Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-13
STATE BRIEFS

sweetgrass-The lambing season is well
under way here n the lamb crop is
good.
sldney-Sidney's new $4,000 whiteway
was completed recently and the lights
turned on.
Harlem--A carload of seed potatoes
were shipped from this point TO farmers
in Hill county.
Cavanaugh IN this city. burned to the
ground recently.
Observation-Disclosures Bros. of Roundup
have purchased $40 head of cattle from
ranchers near here.
Stevensyille-Peter Russell is erecting
a cheese factory on the Joe Lybarger
farm in this vicinity.
Lame Deer-An achievement day pro-
gram was staged by club members in
this community May 10.
Glasgow-The Farmers Grain Dealers
association will hold its first convention
in this city June "a N rs.
H~amiIton-Real estate deals in this
section are prominent. many transfers
having been made recently.
observation-disclosures post Of the Ameri-
can Legion is making plans for the OBJ
%servance of Memorial day here.
Forsyth-Approximately 500 acres of
sugar beets have been contracted for in
the Gainesville irrigated section.
MISUNDERSTANDING growers in the
Bitter Root valley expect TO ship SO to so
carloads of their fruit this season.
KaIispeil-The Knights Of Columbus
have announced plans for Improvements
to the K. of G. property on. Flathead
lake.
Great FaIIs-More than 500 acres In
the irrigated areas tributary to Great
Falls will be planted to sugar beets this
season.
Hobson-rToyd M. johnson Of Bench
land has purchased an additional 400
acres of the Dave Motherall ranch at $50
an acre.
StevensvilIe-The first carload Of pow
dered milk manufactured In western
Montana left the ~Stevensville creamery
recently.
Observation-Disclosures rs, 900 and 80, 900
Oregon and Washington sheep are to be
grazed on the ranges In district No. !
this season.
Great Falls-More than 1000 people at
tended the annual food and products
show sponsored by the local ad club n
held here recently.
vIda-Radio Station KICK. Vida,
started operation recently with programs
designed especially for the benefit Of
rural populatfon.
Glendive-Bert Hammond has resigned
the secretaryship of the local chamber
Of ommerce to accept a like position at
Thermopolis. Wyo.
Grass Range-Ninety per cent Of the
farmers in this vicinity are using copper
carbonate dust for treating wheat for
prevention Of smut.
Bozeman-The Montana Flour Mills
company is preparing to erect eight stor-
age tanks at the lower mill On the road
to Bridger canyon.
Helena-Jay G. Larson, state superin-
tendent of banks, has been named re-
ceiver of the American Bank n Trust
company at Missoula.
,Butte-An explosion of what is
thought to have been a dynamite cap
resulted in the serious injury Of Frank
Brager, 10-year-old boy.
Lewistown-While on an inspection
trip into the Belt mountains, Deputy
Game Warden Jim Weaver saw by actual
count a total of TO deer.
White sulphur Springs-Farmers Of
the south bench are eager to see the har-
vest festival and corn show again estab-
lished as a community event.
Great FaIls-Building Improvements
requiring an expenditure of s670,076
were constructed in Great Falls during
the fiscal year ending April 80, 1927.
Lame Deer-A plan calling for the ex-
penditure of $42,0 00 for fire protection
on the Tongue River reservation within
the next five years has been prepared.
Hamilt0n-Ravalli county will pur-
chase $40, 900 worth of Skalkaho road
bonds. The purchase will reduce the
county levy almost two mills, 1T is said.
White Sulphur Springs-The Smith
River Anglers club has application filed
for 10000 black spotted trout fngerlings
and have already received and planted
3d. 900.
Nashua-Word has been received here
that Roy Gordon who was formerly edi-
tor of the Nashua Independent has
bought the county paper at Kirkhoven,
MINI.
White Sulphur Springs-Women gar
deners here are staging a campaign which
has for its purpose the growing Of sweet
peas to furnish Milwaukee trains with
flowers.
LewistOwn-The site for the proposed
new mill for Lewistown has been chosen.
President Koentz, of the Grass Range
Milling company will construct n op-
crate the mill.
Butte-But fifty carloads Of cattle re-
, main to be shipped from the Big Hole
Basin The Northern Pacific sent out 35
carloads May 10, nearly cleaning up the
WiiJeT leeO btOCh.
, Observation-Disclosures along the east
side right-of-way Of the Northern Pacific
in the Bitter Root have been notified to
. remove property from the right-of-way
within 80 days.
Hardin-One of the largest acreages OF
certified potatoes ever grown In south
eastern Montana will be produced IN the
Big Horn valley about five miles south OF
, Hardin this season.
: Butte-The Northern Pacific has 9
: query from Stevensville asking for the
3 rate on horses to Dubois, Pa. Bronchot
: too good for butchering are to be shipped
: to the eastern point.
S%tevensville-R. J. William Nelson, 10
: who worked On q farm for his cousin
|, near here, wes killed recently when 6
spirited farm horse boited and dragged
him for some distance.
Apgar-Col. Frederick Mears, Seattle
assistant chief engineer OF the Grea'
Northern, expects to begin construction
at once on one Of the finest summer
homes at the head OF Lake Mcdonald.
Forsyth-A number OF Forsyth bust
ness men recently met and incorporated
for 10000 under the name OF the Col
strip Farming corporation for the pur
pose of carrying on farming operation
OF a large scale,
Great Falls-Farmers of the lower Sun
River valley, just west OF this city. or
ganized the third farmers communit,
club to be formed in this county THU