Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-05-11

time. She came to Great Falls from CAL
ifornia last December with Mrs. Pierse
following a serious Illness at her home
in Hayward, Calf.
Hamilton-The Bitter Root everbearing
strawberry plant looks good to the Henry
Fields Seed and Nursery company, so
states B. E. Mondt, representative of the
seed house. who is spending some time
in the valley looking into the strawberry
industry. Several thousand plants have
been shipped to the company headquar-
tiers at Shenandoah. Iowa.
Deer ~Lodge-Powell county will have
five growers of certified potato seed. Each
man will plant five acres, the maximum
allowed for the first year. Those who
have agreed to carry on this work are:
j. B. Hare, c. It. Evans. L. E. Peterson.
j. S. Davey and A. T. Larson. The varie-
ties that will be planted are Melted
Gems, Bliss Triumph and Irish Cobblers.
Missoula-John r. Latimer, Jr., one Of
the organizers of the Missoula band, a
well known musician and a member Of
the State unlversitv's first football team,
died at Hollywood, Calf. according to
word received by Missoula relatives. Word
Of his death was received by the father,
John r. Latimer, with whom he was for
years associated in ranching west Of the
city.
Great Falls-There is an old saying
that there should be no crying over
split milk, but the wise-cracker that
started it probably never thought that
60 gallons would be lost, especially If 1t
took a runaway team, a broken axle on
one truck and two collisions with others.
Blu that is what happened to the oper-
ators of the Ayrshire dairy here in one
day.
Deer Lodge-A large number of big ma
tive trout will be placed in Rock Creek
lake by the Deer Lodge Anglers club.
This is one of the important matters de-
cided upon at the seasons initial meet
ing of the organization. These fish will,
it is expected, exterminate the bull trout
which infest the lake and are decimating
the numbers OF the other varieties of
trout.
Chotcau-Joseph Liberty, one of the
old time citizens of this section, an early
day driller for oil in Teton county, and
early proprietor Of the stage between
Choteau and Great Falls. died here. He
passed away just before retiring and
heart failure is given as the cause. He
leaves two children. MIR. Liberty had
been operating in the Kevin-Sunburst
oil field for some time.
Great Falls-Frank Haddock, who at
one time held the worlds altitude rec
ord for parachute jumping, jumped from
a plane over the Vance airport from an
altitude of $500 feet. Haddock leaped
from a Waco plane piloted by Byron
Cooper, instructor for the Vance Air Serv-
ice corporation, for the purpose of show
ing several students the correct method
Of packing and the operation Of a para
chute.
Harlowton-The funeral Of James DUFF
fly was held at the Catholic church here
Mr.. Duffy was one of the oldest residents
Of Wheatland county, having come hert
in 1865. For many years he was a prom
inent stock and cattle man, having
large ranch on Fish creek. With Ly,
curgis Kirkpatrick, Al Macdonald anc
Jim Norton he drove the first band O
sheep into the Yellowstone valley, bring
ing them from California.
Great Falls-Katherine Negrey, three
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Negrey
was slightly injured when she ran into
car driven by j. G.. Anderson of thu
Todd-Kelly Coal company. The chile
was playing in front of her home will
neighbor children and did not notice tn
approaching machine. She suffered q GU
on one of her hands and severa
scratches. Anderson was absolved of al
blame by the parents of the child.
Butte-That Dan MCGEE, 40-year-ol,
miner. found fatally injured near tn
B. A. g. p. railroad tracks on Anaconda
road Saturday morning, was the victim
Of foul play was the verdict returned b
a coroner's jury following an inquest int
the mans death. Physicians testified Nc
Gee died from O fractured skull and In
ternal hemorrhages while he also receives
a broken nose, broken right arm an
wrist and several lacerations about tn
head and body.