The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-04-05
Treasure State
News in Brief

BUTTE-Mrs. Otto Brown drew a perfect
hand of diamonds in a pInochle game here,
good for l,500 points.
HELENA-State Auditor John J. Holmes
! will petition the state board Of examiners
for more office space in which to carry on
operations of the states new self-insurance
system.
Ample faith in Petroleum coun-
ty land was gwen recently by the Fergus
Ranch company when they purchased o.
$50 acres of county owned land lying in the
northwest portion Of the county.
BILLINGS-A boulevard and park tree
spraying program has begun under the di-
rectton of L. L. WorthinGton. park superin-
tendent. in the effort to destroy the insects
while they are in the dormant stage.
B~UTTE-The Centralite. publication of girls
Central high school. was awarded second place
in a contest for high school newspapers con-
Quoted by the Columbia Scholastic Press as
ISOLATION of New York.
MISSOULA-M Major Henry Lyon of the Sew
enth infantry is here from Vancouver Bar
racks. Wash. to assist in preparation of the
First battalion. Fourth infantry. for maneu-
vcrS on the coast this spring.
SCoBEY-P. B. Murphy shipped two cars of
horses to ST. Paul and Mr. Bishop of Anna.
Ill. sent out SIX cars. This brings Mr.. Bis
hops shipments to IA cars since he started
buvinC here a few weeks ago. Il have 20
more carloads i'll sight" Mr.. Bishop said.
HELENA-Col. G. I. Rciche. G. A. r. mem
Der ard Gcneral chairman for the state en-
campment of all veterans organization, to be
held here IN June. has named chairmen Of
, committees to direct various phases Of the
event.
H~ELENA-Copies of a relief poster, illustrat-
ed by R. H. Hall. Butte artist, are being print
cd here and will be sent soon to all county
relief administrators The poster depicts ERA
activities in their respective locations on an
outline map OF Montana.
LAUREL-A flock of l4o White Plymouth
Rocks owned by r. Henry Johnson of Joliet
torped other flocks of 100 hens or more in
,lc crorn 10 NM ~ trot'nN farD, DrNinct IF Ion
uary. JohnSon's hens Averaged 20.3 eggs a
hen for the month.
HELENA-ChareeS against Arthur r. Pratt.
Helena jeweler accused of aiding John Paul
Chase. an associate of the bandit Baby Face
Nelson. to evade federal officers, was dis
missed in federal district court at San Fran
CISCO recently.
HELENA-Contract for 80 tons of sheet steel
TO be used IN the manufacture of Montana
automobile license plates was awarded recent
" by State Purchasing Agent T. ]. Collins
to the Wheelinc, O., Steel company and the
YOUNGSTOWN. O.. Sheet and Tube company.
The state will pay 5000 for the material.
HAMILTON-checks totaling So. s36. 10 were
received for % Bitter Root valley beetgrowers
by County Agent Charles jarrett. Thu pay
ment is the first of the money to be received
for 1884 allotment contracts. About 800 val
ley growers will participate in the beet control
program of the valley this year.
HELENA-Bonds in the sum of s167, 900 for
the construction of a building at the state
tuberculosis sanitarium at Galen have been
released at WASHINGTON. D. c.. and the money
| will be available soon to contractors for the
start of operations. the Montana board of
examiners was advised a few days ago.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a business boom
with renewed mining activity at zortman.
/ Albert Morgan bought half interest in the
H. E. Grant store. Truckloads Of merchan-
disc are being added to the stock and cash
will be on hand paydaTs to cash the mine
checks.
MISSOULA-Despite last summers thinning
drouth. snow and moisture this year point
toward better prospects for stock grass. How
the demand for grazing ranges continues
to be intense in the national forests. 1t was
learned from Glen Smith. assistant regional
forester. a few days ago.
HAvRE-Farmers who have signed wheat
allotment contracts with the agricultural ad-
justment administration have been asked by
the county agents office to call there and
receive their account books. A number OF
contract holders have not called for their
books, and these supplies are being held for
them.
BILLINGS-Prospects of an enlarged grazing
program this summer were offered when mois-
ture in the form Of snow and rain materially
benefited ranges and fields in the Midland
empire area. More than eight inches of snow
fell during two days on the Ashland division
of Custer national forest, which is generally
the drieSt part Of the entire forest.
BoULDER-Jim Woods of Butte was found
dead recently three miles south Of Boulder
on the Boulder Whitehall road. Jefferson coun-
ty authorities said Woods drove his car to
the side of the road. climbed into the back
seat and fashioned himself q pillow. His
body was taken to Butte after being brought
here and no reason was given for his death.
~L1vINGSTON-A fire that started in the
roof of an old warehouse here early one
morning recently in the lower east side OF
town was caught up in a 65-mile-an-hour
wind and was carried rapidly to nearby
buildings, burning four to the ground and
driving two women and one man INTO the
street in their night clothing.
FORT BENTON-There has been consider
able movement in real estate during the last
couple of months in the Highwood section,
These farms have changed hands at from
$40 to $40 an acre. which would indicate
that there is quite a demand for this good
wheat land.
HELENA-Attorney General Raymond T.
Nagle recently made another thrust at gambl-
ing in Helena. In letters to Sheriff Brian
O'Connel and County Attorney Frances Elge.
the attorney general ordered the arrest and
prosecution of all gamblers in this city. and
the abatement of all gambling houses in Hell
ena and Lewis and Clark county.
LIvINGSTON-A 5s.3 miles an hour maxi
mum wind stirred up a duststorm here re-
Gently and sent grit into the air in such
quantity that mountains to the south and
west were obscured. Plowed fields in Para
disc valley. it was reported here. are being
denuded Of their top soil and the wind dam
ace to the pea crop lands may be great when
the storm is over.
LIVINGSTON-Mrs. Helen B. Gibson. 90,
resident of Montana Al years. died here re-
Gently at the home of her son. ATTORNEY Fred
Gibson. Mrs. Gibson was a native OF Monroe
county. Michigan. and had taught school in
that state during the Civil war while her four
brothers fought in the Union army. She had
lived in Park county the last 25 years. al
t~ernately with her two sons. Fred and Guy
Gibson. Shields valley rancher.
LANDUSKY-The Joe Kolozak ranch was
burclarized. chickens and personal property
being stolen and harness and saddles Siashed
IN a vicious manner. Deputy Sheriff Eric
Thorsen obtained a search warrant from
Clarence Henderson. justice of the peace at
Zortman. against John Doe and Richard Doe,
the results of which have not so far been
disclosed.
HELENA-Bids on the contract for con-
s]tructlon of the proposed building on the
Eastern Montana Normal school campus at
BILLINGS will be opened at a meeting of the
state board of education here April IS. Gov.
board, announced recently. A PWA loan and