Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-05-25
STATE BRIEFS

STATE BRIEFS
Observation-Disclosures births totaled SO
during last month. Nineteen were boys
and II were girls.
Ophelm-Six students will graduate
this year from the Opheim high school.
Senator Paul of Deer Lodge will deliver
the commencement address.
Great FalIs-The Misses Ann and
Dorothea Rector nave returned from a
several months Jour in South American
countries.
Libby-Under the direction Of Street
COMMISSIONS Green. main thoroughfares
of Libby are being sprinkled with oil, the
experiment having proved successful
during the last two years.
Great Falls-Dick Fries, AZ. charged
with operating an automobile while
drunk, was arraigned in the municipal
court here inc fined 800 by Magistrate
H. A. Sheppard. Fries has filed notice
Of appeal.
Fort Benton-Miss Eunice Winter be-
lieves she has found the worlds meanest
man. A few days ago she lost her purse
containing $75 and some valuable papers.
] The finder returned the papers but kept
the money.
LewistOWn-Fergus county lost another
well known pioneer when Thomas Con-
way, a resident Of this section for 40
years, died at his place near own He
served as the first undersheriff OF this
county. MI. Conway was 60 years Did.
Lewistown-The Lewistown Business
Woman's club closed it's year with a din
ner, program and election, 60 Of the bust
ness and professional women of the city
attending. Miss Fannie Cook was chosen
president. succeeding Miss Gwendolin
Salisbury.
Miles City-Six young women became
graduate nurses as commencement ex-
Miles City May 16. The graduates are
Alice Despens of Anaconda, Margaret
Kelly of Miles City, Helen Law of Laurel,
Nora Allen of Red Lodge, Lena Pottras of
Missoula, and Violet Klein of Bowman.
N. D..
Wolf Point-The senate Indian affairs
committee approved the house bill
authorizing Fort Peck Indians of Mon
tana to lease or sell certain land on the
edge Of the city for a public aviation
field, reserving mineral rights and pro-
vidnig for deposit Of the proceeds In the
treasury to the credit of the Fort Peck
tribe.
Observation-Disclosures M. Holiday has
let the contract for blowing 1.400 acres
at his Delpine ranch to Leroy Boyer Of
White Sulphur Springs. Jack Wheeler
will help MIR. Boyer. The contractors have
rented the E. w. Orr ranch house at the
North Fork and will begin work at once.
The Orr ranch is under lease to John
Duncan, for summer range.
Belt-Mrs. Flora j. OFT, Harlowton,
vice president Of the grand lodge of Re-
bekahs, made an official visit to the Belt
order. The past president, Mrs. Jennie
Bywaters OF Sand Coulee, was also pres
ent. A banquet was served in the lodge
rooms and Immediately following degree
work and a program arranged In observ-
ance of Mothers day was presented.
Dillon-Articles of incorporation have
been filed with the secretary of state for
the Treasure State Fur Farms, Inc, with
j.. p, H. F. and Miss Ida Best as direc-
tors. The corporation has recently in
stalled a model farm about two miles
north of the city which Is completely
equipped with pens and buildings and
well stocked with animals, principally
chinchilla rabbits.
Slmms-The senior class play, Safety
First played to q capacity house at the
high school auditorium here. Proceeds OF
the play, $65, will be used to help seniors
defray the expenses Of commencement
The cast included Bertha Tallman
Gracia Crepeau, Elsie Clearinghouse, Flor
ence Penwell, Alzora Prewitt, Lawrence
Marvin, Earl Bjork, Glendon Hanna
Bernard Hatcher Joe Dawson.
M~issoula-Next years editor of the
Kyote, Billings high school paper, has
been elected president of the Interschol-
astic Press association. The editor OF
the Moccasin high school paper is vice
president, and the editor of the Konah
Of Missoula, is secretary-treasurer. Bill
lings high gained another honor, with
the announcement that the Kyote, yeaI
book, was awarded first place among II
schools.
Moccasin-The Rev. and Mrs. Waite
have gone to Tulsa, Okla, where Mr.
l Waite will represent central Montana at
the general assembly of Presbyterian
May 22-30. The trip is being made by
auto. Mrs. Waite and daughter will ac-
| company her husband as far as Kansas
City, from where she will go to Elwooc
City, Pa, to visit her parents. Mr.. Waite
will also spend the summer there, return.
t ing to Moccasin early in August.
> Denton-One hundred and fifty mem
bers and guests attended the celebration
of the fourth anniversary of the Denton
chapter Of the A. O. u. w. lodge here
l The banquet was followed by a short
musical program and a dance was held
!, Among those present from the neighbor.
! ing towns were Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rep.
5 logic of L~ewistown, and Mr.. and Mrs
Ralps Kirkpatrick, and Mr.. and Mrs. Rel
Stinchcomb of Stanford.
, Butte-Chauncey L.. Berrien. genera
superintendent Of the Anaconda Copper
: Mining COmnpnu wac hpct of q dinner
given at the Silver Bow club in honor Of
| saueral Qficiala Of thu Gaiccha-gnaik