Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-01-28
STATE BRIEFS

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January 9.
Denton-The Farmers-C Cooperative Ele.
vator company has announced that 1t will
receive bids for the gravel for construction
of its new 100000 warehouse.
Havre-E. r.. Duncan county agent for
Hill county. has received an increase in
salary of 5000 for the coming year, max
ing the total $500 per year.
White sulphur springs-George Fowliet
Jr.. has been appointed undersheriff, sue
ceeding Ted Winters. h has been in
Sheriff McReynolds office for two years.
Big ~Sandy-The proceeds of the dance
that was given at the Ferndale school at
Kenilworth north OF Big Sandy is to be
used in the buying of playground equip
ment.
sidney-At a cost Of So. 900 the Method
list church here has just completed a new
church building built in memory of John
f.. Lonsdale, one time merchant of Sioux
city, la.
Wolf Point-George Burshia. who on
December s pleaded guilty to grand lar
ceny. was sentenced by Judge 5. Il. Paul
state penitentiary.
Helena-George p. Porter. state auditor.
has announced the resignation of his chief
deputy. w. A. Logan. He said Mr.. Logan
expected to leave in the near future but
his successor had not been selected.
NlAsgoW-An ONeTneateu stove III tue
Neylow shop is believed to have been the
cause of 4 fire which completely destroyed
that building and the front portion of the
Glasgow bakery, which adjoins it on the
east.
Chinook-The Chinook station, during
1926, handled $685. carloads of produce
raised or produced in Blaine county, ac-
cording to William Brusewitz. station
agent. Incoming shipments totalled 500
carloads.
Lewistown-Russell Laverdure and Don
Cowger. the youths who took the car of
C. A. Mcdowell from a garage and ran 1t
out TO Hanover, where they abandoned IL
in q damaged condition, were sentenced TO
60 days In Jail.
Helena-Taylor & Son. dealers in farm
implements at Geraldine. have filed arti-
Giles of incorporation with the secretary of
state. Their capital stock is $4,000. In
corporators are: Albert, Walter j, and
Murriel Taylor.
~sidney-The Russell Milling company has
appointed S. A. Anderson manager of the
Sidney 1000 barrel mill which serves the
territory Of eastern Montana, western
North Dakota and South Dakota along the
Milwaukee system.
Missoula-Arsenic poison, which he con-
tracted six months ago while making fly
fish hooks. caused the death here recently
of John Graham, aged 81 years, for so
years u DTlukt tlTUtultE lUI lut NOTlutTu
Pacific at Livingston.
Observation-Disclosures of a dividend of S
per cent, approximating a total of $35, 900,
has been authorized by Judge w. II. Poor
man in the district court, ON petition of
the receiver, Claude c. Gray.
Cut Bank-John Chouquette, charged
with stabbing Frank Edwards on the night
of November q, was found guilty Of man
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dict in district court here. He was sem
fenced to five years in prison.
Terry-According to figures given out
by w. J.. Burton. clerk and recorder for
Prairie county, there were IL births in
Terry in December. The number of births
for the year is above go. This greatly out
numbers the deaths that have occurred.
Great Falls-The assessed valuation OF
Cascade county in 1927 will be $1,000, 900
greater than in 1926, according to County
Assessor Harold NJ. Mady, who said that
preparations were under way for the COM
mencement of the spring assessment work.
Great Falls-The cash balance of the
city of Great Falls on January 1, 1927,
was $40, 033.76 as compared with $412,-
1887 on December ], 1926, or an increase
of $780, 1919 during the month, accord
ing to the monthly report Of w. p. Wren.
scobey-The Daniels county board of
commissioners has decided to let the voters
determine whether a county agent shall
be employed in the future. AT the same
election, some time in March, the voters
will pass on a proposal for a county high
school.
Great F~aIls-Albert Christ, SO, was SEN
fenced to serve not less than 20 or more
than 40 years in the state penitentiary at
Deer Lodge, by Judge H. H. Ewing in
district court here, following his con-
%viction on a charge of obstructing rail
road property.
Choteau-The village of Pennington is
rapidly gaining notice as one OF the most
progressive communities in this section OF
the country. The latest addition to the viii
ings for the first time, when about 100
In which to stage dances and other forms
of recreation.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has been begun
on a telephone line between Glendive and
Culbertson by the Mountain States Tele-
phone & Telegraph company, and the first
carload of material for the line arrived
here recently. The cost of the line will be
about $139, 900.
Billings-Billings is one Of the cities
very much in the running for first place
In the United States among those of the
fourth class for minimum fire loss dur
ing 1926, according to V. Ell. Steele, who
! has completed his report for the National
Fire Waste council.
Great MISUNDERSTANDING of the Great
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miles from near the Great Falls city
limits will begin next spring as a resul.
of an agreement reached between the Cas-
cade county commissioners and the state
highway commission.
Helena-Harry Wright was denied by
the state railroad commission authority to
operate q passenger bus line within the
city of Billings and environs. The board
took the position that the eight licensed
operators of that city are able to take
care Of the transportation business.
Billings-Knights Of Columbus fourth
degree work will be ~exemplified In Bill
ings for tn eflrst time, when about 12C
candidates from all parts Of the state
gather here for the work on Sunday,
February 81. In past years all fourth de.
gree work for the order has been given
In Butte.
Helena-William L. Jones, for the last
two and a half years, state adjutant for
the American Legion, has resigned "for
personal reasons" he said. Jones came to
Helena from Glendive, where he had been
employed in a bank. He says his plans are
indefinite. o. c. Lambert is In temporary
charge Of the office.
Biliings-During the month Of December,
40 regular salaried hunters and 20 CO.
operative hunters connected with the local
office Of federal predatory animal control
caught 1853 coyotes, 81 bobcats, four
mountain lions, one lynx, three badgers
and one skunk, according to r. IL. Bate
man, inspector for Montana.
Helena--John w. Mountjoy Of Boulder
sheriff OF Jefferson county, was reelected
prpgident of rho Montana Shariffs aseo,