The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-09-27

ioh, iuduu tiief WY sally HUME,
1t is thought these eight birds, out
of shipment of 100, probably es-
capped while being transferred from
their shipping CASE. The prodigal
pigeons Were quit worn OF and
tired from their long journey,
The sheriff of Missaula IS seeking
two youthful brides who elored from
the Flathead Indian reservation With
two gay young bucks. Each of the
women left a lawful husband behind.
The largest shipment Of cattle ever
to leave Columbus was loaded last
week and headed for Chicago. About
1000 head were loaded into IS cars.
All of the cattle ware in he best of
condition.
Whitehall is to have an airplane
field which will be used for emer-
gency landing of planes which many
times find it impossible to fly over
the mountains in foggy and other
wise unfavorable weather. 1t will
be lighted at night, and house will
be built for the keeper who will be
in attendance at all times.
Glacier National park has closed
its nineteenth season with an attend
hde showing that nearly $4,000
people toured this region from June
Is to September Is. The largest
percentage of the tourists came by
motor and the auto camp grounds
were patronized.
The State Department of Public
Instruction has ANNOUNCED that a
medal will be awarded this year to
the public school student submitting
the best essay on 1.-THE Pioneers"
The medal is made possible by dona-
ton funds by Andrew J. Davis of
Butte, under the direction of David
Hilger, state historical librarian.
1t has been estimated that 1912
Indians will vote in Montana this
fall. At least that many are eligible
to exercise the right to vote if they
so desire. Until the new law was
passed they had to prove their COM
potency in handling their own af-
fairs before they were g-anbed citi-
zenship.
Large shipments Of sheep were
made into Idaho asst week by Beav-
eahead specimen. A shipment of
5000 was sent iron Monida, 10
carloads were sent from Lima and
two carloads from Armstead
The beet harvest began this week
and the heavy work Of harvest is oc-
cupying the attention Of beet grow
ers and company officials The ton
mage per acre is expected to equal
that of last season. It is contem-
plated that the harvest operations
will be completed in about seven
weeks, barring bad weather condi-
tions. The start this season is almost
two weeks later than the schedule of
last season.
The Montana automobile associa-
ton has been advised that Glendive,
Fallon, Wibaux and other communi-
ties in eastern Montana cooperated
in underwriting the cost of erecting
U. S. standard markings from Fallon
to the North Dakota line, distance
of II miles. This is u. S. highway
No. 10; total Of 178 signs were
erected, including "A assorted warn
ing signs. The aggregate cost of the
signs, material and labor was $338.55
The average distance between signs
is approximately Ia miles and the
finished installation is highly attrac-
i've. Other U. S. markings have been
put up by the Forestry department
on the improved forest roads through
out Montana. This is a start, at
least, says the State Motor club, for
Montana to have the complete U. S.
markings on the primary road sys-
tenn of the state which will no doubt !
take place in 1929 and 1880. Every
state has completed their Federal
markings except six, of which Mon
tana is one.
According to word received at
Terry, a trancontinental mail line
from Boston to Seattle Will pass
through and serve Terry and Miles
City and other Montana towns. The
lime will bel an extension of the Chi
cago-St. Paul route now operated by
the Northwest Always, Inc. 1t is