The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-06-21
Treasure State
News in Brief
by LON COOK. Milwaukee Railroad.)

FORT PECK-A guide service was establish
ed here to escort visitors about the Fort Peck
dam site.
| HARLOWTON-For fishing in Rein's lake
here without a license. Kenneth Hunt was fin
ed S25.
BUTTE-Hugh wilkins. with 50 years of
railway service, retired on pension after many
years with the Great Northern.
BILLINGS-Convicted of striking a girl here
three months ago. LaVerne Kilfoy, "a. was
fined SOS and given a suspended sentence Of
six months. 4
Wis, graduate of the University OF Wisconsin
school Of medicine. began his duties as in
terne at the St. James hospital.
HELENA-Albert J. Roberts. retired principal
of Helena high school. is the new special
agent here for the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company. |
BUTTE-Five persons received fines and
suspended sentences after a hey rube' dis
turbance at the Tom Mix circus performance
here.
CUT BANK-Work on the extension Of the
feeder road to Santa Rita is making rapid
Roadway as teams and men are throwing up a
fine grade.
ILLNGS-Bank clearings for the first five
months of 1895 exceeded the corresponding
period Of 1894 by 50, 400, 900. The total for
the last five months was s9,274,ss4.
TOWNsEND-work is progressing rapidly
with construction OF a new steel reinforced
DI1oS ONSk l4S ~ w
on the Helena-Bozeman highway.
BHLINGS-The second death here this
spring to result from the bite Of a wood tick
occurred when William M. Raste, 43. succumb-
ed to an attack Of spotted fever.
| ~BUTTE-The Most Rev. Ralph Lea Hayes,
bishop OF the Helena diocese. presented di-
plomas to As girls. graduates of the Girls
| Central high school here. The Rev. Fl. VIM
cent Kavanagh delivered the address.
MISSOULA-Alcia O'Donnell. poetess and
! praduata of the state university IN 1881, mas
been recognized by Walter K. Lewis. London
antholosist, for her verse; For a Youns
Nun"
AyRE-Amon improvements proposed for
the 15-mile long Beaver Creek park, contain
ing 10, 900 acres. near Havre, are additional
rearing ponds for the fish and game de-
partment.
BUTTE-Housin loans through the federal
Government have Increased from $4,000 in jan
uary to nearly $4,000 weekly, with a total
Of $50 loans completed, federal housing Of
ficials announced here.
ANACONDA-Owen Finnegan. "a. who lived
in this region for As years. died in st. AIMS
hospital after an extended illness. He was a
longtime employe Of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company.
HELENA-Dr. Alfred Atkinson. president OF
DR.. H. H. Swain, executive secretary OF the
state board of education, on plans OF fur
nishing the new college residence hall.
BILLINGS-About 1900 acres OF beets have
been contracted IN lit ILL a"-
trict. says R. B. Mckee. county agent and
secretary of the Factory District Beet Pro-
duction Control association.
a single negative vote was
cast in Nashua at a special school election to
authorize school trustees to purchase a plot
of ground. The land will be the location Tor
the new school building,
~B1LLINGS-The city started recently with
the help of the FERA funds, to improve the
municipal airport by means of an oiling
project to lay the dust and partly eliminate
that nuisance in front Of the hangar and ad-
ministration building.
P. Pilgeram. speaker Of the
Montana house during the oath session. now a
field agent for the industrial accident board.
came here recently from Eureka 10 serve as
acting governor during the extended absence
of Governor Cooney.
MIssoULA-when a fleeing figure refused
to malt at their command, officers fired and
wounded Harold Cyr, 10, in the leg. The
youth is in the st. Patrick's hospital. The
shooting occurred lille officers were seeking
a prowler.
ANACoNDA-For the second time. Judge R
E. McHugh, presiding In district court, has
held the Montana liquor control act uncon'
stitutional. His latest ruling Is IN the cast
Of Pete Andre, charged with illegally Keep
ing liquor.
B~HLNGS-Hope Williams, stage and screeI
star, passed through here enroute to her dud'
ranch IS miles from Cody. Wyo. She operates
the ranch with her brother, Barry, who ha!
been in a hospital here as the result Of In
juries received in an automobile accident.
GLASGOW-For the convenience Of tourist
and others who may visit the Fort Peck prof
ect . new road Is being built to the observa
ton point south Of the substation at For
Peck at Q location where Q comprehensiv
view Of the project can be had. The roa'
will branch off the main highway at nea
the point where the turn is made into tn
Fort Peck temporary residence area.
The q. S. army had an air corps a
far back as Civil Wa times. It con
SISTED Of an observation balloon used t