Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-05-04
MAY s IS SET
ASARBOR DAY
DAN j.. MUIR OF FORSYTH NAMED
MEMBER OF STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION
Or. Francis Andrew Thomson, Dean of
School of Mines of University of Idaho
is Appointed President of Montana
State School of Mines at Butte
mv Our Helena Cnrresnnndentl

(By Our Helena Correspondent
For the preservation and perpetual
tion of Montana forests, Gov. j. +.
Erickson has proclaimed May 8 as Ar
Dor Day In the state. In his proclama-
ton the governor said that While the
day seems primarily designed to stimu-
late the minds of the children toward
the benefit of preservation and perpet-
uation of forests and the growing tim
Der, the Arbor Day statute requirement
lis laid no less upon the adults to OBJ
serve the occasion II by the force of
example render assistance in indelibly
impressing upon the mind of every
one, of whatever age, the good to be
derived from the conservation of our
forests and the planting of trees"
The governor added. and trust that
our people generally, in common with
the schools, may unite in making this
Arbor Day the most notably successful
in our history"
Daniel j. Muir OF Forsyth, Rosebud
county, was appointed a member of the
state board of equalization by Gov. ]. E
Erickson to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of j. w. Walker. The
appointment became effective May l
1928, and is for the term ending March
/, 1929.
Mr.. Muri has been a resident of Mon
tana for 80 years and for the last &c
years has been clerk of the district court
for Rosebud county, which office he is
now holding. When he first came tc
Montana, Mr.. Muir worked for the North
ern Pacific railway in Forsyth and before
taking over his present work, he served
as under-sheriff for one year in his home
county.
He is active in Masonic circles in Mon
tana, now holding the Office of eniol
grand warden Of the grand lodge of Mon
tana.
The Muris lost two sons during the
World war. Lincoln d. Muri was killed
on the front lines in France and James
d. Muri. the Oldest son, died in a Denver
hospital after he returned from France
and before he was mustered out OF
service.
DR.. Francis Andrew Thomson, dean OF
the school of mines of the University OF
Idaho, has been appointed president CT
the Montana state school of mines at
Butte. The selection of DR.. Thomson to
succeed George w. Craven, whose resig-
nation becomes effective June 80, 1928
was made by James H. Rowe of Butte,
Frank Eliel Of Dillon and w. M. johnson
OF Billings, who represent a committee
on the state board of education. and
Chancellor NJ. A. Brannon.
hat Montana roads are being opened
up to traffic and that the people of the
state are taking advantage of this fact
is shown in the collections from the g.
cent gasoline tax for the first Is days OF
April which reached 1929, 291 .78. This is
an increase Of $50,332.64 over the total
collections of March, which reached
z 8,959.14 and makes a total OF 1887
3l2.06 collected from this source since
January l. figures compiled in the office
of the state board Of equalization show
From the three cent gasoline tax col
lections Is deducted the refunds to CON
sumner of gasoline used in vehicles fol
other purposes than transportation upon
the public highways Of the state. The
remainder is placed in the state highway
fund for construction and maintenance
of public highways. Federal money IL
matched with state funds for highway
purposes.