Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-04-08
STATE BRIEFS


Ronan-Drilling at the oil well west OF
Roman VIII start about the middle OF this
month.
Hamilton-The business section Of thi,
city Is to be paved If present plans ma
terialize.
Hnrlowton-A crew of men is busily en-.
gagged az the Milwaukee depot and railroad
yards here Installing a new boiler wash
ing system.
Deer Lodge-A residence belonging Il
Mrs. n. Hin at Elliston was destroyed by
fire recently.
Eureka-During the month of February
~ carloads OF ties were shipped from the
vicinity of Eureka.
Wisdom-Carl Huntley has brought into
the Big Hole 8asin 40 head of fine pure
bred shorthorn bulls.
Great Falis-Mr. and Mrs. w. Il, Smith
recently celebrated the slxtieth anniversary
of their wedding here.
Lame Deer-The government four mill M
this place has resumed operations after n
temporary shutdown.
Fort Benton-J. W. Bone, who operates
the Duer tract, plans TO raise 80 acres OF
sugar beets this season.
Great Falis-permit has been issued to
Luke Curry for the erection in this city of
a Sii,UN apartment house.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have arrived To
begin work on the new railroad ON the east
side of the Bitter Root valley.
Thompson FaiIs-The Montana Sunrise
mine, south of Troy, reports a new ore
strike at the 1000 foot level.
kalispeiI-The local lodge of B.. p. o. f..
recently opened a radio broadcasting sta
tion TO be designated as KGEZ.
Hariem-Farmers attending the recent
farm congress held here We're optimistic as
to the outlook for the coming season.
Hayre-P. A. Yeast of this city has been
acquitted in the federal court at Great
Falls of a charge of cattle smuggling.
Great FaIls-Four carloads of farm
horses procured in Great Falls vicinity
were recently shipped to Buffalo. N. Y.
Lame Deer-The timber on Tongue River
reservation will be protected from fire by
patrols, according to recent announcements
sula-F. T.. Edwards has sold his large
ranch to J. w. McClinton, who has been a
of 16O acres OF the place for several
years.
Conrad-Pondera county lands are at
tracing attention of both outside and local
buyers. Many tracts have changed hands
recently.
Deer Lodge-Fred Nelson. aged 35, who
mas been stealing rides on different trains
going to Butte was arrested and fined $50
recently.
Twin Bridges-The lumber yard of the
Interstate Lumber company in this CITY
was completely destroyed by fire a few
days ago.
Havre-Dr. j. A. Wright of this city was
elected president of the Montana State Den
tai association at the recent convention held
in Billings.
sidney-The Mona community of Rich
land county organized for their first COM
munity fair at n largely attended meeting
held recently.
Ronan-The pupils OF the Roman high
school are raising funds for the purchase
of % Scotch elm to be planted on the
school grounds.
~Conrad-The Waller Community club has
appointed a committee to work with the
county agent in getting dairy cattle for
Pondera county.
Lewistown--J. II. Darrah, of Roy, is
going to raise at least one thousand tur-
keys If present plans are carried out ac-
cording to schedule.
Grantsdaie Preliminary arrangements
for building a cheese factory here have
been completed and the construction of the
plant will start shortly.
Corvallis-A number Of cherry trees are
being planted in the valley this year. One
thousand trees will be planted by Manager
Charles McCrea at Woodside.
Hamiltsn-Fred T.. Parker has just sold
a carload of his Bitter Root brand cherries
to a Pittsburgh buyer who offers a pre-
MUM of $1.00 per hundred.
Livingston-E. H. Blankenburg OF Glen.
dive has made application for a license to
operate a bus service for passengers only
from Livingston to Bozeman.
Missoula-The citizens military training
camp to be held this summer at Fort Mis-.
is growing in popularity and many
applications are being received.
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River reservation are all in exceptionally
good condition, due to the mild winter and
the favorable range conditions.
Great FalIs-The local Chamber Of Com.
merce recently waged a membership and
budget campaign to raise $4,000 for the
work of the club during 1927.
Great Falls-The city council recently
launched an improvement district as a re
suit of which the city's paving and light,
ing systems would be furthered.
Great FalIs-A large diamond WEIGHING
2.22 %carats, seized at a local jewelry store
q few weeks ago by customs, officials, was
sold at auction a few days ago.
Deer Lodge-Taking advantage Of th,
spring-ike weather, members of the locd
street department have been putting nsn,
of Deer Lodges streets in repair.
Hamilton-c. ID. Brooks reports that som
of his purebred hogs have been parents
THIS spring OF hairless DIGS. lne cause o.
the hairlessness is credited to a lack o
iodine.
Glasgow-The Glasgow fire department
has ordered the purchase of an electri,
siren to replace the whistle that was los
when the local power plant was torn dow
recently.
Glendive-Northern Pacific engineers hav
arrived in this section to take additional
options on right-of-way lands for thei
proposed branch line to the ~Brockawa.
country.
Great FalIs-Defnite plans for a labo
temple In Great Falls are expected to b
completed in a short time, according t
announcement of the local Trades and La
Dor assembly.
MaIta-Women of Malta and all bushes
and industrial institutions of the city ar
to cooperate this spring In a campaign t
exterminate the mosquito. The work vii
commence late in April.
KaIispelI-Jahanna Aaggie Homestead
Montana's greatest living milk producer
and her daughter, Asher Hope Jahanns
have been purchased by Andrew Mills o