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

Bell TOWer-The 4-year-old son of
Mike Gross was killed when he fell from
a truck load Of wheat.
BrOcktOn-Nliriam Erickson, a girl
about Is, sustained broken wrist when
attempting to crank car.
Nashua-Business men of Nashua have
signed contract with the United Chau-
tauqua company, Des Moines, Ia, for a
fOur-day engagement in June.
ChinOOk-Fair days in October were
utilized by Blaine county farmers in nm
ishing delayed farm work. There is still
considerable threshing to be done and
some farmers are still haying.
Geyser-NIiss Edith Mott, state cloth
ing specialist, organized Home Dem
onstration club among the women Of
Geyser.
POlsOn-The housing situation here
is acute. Every residence in the city
that is suitable to live in is taken, real
estate men say.
BiIlings-The Billings Polytechnic has
purchased the property and School OF
the Billings Business college, according
to Ernest T. Eaton, financial director OF
the Polytechnic.
POIsOn-C. A. Stanley has been ap-
pointed manager of the Mission Range
/ Power company, which was purchased
recently by the w. B. Foshay company,
Minneapolis.
Observation-Disclosures F. Sellman, CO.
cafe manager and proprietor, was in
stantly killed in an automobile accident
north of Arlee when his car, driven at
high speed, went of the grade.
! ChinOOk-Eight carloads of cattle have
! arrived from Great Falls to be put on
beet pulp for the winter. The Great
Falls Meat market has shipped in big
! 70 or TTrchau and MqnnV
! farms.
BenchIand-Color combinations and
lines were studied at an all-day session
of the Benchland Home Demonstration
club. Miss Edith Mott, clothing special
| ist of the extension service, conducted
| instructions.
Terry-Prior to launching a canned
heat jag" a one-armed "mule-skinner'
on a railroad construction crew, handed
| his cash over to a supposed friend. The
cash and the friend are both missing
only the headache remains.
StanfOrd-Kiwanians lending their in
| f1uence to promote school interests II
! Barker, have twice sent delegations from
| Stanford to sponsor public entertain
ments there, which have resulted in $500
being raised for school purposes.
Butte-The Butte Musicians union re-
Gently greeted Joseph N. Weber, interna'
ward Canavan, president Of the New
York City local Of 10000 musicians. The
men were accompanied by their wives.
Great Falls-Ranchers in Cascade
county have raised more than 50,O0'
bushels Of pure seed this season, accord
ing to County Agent R. E. Cameron. Th
bulk of this seed is wheat. This is q,
900 bushels more than was grown IL
1926.
NT;eeO,,Io NJ LJaa,,avy aoad "a for
mer resident of Missoula, died at Marsh
field, Was. Mr.. Heaney for many year
was wrecking foreman for the Northern
Pacific railroad here. Leaving the North
] ern Pacific he went with the Milwaukee
( at Deer Lodge.
' SuffOlk-At the recent farmers meet
ing here, attended by Congressman Scot
- Leavitt, a vote was taken following tn
discussion on farm relief legislation o.
? the McNary- -Haugen bill. Twenty-t -thre
votes were recorded for that measure an
+ 25 against it.
BUtte-A> sportsman, signing himsel
] John Bullman, Shopped from blinC
S The shopkeeper received a decoy chec
e and Mr.. Bullman left the store with
t fine hunting coat, also $29.65 in chang
!, which the generous merchant threw /
S with the deal.
0 Hinsdale-John B. Conlon, for 10 yeal
e cashier of the First National bank her
U has resigned following affiliation wit
n the Gies-Wight Motor company, Gres
S Falls. Mr.. Condor still retains his ban
u interest as well as farming properties
this community.
u POlsOn-A stack of grain belonging I
q Ralph Fite caught fire while threshin
= was in progress. When it was found thu
= the stack could not be saved a cable wi
y placed around it and the burning graf
, was pulled far enough away that 1t di
!. not fire other stacks.
) PIentywOOd-The Chrysler 20, whic
70 was used by Outlook robbers in holdiI
IS up the Security State bank there, WI
Is found in heavy underbrush just north
Il DOoley over the Canadian line. II
# sheriff found it full of bullet holes fro
the shooting Of Outlook citizens.
Butte-Mrs. julius George and her si
r ter, Mrs. j. H. Hoskins, were slightly il
l. jured when their car struck a rut ar
= crashed over on its side. The other o.
cupants Of the car, Julius George, Mi
Agnes George and julius George, j
: escaped injury. The car was quite bad
: damaged.
? Martinsdale-It was something new
r deer hunting when Harve Stevens sh
? a tWo-point buck from his automobil
: The buck led a herd that has been feet
= ing in the Holiday alfalfa field this sun
mer. With the opening Of the huntil
season, it was scared back into the foo
: hills, but came back to Craze near Il
= road.
= BilIings-Chief Of Police Bert Taglc
= second hand clothing store is RAJ
idly closing out its stock Of overcoat
suitcases, trousers, handkerchiefs al
- other merchandise. Virtually all tn
: remains is women's apparel. The me
= chandise was obtained several weeks al
! = from rooms Of two NIexicans. Since the
y arrest no articles Of clothing have be-
: reported missing.