Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-23
STATE BRIEFS

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Terry-Among stunts at the Fallon Fail
festival at Fallon. Sept. %, will be Q
hog calling contest"
Butte-Ed Campbell and Lawrence
Davies, well known Butte men, have pur-
chased the Stanley cafe.
Fort Benton-Rain marred the opening
day Of the Chouteau county fair, Throngs
viewed fine exhibits despite the drizzle.
Deer Lodge-Mrs. Louis Shiple,t suf-
fered a broken leg when she stepped In
a hole on the highway, near the Samuel
Beaumont home.
Conrad-With the opening of school
every residence and every available room
IN the city is occupied. Property trans
fers have been numerous.
Deer Lodge-Mrs. j. M. Lear, pioneer
resident of Deer Lodge, passed away al
her home in Kalamath Falls. Ore, &C
cording to word received here.
Great Falls-Burglars broke the lock
on the stock pavilian and removed sew
eral integral parts from an airplane mo-
tor owned by Earl Vance, aviator.
Kalispell-The Rev. Joseph Chester,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church
here. has accepted a call from the Meth
odist church in Pocatello, Idaho.
Butte-More than 80 employees Of the
commercial Service association Of Mon
tana attended the third annual conven-
ton OF the state organization here.
Poplar-Eighteen samples of wheat Sc
lected at random throughout the county
will average better than Is per cent pro-
tein content, recent survey reveals.
Butte-Joseph Keane. ST., 81. veteran
Butte baker, was run down by an auto
mobile driven by Tom Sloan. His in
fravtar r NOT ha1faypd m no serious
Lewistown-The annual fair for the
Winifred section at that town was o
notable success, both as to display OF
agricultural products and the program,
The attendance was large.
White Sulphur Springs-W. B. Warren
government trapper at Lingshire, o
the wild life exhibit arranged by the bio
logical survey for the State fair to the
Midland Empire fair at Billings.
Terry-The national parks press and
publicity tour of is newspaper, automo-
pile club and hotel club men, under di-
rection of w. G.. Tracey, Yellowstone park
visited Terry.
HarIem-The campaign for the new
United Brethren church building is pro-
crossing. DR.. Showers Of the Church
Erection society, Dayton, O., will be here
this fall. Building begins in the spring
Butte-Guy H. Murray. found guilty
of reckless driving. was fined $50 by Po-
lice Magistrate Dan F. Shea. Officers
claim Murray was drunk when arrested
He was given a severe lecture by Judge
Shea.
Observation-Disclosures showers have
slowed up work In wheat fields of GEN.
trail Montana, about 10 cars of grain are
being shipped from the northern Mon
tana division of the Milwaukee railway
daily.
Missoula-When H. o. Bell, Ford dealer
here. pulled on q line in the Flathead
river he did not pull out q new Ford
model, but he did and a 7-pound bass
the largest caught around here for many
years.
Missoula-Frost damage check esti-
mates strawberry loss from is to 20 pei
cent to bloom and foliage in the Darby
district of the Bitter Root valley. Ham
ilton reported no damage. The frost was
in streaks.
Miles City-The finding of a coat and
hat along the Milwaukee railroad, neal
Kinsey, east of Miles City, has increased
mystery attached to finding the body Of
a man, the identity of which is not a.
yet ascertained.
INSTRUMENTATION thrilled when Col.
onel Lindbergh swooped down out of the
clouds and flew low over the city. II
looked as though a house OF two might
get unroofed, so low did the Lone Eagle
hover over the town.
Mlssoula-"Look here, young fellow
you had better be a little more careful.
with your money said Secretary Charles
Johnson of the Elks' club, as he handed
Richard Porter $40 which the lad hac
dropped on the street.
Sun River-The local elevator reported
receipt Of $500 bushels Of grain in one
day this week. Some grain from the
Joe Gillies ranch has averaged 65 bushels
to the acre. At the Joe O.Neil ranch
wheat is averaging go bushels.
st. Ignatius-A blood clot on the brair
following injuries suffered In an automo'
bile accident caused the death Of Ed
ward Tremblay. Rev. FIR. Dinner reac
the burial service and tnterment wa.
made in st. Ingatius cemetery, in the
presence Of many friends.
Polson-Work on the bridge across the
Pend d'Orielle river is progressing, witt
a large crew Of men employed. Piles have
been driven along 200 feet of the rive
bed and the fill has been made for the
east approach. A number Of trucks ane
teams are working on excavation for tht
west approach.
BOX ElueT-AllCe II. CraIC, UauBnJeT o.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. s. Craft, Box Elder, dice
at the Havre Deaconess hospital follow
ing an operation for ruptured appendix
Funeral services were held from the st
Judis church, the Rev. Father Spragut
officiating. Interment was in Calvary
cemetery, Havre.
Lewlstown-County Treasurer E. 0
Hedrick's report for August shows thaf
Sept. l there is a county funds balance
of more than 1851 900 and / N the trus
and agency funds more than $4,000
making a grand total in all funds o.
81 ,153, $50, more thar $500. 900 of thi,
being in closed banks.
Lewistown-Three exceptional yield,
were reported from the Denton section
M. T. Campbell, Hoosac, averaged At
bushels an acre of winter wheat. FREQ
Walton threshed an average of about the
same from his winter wheat at Everson
and Max Lindsey. OF the same place, aver
aged 36 bushels Of spring wheat an acre
Bainville-The ministers of Congrega.
tional churches of the northeastern Mon.
tana parishes met In Bainville to plar
the fall and winter program. Those in
attendance we're o. P. Avery. Glendive
assistant superintendent; the Reverend
A. w. Monosnutt, Savage; George A. Lee
Bainville, F. A. Henderson, Froid-Medi-
cine Lake; E. A. Clifford, P~lentywood.
Valier-The Pondera County Cow Test.
ing association is now in operation. This
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