The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-04
STATE TABL0lDS

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A new hotel at Kalispell to cost ap-
proximately S230,000, rumors of
which have been in the air for some
time, is definitely assured.
Miss Nettie Collins, Is, daughter of
Oscar Collins, chief of police at
Plentywood, was killed in an auto
mobile accident near scoby.
Declaring that block signal sys-
tenn makes the station unnecessary,
the Northern Pacific petitioned the
Montana railroad commission to close
its station at Evaro, II miles west of
Missoula.
While dirt roads are somewhat
rough, particularly where travel has
not overcome results of recent rains,
Montana roads generally are good,
the Montana Automobile association
reported. The scenic Skalkaho high
way is open, as are all entrances to
Yellowstone park.
Members of the board of examiners
and State Purchasing Agent J. E.
Murphy were in Columbia Falls in
speeting the soldiers home with a
view to carrying out the 1929 legis-
lature's plan for minor improvements
at the institution.
The Montana Association of Moose
will hold its fourth annual state con-
vention in Roundup July ID, LIZ and
20, Y. G. Warren, state secretary, an
nounced at Helena. The ladies aux
iliary of the order will meet there at
the same time.
Objections of Indians to leasing of
the power site on the Flathead river
have disappeared and there is likeli-
hood that the lease will be made by
government agencies in short time,
in the opinion of S. J.. Flickinger,
solicitor for the Indian bureau.
In an effort to save his wife from
committing suicide, B. A. Trenholm,
engineer employed by a Billings
Laundry, was severely burned about
his arms and face. The attempt at
suicide came after a family quarrel,
reports said.
Permission to operate bus service
between Deer Lodge and Missoula to
connect with the Butte-Dillon line is
sought from the Montana railroad
commission by W. E. Kelley of Deer
Lodge. He also proposes to operate a
bus from Deer Lodge to the mine
soon to be operated at Emery, nine
miles east of Deer Lodge.
High praise was given Montana's
regimental band by visiting army Of
ficers after a noon concert at the
national guard summer camp near
Helena. The organization, led by
warrant officer, John Fechter of Boze-
man, is composed, in large part, of
Bozeman and Livingston musicians,
supplemented during the encampment
by members of other units.
Figures given out by President G..
H. Clapp of state university, show
that 404 students have completed reg
istration for the summer session and
that there are So more who have not
finished. Comparative figures show
the registration to be slightly less
than last year. In 1928 there were
447 who had finished while 479 begun.
1t is expected that few more stu
dents will be entered, indicating that
the final figures will be little below
those of last year.
Miss Inez Busenberry spent IS
cents for a magazine at Bozeman and
learned that she is the owner of q
first edition Of "Uncle Toms Cabin,
which is valued at $500. The edition
was printed in two volumes in Boston
in 1852 and 1858. Miss Busenberry's
copies were bought by her grand
mother at Weatherfield, now Kew
anee, ILL.,, in 1854. In 1890, the books
were part of the contents Of book
case which was the only thing saved
from a fire which destroyed the fam
lily home at Carroll, Iowa.
City council of Butte decided tx
have Mayor Beadle appoint com
mission to revise the city's traffic
laws so officers may cope more effec
lively with lax motorists.
Two robbers slugged their way pas
two employees of the Roman Stat
bank at 1 o'clock in the afternoon
locked two customers in the vaul
where they grabbed about $1,000 an
escaped into the woods north OF tina
town. AS the bandits fled they fire
at Vernon Hollingsworth, cashier
who received slight gunshot woun
In the arm. He returned their flr
without effect.