Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-02
STATE BRIEFS

cash taken from him, he told police.
Butte-A pair of bears and a cub were
slaughtered by a party Of Butte hunters
In the vicinity Of Delmo lake. The car
cases are displayed here.
Hamilton-Archie velvik, wanted In
Wisconsin for wife and child desertion,
is heading homeward, accompanied by q
deputy from his home county.
Dillon-Mrs. Minnie l.. Fairchild has
received copies Of her new song, MY
Montana" which was published recently
II is now ready for distribution.
Great Falls-When the recent storm
broke. 80 men who were without funds
and out Of work we're permitted to spend
the night In the basement OF the city
jail.
Hobson-J. j. Jewell reports the loss OF
80 fine turkeys which were about ready
for market. Ranchers near Hobson have
reported the loss Of a number OF their
chickens.
Miles City-John Clay. prominent live
stock man OF Chicago. q recent visitor
here, says that the immediate future OF
the livestock industry is now on a solid
foundation.
Sweetgrass-Knight & Watson. Ray
mond, Alta, the heaviest shippers Of Al
berta cattle through this port OF entry to
Chicago nearly every season. shipped 80
cars recently.
Havre-Havre business men are urging
that Hill county commissioners purchase
rotary snow plows, 90 that highways in
the county may be kept open during the
winter months.
Terry-Arne Karpenine. IS, was arrest
ed and charged with being drunk and
disorderly. He was fined cas-. Before his
spree he purchased W cans OF canned
heat, police say.
Butte-"Peeping Tom" is back on the
Job. according to local police. He is
described as tall n well dressed. He
makes a speciality OF peeping into win
dows around town.
Judith Gap-When the blizzard swept
Garneill recently 1t caught Garneill resi-
dents practically without fuel. Appar-
emily a car Of coal en- route to the city
had been sidetracked.
Observation-Disclosures Dobler, OF Bonita,
has purchased 2,00O, 900 feet OF Douglas
fir. white pine n spruce timber in the
Missoula national forest. according to the
supervisor. w. M. Nagel.
Anaconda-Edna Roberts, colored, ar
rested recently on a charge OF having
stolen q coat, Is said to have q bad police
record, according to finger prints and
pictures obtained by the police.
L~ewistown-G. F. Fleming, II, for many
years a resident of the Suffolk communi-
ty. passed ava at the ranch home Of
his daughter three miles north OF Brooks.
He had been Ill several months.
Missoula-An offer for the State uni
versity to debate at Harvard university
in May will probably be accepted. accord
ing to N. B. Beck, coach. Tryouts for
the debate will be held this week.
L~ewistoWn-In the case of E. Lalonde,
Helena, against the First National bank
of Fergus county, tried before Judge j.
G. Huntoon without a jury, Judgment
has been given the plaintiff for $4,044.
Butte-Because his wife, Hulda, talked
in her sleep and frequently muttered the
name Of his brother, Frank j. L~escanetz.
Anaconda resident. has u for divorce.
He asks that his wife's former name be
restored.
PoIson-Walter l.. Pope, well-known
Missoula attorney, has been selected by
the commissioners of the Flathead irri-
CATION district here to represent them as
district special representative at Wash
ington, D. c., in behalf OF the project.
Great Falls-The age-old jack-knife
trick was successfully worked on Theo.
Alderman Of Fife. who lost $50 on the
transaction, according to reports received
by the police. The fim-1am men
escaped.
Kalispell-Frank Bonton's tailor shop
on Second street west was considerably
damaged from fire, the result Of an ex-
plosiOn. MIR. Bottoms face and hands
were burned and a quantity OF clothing
destroyed.
Anaconda-While Ole Oldhaber was
loading an elk he had killed into his car
on the highway, a deer stepped into the
clearing to see what it was all about. Ole
also loaded the deer into the car and
drove to town.
MissouIa-Approximately 100000 tree
seeds we're planted in the State univer-
sity forestry school nursery this fall. The
same number will be planted next spring.
Prof. Door Skeels believes the capacity
Of the nursery will be 1000, 900 seeds.
Butte-John Sullivan is alleged to have
parked his car in the 800 block on Main
street. The machine left its moorings
and crashed into the window OF the
Butte Carriage works. job was charged
with reckless driving and drunkenness.
Deer Lodge-While Mart Matheson and
Max Ulver were dressing h carcass Of a
doe In the woods they we're arrested by
Thomas Peasley, deputy state game war
den. Both men were fined S25 each and
their hunting licenses were revoked for a
year.
Great ~Falls-Jens Borup was burned
and his automobile destroyed by fire fol-
lowing a crash with a street car at the
intersection OF Central avenue and Fifth
street. The injured man was removed
from the burning wreckage by persons
who witnessed the accident.
BOzeman-Mrs. william James, for
merly Miss Kate Rea, who came to Mon
tana In 1864. celebrated her eightieth
birthday here recently. With her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rea, Mrs. James
has spent most Of her life In Bozeman or
the Gallatin valley.
MissOula-A raid made by federal Of
| f1cers in the vicinity of st. Regis resulted
in the capture OF two stills and consid-
| cradle moonshine whisky. Sam Swan
burg was arrested and charged with pos
| sessing and manufacturing moonshine
whisky. The still was found In q small
building hidden In the woods.
Terry-Follow1ng the destruction Of the
light and power plant at Terry by fire
| the citizens, finding they would be with
, out service for several weeks, made such
a demand upon local merchants for gaso-
line lamps that the merchants sold ali
they had and could obtain from stores
both In Glendive and Miles City.
MissouIa-Less than 1000, 900 feet OF
merchantable timber was destroyed by
Montana and northern Idaho forest fires
this year. In 1925, timber scorched by
flames totaled 703, 900, 900 feet, valued at
o., 456, 100. This years LOGS was estimated
at approximately %. 1000. Fire losses for
| 1927 were not one-eighth OF l per cent OF
1925 damages.