Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-06-08
STATE BRIEFS

Denton-The appearance Of the Hes
sian fly in some of the wheat fields here
is the cause of some apprehension among
the wheat growers.
MISUNDERSTANDING of blossoms in the
apple trees at Missoula, Orchard Homes
and the Bitter Root valley are unusually
heavy and fragrant this spring.
Sweetgrass-A steam shovel has been
unloaded at the Great Northern station
here for F.. S. Smith, Great Northern
railway contractor, who is to build the
'Y' south OF town here this season.
Missoula-The Rev. E.. j. Klemme,
president of In-termountain Union COL
lege, Helena, was elected chairman OF
the western district of the Montana Con-
gress of Parent-Teachers associations.
KallspeIl-The district court here re-
Gently adopted a resolution Of respect
for the late William j. Brennan, prom
inent Montanan who died here March 8,
and listened to eulogies on his life and
character.
Wolf Point-The Wolf Point hospital,
which has been closed for several months
has been reopened by Miss Helen and
Miss Suzanne Siements Of st. Paul, who
are graduate nurses. 1t will be known
as the General hospital.
Polson-The Poison Rod and Gun club
was ~reorganized at a recent meeting at
which Thomas Marlowe, chairman of the
state fish and game commission, Frank
Rose, superintendent Of the bison re-
serve, and State Game Warden Robert
Hill were speakers.
Massachusetts, are being prepared by
the forest service, asking private COM
mercial interests to supply two airplanes
to be used this summer in forest patrol
in Montana and northern Idaho forests,
it is announced by Howard Flint, fire
chief of district No. /.
| Butte-plans have been carried to a
successful conclusion for reopening Of
the Jib mine at Basin. The Jib came
into much prominence as a gold pro-
ducer in 1924. San Francisco interests
have brought about a reorganization UNI
der the name of the Cataract Mining
company.
Lewistown-Mrs. Seward L. Brecken-
ridge. one Of the best known residents
of the Hilger district, north of Lewis
town, died here after a lingering Illness
Of several weeks. She was a native of
Havana, Ill, 60 years old and is sur
vived by her husband, three daughters
and two sons
B~utte-Butte was selected as the 1925
meeting place for the western district
convention Of Knights Of Pythias. The
1923 meeting was held here with Samuel
r. White Of Butte, supreme representa-
tive, presiding. Delegations were In at
tendance from Anaconda, Philipsburr
Deer Lodge and Butte.
Miles City-W. j. Williams, aged about
ID, was drowned here while bathing In
Tongue river slough, near the mouth Of
the stream. He and two companions
were hiking over the country from the
coast, James Young old Sheriff Hi Far.
mum In reporting the affair. The body
was not recovered.
orsyth-Six thousand feet Of new
water mains are being laid at Forsyth
at a cost of approximately $4,000. Sew.
eral blocks of new mains are being laic
on Main street, where much trouble ha.
been caused by leakage. The mains are
large wooden pipes covered with a thici
coating of tar and sawdust.
HeIena-Howard w. Holmes. forme,
chief engineer for the Montana highway
commission. with w. v. Wellman hal
formed the Wellman g. Holmes, Inc. 6
company authorized to conduct the bust.
ness of constructing roads, highways
and bridges, and general trucking opera.
lions. The company is capitalized a
S25, 900.
Missoula-Long strings of stock cars
carrying sheep from coast states to Mon,
tana for grazing in the western part O
the state. are arriving on the Rock
mountain division, Northern Pacific of
fcials say. Each year 10000 head y
sheep or more come to western Montani
from the Washington and Oregon shee,
country to Craze.
Chinook-Twelve Blaine county farm
ers will raise 60 acres Of navy beans. sect
being furnished by the Washington
Idaho Seed company OF Spokane, as al
experiment to a~daptability Of this coun
ty TO bean growing. The Spokane com
pany has been supplying beans for thu
Van Camp Canning company and Their
is much interest in the experiment here
Helena-Donald Burbank of Charlie
le-year-old State university sophomore
help for appropriating to his own use al
automobile belonging to c. A. Quaint
ance of Boulder, was released from Gus
todv on payment Of damages to the ma
chine. The boy. taken into custody a
Boulder. when he was returning the ma
chine. said he borrowed it to visit hi
girl at Dillon.
HamIlton-Mike B%arbouris, spotte,
fever patient at the Hamilton hospital