Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-23
STATE BRIEFS

Stark-The residence OF Mr.. n Mrs.
Harry S~uedemeyer, about four miles from
this city was destroyed by fire. The blaze
originated from a defective fue.
Missoula-A class OF so was initiated
INTO Missoula Aerie No. 80. during the
recent visit Of Thomas E. ODonnell Of
Kansas City, representative OF the grand
aerie.
Helena-The 1928 convention of the
Montana Retail Merchants association
viii be held at Havre. July 4 and 5, &C
cording TO the executive committee,
which was in session here.
Great Fails-The valuation Of new
buildings and Improvements authorized
during the current year exceeds the
100000 mark. The total value Of build
ing operations his year is sl24,465. ac-
cording to fluctuations.
Hayre-Thirty-eight deputy assessors
have been named by Mrs. Margaret Nc
Kenzie. Hill county assessor. for field
work in 1928 assessments. Mrs. McKen-
2ie plans 10 complete all field work by
the end of April, leaving May and June
for Office work on lists.
Big sandy-The company Of Giebel g.
Manhood has dissolved partnership and
the garage conducted by the two will
now be known as the Giebel Motor COM
pany. Mahood has entered into a part
utisAlp Wlln rat hlNlilI. Dig OdlQgt duQ
the two Will start another garage.
Missoula-McCaulay. Fort Benton. was
elected president OF the Montana Asso-
citation of Commercial Secretaries. G..
Knight. Hamilton, was named vice presi-
dent and Reyn Leedom, Great Falls. sec
rotary. The fall meeting Of the aSSocia-
ton will be held at Fort Benton, Oct. 5
and G.
Butte-A badly burned letter taken
from the mail plane which crashed near
Marquette, Neb.. Feb. 90. killing a pas
senger and iniuring the pilot, was re-
ceived here by the Mountain States
Amusement company. OF &c sacks Of
mail AIKEN from Omaha to Cheyenne, "a
were burned.
Cohagen-Cohagen, which boasts the
only high school in Garfield county out
side of Jordan, will build o new high
school building for next year. The dis
trict will not be bonded for his purpose,
but the people nave voted an extra 8
mills, which money will be placed in the
general fun
Sweetgrass-Sheep and wool growers Of
Sweetgrass and the Sweetgrass hills ter
~ritories met at Sweetgrass and organized
the Toole County Sheep and Wool Grow
ers' association, for cooperative market
ing Of their wool clips. Nearly every
grower in the territory attended and en-
tered into this organization, which now
represents approximately 10000 heeces.
Butte-Arthur william Hull was killed
instantly by an explosion resulting from
his picking into a missed hole" in the
Mountain Con mine. He was 26 years
old and is susvived by his wife n a
small daughter, his parents and three
sisters Miami, Ariz. Hull came here last
November.
I NIT F1-11 AF--1 .~..-T -
Anaconda and graduate law student at
the State university. has given up the
pracxce of law at Los Angeles to become
vice president of the Pacific National
Finance company. Mr.. Murphy was mar
ried some time ago at Missoula to Miss
Kathryn Donohue, daughter Of a pioneer
Montana family
Deer L0dge-Plans are being made for
the entertainment Of h Mining District
American Legion meeting, to be held in
Deer Lodge Saturday, March 81. The
district embraces Butte, Anaconda, Phil
ipsburg, Helena, Dillon, Whitehall and
Drummond. Joseph Grenier. local COM
mander, expects to supply a program and
banquet for the visitors.
Great Falls-The Rev. w. Arthur Diet
rick, former pastor Of the First Congre-
g~ational church of Great Falls n for
mer army officer, was on Feb. 20 shot
n fatally wounded in an attempt tc
quell a disturbance at Neel's Gap, Ga.
according to information received III
Great Falls in the form Of an article ir
the Gainesville (Ga.) Herald. Dietricl
was SO years old.
Columbus-Public sales of livestock
have been numerous the last few days
some II sales being conducted In this
territory. Livestock and farm machinery
have commanded high prices. Cattle
have been q big drawing card, witt
plenty of cows going around the $l0l
mark. Sheep at auction have sold TO
close to SIS a head.
Great Falls-What is expected to bt
the largest tour of northern Montan;
farmers ever undertaken is being planned
by r. E.. Clarkson M r. E.. Cameron
county extension agents Of Teton a.
Cascade counties, respectively. 1t doe
not seem unlikely that farmers from
other counties Of this part of the stat
will participate. Business men n al
others interested will be invited.
Missouia-A general ranger school TO
district No. / will be held at the Prizes
River experiment station starting Apri
4, 1t is announced by District Foreste
l.. G. Stockdale. New rangers and thos'
who have come into the service during
the last year will be among students a
this school. There they will receive prac
tical instruction, as we'll as further teen
nichal work, with cruising, estimating
timber. grazing reconnaissance and othe
details included.
Butte-Charles B. Nevin, former mayo
Of Butte, has petitioned the city council
for a franchise to maintain and operat
a natural gas system here. He asks tina
the taxpaYipg freeholders be allowed Il
} vote on the matter at the municipa
| election, April 2. MIR. Nevin said tina
his plant would be completed in 2
months. Mr.. Nevin declared that tn
Montana Power company, owner Of tn
present franchise, had allowed its fran
J chise to expire last year.
Acknowledgements OF butter from
Montana to California markets amount
ed to l47,034 pounds during January
5 giving this state the lead in butter mar
keted in the coast state during tina
month, according to @. A. Norris, chic
r of the dairy division. Idaho shippet
119,347 pounds and vas second, Aus
tralia with $4,000 pounds. was third. But
ter production in Montana during Jan
uary reached $685. 13 pounds. Factorie
Of the state produced 81 1924 pounds o