Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-14
STATE BRIEFS

Hamilton-C. A. Crawford reports a
yield of 5.707 bushels of oats from q So
acre tract. The average per acre is ia
bushels.
KalispelI-Harry Percy Napton of Deer
Lodge passed away at his home in Kali
ispell. Mr.. Napton was q pioneer resi-
dent Of Montana
White sulphur Springs - Delbert
Waugh. president OF class Of 1921, has
presented the high school with q cast OF
Diana the Huntress."
Missoula-Dr. E. w. S~pottswood went
to Denver to attend the general Grand
chapter n the general grand assembly
OF the Royal Arch Aasons.
Three Forks-A yield of 4 bushels to
the acre OF fall grain is reported by the
A. j. Shanholzer ranch. This is q 75-acre
tract Of non-irrigated land.
Miles City-Tom Rankin suffered In
1uries when . lumber pile -<opplsd and
rolled over HIM Ono hand was crushed
and his back was severely injured.
Great FalIs-Charles A. Bell, local
artist. has zone to Choteau, whore he ex-
poets to open Z studio near the noun
tains. He spent the summer at Glacier
park.
Great FallsNApproximately 800 homes
have been transferred In the city during
the current year. according to 6. j. Lip
tax, registrar Of the city water depart
ment.
Baker-E. A. Monroe, q resident OF
Baker since 1908. passed away here. Flu
neral services wero conducted by the
Masonic fraternity. A twin brother re-
sides in Seattle.
Missoula-Game Warden Goldsby re-
ports that 800 pounds of Dolly Warden
trout were recently taken from the waters
OF Flathead lake by PAU Arnett, COM
mercial fisherman.
Fort Benton-New winter wheat is
being destroyed by g~rasshoppers, accord
ing to numerous complaints received by
County Agent Paugh- Some fields have
had to be entirely reseeded.
Dnlon-Charles Henderson Of this city
has purchased 1900 lambs from Mrs.
Emma Yearian Of Lemhi, Idaho. He will
feed them here. Purchase price is re-
ported at IS cents per pound.
Harlowtcn--Musselshell lodge of Ma
sons has acquired the First National
bank building which will be used as a
Masonic hall by the craft. The original
cost was approximately 100000.
Great Falls-It cost Frank o. Howard.
81. $25 when he made q mistake" in
making change here recently. Howard
says he was intoxicated and that anv
0C IN was q lll6LAAG.
Missoula-When the automobile driven
py Archie Benson was struck by the Pol
son passenger train at the railroad cross
Ing at Flathead, 1t was demolished Ben
son escaped with cuts on the head and
face.
MISSOURI. A. Sleeman, well-known
rancher OF the Bitter Root valley, passed
away at his home near Stevensville. He
was 70 years Of age. h Sleemans have
Deem residents OF the valley for many
years.
Missoula-After November l, Northern
Pacific locomotives running between
Spokane and Missoula will use Rosebud
coal. mined at Colstrip. Mont, according
TO division officials here. Washington
coal has been used.
Great Falls-A program to improve
conveniences for water sports and boat
ing at Broadwater bay. and to provide
noat owners with adequate protection for
their property. is the object OF the
Broadwater Bay Boating club.
st. Ignatius-J. M. Van Deusen. federal
trapper, was injured when the horse he
was riding stumbled and fell, throwing
him to the ground. The horse kicked
him several times. Three ribs we're broken
and the trapped bruised badly.
Wibaux-John Maier passed awav
following injuries suffered when his team
ran away. Maier was dragged across the
prairie and was found in the wreckage
three hours after the accident occurred.
Exposure was one Of the death causes.
Butte-When Margaret Thrasher re-
ceived notice to vacate premises at 5I3
Third street, she broke up the furniture
and tore down partitions, according to
Mrs. Anna McEwan, owner, who testiitd
when her tenant was arraigned justfce
court.
Glendive-Too tired to even read the
details OF the Dempsey-Tunney fight,
when invited by his companions at the
construction camp where he was en-
ployed as stable boss, Fred Mcmahon Law
down on his bed. He was found dead In
the morning.
BrOadview-Dean Nash, five-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Nash, and his
sister were horseback riding. Their
mount stopped suddenly at a small ditch.
the children falling to the ground. The
little girl escaped. injury but the lads
arm was broken.
Plains rhe recent Sanders county fair
proved to be the best in the history of
that area. 1t was the first festival for
three years, due to a blaze which de-
stroyed many Of the exhibit halls. The
burned buildings were replaced with q
S20,0 900 structure.
HamiitOn-Hamilton's main street is
being paved. Dancing on the new high
way will be part OF a celebration planned
for October is. in connection with the
arrival OF the livestock special to be sent
out by the Northern Pacific railway and
the Montana State college.
Butte-"It was the greatest fight In
ring annals" said State Senator T. j.
Walker who returned from Chicago where
he had a ringside seat at the Tunney-
Dempsey fight. "Thi man Gene Tunney
is a wonder man" continued the sena-