The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-06-28
Treasure State
News in Brief

MILES ITY-Etfectiv July Is. the night
plane Of the Northwest Anyways will stop al
the municipal airport here on each "Trip.
OLP POINT-Sheep shearing is beginninG
and wool is being brought to the depot for
storage.
HAVRE-GeorGe o. Sanford. engineer and
economist for the bureau of reclamation
is touring northern Montana irrigation prof.
ectS.
HARLOwTON-The first wool shipment
from this point this season was made by
Mrs. Harriet Tooley a few days ago. 1t was
a two carload shipment.
HAVRE-Roy Stevens was sentenced to q
year in prison when he pleaded guilty to de-
stroying plumbing in the city Jail. where he
was held on an intoxicating charge.
H~LINGS-Driring an excessive load over
the Yellowstone river bridge at Laurel cost
Sam Rivenes. truck driver SOS when he
pleaded guilty to the charge in Justice
court.
GREAT FALLS-The destruction of six slot
machines. a blackjack table. a dice table. dice
and poker chips. seized in raids by Sheriff
Guy Palagi and state enforcement agents
has been authorized by court orders.
BILLINGS-The new bridge over the Yellow
stone river east Of Billings will be opened
early in July, R. J. Ephland. district en-
gineer for the state highway commission,
said a few days ago.
LIvINGSTON-Duncan Dyall. former resi-
dent of Livingston and graduate student at
lHG u SdllOEIld WHO was hllleO
in an automobile mishap in California. was
buried in Billings a few days ago.
GREAT FALLS-Mayor A. ]. Fousek pushed
the button that lighted for the first time q
huge sign that advertises a product of the
Montana Flour Mills company in letters 20
feet high.
GLASGOW-Within "a hours after he was
arrested Walter Holmes Edwards. 80. Fort
Peck dam worker. pleaded guilty to a charge
OF forgery and was sentenced to two years
in the state prison.
BUTTE-Coach Harry Dahlberg's track and
field teams at Butte high school have won
the safe title seven times since 1923, 1t was
determined by the Butte Post in settling
a friendly sports argumen
BHLINGS-Early indications are that the
northwest stands a good chance to pro-
duce a rain crop above the average, and 1t
is possible that the record yield Of 1915 will
be approached.
GREAT FALLS-Initial work on the con-
deaf and blind began recently. it was an
nounced by Pappin g. Sons. the con-
tractors.
Observation-Disclosures coming into Montana
from the east will be inspected at three new
stations at Wibaux, Bainville and Baker,
on his return from the eastern part Of the
state.
MSSOULA-with precipitation at the
Priest River experiment station in northern
4OdlO az tIc lO"eSL marx III "a years, lire
hazard in some heavily wooded sections Of
northern Idaho and northwestern Montana
Is increasing daily.
HAvvRE-A small bunch Of Hereford type
steers and heifers. finished for market at
the north Montana branch experiment sta
ton. has been purchased by the Rainbow
meat market. They were fed a mixed grain
feed for $50 days. One animal made a weight
Of $50 pounds in less than a year.
DILLON-Beaverhead ranchers are still
worried about water. But in contrast to q
year ago, when they were bemoaning the
lack Of it, they are now mourning the fact
that the streams are so full Of it they can't
use 1t all. Practically every stream, in the
county is above normal level. with a great deal
OF snow still stored in the mountains.
BILLINGS-A renewed campaign for the
construction of a combined museum and
memorial building at Custer Battlefield GEN.
etery was launched recently by the Billings
Commercial club as the result Of the recon-
mendation of the house military affairs CON-
mittee that such an expenditure would not be
warranted at this time.