Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-27
STATE BRIEFS


ago.
MartinsdaIe-W. w. Flat of the Smith
Brothers ranch reports an average 1871
lamb crop of 1I2 per e
Wolf Point-Wolf Points seventh an
nual stampede and wild west rodeo Will
be held July IA, Is and 16.
Glasgow-M. D. Hoyt was elected COM
mander of the local post of the American
Legion at its recent meeting.
Missouia-Fifty thousand sheep from
Oregon n Washington are to Craze in
Montana forests this summer
Great FaIls-A Gibson Memorial society
has been formed here for the purpose OF
financing the new Gibson monument.
Forsyth-Crop conditions in the east
ern part of the state have seldom been
better. There is abundant moisture.
Corvallis-Shipments of day-old chicks
have been arriving by express daily at
Woodside. In one day 1900 arrived.
Bozeman-E. A. Peterson was elected
commander of Ga1latin Post No. IA of the
American Legion at a recent meeting.
Helena - Sheepgrowers with 5000
fleeces have joined the Lewis n Clark
County Sheep and Woolgrowers' associa-
ton.
Forsyth-W. l.. Kennedy of Rosebud
reports the sale OF 1000 head of yearling
ewes for September l delivery, at sll per
head.
Fort Benton-The steel ferry pur-
chased by the board of county commits
sioners Will be operated on the river at
Iona.
Bozeman-Chapter F OF P. E. o. is
making plans for the annual state con-
vention to be held in this city June IA
to II.
AtfSgnuyn-p{d n ~ hanr, nckad Hu fhn
bureau of public roads on a forest de-
velopment road project in the Kootenai
forest.
Lewistown-The Meyers Development
company has resumed drilling at It's test
well near Valentine in western Fergus
county.
Harlowton-The local Kiwanis club is
sponsoring a city Identification program.
Recently more han 100 trees were
planted.
HaInIlton--Mrs. Ellen Randall Rouse,
Montana pioneer, died here recently. Mrs.
Rous came to Montana in the early
seventies.
Harl0wton-Citizens of Harlowton are
planning O Fourth OF July celebration to
be the greatest in the history Of this
community.
Lewistown-Chauncey r. Fowler was
named commander OF the Fergus post OF
the American Legion at the recent
nual meeting.
Stevensville-Dried milk, a new prod
uct of the Bitter Root valley, is becoming
an important by-product Of the Bitter
Root creamery.
Miles City-The annual roundup ceie-
bration will be held here July 2, 8 4,
according to q recent decision of the
roundup board.
vvhtto c,rcn,u cux~z
II. H.. Ringing and children have arrived
from New York and will spend the sum-
mer in Montana.
Malta-Phillips county boys and girls
are taking a keen interest in All club
work. There are now 10 clubs with a
membership of "a.
Observation-Disclosures tourist park is to
have six new cabins according to q re-
cent agreement entered into by the local
chambe of commerce.
Lewistown-Robert Mcfarland, govern
ment hunter, is reported to have killed
It's coyotes in northern Fergus county
during the last winter.
Ch0teau-Local breeders of purebred
stock are finding good markets for their
animals outside Teton county. Two ship
ments were made recently.
Lewistown-The general contract for
the construction OF Lewistown's new
$91 900 school building has been awarded
to Hugh Johnson of Butte.
Great FaIIs-Approximately $50, 900 will
be expended In adding a 200. 000-bushel
wheat storage at the plant of the Mon.
tana Flour Mills company here.
Hamilton-Emmett Blair. 81. was in
stantly killed a few days ago when a
large boulder plunged down the noun
tainside and hit him in the back.
Deer Lodge-A representative OF a beet
sugar firm has been in this city for sew
eral days n an endeavor to interest local
people in the beet sugar industry.
Bozeman-Karst's Kamp, a well known
summe resort in West Gallatin canyon,
81 miles from Bozeman, has been sold to
MIR. and Mrs. c.. S. HOY, OF Trident.
st. Ignatius-Word has been received
that rates for water service for the Flat
head irrigation project for the year 1927
will be the same as those paid in 1926.
White1sh-The local Rod and Gun
club recently received the first consign-
ment Of young fish for this season. They
were planted in the neighboring lakes.
Glendive-Bert Hammond, for some
time secretary Of the local chamber OF
commerce has left for Thermopolis, Wyo.,
where he has accepted a similar situation.
Massachusetts, and one-half acres Of
lduu SOuJl Oh Inc military TeSeIvdbiOu
have been purchased for the site Of q
new clubhouse Of the Missoula country
club.
Kalispell-At present. the outlook for
orchard growing sections OF western
Montana is exceptionally good, accord
ing to Edward Dickey, state horticul-
turist.
Browning-Jack Galbraith, old time
cattle king OF the Blackfeet reservation,
is building a new home north Of here
and about three miles south of the Cana
dian line.
Belton-Warm weather Is melting the
snow very rapidly on the Logan Pass
highway in Glacier National park so that
long delayed road construction Is Begin
ming in earnest.
COrvallis-W. e. Pollinger, horticulture
ist, states that the damage to fruit buds
as the result OF recent frosts is varied,
apples being hard hit In some districts
Of the Bitter loot.
Missoula-Jack Dimond, of Havre, q
senior at the state university. vas ar
rested and placed in Jail recently,
cessories from a car.
Havre--Five chiefs OF the Blackfeet ma
ton of Indians were here recently to
greet Baron Won Maltzsen, the German
ambassador to the United States, who
passed through here.
Valier-Sugar beet acreage will In
crease rapidly on the Waller Irrigation
project provided sufficient loading dumps
are installed and other improvements
added, 1t has been stated.