Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-06-17
STATE BRIEFS

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Conrad-James oorcoran. rs. an old.
time resident of Pondera county. died a
his home here recently.
Helena-From March is to May is
Ben Vogel. state trapper, killed IS noun
tain lion in Mineral county.
Corvallis-Slx families of Iowa people
will arrive In the Bitter valley this
month. The party left Iowa June 2.
Glasgow-The Lismas ferry. which wa.
washed out a few weeks ago. has beer
rebuilt and service has been resumed.
Sweetgrass-A crew of about 100 mer
has been ~ballasting and raising the
Great Northern tracks south OF this city
HarIowton-The class OF 1926 presented
the local high school with a 40-foot fae
pole and it was dedicated on Memorial
Day.
Apgar-A dangerous strip Of road east
of Bolton or the Columbia Falls-GiacieI
Park highway, is being surveyed for
widening.
> H~amIlton-The Hamilton Fire depart
ment has a new fire truck, which will
carry a chemical tank and other fire
equipment.
Great Falls-Dr. Phillip Wieland and
his son. DR.. Hans Wieland of Ulm, Donau.
Stli sokiF F1oitta AAI "a
here recently.
Glasgow-Preparations are now pro-
crossing rapidly for the staging Of Glas-
COWS first annual rodeo, scheduled for
July 2, 8 and 4.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. carloads of
sheep, destined for Browning and Sum-
dance. have been received here over the
Great Northern.
Great Falls-Northern Montana's lamb
crop has been reduced from 10 to sc per
cent this year as a direct result OF the
recent cold rains.
Great Falls-The BARLEY & Miller wool
clip of 1000 fleeces was sold here a few
days age to Charles Webb & Co.. of Bos-
ton, for 35 cents.
HeIena-East Helena, q community Of
/ 100 persons, is to incorporate. This
was decided at a recent election held to
decide the question.
AnacOnda-The thirty-eighth biennial
state convention Of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians will be held in this city COM
mencing August "a.
Butte-Dr. N. A. Lyman of Hamilton
was re -elected president of the Montana
Optometrists' association at It's annual
meeting here recently.
Anaconda--Father A. r. Coopman. for
40 years one Of the most beloved
members Oh Inc (hLuOllC CltISy III ndOu-
died here recently.
Martinsdale-The Martinsdale postof-
fee will be raised July l from fourth
class to presidential ran n will carry
a salary OF 81. 100 annually.
ChOteau-Lionism was established In
this city recently when q charter In the
Lions International was formally present.
ed n received at a banquet.
Helena-The bridge over the Little
Prickly Pear creek in the canyon a short
east of Wolf Creek has been
condemned by the state engineer.
Lewistown-The farmers and business
men OF the Grass Range district have
decided to put on a fair and harvest
festival at Grass Range / n the fall.
Helena-Musselshell was first among
counties in the production OF
coal, the output from h Roundup
mines being 1f9.112 tons during 1926.
GIendiye-Jack Warford, formerly OF
this city, was killed at Williston, N. D.,
when he came in contact with
an electric wire carrying a high voltage.
Fort Benton-E. B. Duncan, Hill our
ty agent and r. l.. Waddell, state live
specialist, will be speakers for the
farmers picnic to be held here June II
and 18.
Havre-W. j.. Shirley. principal OF the
Havre high school, was named director OF
the regional summer normal school to be
conducted in Havre for nine weeks this
hummer.
Trident-Elvin u. Leh, superintendent
of the Three Forks Portland Cement
company's Montana plants, has resigned
after ten years OF successful service in
this state.
.Missoula-Less han one-half OF one
per cent Of the cattle subjected to tuber-
cular test In MisSoula county showed re-
actions to the tests. Nearly $4,000 cattle
were tested.
~BIlings-Dr. w. r. Morrison, eye, ear
n nose specialist, left recently for New
York, where he will embark for Europe
to pass the summer In post graduate
work in Paris.
Whitefish-J. L. Blankenship. AL Guam
n d. Parrish returned recently from a
bear hunt in the North Fork country.
h hunters secured one brown bear. one
black bear n q grizzly.
Hamilton-Mrs. B. r. Tudor, 81. Bitter
pital recently. With her brother she
came to the Bitter Root valley IL 1876.
She was a native Of Missouri.
Baker-The contract has been awarded
for the erection of an annex to the pres
ent elevator OF the Baker Equity Coop
erative association. The addition will
have a capacity OF 10000 bushels.
Helena-In addition to the air line
from Great Falls to Cheyenne, another
Montana service is contemplated. This
route would reach from Helena, through
Butte and Idaho to Salt Lake City.
Livingston-Miss Burdette Squire has
returned to her home here from South
western college In Kansas. She will spend
the summer In Chicago where she will
be a student OF harp under Salvi.
Chinook-The city council has created
a special Improvement district for the
purpose of raising %, 100 to be used for
street grnveling. 1t was also decided to
create a tourist camping ground here.
Great Falls-Great Falls wool prices
have advanced from 1914 cents to 35
cents recently when three large clips
we're sold at the latter figure to the Col
ored Worsted Mills OF Providence, R. 1.
Three Forks-Phil Fauver was severely
burned and shocked recently when he re-
ceived q current OF 5000 volts through
his body while ~endeavoring to quench a
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