The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-07-19
Treasure State
News in Brief

BCTTE-A special committee of the Butte
Chamber of Commerce is conducting a cam
paign for the elimination of shabby Shacks in
the city area.
HELENA-Helena's new $500. 900 high school,
building will be completed and ready for pres
entation to the trustees this month, officials
announced.
CTTE-T engineer of the north coast
limited "dynamited' his brakes to avoid plow-
ing his train into a group of six Butte
women walking along a trestle near here.
LIVINGSTON-Bishop Cannon Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church South is scheduled to
address the Epworth League institute at LUG
cock park this month.
NILE CITY-Norman Davis. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester A. Davis Of Washington, D
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Brown of Bozeman. were
visitors here.
MILES CITY-Investigators have been or
dered to eastern Montana to select most logi-
cal sites for establishment Of CCc camps,
United States Senator James E. Murray ad-
vised Joseph D. Seaman, local publisher,
LIvINGSTON-The first cutting of hay in
the county Is beginning to get well under
I way, County Extension Agent H. D. Hurd said.
/ although it is getting dry in some sections.
The hay is good. and abundant, he reported.
BILLINGS-Four new firemen are on duty
in the Billings fire department now as the
result Of operation of the new three-platoon
system required in a law passed at the
laSL session Oh me leglSlatuEc.
MILES C~ITY-Louis R.. Jurwitz. formerly
observer at the Elko. New, government weather
station. will succeed Berne P. Hughes. trans
ferred to Missoula to take charge of the new
station there.
BILLNGS-Eastern Montana is virtually as
sured of a good winter range. adequate to
take care of the normal load of livestock
according to L. A. Jacobsen. president OF the
First National bank in Miles City, who was
here a few days for a conference.
MIssoULA-Howard N. Bates Of Hamilton
was awarded the contract to construct the
approach road between the Salmon-Bltter
Root highway and Camp creek ranger station
bureau of public roads officials said. HIS
bid was So, 383.l IA.
BuLINGS-Indication of a well defined
business advance in Billings was contained IN
a report of local bank clearings. which show
ed an increase Of more than $1,000. Ooo In tne
amount of business handled the first six
months of this year as compared with the
same period q year ago.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for an allotment
Of $500, 600 for an investigation OF various
projects, including the Marias river ana
Powder river projects in Montana, mas oeen
made to the national emergency releI couh-
Gil by the bureau Of reclamation. senator
James E. Murray has advised
DHLON-Over two million pounds OF wool
is stored at the First National wool ware
house here, with truck loads still arriving
daily. Thus far, however. the local mafhet
has been quiet. though a number OF buyers
are m hand, attempting to make negotiations
with the growers. most OF Whom nave oeen
holding out for "two-bit wool" or better.
the last several days the
home market has been supplied with straw
berries from the Prickly Pear and the len
Mile districts near Helena. Several patches
near East Helena have had their proouct
on the market in boxes, while John Leggerln!.
on the Rimini route, has a large crop which
he is selling at his ranch by the gallon.
LIyINGSTON-One Of the largest wool pools
in the history Of Park county was SOLD a 1e"
days ago to the Charles J. Webb sons, inc
of Philadelphia, Tor 22t2 cents a pounu, M
proxlmately 100. 900 pounds Of wool, represent
ing about IL, 900 fleeceS, were entered In the
pool this year. About 70 woolgrowers IN fark
county disposed of their product through the
pool. officers said.
KILLINGS On of the most encouraging
agricultural signs that John Dexter OF Boze-
man has seen is the amount OF water WHICH
the dry land areas in this and other statcS
have received this spring. Dexter sald a ie"
days aro when he visited Billings. Win q
reg;on which covers Montana. Woming, North
and South Dakota. Minnesota and Nebraska
he has had ample opportunity to study the SIT
uat!on in recent weeks. Long-dry water holes
are now full and running over, he reported.
MISUNDERSTANDING that the horse rais-
ing Industry in Powder River county Is lar
from dead is shown from the figures given
by Emil FoTland Of the NUMBER Oh hoFses
that he has purchased in Powder River coun-
~ in the last two seasons. Last year fos-
! land purchased more than 500 head OF horses
Of all classes in this county, and so lar TINS
| year he has purchased more than 2oo heao
here. For these horses he has paid on an az
erage better than $50 a head. At that rate
ranchers in the county have received more
than S45 1000 from the sale OF horses to TINS
one firm. There are many firms who have
buyers in the county. and the total safes Oh
all horses would be a si2eable amount.
Talr1 ooro ~ tho nannipC and the