The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-05-17

purpose of changing the bills into
gold later. The men gave the for
eigner the key as a security Of good
faith but that was the last he saw of
his $1,000.
The water supply at Bridger has
been improved, according to the state
law, and is now entirely satisfactory.
A new chlorine plant has been in
stalled, making the water pure and
Clean
The "fun" side of the women's
camp programs, to be held in the state
during the coming summer, will be in
charge of Mrs. Mignon Quaw Lott.
Mrs. Lott was formerly recreation
specialist for the Montana extension
service. June will be the month in
which the womens camps will be held.
Dates and programs are being ar
ranged. Camps will be held in Vel
lowstone, Lewis and Clark, Richland,
Fergus, Valley, Rosebud, Lincoln,
Hill, Big Horn and Flathead counties
Maurine Allen, Lewistown's woman
pilot, was in the first airplane smash
up to happen in Lewistown. Just as
the plane was about to take the air,
one of the wheels hit an obstruction
on the ground, throwing the plane out
of its course and causing it to tip,
which allowed lower wing to catch
in the ground and almost throw the
plane completely over Miss Allen and
her two passengers escaped without
scratch, and none the worse for the
experience.
The city water supply of Laurel was
declared satisfactory for use on the
Northern Pacific and Burlington pas
senger trains by H. B. Fothe, director
of the water and sewage division of
the state board of health.
The we'll worn jest of the motorist
who told the officer he was speeding
home in order to arrive before his gas
supply was exhausted, was an actual
fact in a Butte police court session.
William Cherette, Is year old, was ar
rested for travelling above 35 miles,
and he explained to the judge that the
gas tank of his car contained less
than one-half gallon of gas, and that
ho 70 friu> hIc 20
momentum to carry it over hill, and
stated that the down grade on the OPP
posite side would be sufficient to car
ry him to his home if the gas gave
out. He was discharged.
William Burrus of Hobson set
strawstack on fire with disastrous re-
suits. Under a sudden wind the
flames spread to farm building, de-
stroying everything. Mr.. Burrus lost
even his clothing and barely saved his
horses.
One l;ttle shaver of a youngster,
hardly years old, held up traffic,
defied copper and just about bawled
up the Butte motor parade for 10 min
utes. Riding astride somewhat an
cient and battered kiddie-kar, the boy
ventured into the heavy traffic at the
corner of Park and Main streets. Half
way across the intersection he was
discovered by the traffic cop, who
waved his arms frantically to stave
off an impending accident. Traffic
halted, and the arm Of the law rushed
to pick the boy up, but the youthful
kiddie-karist refused to be pushed
from his course. He baked, frowned
and defied the officer to put him off
the street, while autoists were Shrek
ing their horns and the street car men
were Changing car bells. The officer
finally succeeded by half coaxing and
half pushing in getting the urchin
back to the walk Then the officer
tried all available means of finding
the youngsters name, but the little
fellow remained adamant to the last.
The policeman finally picked up his
half pint problem under one arm, and
with the kiddie-kar under the other,
marched to the police station, where
parents later took charge.
The Ohio Oil company has pur-
chased 120 acres in northern Mon
tana from the Genou Oil and Gas COM
pany, and it is reported as making
plans to start development operations.
Eight deer in bunch were seen on
the highway between Missoula and
Butte. Frank Cooney saw the deer
mile east of Nimrod and he said: Il
had to slow down to get through
without hitting the animals"
Louis G. True, baritone and slide
trombonist of the State College Bob
cat band, has been invited to play
euphonium with Sousa's band during
it's 1928 national tour, but Mr.. True
has declined the invitation to accept
an appointment in the college publ
cations department as assistant editor.
So destructive have city people be-