Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25
STATE BRIEFS

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Martinsdalc-IIenry Pump and W. W
Flat of Smith Bros. sold their wool cir
of 22.o00 feeces recently at 81 cents.
Bnlings-I. G. Jones, a resident of this
city for more than % years. died at Reno
New, recently following an operation.
Deer Lodge-The work Of hauling ore
from the Bonanza mine nj Emery was re-
sumed recently and will continue regularly.
Pendroy-Mr. and Mrs. j. f. Sullivan
have returned from a trip abroad. Mr.
sullivan is one of Teton county's biggest
wool growers.
Great Fails-More than five and one half
million letters were mailed In Great Fails
last year. This is equivalent to fourteen
letters a minute.
Great Falls-Mrs. Lille Rogers, mother OF
five children, a few days ago committed
suicide by taking lysol. She had been III
Tor some time.
White sulphur springs-A Boston wool
buyer has spent several days in this ter
ritory interviewing wool growers of the
Musselshell valley.
Chinook. +. Sharples, pioneer certi-
fed potato seed grower, has been elected
president Of the North Montana Potato
Growers association.
l. Libby-The trial of Sam Anderson and
Howard HULA accused of the murder of
Frank Gregson at Eureka, January 9. has
been set for March -.
superior-According to the best reports
ohtainable the lessons of the Iron Mountain
Tunnel mine, just north of Superior. will
soon begin operations.
Forsyth-A deal was recently consum.
mated whereby the A. G. Lott ranch at
Nanada became the property of Joe Gotz.
recently of Wisconsin.
Forsyth-Andrew j. Anderson. for *
years a resident of Rosebud county and a
we'll known rancher, died recently after an
illness of several years.
Kalispell-Ole Helander, caretaker of
Lewis Glacier hotel at the head of Lake
Mcdonald, was drowned in the Icy waters
OF that lake a few days ago.
Missoula-More than 800 teachers have
been served by the state University board
of recommendations during the past year
In securing teacher positions.
Deer Lodge-Carrying out his last wish,
Edwin Blake, an old-time resident of Ne
vada Valley, was buried at Helmvile re-
Gently. He died at Deer Lodge.
Boreman-Gallatin County Wool Grow
ers association members have sold their
1927 product to a Chicago concern for 34L
cents. The deal affects 1000 feeces.
Cascade-The Cascade Milling & Elevator
company will move the machinery from its
Manhattan mill to this point thereby ,doub-
ling the output of the local Institution.
Missoula-A committee is soliciting the
iutdi IhdSuHlc lrdteIulty sluE iuuus WIN
which TO erect a pavilion at Meiita on Flat
head lake, the building to cost about 81, 900.
Kalispell-E. A.. Shaw. II. E. Robin. f.
o. Williams and w, b. Mcdonald were
the board of directors named at the annual
meeting of the kalispell chamber OF COM
merce.
Livingston-H. X. Powell of Missoula
was reelected to the presidency of the
Montana State Council of Carpenters at
the meeting of that body held here re-
Gently.
3 GIendive-Irwin Rusty" Woodward CON
victed of stealing two horses from the
open range, has been sentenced to q term
of from five to ten years in the state peni-
.tentiary. w
Anaconda-Hungry elk are invading the
ranches of the Barber Greek country TO the
extent that ranchers are compelled TO pro-
rect their haystacks, and place other feeds
in. barns.
Great %Falls-steps are being taken to
render the Great Falls annual rudeQ, to be
held the week Of July Fourth, one of the
leading attractions of its kind m the en-
tire northwest. - ..>s
Miles CIty-Trailing a pack of hounds
during the winter months In the Carter
county region, Earl .Witham has an
nounced that he has been successful In bag
ging so coyotes.
Havre-The number of jackrabbits in
Hill county has been reduced by from
1,500 to 1000 by member OF the high
school agricultural club who are partici-
pating in a drive.
Miles City-For the, third consecutive
time, J. d, Miles OF this lcity was elected
commander of Custer Post No. 5 of the
American Legion, at the annua meeting
held here recent Iy.
! Harlowton-Mrs. Harriet w. Tooley, rep
resenting a Boston house. has contracted
for several big clips of wool in this terri
tory, her purchases running up to approx
mately 10000 600 pounds.
Broadus-lf present plans are carried
out. Powder River county will have an
built by the federal fGrest service coop
Grating with the county,
Dinon-Local sheepmen recently sold to
a representative of the Dewey-Gould COM
pany of Boston, 10000 fleeces at 30 cents
per pound, the highest price paid in the
northwest so far this season.
Martins daIe-The- Blair compan wool clip
of IL. 600 ~feeces. said to be che largest indi-
vidually owned clip In the. state, has been
sold for Tune delivery to the Charles Webb
Sons company of Philadelphia.
Missoula-Late shipments Of western
Montana grain are beginning to move east
to the Minneapolis ELEVATORS Eight cars
of Potatoes have recently left the Bitter
Root valley for eastern markets.
Butte-znlima LaRue Smith, who claims
the distinction of being the only woman
.mayorality candidate In Montana, has filed
her petition for candid4te for. mayor Of
Butte. on the INDEPENDENT ticket
misunderstanding to word received
here, Miss Hazel Hurd, of this city, is APP
-pearing asian. .understudy 70 the prima
donna of George Whites Scandals, one
OF the leading musical shows in New York.
stockett-J. f.. Young, superintendent Of
the Stockett-Sand Coulee schools since
1918, has announced that he VIII not be a
candidate for the position next year. He
expects to leave school work to enter
business.
Fort Beuton-A number Of citizens Of
Iona and surrounding territory are or
ganizing what win be known as the
Thoroughbred Poultry and Livestock asso-
citation, with the idea Of raising thorough
bred stock.
: Great FAlls-Marion w. Sherwood, who
has been a member of the executive board
of the Royal Milling company since 1923,
has left for Ogden, Utah, where he will
become superintendent of the company's
| new mill there. .4t.
Cut Bank-Ada Jones, alias Ada vaille,
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