The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-05-16
Notes of Montana

Great Northern withdrew its appli-
cation with the Montana railroad
commission to abandon its loading
track at Woodbridge, near Bowdoin.
An epidemic of measles, numbering
122 cases, has broken out in Sidney,
practically paralyzing school and
other activities.
The Rev. H. H. Clark, who recently
brought suit against MA" Kennedy,
alleging breach of promise, is be-
lieved to have once been an appli-
cant for pastorate in the First
Christian church at Great Falls.
Approval of contracts for a light
ing system, heaters for the shower
baths and an incinerator at the ma
tional guard camp near Fort Harri-
son, has been received from the war
department by Adjustant General E.
H. Williams.
Without counting S926,823.87 in
sinking funds, Montana on the last
day of last year had enough visible
assets to pay all its debts and still
have a balance of S81, 533, 2O025, says
a statement compiled by George P.
Porter, state auditor.
Approval Of a lease of 700 acres of
land adjoining the state school for
deaf and blind at Boulder, from the
Montana Life Insurance company, was
given by the state board of examiners,
the ground to be used for farming
and grazing purposes for the school.
Dr.. Henry Neuman, head of the
School of Ethical Culture at Brook
Ign, will deliver commencement adj
dresses at four Montana higher edu-
cational institutions in June, Chan
cellor M. A. Brannon has announced.
DR.. Neuman will address graduates
of the School of Mines at Butte, June
7; of the State University at Missoula,
June 10; of State college at Bozeman,
June IL, and of the Eastern Montana
Normal school at Billings, June IA.
The body of Capt. Luther S. "Yel-
lowstone" Kelly, Indian scout and
frontiersman, will be taken from its
niche in a mausoleum and inferred
on Kelly mountain overlooking Bill
lings, June 26, the Billings CONNER
cial club has announced. The burial
will be attended by impressive cere-
monies in which veterans Of the
Civil, Indian and Spanish-American
wars will play part. Interment will
be made during state meeting OF
veterans societies to be held in Bill
lings.
The six state institutions SO far in
spected by members of the state board
OF examiners are in excellent order
says Gov. J. E. Erickson, the boards
chairman. The inspections were made
by the governor and w. E. Harmon
secretary of state. The third mem
Der, L. A. Foote, still is absent from
the state on sick leave. The institu-
lions visited were the prison at Deer
Lodge, the hospital at Warm Springs
the school for deaf and blind at Boul-
der, the sanitarium at Galen, the
orphans home at Twin Bridges and
the industrial school at Miles City.
L. 0. Gugler, killed by Tulsa, Okla.
detectives during a drug store hold
up, is the son of G. w. Gugler, re-
spected Bitter Root valley rancher.
Sterling M. Wood of Billings was
unanimously designated governor
nominee Of the sixth Rotary district
to succeed l. w. Church of Great
Falls. Mr.. Wood was the only candi-
date proposed and on motion Of
Judge Albert J. Galen of Helena, 9
unanimous ballot was cast. The
nominee will be elected formally al
the international board of directors
meeting at Dallas, Texas, late ir
May.