The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-28
STATE BRIEFS

MissOula-Edward A. Jones, A, for
many years chief timekeeper for the
Northern Pacific, passed away at his
home here following long illness.
BOuIder-Three lads escaped from the
State School for Feeble Minded at Boul-
der. They are Ray Henderson, 10;
Tommy Cash, 18 and Martin Murray, IL.
COrvalIis-Ranchers are now harvest
ing the best crop Of cabbage ever pro-
duced in the valley, according to experts.
The crop will be cut and stored for ship
ping.
Butte-Three were injured when ma
chine driven by John Lane hurtled from
the Butte Whitehall highway, near the
13-Mile House, and rolled down 3O-foot
embankment.
AnacOnda-Sixty Dummies were killed
by 80 knights Of Columbus during the
annual rabbit hunt here. Rabbit null
| ligan was served on Columbus day In st.
Paul's auditorium.
HarIem-Oscar Hopper, a mechanic at
the Harlem Motor company, was taken
to the hospital in Chinook for surgical
attention. His right eye was filled with
particles of emery dust while he was
working in the shop.
Great FaIIs-Neils N. Frogner Is seek
ing to recover damages amounting to
$1,000, from Wallace Wheeler, poolhall
proprietor. In his complaint he alleges
| his skull was fractured from q blow ad-
ministered by Wheeler.
Butte-More than 90 children and
parishoners of st. Patricks congregation
received the sacrament Of confirmation
from the Right Rev. George j. Finnigan,
bishop of Helena, recently.
Shelby-Mrs. David Simon suffered a
very painful accident when she shut her
finger in a door, MASKING it so badly as
to require surgeons care in removing
the nail, which was almost torn of.
COlumbus-A medicine kit stolen from
Dr. Smiths car was found by Cal Will
liams south of the railroad tracks. The
grip had been slashed open with knife
and the narcotic case rif1ed. Instruments
valued at 500 were found in the mud.
Butte-Mrs. L. G. Farlin of Dayton,
Wash, former Butte matron, suffered q
broken leg in an automobile accident
which occurred on Roosevelt drive, five
uncomfortable and crashed into an en-
bankment.
, AnacOnda-A slander action was fled
| in the district court by Christina Mar
telli, who wants Judgment against Nick
GogliO and James Francisco for $4,000
The plaintiff, a married woman, alleged
! that the defendants made sighting re-
) marks about her.
COrvalIis-Mrs. M. E. Popham, 81, who
has been seriously i'll for the past two
months with rheumatism, is now con-
valescing. She recently became the
(. great-grandmother of twin great-grand-
sons born to her granddaughter, Mrs
: James Mace, at Victor.
, Butte-When E. B. Smith found his
: automobile tagged he is alleged to have
called up Officer Tom Caplin on the tele-
phone and called him rat" This evil
dence was introduced when the case was
? heard before Judge Shea. The judge re-
,, buked Smith, then fined him $25.
5 NIissOula-J. F. Doyle, aged 20, passed
> through here following a visit at the
: home Of j. M. Doyle and family at st
' Ignatius. He is returning to his home
: in Phoenix, Ariz., from which place hC
| made the trip to Missoula by motor
] without having a punctured tire to re
t pair.
}. Billings-A1ax Friedwald, Hyme Lipske
q and A. Wagner Of this city have beer
g invited as active workers and contrib
o utors in the 100000 United Jewish
d campaign, to attend a constructive relic
: conference which that body will hold il
t Chicago on October % and %.
e COrvalIis-A carload of celery wa
I shipped to Butte recently by ]. o. Reet
q and Verne Black. The product was han
y died through Harry Thrailkill, mer
: chant. The celery was raised on tn
, Read and Black ranches between Cor
y Wallis and Hamilton. MIR. Thrailkill ais
! shipped car Of cabbage.
q Observation-Disclosures Collins and Noal
= Boeuttler, two veterans of the World wa
= who were gassed in France, are recuper
" ating in the hills around Seeley lake
They have been patients at the. veteran
"a bureau hospital, Fort Harrison, medice
officers having given them permission t
leave the hospital for stay at the Lake
COnrad-Weighted down with a suit
h case containing seven quarts Of "allege
II liquor" in addition to a considerabl
II quantity Of liquor slowed away in hi
II interior as ballast, Moran, transien
II was picked up on the streets here by Of
III fcers. Moran did not select his patron
but offered his goods without favor to a
who approached him, officers say.