Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-06-15
STATE BRIEFS

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fighters to bring under control the fire
in the Fish look section of the st. Joe
forest but the burned area reached 800
acres before 1t was checked.
yalier-The Camp Fire Girls, under
leadership of Mrs. George Jorgenson. gave
a dance at the Waller armorv The pro-
ceeds, which amounted to $50, will
finance a camping trip TO Glacier park.
Martinsdale-Three cars OF yearling
buffaloes and bull elks were unloaded
and taken by truck TO the wild elk con-
servation range at the DuRand ranch.
The elks were large and hard TO handle.
Sweetgrass-Peter j. Nichols and Henry
Gauss have finished seeding 1900 acres
of wheat. Their earliest crop makes a
good stand over several hundred acres.
Considerable flax has been sown in this
district.
Glasgow-There were SO votes favoring
the second bond issue for improvement
OF Glasgow's school system and one dis
senting ballot. The first issue favored
some time ago was insufficient to COM
plete plans.
Columbus-Paul Smith, 20, and Bob
Allen, %. held for Spokane officers, who
charge them with the theft Of an auto
mobile, broke Jail here and have not been
recaptured. They sawed through bars
of their cell.
Moccasin-The short stretch of road
leading into Moccasin that caused so
much trouble early this spring has been
graded and will be graveled soon. Main
street of the town has been torn up II
gravel is being put on it.
Conrad-George Hirshberg Of Mime
lapolis, formerly a Conrad resident, has
arrived to spend some time here in the
Pondera field. The first we'll on his land
is nearly completed. 1t is much higher
structurally than other producing wells
in the Ponder field.
Conrad-Steve Kovatch, a young farm
er in the Williams community. was scald-
ed by the cap blowing of an overheated
tractor radiator. Mr.. Kovatch stopped
the tractor TO loosen the cap, when it
blew off, the full force hitting him in
the face. He was in a serious condition
when brought to Conrad.
H~amilton-Jeff Whitesell, a rancher of
the Rye creek district, was committed to
the state hospital at Warm Springs fol-
lowing a hearing before a sanity commits
sion, whose members were Judge j. M
Self, DR.. Herbert Hayward and DR.. G. A
Gordon. Whitesell has been an invalid
since suffering a stroke of paralysis two
years ago.
Lewistown-The fair board has asked
the county commissioners that the tax
levy for fair purposes be raised from q
mill to a mill and q half, the additional
money to be used in erecting a Al
building and other improvements. The
commissioners indicated a decided re-
luctance to raising the levy but deferred
final action.
Helena-Frank F. Faucette of Poison
proposes a power development on Hell
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the state railroad commission has beer
informed. The federal power commission
says Faucette has made application for
a permit to construct a dam or an un-
surveyed section and a pipe line and
power house.
Scobey--The LaLonde Construction
company, which has the contract for
building ia miles Of highway east OF
Scobey to connect with the highway run-
ming north from Culbertson through
Froid and Plentywood, has started work
here. The highway will be on the south
side Of the track, eliminating all grade
crossings between heer and Navajo.
B0zeman-Mrs. Susan G.. Hunter. an
early Montana pioneer, widow Of DR. j. A
Hunter, discoverer and first proprietor of
Hunters hot springs, celebrated her 93rd
birthday anniversary at her home at
Bozeman, where she resides with her
daughter, Mrs. Mary l.. Doane. She was
born in Mansfield. O., and, with her hus-
band, to whom she was married In 1858,
she crossed the plains to Virginia City
in 1864.
Helena-To conside r applications of
four motor bus operators for certificates
TO cover the territory in and around
Billings, the Montana railroad ommis-
sion VIII q hearing at Columbus.
I1hn Pafnrcnr TroDVfo~ 49,, -,
j N. n Freddie Scott ompan seek to
operate between Billings and Columbus,
and Straight Bros. and A. A.. Merri6eld
ask Tor a permit to operate between Bill
lings and Fishtail.
Moccasin-One hundred per cent of
the graduating class of Moccasin high
scnool VIII continue their education. ac-
cordlng to reports received by Raw Bow
Gen, publication man of Montana State
college, while on a visit here. Faye Owen,
Judith Blackman and Thelma Graybeal
plan to teach. Retha Todd and Erma
WaInsley will take up secretarial work:
Ellsworth Lewis, mechanical engineering
and Eugene Ellis. agriculture.
Wolf Point-At the spring meeting Of
the Dakota Indian presbytery three new
men were assigned to churches on the
Fort Peck reservation Stephen Mirreau
and his wife n children have arrived
to take up the work in the Presbyterian
church near Oswego. Mr.. and Mrs, Harry
Jones have been assigned to the Chelsea
church. At Drew. the Rev. Joseph
Rogers has been retired under the pen
sion plan after more than 40 wears O,
work in this region. His place will be
taken by Homer Red Lightning.
Glendive-Permanent organization O,
the Glendive Fairgrounds association ha,
been effected, and Judge Frank P. Leipel
has been elected president. The execu.
tive council is composed of two renre.
sentatives selected from each Of a mum.
Der OF local organizations. Organization.
sponsoring the association include thf
hlwanis club, American Legion, schoo
I district No: l, Parent-Teachers associa.
tlon, chamber OF commerce, knights q
Columbus. Elks lodge. Business n pro.
lesslonal Women's club and the Iegior
Auxiliary. The club has 5000 to fnanc,
the years activities.