Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-03-11
STATE BRIEFS

been sold.
MIssoula-Roy Chapman Andrews. noted
naturalist and explorer, Is so1ourning In
the Flsthead region.
Lame Deer-The Lame Deer school dis
trict plans 10 build a modern two-room
school house this summer.
Denton-The contract for erection of the
second unit Of the Farmers Cooperative
elevator has been awarded.
Commissioned wool clips have been
sold In Conrad recently, the average price
paid being around 81 cents.
Glendive-The organization of a Glendive
city band has been perfected. Twenty must
clans were present at the hrst meeting.
Baker-The Baker Chamber OF Commerce
has completed its roster OF officers and
has started 10 raise a budget of $500.
Binngs-Bilings dentists are making
preparations to entertain the Montana State
Dental association March ri. % aud %.
Baker-Fire recently destroyed the resi-
dence, outbuildings and contents of the
Bert Smith ranch II miles south OF here.
BInings-1O3 Knights of Columbus from
all parts of the state ut ceremonies recently
held here received the fourth degree of the
order.
Great Falis-A total of o.4e4 has been
expended for improvements on the Y G Bee
Line highway from kibhy canyon to Rice
Vile.
Lewistown-The woman's club staged its
Montana Products show recently. In con
junction with the annual Farmers Week
program.
Baker-Fallon Post of tn, American lie.
glon recently staged a dog race here In
which there were 10 entrants and 500
spectators.
Butte-James Brown. one of the first con-
tracing Transfers in Butte. is now owner
Of a fox farm at Top Rock, 40 miles from
Nome. Alaska.
Chinook-The recent warm wave was
welcome TO. stockmen in this territory. The
severe weather caused a serious depletion
in hay stocks.
Glendiye-At the regular monthly meet
ing of the G1endive lodge B. p. O.. E., 1t
was voted to establish the club In a new
Elks' building.
Missoula-Approximately S45, 900 will be
spent in remodeling Craig hall. the for
mer women's dormitory on the State Uni
versity campus.
Great FaIls-Merrill Carter, a Cascade
county stockman and rancher for the last
40 years, died recently at the home of his
son In Cascade.
Missoula-The Marent trestle at Nacos.
west of this city, is TO be reconstructed at
q cost of $4,000, by the Northern Pacific
Hallway company.
Great Falls-New buildings and improve
ments to the extent Of S15,215 were author
lied by the city building inspector during
the month of February.
Anaconda-The Montana bottlers of car
donated beverages recently closed their an
nual convention with the selection of Havre
as the meeting place for 1928.
Libby-Harry Backman. 20. of this city,
lost his life at Lewiston, Ida, February 1S,
as the result of an accident. He fell from
the top of some 44-foot posts.
Nirgelle-The State Bank of virgeIle has
decided to permanently suspend business
and IS liqnidating its business. All de-
posts are being paid out In full.
Glendive-The Glendive civic clubs CO.
operated IN putting on a Farmers Day,
March D. Addresses were delivered on diff
ferent topics of interest to agriculturists.
Misunderstanding to b. c. White, local
sheep grower, the greater portion Of the
wool clips in western Judith Basin have
sold at an average price of about 80 cents.
Great Falls-Robert III. Graham of this
city was elected president of the Western
Retail Lumbermen's association at TIA
coma during the recent convention held
there.
LewIstown-Mrs. Josephine Dennis, 80,
or Wlndham. died here a few days ago
from the wound accidentally inflicted when
a shotgun was being unIoaded by her
brother.
sidney-Richland Post Ne. II Of the
American Legion has won first place In
the statewide membership contest that
has been conducted by the Montana de-
partment.
Butte-The first school of aviation In
Montana and the second highest school In |
altitudinal location In the United States
will be opened at the Butte National Air |
port in May.
Ronan-The woolgrowers' association
met here recently and discussion was held
as to the marketing of this springs clip. |
There was a good attendance of Lake
county growers.
Dilfon-From six to ten feet of snow has
been reported in sections Of the upper Cen
~tennial. Blacktail and Medicine Lodge see
tons as well as In the higher levels Of the
Big Hole section.
WhiteHsh-J. w. Barrett of Libby, field
manager Of the Kootenai Products company
OF Libby, reports satisfactory progress in
the completion of the company's plant
which will produce micalite.
Wise River-The Wise River district ia
being cleared of mountain lions. Four
were brought in two or three weeks ago,
and recently Wallace Campbell, a Wise
River youth bagged the fifth.
Eureka-Sam Anderson, convicted Of the
murder of Frank Gregson at Eureka Jan
nary 2, has been sentenced to a life term
In the penitentiary, the verdict being hand
ed down by Judge c. w. Pomeroy.
Corvalis-The first of fifty carloads of
potatoes stored over winter here, has been
sold at $1.40 per hundred pounds. These
spuds have come through the winter in
good condition and are of fine quality,
Hamilton-More than 200 people attend
ed a recent meeting held here of the Hamil- |
ton Good improvement League. The sub |
ject discussed was the moral situation in
regard to the young people of Hamilton.
Great Falls-Delinquent taxes totalling
approximately $4,000 were cancelled DIR
ing 1925 by Cascade county, and the mon
erty upon which the taxes were due las
been assigned to the county by tax Iced.
Butte-The Los Angeles Philharmonic or
chcstra through the courtesy of It's found.
er, w. A. Clark, Jr., will broadcast five
programs during March and April. They
will broadcast FROM station XII, Los An
geles.
Ingomar-Fire of undetermined origin re-
Gently completely destroyed the building