The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-05-23
FARM NOTES

A Northern Pacific freight train hit
a horse in the track at Wibaux, result
ing in the derailing and piling up of
IS freight cars.
The county commissioners are ad-
vertising for bids for the construction
of the grandstand at the new county
fairgrounds, northwest of Glasgow,
adjoining the city.
Members of the state fair board
gave final approval recently for the
construction of the proposed sheep
barn at the fair grounds. The new
building will be 76x192 feet, connect
ing with two Soarns which in the past
have been used as quarters for horses.
The recently organized Greenfields
Farmers Oil company has completed
deal for the purchase from the Con-
tinental Oil company of the Fairfield
Mutual Oil company and the new
farmers company has begun business.
A fall in the Eckelberry potato
warehouse recently caused the death
of John H. Stubs, 60. He had brought
load of potatoes to the warehouse
and, as he was unloading them, he
stepped backward and fell into the pit,
striking his head on the floor. He
died almost instantly. Mr.. Stubs, who
has been a resident of the valley for
Is years, lived five miles north of
Kalispell.
Contrary to all rumor that the
tractor has displaced the horse to
such extent that few Of the quadru
peds may be found on Montana farms,
E. K. Bowman, chairman of the state
board of hail commissioners, reports
that the number of horses in use on
farms of western Montana is SO large
that it's surprising. Especially in the
Bitter Root valley are horses holding
their own. Small holdings of farmers
in the western valleys is believed the
cause for the retention Of horses.
G. H. Vande Bogart, Phi. L., dean of
the Junior college at Hibbing, Mimi,
has been appointed president of the
new Northern Montana Agricultural
and Manual Training school at Havre.
He will report for duty early in July.
While the school was established in
1919 funds for it's operation were
made available for the first time
from appropriations Of the 1929 as
sembly. A two-year academic course
has been outlined by the state board
Of education.
Amos George Petesch, a gasoline
dealer, and John Sivamaka, farmer,
were charged at Helena with having
falsified claim for refund of state
gasoline taxes. Petesch is charged not
only with being a party to the trans
action but with swearing to the ap-
plication as a notary public. The COM
plainant is the state board of equal
ization, So far as known, this IS the
first action Of it's kind in the state
The law permits refund OF taxes PAID
on gasoline not used on the highways
Sivamaka applied for rebate OF Sl4
on gasoline. claiming it to have beer
used to seed 500 acres OF wheat. Ills
son made an affidavit to member Of
the board that five gallons OF the 2ot
was high test and was put into the
supply tank Of the truck.
Elaborate entertainment program
announced for Montana StockgroWers
association at Butte, May 27-2S.
What is said to be the largest deef
put on record in the clerk and record
er's office at Lewistown during tn
past three years, was received recent
ly along with an $500 filing fee iron
the Montana Power company. INT
deed was from the Great Falls Powe
company to the Montana Power com
pany of all easements and transmls
sion lines in the county. When I'M
work of transcribing is completed !
will occupy over rs pages in the recor'
' book.