Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
STATE BRIEFS

Denton-The high school glee club
gave an operetta. "Windmills OF Holland.
L~ewistown.
Miles City-H. NJ. Jordet will preside
at the annual meeting OF the Custer
County Farm bureau March 3.
Harlowton-The ~Eggenberger ice cream
parlor. Harlowton. has installed a new
electric automatic refrgieration system
Chinook-These are trying dog days at
Chinook. The own marshal is staging
the annual campaign against unlicensed
dogs.
Observation-Disclosures of Literary society
No. , OF the high school will present Q
program before the assembly. including
the third act Of Treasure Island"
Helena-Temperatures and precipita-
ton were both above normal during Jan
uary in Montana. says the monthly re-
port of the United States department OF
agriculture.
Missoula-Mrs. Harriet Rankin Sed-
man, dean Of women at the State univer-
sity, has left for Boston, where she will
attend a meeting Of the national con
ference of deans OF women.
Butte-Dr. E.. B.. Norris, dear of the
college Of engineering. Montana State
college, addressed the Montana Society
Of Engineers here on use of hydraulic
pressure in gun construction.
Libby-The Libby Rod and Gun club
meeting in Woodmen hall, saw w game
films. n on elk and one on buffalo or
the federal range at Moiese. Boy Scouts
and Trail Rangers were guests OF the
club.
HarIem-James c. Fontana has dis,
posed of his pool and billiard hall. pur.
| rhacprc hatnn .1phn w NOfhaft Qpd Paw.
mond Taylor. Spokane. MI. Fontana has
been in Harlem nearly two years. He ha,
not announced future plans.
Libby-The Pioneer society of Libby
held its annual meeting. about so at
tending. The evening was spent IL
dancing. Jack Wier was elected presi'
dent; Miss Anita Harris. secretary: Mrs
John Peay, treasurer.
Butte-Deer Lodge county officials
have issued an ultimatum that gambling
in Anaconda soft drink parlors and othel
places must be stopped. Sheriff M. P
Mahoney and County Attorney Ira ]
Stagg attached their signatures to thu
ultimatum.
Martinsdale-The Lennep wool clip o
10000 feeces was sold to G. 7. Busha
Big Timber, at 40 cents. Growers selling
were M. t. Grande, A. G.. Grande, j.. O
Berg. Almon Berg, Martin Herein, An
drew Hoyem, Hans Lain and Matt Son
demo, Lebo.
Fort Benton-Judge Charles S. Hart
man of the district court has called To-
a panel of 40 jurymen to serve during
term Of spring court set for March 10
1t is estimated that the term will cove
10 days, by which time all cases pendin.
at present will be disposed of.
yalier-Fifty colored prints of master
piacac of ort moro dicD1o vad in thn Uo
lier grade school, tea being served b,
teachers. Proceeds of the admission
charge will be used for purchase of pic
lures for the school. Fifteen pupils o
the two upper rooms gave picture talk
before an audience of mothers ant
friends.
Lame Deer-Nine p. m. has been desig
mated as the hour for school children a
Lame Deer to be in their homes, In al
order recently posted by Supt. c.. B. Lon
miller of the Tongue River Indial
reservation. Agency police have been in
structed to send any children to thei
homes who are found in the street afte
this hour.
Butte--Approximately SO, 900 person
found recreation last year in the Dee
Lodge national forest, and the distric
likewise brought livestock returns esti
mated OF S550.000, according to the re
port of Supervisor John B. Taylor. TIL
number OF ummer homes increased from
SO to 70. A total of 217 grazing permit
were issued.
Heiena-On complaint of the Missoul
Mercantile company, Missoula, and tn
Montana railroad commission. the inter
state commission will conduc
q hearing here to consider protests OF
rates charged for canned goods. TIL
rates from canneries within the state ar
considered unjust, as compared witt
rates from the coast to Missoula.
Sweetgrass-The Boundary Filling sta
ton, operated by John Gleason. vii
I raise the roof of the car entrance tw
feet. 1t is installing a big tar for Ma
pleleaw distillate and will supply tn
I farm tractor trade this spring. Havin
/ taken over the agency for Penno oil:
+ this will be the first station at Sweet
grass to sell the newly invented cram
/. pin grease.
: Sweetgrass-The Boundary Filling sta
ton, operated by job Gleason. wi
raise the roof Of the car entrance tw
feet. 1t Is installing a big tank for Ma
> pleleaw distillate n will supply tn
farm tractor trade this spring. Havin
taken over the agency for Penno oil.
, this will be The first station at Sweet
grass to sell the newly invented Gran
: pin grease.
Wolf Point-A public hearing will b
, held March IS at Wolf Point to discus
, the proposed change In the left bank c
! the Missouri river by a cutoff across tn
! neck Of land about 1000 feet wide, be
ginning about five miles upstream fror
Wolf Point. 1t is proposed to shorte
the river by the cutoff about four an
, one-half miles and cause the channel t
take a straight course in front Of tn
, town
0 Whiteish-For the first time in q dec
ade, saddle horses were ridden across ic
on Whitehsh lake. The two Gran
brothers. ranchers at the head of tn
9 lake. made the trip to Whitefsh and RI
turn. Numerous automobiles have bee
driven across every year and at variot
times In years past the ice-covered lax
has been used as a road for haulin
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