Plentywood herald., 1928-05-18

byterian church. have Joined with him
/ in celebration OF the fortieth year of
service as minister OF the church in
I Butte.
! Harlowton-Due to cold weather and
lack of sunshine inside feeding has made
lambing losses somewhat heavy and the
crop will be much less than in 1927, in
Wheatland county. Early April lambing
averaged about so per cent.
StevensvilIe-Melting SHOWS OF the
I past few days caused the Bitter Root
river to rise four feet. This is interfer-
ing with building operations of crews
driving piling for the large bridge across
the stream near Stevensville.
Lewistown-J. M. Sawyer. head of the
Sawyer Stores. Inc. with some of his as
sociates, have purchased site for store
building on Main street near the Mil
waukee building. Work upon the build
ing will begin within so days.
Deer Lodge-Under direction of r. B.
Tootell, head of the department of agri-
culture in the Powell county high school,
the new cyanide poison gas process will
be tested out here in the elimination OF
gophers that infest the Deer Lodge valley.
] Choteau-Petitions were filed with the
county clerk, w. H. Webb. asking the
county commissioners TO create, by a
Opheim-Elmer Walsted was elected
president of the Opheim commercial
club at recent meeting.
IIamilton-Twelve carloads of Bitter
Root potatoes have been shipped during
the past few days TO the eastern market
Conrad-The Waller Land and Water
company has been using dredging ma
chine successfully to clean out irrigation
bitches on the project.
Missoula-Snow has melted from the
levels in the Seely lake district, accord
ing to c. A. Maloney, rancher. The coun-
try has been blanketed by heavy SHOWS
for many months.
Butte-Thieves broke into a box car on
the Oregon Short Line railway. between
Butte and Lima and secured 10000 Gig
arets.
Anaconda-When two lads stole a
speeder from the railroad yards they
soon found their way blocked by rail
detectives. They will spend the summer
at home.
Butte-Kind-hearte Walter A. Dun
kan is in jail because he brought whisky
small levy, county library Petitions
have been circulated. The law requires
that 20 per cent OF the signatures of tax
payers be obtained.
Anaconda-When roomer fell asleeI
in bed with lighted cigaret in his
mouth. he started some excitement. He
escaped from the flaming bed in his
night clothes: and roomers, scantily clad
organized shirt tail brigade" and ex-
tinguished the blaze.
Hamilton-Elva Heino, young daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Heino. has beer
taken to Portland hospital by hel
father. The girl has been Ill for many
months and the trip to the coast wa.
made in the baggage car as she coulc
not be taken from her cot.
Lewistown-Ray M. Sebree widely
known and popular business man O.
Lewistown, died at his home, heart dis
ease being the cause. He was As, ane
had long been associated with the auto
mobile trade here. He is survived by tn,
widow, one son and three daughters.
MissOula-A survey mas been started
by the state highway commission t.
straighten out the main highway norti
from Missoula to Poison in the vicinit,
: of Nine Pipes reservoir Many curves OF
} the stretch OF road on that part Of tn,
reservation are to be eliminated through
this survey.
Edgar-Removing the cotterkey from
the bow support which pinned him un
the river, L. ]. Bennett escaped to safety
BY coming up for air. he would sub
merge himself from time to time unit
| he effected his escape from the car, whicl
was covered by water.
Choteau-County Treasurer Otto Wag
mild has received q state warrant for s14
. 454.58. In addition, there was q count
i 6 mill levy OF s2,79l .83. making tota
! OF $17. 7.146.41 to be apportioned anon
!, the IA districts Of the county. which 1
done through the office Of County Sup
/ erintendent Anna Stafford.
Butte-Miss Esther Cresetto, CONNER
cial student at Butte high school, ha
been awarded the Underwood typist'
sapphire medal for attaining a speed Q
80 words a minute Miss Cresetto, VIII
! is 16 years old and a junior, has dis
tinguished herself in commercial wor
> since her entrance to high school in 1926
Wolf Point-At Vida, McCone county
! members of Modern Woodmen lodge OF
ganized a seeding bee and went to tn
farm OF member who has been seri
ously i'll for several months and in on
day plowed 33 acres, disced 10 acres an
!. seeded 58 acres The sick member, Clar
ence Nefzger, is one of the early settler
! in the Vida vicinity.
: VictOr-More fine blood lines of stoc
! are to be represented in the Bitter Roc
, valley. Waters 81 Waters Of Victor hay
purchased new Jersey sire to head the
herd which comes from world champio
blood. The animal was purchased froi
F. M. Shoemaker of Missoula and come
, from his Jersey farm at Ravalli.
3 Lewistown-Upon invitation OF til
g Moore Womens club, large delegatio
a from the Lewistown Women's club wer
= to Moore to hear an address by Mi
Murphy, nurse at the Blackfeet India
( reservation, maintained there throup
v the tuberculosis seal sale fund, WI
Y spoke on her experiences and observ,