The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-04
STATE BRIEFS

VIII visit her sister.
COIumbus-Nearly $4,000 has been sub
scribed for Columbus paving, estimated
to cost approximately $4,000.
COlumbus-Sam Sheeks of Rapids was
injured when the team attached to the
potato digger he was operating ran away.
One foot was mashed.
Observation-Disclosures j. G. Huntoon and
E. j. Baker cancelled to jury term Of
court that was to have begun at Winnett
because Of settlement of cases.
ChOteau-The 1S-months-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Richardson Of Au-
gusta is recovering from an appendicitis
operation which was performed recently.
Roundup. Raths suffered severe in
juries when thrown from his horse, when
the animal stepped into a gopher hole.
Both horse and rider were found un-
conscious.
MissOula-A dozen Northern Pacific en-
gineers are now in the field, and con-
struction work on the new Bitter Root
line has started from the Hamilton end
Of the road.
Livingston-John H. Hershberger, for
80 years general contractor at Hardin,
was killed by a dynamite blast while
supervising road construction one mile
north Of Wilsall.
COlumbus-When the Adams dairy
herd strayed onto the right-of-way they
were hit by an eastbound freight. Nine
head Of cattle were injured. Mr.. Adams
estimates his loss at approximately $700
Fairfield-George r. Twedt, a project
farmer, reports loss of 90 bushels OF
wheat by theft from a granary on a
neighboring place which he is farming
A truck was used in hauling the wheat
away.
| rOadview-Prairie fires over "a square
miles destroyed 1900 tons Of hay valued
at 5000 on the Comanche flats here
| and the entire community was out tC
combat the blaze with backhres, water
and sacks.
Great FallS-Two school Girls were in
jured here by wire staples hurled at then
by lads using slingshots. The police arr
rounding the lads up, according to thl
probation officer.
Butte-Despite the fact that Bessi,
Clark told the court she could go Il
church and pray as good as any o
them" the magistrate sentenced her t,
30 days in the county Jail.
SweetgraSS-Peter J. Nichols and Henr
Gauss, farmers Of the border section
combined 410 acres of Marquis sprin
wheat which averaged 80 bushels. tn
grain was grown on spring breaking an
was even in stand.
: Hysham-The body of man, appar
/ emily about 80 years Of age, was foun
OA dn lSldLQ III CIl6 1GllOWSLOu6 rive
east OF sanders. It is believed to be tha
of a Mexican who was drowned nea
7 Custer last June, while trying to swir
: the river.
BOulder-The new Elk Park -WoodviIl
{ road will be opened to traffic soon, az
cording to A. G. zahniser, engineer, stat
; highway commission. The new road elm
mates all railroad crossings except on
: 1t is elevated from one to six feet to pre-
| vent the snow from drifting.
BiIlings-The Rev. N. E. Hannah
2 Hardin, was elected moderator of the Ye
!, lowstone district of the Congregation
= church at its closing session here, wit
: the Rev. j. R. Beebe, Community churc
: Billings, assistant moderator, and IL
y y Rev. J. S. Terrence, Billings, registrar
d HarlOwtOn-A truck loaded with
bushels of wheat turned over on Il
It IWodot road, four miles west Of HarloV
v ton. The owner and driver, Frank Nose
d who escaped injury, claims to have beC
: blinded by an approaching car. In tr
l. ing to avoid the impact he drove off Il
!, grade gradually, getting into deep mu
e VictOr-L. E. Peterson, Victor, winn
: Of many championship honors at the L
It ternational Grain and Hay show, Oh
cago, has entered II samples in the ba
e ley, rye, oats, wheat, corn, field bear
. fax and alfalfa seed classes. Montal
y crops are expected to play a promine
d part in the coming show, Nov. 26
q Dec. 80.
h Terry-The finding of RaoeI Del Can
n at Miles City by his elder brother DC
S, ended two-year search. Raoel, with /
q. parents, drove over a precipice, killi
le the father and mother and injuring hin
fe self. His mind has been affected by t
j. accident. He was found near Forsy
rs dazed with his car in ditch partial
wrecked.
n POlsOn-When Mrs. I. N. Jones "
n driving her car across the bridge spa
st ming the Flathead river she saw tru
l. approaching. The bridge is narrow. T
at driver became confused and steered t
xt car into the railing. 1t crashed throus
but stopped with the front wheel haI
=" ing over the water, which is very de
at that point.
SunburSt-Arrangeme have be
lis made with the manager of the Al
Id theater for the use Of the building
oy nigh school athletics. Both boys a
n girls have begun practice, and a popu
lie subscription is being taken to meet
sr. penSeS Of the season. Miss Kirkpatr
and Miss Parrish are coaching the gin
Adolph Klies, boys.
of HarlOwtOn-Miss Eleanor Kirk. form
ce Harlowton high school student, is or
Of vacation in Hawaii. ''No one seems
"a work very hard here" she says. "Y
re- see every kind of costume from the
,e- Mother Hubbard to pajamas of Chin
tn women. ALI Japanese wear kinOnOs
girls are dressed American style :
natives fish in back Of their houses. IS
Shelby-Twenty rattlesnakes v
re- killed near Naismith by Tony Freng,
ice Tenbrook and Sam Mcdowell, Shelby
in the vicinity Of the Marias river. At
be time of the year it is the habit of
cry snakes to collect in punches and to
at into a hole in the ground where t
ain stay during winter. It being a w
The day, the snakes were summing themse
nd when the men found them.