The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-04
STATE BRIEFS

MOOre-MOOre meets. HObsOn in the first
debate of the year sometime before Febru-
airy 10. HObsOn won the choice of place
and Moore the choice Of question.
Helena-W. e. Albright Of Granite cOun-
ty was elected president of the state
association Of assessors. w. 7. Beaumont of
Deer Lodge county was named secretary.
Sidney-Earl T. Vance, eastern M~Ontana's
commercial aviator, who resides here, has
gone to southern California to spend the
winter months. He is travelling via plane.
Sidney-PrOhibitiOn under an ordinance
passed by the city council is to be given
a tryOut here following the passage of
such an ordinance at the regular meeting
of the city council.
HeIena-FOur wolves, 43 mountain lions
and 1896 coyotes were killed for the bounty
or by hunters Of the predatory animal d.
vision of the United States biological sur
vey in Montana last year.
Wolf POint-Charles Gordon, secretary
of the commercial club, has received a
letter from Scott Leavitt advising that
President Coolidge signed the Wolf Point
bridge bill on January Is.
misunderstanding to figures compiled
by r. J. NiewOchner, Great Northern
agent, 154 carloads of produce were ship
ped out of Harlem the last year, and in
come shipments tOtaled 294 carloads.
Great FaIls-A recommendation that the
first North Montana fair be held in Great
Falls in the fall Of 1923 has been submitted
W 49, 80 "a GCAAeI W
the Cascade County Fair association.
Libby-Sam Anderson and Howard Hull
pleaded not guilty when %arraigned in dis
trict court here on the charge Of murder
ing Frank Gregson, Great Northern opera
tor at Eureka, on the night of January 2.
~Sidney-MOnta Bane and Cora Moneilley,
in charge Of the Sidney DeacOness hospital
for the past eight years, have retired from
the management and gone to California
where they will engage in a similar line
Of work.
Troy-The annual election Of the fire
department resulted ia the following be-
ing chosen for the ensuing year: L. A.
Hosea, president; G.. R. Mead, vice presi-
Edent; G. w. Hurley, secretary. These off
| GERS have served the department efficiently
for several years.
Big Timber-One of the biggest derricks
ever used in Montana has been erected for
drilling the ShOshOne Consolidated Oil
cOmpany's well on the Hamilton cOulee
structure, 10 miles northeast of Big Timber,
according to c. d. Gunhus, field superin-
tendent for the company.
Sidney-The Sidney high school, working
IN conjunction with the Holly Sugar inter
, ests here, has started a night class in
sugar technology. About 10 factory work.
> ers are attending the school which is be.
Il ing instructed by Prof. Silas BaiseF and
= Ii. Nevins of the Holly company.
4 decentralization of the bag limit fol
ducks as extended to the entire United
States is approved by the state game com
4 mission. The subject was brought up by
authorities were considering the establish
ment OF a limit of 10 birds a day.
Great Fals-Payment Of a 10 per cen
divident, representing $12,015 to deposition
OF the insOlvent State Bank Of Belt hal
4 been authorized by District Judge w. II
Meigs on application Of w. G.. BlOmQuist
receiver OF the institution. The dividend
is the third which has been made sine
the bank closed in October, 1922.
Ill / "a
men employed, the coal mines Of MOntan
produced a slightly greater tonnage dur
ing the year ending June 80, 1926, thai
= during the preceding II months period
:, 75S,739 tons is fixed at $6,691, 54S at tn
= mines by Ed Davies, state coal mine in
= spector, in his annual report.
VaIer-At the first meeting for thi
year OF. the Waller Community club q
Hotel Waller, w. L. Bullock was electe
president for the third consecutive tern
Henry Pond was elected vice presiden
land Fred Plain, secretary. The discussiO
was chiefly concerned with the eOnstraS
ltion of the Park-tO-Park highway and Ii
ladViSib1hty OF its passing through Vale
LaureI-With the receipt Of his fin,
decree OF discharge as receiver of ii
american Bank Of Laurel, George w. Ora.
has Just terminated a ban receiYershi
a that has yWndicated his theory that. it
for the best interests Of depositers
terminate a bank receivership as speedf
IS pOSSlD1es WIIhn less Cnan ID month
after appointment Of a receiver the bar
has paid all but $10,41822 OF its $122,O07:
liabilities
Helena-Lewis and Clark county is
khave its first Chinchilla rabbit industr
according to County Agent 4. g. DeVor
A boys club with a charter membershI
of five, is to be formed which. VIII rail-
the rabbits for fur. The pelts are said
be worth from so cents to $1.75 eaC
bec2use OF their likeness to the pear
gray fur Of the virtually extinct chinchil
of Peru and Chile. T