Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-05-21
State Briefs

manager of the Montana hotel here,
died last week. He had lived in Ana
conda since 1908.
Havre.-The city of Havre started
the month of May with a balance on
hand of $50. 1855. O3, according to the re-
port of Milton hartman, treasurer.
Missoula.-Fifteen men left here to
fight a 100-acre fire on Fish creek, in
rugged country northwest of Lolo
Springs, in the Lolo National forest.
Observation-Disclosures cadets in the
West Point graduating class are Robert
L.. Cardell, Missoula: Louis r. Wirak,
Butte: Norton B. Wilson, Colstrip, and
John w. Cave, Great Falls.
Havre.-Joseph d. Boyer, supervis-
ing architect for federal buildings in
Montana. has returned to Havre from
Kalispell. where he inspected removal
ton work Oh the post office.
Poplar.-George Green of the An
derson community recently had a pain
full experience and narrow escape from
front of a heavy disk being pulled by
q tractor.
Poplar.-Poplar's vote on the refer
endum in ward II was 80 to / in
favor of the referendum. In ward 2
it was 60 to 6 and in the outlying ward
it was 40 to 10, a total of 100 for to
20 against.
Havre. - j. F.. Kavanagh, former
publisher of the Hill County Journal,
has returned to Havre from Santa
Monica, Calf, where he had taken
Mrs. Kavanagh for the winter months
for the benefit of her health.
Great FaIls.-Stockmen throughout
north central Montana are urging the
Montana S~tockgrowers' association to
hold its 1882 meeting in Great Falls,
it was learned from delegates who at
tended the meeting last week in Boze-
man.
Bozeman.-With only one opposing
ballot in each town, Manhattan and
Belgrade freeholders approved appli-
cations of the Montana Power COM
pany for natural gas franchises. Man.
haitian cast AZ votes for the proposal,
Belgrade So.
Laurel.-Mrs. Sam DeFrance, owner
of apartment houses at Laurel, is in
a hospital at Sheridan, Wyo., seriously
injured in an automobile accident. She
lost an eye and her cheek-bone was
crushed. A son. 90, was seriously in
jured.
Helena.-John Smovir, manager of
a bakery here, who swore to a COM
plant charging w. S. Goodyer, former
cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics
State bank of Helena, with forgery of a
$4,000 note, withdrew the charge the
next day. Goodyer is under bond
waiting trial on a similar charge made
by Ole Swanson.
Babb.-The school nurse, Lucille
Wright, with Charles Sellars of the
Blackfeet government school, govern
ment school, and the county superin-
tendent of schools, Ruth A. Fisher
visited camp 8 school. The nurst
weighed and measured pupils and e
amined their teeth and Threats. Mr.
Sellars and Mrs. Fisher inspected the
school and grounds.
Harlem.-The city limits of Harlem
extend further east than has beer
the popular belief, it was discovered
recently when Blaine county official.
were consulting old files of Chouteal
county at Fort Benton. The extension
of the city limits brings two large
homes and the high school into thu
: city, adding about 20 to the population
, of the city and some $3.50 to the city
! Golfers in taxes.
Hardin.-Three divorces were grant,
+ ed by Judge o. F. Goddard here. Ride.
the Spotted Horse obtained a decree
, from Short Bull for desertion. The,
were married at st. Xavier March 4
1926. Thomas Sioux was divorced from
Jane Walking Bird for cruelty. Blanke
Bull won a divorce on grounds o
drunkenness and adultery from Car
: Leider, whom she married in 1923
I She was awarded custody of four mino
children and $50 a month for thei
maintenance.
Sweet Grass.-Preparations for put
ting the Northwest Stellarene compan,
plant at Coutts into operation ar,
about completed, according to officials
who say manufacture of gasoline ant
other products will start next week
A four-inch pipe line is being laid from
the plant to connect with the Illinois
tank On the American side of the line
which will afford crude supply from
both the Red Coulee field west of her
and the Kelvin field. The plant is be
ing completed after an expenditure o