Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13
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Intermountain fair board. Henry Alien
brand, Jr., was selected manager for IN
1928 fair. He Will be assisted by Walter
Mecklenburg.
sweet Grass-The Canadian Pacific
railway pile driver and crew have fin
ished driving new piling and placing new
braces on the Red River bridge, about
two miles north of Coutts.
Sunburst-Joe Bussman and r. j.
Bucklin have joined forces in a farming
project this year. Two large farms east
OF %Sunburst have been leased n a trac-
tor purchased as a beginning. Both are
experienced farmers.
Cut Bank-The International, Greely
and st. Anthony and Dakota elevators
are importing a carload of Supreme
wheat. This variety of wheat has been
recommended as especially suitable for
this section Of the country.
Helena-The Montana railroad COM
mission is receiving letters inquiring
about possibility of establishing spurs or
sldings along the proposed Saco-Turner
extension of the Great Northern railroad
IN Blaine and Phillips counties.
Park City-At a special election, Park
City school district voted to issue bonds
for So. 1000 for school building purpose
This will provide improvement of a
building for a gymnasium, which will
also be used by the community for local
gatherings.
Harlem-Dr. Richardson, state veteri-
marian. examined cattle for tuberculosis
here n found q comparatively small
number infected with the disease. OF
113 tested. only five showed signs of the
disease. Those found to be tubercular
were disposed OF by DR.. Richardson.
Fort Benton-Warren IT. Morrow, son
of the late Malcolm Morrow, Chouteau
county pioneer, feel dead from his horse
while making a feeding tour of the cattle
at the Morrow home ranch, nine miles
from Fort Benton. He was ii years of
age and was born on the ranch on which
he died.
Deer Lodge-As the result of work of q
large number OF the members of the Deer
Lodge Country club, sufficient brick.
sand, and other materials required for
the completion Of the new club house
at the golf course nave been assembled
and it is understood that the structure
will soon be finished.
Missoula-Senator T. j. Walsh wired
H. j. Hamill, Missoula contractor, from
Washington that the Lowell construction
company, Minneapolis. with a bid of
sl60,975, was the lowest Of seven bidders
for the second addition to the federal
building here. The new addition will
house offices of the federal forest service
0yando-The elk ranging in the vicin-
ity of Woodwork are moving farther
back in the mountains due to warmer
weather which has caused the snow to
melt. They did a great deal of damage
to ranehers' haystacks in the region be-
tween Woodwork and Ovando early in
the winter on account of scarcity of feed
and heavy SHOWS.
Dixon-Lambing operations in this vi
cinity have been very favorable, accord
ing to sheepmen. Howard Nye, owner
OF a large flock of ewes. reports lao pei
cent increase with very little loss. These
sheep have wintered in the Moiese val
ly. The Dwight and Gangner sheep have
given an increase Of lao per cent, the
majority producing twins.
Butte-The Empress, one Of the best
known theatrical houses in Butte. built
20 years ago by the late Uncle Dick
Sutton, is reported sold by Mrs. Fanny
Sutton to Louis Rosenstein, acting as
agent for the Metro-G oldwyn company
The theater was recently negotiated fol
a price of $50, 900. but particulars of the
transaction were not made known.
Chinook-The Bogy Mercantile com
Dany. n of the pioneer department
stores of Chinook, is procuring more
foor space, and will open two large
storerooms in the Lehman block, using
one for a ladies' department and beauty
shop and one for furniture. G. E. Fuller
manager of the store, announces new
quarters will be occupied this month.
Missoula-The last census of the Flat
head Indian population shows there are
o 7dE eoxc Can't CInr1Da u rAn D,o q
1919, when theh count, which is used as
a check of timber fund allotments was
made, there were 1887. Many a warrior
and quaw has passed into the lands OF
Manitou since, but SO many papooses
have come that the tribe has increased
208.
Laurel-F. Farrer, a farmer living 1C
miles south of Laurel, has shipped to q
wholesale seed dealer four tons of seed
corn grown on his own farm the last sea-
son. h is his last shipment of last
years crop n was selected from a CROP
of 100 acres. He is also starting to seed
400 acres of dry lane to spring wheat
this work being handled by tractor
power.
Anac0nda-Barney McGreevey, Deel
Lodge county coroner, was acquitted Of
a charge of first degree arson by a jury
III QlStllCb SOuIL ueIG dibtT Blk nOuIS Qe'
liberation. The complaint against Nc.
Greevey alleged that he attempted to SCI
a fire in the rear Of the Piggy iggl,
store early the morning Of Feb. 10. HI
operates a meat market in connection
with the store.
Acknowledgement for S35, 900 4
asked by Leon Coco in an amended com
plant filed here against Joseph w. Hal
loran and Harry BENEFITS. Coco allege
his four-year-old ION, Leon, Jr., wa
killed when struck by an automobil
driven by Ralph Megale. June 8, 1926
zoco charges the machine was the prop
erty Of Halloran and BENEFITS and Me
gale was their agent.
Observation-Disclosures State universit
has 1922 students enrolled for tn
spring quarter, according to the figure
sent u by the registrars office. OF thi
number So are men students while tn
remainder are women. With the return
to classes of 1,176 students enrolled 70