Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-09-04
STATE BRIEFS

Bozeman-J. r. Poor, II, for % years
engaged in business here and at n
time alderman of the city, died here
after a brief illness.
HamiltOn.-The body of Fred Gratz
was found in a grain field west OF
Woodside. where he had been struck
by lightning while at work.
Malta.-C. II. Stevens, 76, lawyer and
real estate agent in Malta for the past
5 years, died at his home after an i'll
ness which had fingered for two years.
Butte-The annual convention Of the
Association of American State Geolo-
gists, scheduled for this city in August,
was called off. New dates have not
been set.
Bozeman.-O. o. Haugland, GO, a
farmer living near here, was killed
when a team of horses he was driving
ran away. His body was found on a
road seven miles east of Bozeman.
Malta.-Frank Renne of Wagner was
struck by lightning and thrown off the
combine upon which he was working.
He suffered a severe burn the entire
length of his body but was not seri-
ously injured.
Missoula.-Leon Talbot, 26, of Drum
mond, was brought to a hospital here
suffering from head and shoulder in
Juries received when he was struck by
a derrick while stacking wheat on his
fathers ranch.
HobsOn.-Hobson will be represented
at the Billings fair this year by Lester
Keilrian and Donald Raw, members
of the Philbrook- Hobson All livestock
club, who won in the demonstration
contests at the Windham fair.
HarlOwtOn.-The municipal swim
ming pool, closed for six weeks for i'm
provementS, has been reopened. A new
we'll was put down and a new turbine
pump installed to assure an ample sup
ply of water. John Harrison has been
appointed as life guard.
Observation-Disclosures Berglund, who
scored 685 out of a possible 800. was
the high scoring individual at the
Heath All livestock judging contest
held recently. Jay Thompson. with a
score of 682, and Arnold johnson, with
a score of CAT, were second and third.
Hardin.-A state highway grader
crew, under the supervision of Elmer
Ohlin, is at work on the state highway
north of Hardin. regarding and putting
in shape co. winter Montana's first
federal aid project, No. l. which ex-
tends from the Hardin city limits two
miles north.
Sidney.-Thursday, Sept. II, there
will be conducted at the Richland
county fairgrounds a purebred livestock
sale under the direction of the Rich
land County Purebred Beef Cattle as
ISOLATION. The sale will be given as an
added feature to the Richland county
fair Sept. 9 to II.
Peerless.-At last Peerless is assured
a high school. The building nov is be-
ing fitted for enrolment and the teach
er has been hired. This is the clumina-
ton of several years effort. Much OPP
position had to be overcome, part OF
the district having withdrawn as a re-
suit Of the argument.
Opheim.-Steve Skiba, who had been
working at the William Niehoff farm,
near G%lentana, is in the county jail
charged with stealing a saddle pony
from his former employer. At a hear
ing before Justice w. j. Smith, he was
bound over to the district court fol-
trial and bond set at $500.
Glasgow.-The 1881 tax levy for the
city of Glasgow will be 45.6 mills, OF
one mill more than for the present
year, the city council has decided. The
additional 1-mill levy was determined
on as a result OF the municipal air
port bonding issue which was voted
at the city election last spring.