Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-06-01
STATE BRIEFS


Columbus-Mrs. Guy signor. manager
of the Mountain States telephone office
here. died following al operation. She
was about 40.
Hobson-Donald Treloar. OF the Hob
son high schoo faculty. has left to as
sumo duties as secretary OF the Kalispell
chamber Of commerce..
Mlssoula-Lieut. Felix M. Alexander
and Miss Alice Mae Gates OF Missoula
were married by Chaplain E.. E. Swanson
at post headquarters, Missoula.
Lame Deer-'Indian Day." the annual
spring celebration Of the Nothern Chey-
enne Indians. was held here Saturday.
May 10. This was the fifteenth annual
event.
commissioning Stein was thrown
from q blackboard. receiving injuries
which caused instant death. His body
was found by a hired man near the home
ranch.
Hamilton-New furnishings at the
Hamilton hospital, nurses department
with Improvements throughout the in
stitution, have been purchased by women
of the hospital auxiliary.
Libby-The Libby city council will
purchase land for an athletic field. ].
Neils of Portland. head Of the Neils Lum-
Der company. has announced that he will
give 81 1000 for improvement OF the field.
Anaconda-Jack McHugh, Anaconda's
juvenile film actor, is taking q leading
part in the production on the Gay lion
farm at Ell Monte, Calf. In several scenes
he works alongside q full-grown male
lion.
Martinsdale-W. w. Platt Of the Smith
Bros. sheep ranch reports a good lambing
in April and an even better showing for
May lambs. Two bands of LOO or more
showed 100 per cent, one band, Ill per
cent, and a band of 1900. 1872 per cent.
Martinsdale-Wool growers Of the up
per Musselshell river will be accommo-
dated by a new wool warehouse now I'M
der construction at Milwaukee yards.
Harry Luke. foreman. is in charge Of a
crew of 10 hat Will be busy in the build
ing for two weeks.
Polson-The j. G. Penney store at Pol
son has opened for business in the new
location IN the corner room OF the new
Poison hotel building. Other rooms of
the hotel are not completed but Penney
quarters were rushed TO completion.
Lewist0wn-Supt. E. l.. Cleveland of
here for the Silver Jubilee celebration,
the Milwaukee railway expects to bring
July 8 and 4. one of the big electric To-
comotives. while the Great Northern has
announced that it will bring in its old
est engine from st. Paul.
Butte-Portable quartz mills tha may
be easily moved to any small mine and
which will treat ore at the property are
planned by Lucian Evans and Edwin G.
Davis, two we'll known Butte mining
men. The outfit is known as the Port
able Mills Operating company.
Missoula-That western Montana crops
with the exception Of winter wheat, are
Just as far advanced as those in Nebras-
ka was made known here by l.. c.. Camp
bell. agricultural development agent of
the Northern Pacific railway, upon his re-
turn from the midwestern state.
Helena-The state boord of land COM
missioners has been notified that Clyde
Park. IN Park county, has voted to issue
bonds in the amount Of $4,000 for q
school gymnasium. The bonds will be
offered for sale June l and it is under
stood will be on the amortization plan.
Hamilton-Hamilton will be host to
western Montana the Fourt OF July at
an old time celebration, and plans are
being rushed to completion by commit
tees. Band music n a parade thai is
expected to eclipse all previous attempts
in Ravalli county. are features prepared
Hamilton-The body of Joseph M. Put
nam. who died at the soldiers home al
Columbia Falls recently. was buried al
Corvallis. Mr.. utnam was one Of the
first settlers in the Hamilton district anc
was one of the few survivors of the Nez
Perez indian war.
Hamilton-Fire Quilted q concrete
apartment house owned by J. E. Smith
q block from Hamilton's business section
The Smith family n the Pete See fam
} lily, who occupied the house. were absent
having gone to Hamilton Heights. Thu
} damage will total several hundred dol
: lars, 1t Is said.
Columbus-Every bank in Stillwate.
county was represented at q meeting helt
at Columbus. Officers elected were B. M
Harris, president, Park City State bank
John Logan, Columbus State bank. vic'
president; Matt p. Diamond. First Ma
tioEal bank. Columbus, secretary, ant
Curtis Adams, Reed Point State bank
treasurer.
Harlowton-The Crystal laundry, a ney
r. Harlowton institution, opened for bust
!, ness with a full complement Of the lat
! est model machinery. The new machin
cry was installed at an approximate cos
n of $500, according to John Urban, pro
prietor. Howard M. DeSell, formerly c
h Forsyth, will be in charge Of the new in
stitution.
Winifred-C. A. Peterson of Winifrec
d haS arrived at Harlowton to take owe
S management Of the Montana Lumber an
Hardware company here, succeeding
o v. Hughes, who has left for Lennox, la
n to live. Mr.. Peterson has had charge {
the company's store at Winifred for !
d years. His family will move to Harlow
ton at the close of the present schoC
d year.
Miles City-With the passage of whit
is termed the airport ordinance, Mayo
w. Y. Smith appointed the followin
members Of the airport commission:
B. Winter, Henry j. Sawtell, Roy Mill
- gan, H. II. Bright, and j. H. Boiling. TT
~ commission will have charge Of the fiyir
: field and will handle details Of it's at
ministration, according to provisions
the ordinance.
'p and George M. Hatch at Big Elk. Exc
le cising their homestead privileges, Veast
es and Mcdonnell and their wives mac
te homestead, timber and desert lane fl
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