The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-05-24
Treasure State
News in Brief

MIssoJIA-A shipment Of $50 dairy cattle
left here recently for the coionlzatlon p,o1ecs
in the Matanuska valley near seward Alaska.
MILES CITY-Expenditnresso s., Of the nr, Miles :;
CITY FERA office were s18,5O2 IN APRIL OF
which 1897 paid for food for the needy.
Observation-Disclosures with safety week.
Governor Cooney addressed the Montana high
way patrol school a few days ago.
L1vINGsToN-supt. Roser W. Toll OF vel
lowstone park is in Washington attenoins
a meeting of park service Officials.
DE BORGIA-veteran lumberman OF west
ern Montana. Lewis La Leune, died mere AZ
ter an extended illness.
LIvINGSToN-Ballot boxes turned out by
the FERA woodworking plant mere, nave oeen
consigned to the Salt Lake City area.
Greenan, killed in an auto
mishap near Lovelock, New, was q oroIner "
former Adj. Gen. Phil Greenan OF Helena.
- Thomas Allen (Tom) BANKS
Northern Pacific agent and operator mere
and a railroad worker Tor DO years. ~eo 'uN
denly.
HAMILTON-Murray Stebbins, secretary OF
the Montana Woolsrowers' association met
here recently with sheep and wool producers
Of the Bitter Root region.
BILLINGS-six hundred grade school KID
dies, potential Cunninghams and Nurmls' par
ticipated in the annual school anu TRACK
contests here recently.
MISSOULA - Ten-year-old George Snielos
is in critical condition at st. Patricks nos,
pital. the victim of a fractured skuH tecetsea
when his bicycle collided with an automooile.
HE ! 1000 purchase Of laundry
and janitors' supplies. including three car
loads of soap, is being advertised by State
Purchasing Agent Ted J. Collins.
MILES CITY - A program Of beautifica-
ton Of Montana highways, as Undertaken
here in a landscaping scheme carried out west
of the city, is progressing rapidly.
FORT MISSOULA-Three companies OF the
Fourth infantry have left for Fort Lewis.
wash, where they will take part in west
coast army maneuvers.
Billings motorcycle expert,
Fred Olson, is in Helena. assembling five mot
orcycles purchased by the state for the new
highway patrol system.
HAyRE-With an unusual number OF wood
ticks reported in the hills south OF mere
campers have been warned to exercise extreme
care in avoiding infestation from them.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS inches Of snow on
the Bitter Root divide was recorded on May
l.. 1t was the greatest depth for that period
in many years.
GREAT ~FALLS-Sister Mary Francis, n, OF
the Sisters of Charity. died here after an ex-
tended illness. For six years she was motner
superior in the Wallace, Idaho. hospital.
MISSOULA-In one Of the most holly con-
tested campus elections in recent years JIM
mie Meyers was named president u tne as
ISOLATED Students body.
GREAT FALLS-After his car had twice
been halted by police when it swerved pre-
cariously about the streets. w. B. Violette, n,
was fined 500 for reckless driving.
VEST YELLOWSTONE The West Yellow:
stone highway from Bozeman has been plowed
free Of snow, but it is a one-way route Win
turnouts at various intervals.
RE first payment on a bond issue
for the construction of a unit at the North
Montana college here amounting to ss5'ooo
has been received for the work.
GALLATIN GATEWAY - Anticipating the
biggest tourist season since the depression
began, Dan Young, manage of the Gateway
Inn. has employed in advance OF the openlns
June 20, the largest staff in five years.
ROY Electors in 10 school districts here
RECENTLY balloted on the proposed issuance
of SIC, 800 in bonds for erection OF a physlca
education and assembly unit at Roy higf
school.
BUTTE-Immediate expansion of the mill O.
the Basin Tunnel company from a lo0-tol
to a 40O-ton plant, with a consequent increas'
in the number of miners and mill men IRON
100 to about 300, was announced recently.
BoNNER-Stricken while at work at hi:
desk in the caboose of a logging train on tas
branch line here. Alex A. Melchoir, y, vet
eran Milwaukee conductor, expired before nj
could be brought to his home here.
MILES CITY-Prospects for much brighter
business conditions on the west coast. es
pecially in the lumber industry. were discussed
here by F. N. Hicks. western traffic manase'
for the Milwaukee system.
Observation-Disclosures OF all equipnen
at the Wickes-Corbin Gold and Silver Mlnlnt
company on Clancy creek. near the old tow
of Gregory, 20 miles southwest OF Helena
was announced a few days ago.
POISON - With q marked rise in the lcVe
of Flathead lake ahead Of the general tnaw
observers here believe the heavy runoi y
come will send the lake to q supstantlaiE
higher level.
eating a robbery and attempted burning OF tn
IinebarEer printing and publishing plant here
The place had been ransacked ana gasonn
was ignited on the floor but the oiaze wa
smothered before spreading.
MILES CITY-Marie Redman, 1l-year-ol
1smay girl, who was accidentally wounded Il
the abdomen by a revolver shot on Goo
Friday, is in precarious condition mere an
underwent an emergency operation III al e.
fort to save her life.
committed. the Indian service has indicate
it is friendly to the plan for a highway u
the east shore of F1athead lake L. W. shot
well, superintendent OF the flatneao muia
agency, said here.
DILLON-Dilon's newest motion plctur
house, the Roxy theatre, will be opened in tn
near future, it was announced recently o
Manager Chris Hansen. The theatre Is io
Gated in the Metlen building on South ldah
street, which has been entirely remodeled.
L~IyINGSTON-A giant silvertip bear track
ed to its lair by Ben Strickland was hrougf
down with one rifle bullet. The animi
weighed 1874 POUNDS ana meaSuIeo 10 luCHe
between the ears. It was credited with man
successful forays into strickland's farm yar'
VIRGINIA CITY-After q series Of test rur
conducted recently the Lane amalgamatin
mill of the Virginia City Mining company WI
placed in operation at the company's propel
ties at the head of Alder gulch. For tt
time being the mill will run at a capacity
80 tons daily.
BILLNGsLEdmond g. Toomey, Helena a.
torney and member Of the twenty-fourt
legislature, VII deliver the commencement
address at BILLINGS Polytechnic institute MI
81. When President Ernest T. Eaton of II
billings school, was an instructor at De-
Lodge, Toomey was one Of his students.
Notwithstanding in Helena In April W,
approximately 10 times greater in value the
in April Of last year. There were 20 permi
issued for a total Of $l8.50o. as compars
with seven permits and sl,ol5 In April, l93
Helena's total for March Of this year was S21
585.
MANIFESTATIONS activity. a reliable b.
rometer Of improving business condition
shows an increase of $38, 034 for the first To-
months of the year as compared with a sir