Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
State Briefs

LiDDy.-HOWard olson q Deen ap-
pointed life guard by the Libby Wom-
ems club. The club has sponsored a
life guard for several years.
Hobson.-The Lindsay school south
of town. which is a part of the Hob
son school system, will be taught by
Mrs. w. G. Phelps this winter.
Havre.-Paul Draper. president Of
Draper & Co., selling agent for the
National Wool Marketing corporation,
was at Havre on an inspection trip
of Montana wool growing sections.
Havre.-Friends gathered at the
Richard Owens home in Minnesota in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Owens,
who are celebrating their golden we'd
ding date. They were among the first
settlers in that part Of the county.
Lewistown.-A large crowd attended
the annual TIBET old-timers picnic at
the B. C. White ranch neal Buffalo.
Mr.. White spoke on THE Pioneers"
B. F. Gordon was chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
Hobson.-A cottage next to the T.
G.. Myers property burned. 1t was
owned by Charles Kelly of Stanford,
who had $500 in insurance. 1t was
unoccupied and cause OF the fire Is
not known.
Libby.-Robert l.. Hodgkinson, 81,
died here. He is survived by his Wild
ow. Rose; a son, Milo, and four sis
tiers, who live in Kalispell, Canada,
California and Iowa. Hodgkinson had
been a resident OF Libby for about a
year and a half.
Hardin.-The Luke E. Smith Con-
struction company of Billings has COM
pleted crawling the 14-mile road from
Hardin to Toluca. Grading of the
two miles between Hardin and the
Big Horn river bridge is almost com
pleted and crawling will follow. The
contract calls for completion by Sept. 1.
Lewistown.-The Judith Basin Farm
union held a meeting here recently at
the high school auditorium. Dell Man
ming, Great Falls, northwest district
representative of the union; E. r.
Kinder, Billings, state secretary, and
A. w. Kicker, editor of the Farmers
Union Herald, St. Paul. spoke.
KaIispell.-KalispeTl men represent
ing the Chamber of Commerce re-
Gently made q good will tour to Cut
Bank and Browning. They arrived at
Cut Bank shortly after noon and WIS.,
tied business houses and the new pipe
line. The party went from Cut Bank
to Browning and remained a few hours
Lewistown.-More than 1000 farm
ers from the Judith basin attended
the annual farm union picnic at Mai
den recently. The principal address
was given by A. w. Kicker of st. Paul
editor Of the Farmers Union Herald
Dell Manning, Great Falls, northwest
district representative Of the union
was chairman.
Hardin.-President Robert B. Saun-
ders and past President George M
HarrisS of the Hardin Lions club were
delegates to the annual convention a.
Missoula June 90 to July l. Aug. II
a meeting will be held to plan enter
tainment for a better farming specia
train, that will stop here Aug. Is, wher
200 Iowa farmers will spend the day
here and at nearby points. They viii
visit the Custer battlefield.
Misunderstanding two licenses, re-
fusing another, establishing ar i'm.
provement district for paving alley II
business district, accepting the resig.
nation of G. H. Barney as councilman
and electing T. j. Click to fill the un'
expired term we're matters considered
by the city council. Because of un'
employment of taxpaying citizens, some
discussion was had on city employee.
receiving pay while on vacation.