Plentywood herald., 1928-02-03
STATE BRIEFS

tohiau-At the regular meeting of the
Conrad Community club. the following
officers were elected: J. f. Kump, presi-
dent. e. r. Alquist. vice president: IL. ID
Harrison, Z. p. Patten, A. c. Peterson.
trustees.
Butte-The Commercial Service asso-
citation will hold its state convention
here Feb. II and IA. Plans were made at
banquet of the Butte association. r.
NJ. Hobbs. Butte, is president of the state
association.
+ Malta-Walter Karstens, Richard Hen
erickson and Earl Brumley have been
chosen TO represent Malta high school at
the boys vocational congress at Bozeman.
The boys are going under auspices of the
Great Northern railway.
Missoula-Kin of surplus buffalo stock
on the national bison range west of here
for meat purposes amounted to l81 head.
according to Henry Helgeson, butcher.
who had charge OF the dispatching of
the animals on the range.
Butte-Although there has been less
imam one marriage licence day granted
in January, divorce matters, not merely
complaints but orders to show cause. de-
crees. separate maintenances and relative
items have averaged more than two a
day III Silver Bow county
Lewistown-The midwinter meeting of
the ninth district of the American Legion
will be held at Lewistown Feb. a. The
committee in charge Of the arrangements.
Jacob Holman, Joseph Whelan and Gift
ford Theobald. is endeavoring to engage
E. Pat Kelly, Livingston. as speaker
Benzlen-When william Olmstead.
Mecaha and his family returned to their
home from dance they found their
home in ashes. They not only lost every-
hnlfCn ha In,
which their winters supply of food was
kept, adjoined the building and also
burned. There are five children in the
J family.
Polson-A total of s63 ,45o was received
| by Supt. c. E. Coe of the Flathead agency
from the Indian department for distribu-
tion among $500 Flatheads. This money
has accrued from sale OF tribal timber.
grazing rentals and other sources of in
come. Each Indian receives S25. The
money is being handled at various points
IN Lake county.
Oswego-Henry Kolstad has bought
} the Ablin Oil and Motor company build
ings and oil station here. This deal in
cludes cement garage, so by lao feet,
oil tanks and filling station. For several
years the Ablin. Oil company has had
I headquarters at Wolf Point and Mr. Kol-
Y stad has managed the Oswego station
All q llOlllbSI "a years.
AIissoula--James T. Brooks is to be the
new supervisor of the Missoula national
forest 1t Is announced at district head
quarters here. William M Nagel. present
supervisor Of the Missoula unit, has
: been assigned as supervisor of the Black
feet national forest with headquarters
at Kalispell He succeeds John Ryan
: who goes to the Kaniksu forest.
Benzien-Walter Mosby, Mosby, recent
ly had an almost miraculous escape from
:, death, when he wrenched his back while
Z attempting to kill a coyote which he hac
. | caught in a trap. The twist which he
! suffered temporarily paralyzed him sc
= that he was rendered almost helpless anc
= was unable to regain his feet or mount
q his horse. Mrs. Mosby found hin
. helpless.
Butte--Sixty blooded Ancona chicken.
is OF Jean Jordan, sports editor of the Butte
l. Miner, went up in smoke here when
l. gas explosion IN coal heater used tx
Il warm the chicken house set the build
a ing ablase. The chickens had wor
J. prizes at practically every large poultry
lie show in the northwest and were valued
lg at $500. Eight of the prize chickens hac
l. been sent to Lewistown for the STATE
ID poultry show.
Wolf Point-A. v. Applegren, assistant
n cashier of the First State bank, Vol
le meeting Of the executive committee o
e the Montana Bankers association. HI
81 attends as delegate from group 4. Th,
meeting is also a conference in regar(
~ to agricultural conditions and amonl
le the speakers is Dan Otis, agriculture
IN director Of the American Bankers asso
or citation. and Fred Irish, Fargo N. d.
\, ls Martinsdale-The first shipment O
'n IN elks for the DuRand ranch arrived. The,
e were shipped in a special express car ant
~ were individually Grated in six-foot boxes
They were taken by truck to the DuRant
ranch in the Belt mountains. The Du
Rand preserve was established through
ne efforts of Cortland DuRand, New York
rb who came to Montana early in Ianuar
m to perfect arrangements to receive tn
o. animals. He is backed by eastern sports
n, men who are helping finance the pre-
r. serve.
BIS HamiltOn-Fire losses at Hamilton dur
he ing 1927 were held to minimum by eff
O. ficient fire fighting apparatus and tn
Hamilton volunteer fire department ha
made record that 1T believed is nc
equaled in the state. Seventeen alarm
ed were sounded during the year. five {
ite these being grass fires. The value {
lt buildings involved amounted to $61, III
he value Of contents. $45998, while insul
est ance on buildings was S35.300. and o
contents $24,30O Damage to building
- totaled $53670. and to contents $685..
Polson--A crew of Is men is rushir
II work on the new hotel being erecte
4 here by Frank Swanberg, Missoula. Brio
will be laid in the next 80 days and tt
& entire building inclosed If good wealth.
4# continues. The contract calls for I'll
3 completion of the building by June l.
8 located on the site of the old Crane
& lew hotel, which was destroyed by fl
}8 our years ago. The hotel will overloC
#B 'lathead lake and. besides 40 rooms f
~ lotel purposes, will have one wing
the south which will house the ].
Penney company.