plans are going forward for the
state convention of the American Legion,
o be held here June 16 to %, during the
lime of the annual encampment of the
National Guard.
Denton-In an effort to rid the fields of
he horde of jackrabbits that are infesting
his vicinity, the Alton community club has
the Hoosac club and a rabbit
was staged February IL.
Great Falls-The Homestake Oil COM
lany, at its regular annual meeting held
reelected all directors and Of
f. B. Coolidge Is president and A.
D. Becker is secretary-treasurer.
st. Ignatius-Bert Lish, a farmer of this
territory, has just returned from an ex-
tended trip to Oregon and Washington.
is loud in his praise of Montana, as
compared to the country he visited.
Missoula-Thirty head Of elk from the
north herd of Yellowstone park will be
sent to stock the forests In the Libby vicin-
49, nnAAa1fn. 80 DhAt-,NA- AYp n
of the state game commission.
Butte-Both potato and onion clubs have
been added to the gardening organization
known as the Butte City Improvement
club. Every person in the city is expected
to enter exhibits IN the next fall display.
Pony-Ralph B. Wallace, one of Mon
tana's early-day pioneers, and a mar prom
lnent in the development of Butte's min
ing properties died at Pony a few days
ago. He was So years of age and had been
In Montana about 40 years.
Great Fails-George Edward Lindberg,
10, of Simms, was instantly killed a few
days ago by the accidental discharge of a
shotgun. The gun was fired by the trigger
a nail as the young man was re-
moving the weapon from the wall.
Hamilton-The city of Butte purchased
$65,000 worth Of Bitter Root Valley straw
berries during 1926. This represents 90
go crates, or to be exact, close to half a
million boxes of the big red berries that
are helping to make Montana famous.
Glendive-Mrs. NJ. r.. Keihl, one of Mon
tana's early pioneers, died recently at her
home in this city. Mrs. keihl and her
husband came to Montana in 1889, taking
up a homestead on Upper Burns creek,
moving to Glendive about "a years ago.
Chinook. f. Snarples, producer OF the
Sharples strain of seed potatoes, is in
Louisiana looking over the seed situation
there. ]. c.. Cronk Of Coburg, one of the
leading producers of certified seed pota-
toes, has left for Maine to ascertain the
seed potato situation there.
White Sulphur Springs-William War
rem, trapping for the biological survey, in
the vicinity of Rock creek, reports a catch
of SO coyotes In January. George Mcclure
another trapper, working on upper New.
Ian creek, reports II coyotes In the same
month.
Glendive--The Northern Pacific surveying
crew has moved camp from Bloomfield to
the vicinity of Lindsay to commence loca
ton work on the Seven Mile route, which
move is taken to mean that the new line
Will run out of Glendive up Seven Mile
creek.
Hardin-The Big Horn County Develop.
ment association was formed at a meeting
at Crow Agency recently, with p. A. John
son of Lodge 04ass as president and JAKE
G. Norris of Hardin as secretary. The pur.
pose of the organization Is to work for bet.
ter cooperation and better farming con
ditions.
Cut Bank-A verdict in favor of tn,
Great Northern railway company which
had been sued for $780, 900 by w. II. Allison
has been returned by a district court jury