Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-07-28
FAIR CATALOG Is
NOW COMPLETED
MANY NEW EXHIBITORS HAVE
REQUESTED STATE FAIR BOOK.
SAYS SECRETARY

by Dur Helena Correspondent
HELENA-Premium cataIogs for
Montana State fair. Aug. 1920. are
now available at the state fair Of
flee in the capitol. Fred j. Martin,
secretary, recently announced.
Copies OF the book have been sen
10 livestock and poultry exhibitors an,
70 county agents. Requests have beer
received from most of last years ex
hbitors and a large number of ney
ones, the secretary said.
Department A. the Northwest Woo
show. will again be in charge O
Murray E. Stebbins. secretary of tht
Montana Woolgrowers association
George Oxtell of Bozeman will have
charge of the best cattle exhibits, j
NJ Mondry of the sheep division.
Other superintendents are Paul Do
rlsthorpe of Christina swine. George
knight of Missoula. general farm pro-
ducts: R. Sipple of Bozeman, honey
and bees, B. F.. Thrailkill of Missoula.
dairy products. Mrs. Frank L. Houston
OF East Helena. culinary; Miss Mae
Murray of Helena. needlework and art.
One of the principal exhibits for
agriculture will be made by the Mon
ana State college, Martin said. It will
show the insect pests which have
damaged Montana crops and the per-
son III charge will give practical DEM
o~nstrations of methods for killing these
pests.
Records that will assist CITY officials
N their audit of accounts to verify un-
found shortages totaling more than So
100 recently admitted BY j. F.. Barker.
former city treasurer who was con-
victed of e-mbezzlement in 1929, are on
the way to Helena, Attorney Sherman
W. Smith was notified by telegraph
recently.
Barker called Mayor c. j. Bausch
and City Treasurer Henry Rtegg to-
gether about two weeks ago and told
them that there were two large short
ages IN his books that had not been
uncovered by the several audits follow
ing his arrest for embezzlement three
years ago. He said the items were pay
nents III full for special Improvement
assessments against the Continental
Oil company and the Texaco Oil COM
pany for property owned by them in a
district created in 1925.
Barker said he cashed the checks
sent BY the companies and put the
money III his pocket. He asserted he
vas clearing the matter up to ease his
oHn conscience and in order that the /
city might recover the loss from the
Bonding companies. The two oil ON
parIes We're requested to send in can
celed checks and receipts for payments
% assist the city in verifying the loss
Tor collection from surety companies.
County Attorney Smith received a
telegram from the Texas Oil company
offices at Denver stating that photo
static copies Of the tax receipts were
mailed TO him. The originals
IRE being retained by the company
gut Will be produced in court II #
ecomeS necessary to have them. The
'oncern said the Cancelled cheeks had
destroyed. The amount was not
Barker could not remember the
of the checks when he made
statement July S but estimated the
otal be $500. He said he thought the
meek from the Texaco company was
800 and that from the Continental I
300.
mat the actual total will probably {
e considerably larger than he esti- /
mated Was indicated by the report from {