Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-16
STATE BRIEFS

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new students for the second semester.
Fort Benton-Prohts from turkeys are
bringing more money into Chouteau
county each year.
Steyensville-The Bitter Root cream
cry products In 1927 were sold for
s279,042.
I~Ielena-Helena votes April 2 on a /
mill levy for purchase of land and estab-
lishment Of an airport.
Martinsdale-A band OF LOO ewes is
being lambed at the C.. M. Holiday
ranch under unfavorable conditions.
IIelena-Nearly 100 per cent collection
on 1927 business is reported by the Hell
ena branch Of the international Harvest
err company.
IIardin-Stella, daughter Of w. D. Es-
sex, Hardin depot employee. carries an
important role In Tom Mix's film.
"Tumbling River"
CoIumbus-Another sign of spring is
election talk. The registration is light.
with only 500 registered. as against SAG
last year and 355 in 1926.
Miles City-Corn growing at a profit
Of s46.65 an acre last sunmer is the rec
ord of John Myers, Sr., according to
County Agent p. NJ. Lewis.
Chinook-Blaine county is now credit
ed with l7l,300 sheep and is ranked as
second in the state. Since 1925. Blaine
county has increased cattle by 7.015 head.
H~eiena-Helena valley farmers are con-
cerned over the proposal of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company TO take 800
inches of water from Prickly Pear creek
for use at the East Helena plant.
Miles City-The American Kennel club
has approved selection Of w. II. Pye, Van
couver. B.. c., for judge of the second
annual Miles City Kennel club dog show
here May Is and 16.
Sweetgrass-Great crowd of people
and youngsters enjoy the largest skating
pond border towns have had in years. 1t
is an international skating pond, being
directly across the boundary line.
Butte-Louis Fink. IA heroically res
cued his crippled 12-year-old brother,
Adalph. when q sheet of flames envel-
oped the room of their home. while their
widowed mother was at work in a Butte
cafe.
Anaeonda-Charge of first degree ar
son has been filed in district court here
against Barney McGreevey, coroner of
Deer Lodge county. McGreevey is charged
with attempting TO burn dow his butch
er shop Feb. 10.
Missoula-The Montana division of the
Order of Vasa, Scandinavian society, has
joined Idaho in q protest to President
Coolidge and the labor department
against cutting immigration quotas from
northern European countries.
Loma-A new depot is being built at
Iona to replace the one destroyed by fire
two years ago. This will be appreciated
by the people Of the surrounding terri
tory, who have to wait for trains and
who have incoming and outgoing ex-
press n freight shipments.
HeIena-The special exhibit car of the
Milwaukee railway, which has been
touring the middle west with q display of
products from Montana and other north
western states, will visit 81 points In
Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa dur
ing March.
Big Sandy-The first shipment Of TIL
lamook dairy calves has arrived at Big
Sandy. -Four Guernsey heifer calves were
received by express. They were ordered
Dyrland, Big Sandy. More Tillamook
calves will arrive later.
Colony Bay-The new road known as
the cutoff, which was quilt along the
Marias river and which has been i'm
passable for the last month or two ow-
ing to slides from bluffs above and from
the roadbed into the river, is now being
repaired by farmers, who are sharing
half the expense with the county.
Helena comprehensive map of the
Kevin-Sunburst oil and gas field has
been prepared by the Montana railroad
commission. 1t covers an area in Toole
county Ia miles north n south by 10
miles east and west. All of approx
mately 1850 wells drilled or being drilled
are shown, with owners and ~lessees'
names.
Misunderstanding 1927 towns OF the
Bitter Root valley exported Its carloads
OF manufactured and valley grown prod
ucts. These shipments included horses,
cattle. hogs. sheep, wool, lumber. logs,
WOOD, apples and miscellaneous products
such as dairy products, hay, grains.
straw. vegetables and small fruits. fresh
and canned
Glacier Park-A night class has been
organized here, under the auspices of the
national illiteracy crusade, to teach read
ing and writing to fullblood Blackfeet
Indians. The work is being conducted
by Mrs. Otto Thompson, chairman Of In
dian work for the Montana Federation
OF Women's Clubs.
ChiDook-Many Blaine county farm
ers who did not get threshing done last
fall have been doing this work, made
possible by recent pleasant weather. 1t
is reported that the grain in the shock
has been found to be in good condition
and considerable grain hauling has
started again since roads are getting in
shape for truck traffic.
Harlem--A special meeting here to in
terest Boy Scouts in agricultural club
work attracted about rs men and boys.
County Agent Max Legge, being unable
to attend and address the assembly as
had been planned, Superintendent Gar
Der and Ole Sandvik talked on club work,
United Brethren Brotherhood served
lunch.
Glacgow-Miss Rhoda Jane Dickinson
pastor Of the Congregational church at
Roundup and former pastor Of the Glas-
gov Congregational church. has arrived
at Glasgow for a few days visit at the
home OF her mother, Mrs. William Leon
ard. Miss Dickinson is enroute to Min
%neapolis, where she will be associated
with the staff of the Minnesota Congre-
gational conference as field secretary fol
women's work, promoting foreign home
missionary interests among churches.
MINE RESCUE CONTEST WILL