The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
STATE BRIEFS


by the civil service as eligible for the
pOstmastershlp at Billings: Claude H.
Harmon, OrsOn B. Britchett and Edwin
Grafton.
Libby-The Montana cafe and the Vari-
ETY. store were burglarized the other night.
About $35 was secured from the till in
the cafe and from So to $6 in small change
from the Variety store.
MissOuIa-The Rev. Richard Whitehouse.
Ior LOT the last eight years rector Of st. Pauls
IEplscopal church at Hamilton, died, fol-
lowing an extended illness with uremic
poisoning. He was Ga years old.
Great FaIls-Miss Kathryn Conrad. II
year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
Ileia IIayl Conrad formerly Of Great Falls and
Helena, died recently at Kirkland, Wash
IoIloWing an attack Of appendicitis
HeIena-At 15 cents a pound at the
ranch, the animal which at five stock
SHOWS has taken first place for a fat beef
steer was sold by Childs & Anceny to the
Hanson Packing company of Butte.
Wolf POint-Frank Weinrich. who has
completed CO.. his service as county commits
missioner or Roosevelt county, was hon
Ored by his friends by a farewell party
at the Sherman hotel the other day.
AnaOOnda-Fire caused by crossed wires
In the spacious attic over the south wing
Oh the Montana hotel, one Of the largest
ana Oldest hostelries in Montana, for |
time threatened TO destroy the building. |
Butte-Sheriffs deputies put on a costly
mop party" when bundles and packages
OF morphine, cocaine, opium, yenshee and |
hasheesh, valued at 5000, were burned in
the klCcnen range OF the county bastile |
Butte-Kiwanis International, Montana
district, held its fourth annual mid winter
conference here with 45 delegates from the
~ clubs in the state in attendance Dan 7
HeyfrOn Of MissOula, was installed as dis
trict governor.
FairfieId-Receiver T. H. Pridham. Of
5 the state Bank of Fairfield, has paid the
first dividend to the depOsitOrs of that
[ institution since it went into receivers
, hands last January. The dividend amounts
to 10 per cent.
, Helena-The killing Of deer after the
! close, Of the season cost Peter Asmussen
Z of Clyde Park S1O25O. according to n re-
port to the state game warden by DEM
ties Thomas Peasley and Peter Nelson.
who made the arrest.
+ BilIings-Miles City will be recommend
1 ed as the location for the next convention
n OF the eastern district Of the Montana Ed
c ucation association, according to an an
= nOuncement made by NJ. c. DIETRICH, presi-
j. dent Of the eastern district.
f Observation-Disclosures Of dead fish are be-
d ing brought to the surface in the fish nets
% in, the Nelson reservoir. The refuse that
% was dumped into the river at Chinook
o from the factory is believed to be the
70 cause of the death Of the fish.
U Great FaIls-The Civitan clubs annual
W campaign for the sale of Tuberculosis
association Christmas seals for the finan-
cling Of the fight against tuberculosis in
Y TINS county, this year has netted $2,10O,
which is 5000 more than the best results
m in any past year.
n Great Falls-Clarence Jewell, 15-year-Old
le son of Mrs. John 7. Jewell of Belt, was
brought to the DeacOness hospital suffer-
IF ing from a gunshOt wound through the
,e chest, the result of a shot from bis own
IS rifle when he stumbled over q log while
+. hunting near Belt.
70 Fort BentOn-Raymond W. Curtis Of
st Fort Benton, now in his last year at the
n United States military academy at West
g Point is playing star game at polo this
N winter, academy officials have Informed
IS Congressman Scott Leavitt, who appointed
st Curtis to the school,
y Helena-Al Ford, employed as a mining
y TengIheer at Wiekes, was arrested there by
federal officials and is held here under
PIT the Mann act on default of bail. He is said
n to have transported a married woman
ic from Spokane to Lincoln, Mont where
!. she at present resides.
- Terry-Supt. G. W. Grandey Of Terry
IN schools was signally hOnOred by Francis
- g. Blair, state superintendent Of public
nT the National Education association. wheT
=. he was appointed to the national cimmit.
i" tee on professional ethics.
Great FaIIs-NegOtiatiOns conducted by
the Cascade county fair commission will
p. the Great Falls Township company fOl
ns the purpose of purchasing S2.97 acres O.
TR land for fair ground purposes have beer
at completed. The property was purchased b!
A. the fair commission for $12, $3.50.
re- Wolf POint-Willam Powers Of Balm
~ vile has been appointed agent for thu
" county to confer with the national gov
M ernment regarding a refund Of none!
spent by the county during the first TIVE
. years Of its existence for federal aid pro
Jects within Roosevelt county limits.
~ Wolf POint-Russell Leathers of th
M Southside was arrested by Undersherif
Sh SecOra of McCOne county and Todd Sham
ilpV. chief of OOliPn of Wolf Point
n" with second degree assault upon the per
or son Of William Lane. 1t is alleged tina
''S the trouble started over a card game.
y Observation-Disclosures Christmas shoe
-, ting affair ended in death when James An
.h4 gus, 81, son of Charles Angus, jiOneer cOun
- ! ty soldier and citizen died as the result o
~ an affair that occurred Christmas night
&c Joe Keeny, 76 shot Angus with 40 calibe
-, automatic revolver and Immediately CAV
- himself up to the sheriff.
an Wolf Point. B. Randall received a
FOR a Christmas present the announcement 0
or his reappointment as postmaster here 70
" the next four years. Mr.. Randall has bee
postmaster for the last four years. An
other appointment recently announced
that of. Ben Wilkinson of Fort Union. Thi
is a permanent appointment.
me- Fort BentOn-W. P. Sullivan Of tn
If Square Butte Cattle company and presi
for dent Of the ChOuteau County bank at For
III Benton, repOrts that the band of antelOp
nd ranging in the reserve which he had Sc
or aside by the state are developing rapid
+ha and shows promise Of a large herd in tn
-he near future. Mr.. Sullivan says he counte
Fr 141 in the band recently.
ne Great FaIls-The will Of the late Charlie
re ~, NJ. Russell, Montana painter, has been ad
~. m1tted to probate in district court an
~ Nancy Russell the widow, was appOinte
'ne Administrative by Judge 81. 81. Ewinl
The estate is not valued at more tha
$1,000 and consists Of an incomplete
frteze and an uncOmpleted picture Nh
o. bond Of the administrators was set
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