The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-06-12
TREASURE STATE NEWS i'm BRIEF

LIBBY-The new Lincoln county courthouse
was dedicated few days ago.
| BILLINGS-The sl1,864 overpass on United
States highway 10 between Billings and Laurel
was opened to travel a few days ago.
HAyRE-The official maximum temperature
here during May was s8, the highest May
reading in the Sc years history OF weather
records at this point.
GREAT FALLs-william Alfred Brown was
confirmed at postmaster here few days ago
by the senate. according to word received
from washington.
Miles City horse sales yards is set for June
a. thousand horses will be offered on the
auction block at the inaugural SALE
HAVRE-Wade woodring Of Havre was
elected director of district Of the Montana
Wild Life federation. The district incluoes
DILLON-Shearing operations are under
way in Beaverhead county, largest WOOL pro
ducing county in Montana. Woolmen OF both
Beaverhead and Madison counties have agreed
to a scale of II cents for shearers this season.
| HEIENA-Goy. Elmer Holt granted Califor-
MIA authorities permission to return Shuman
Imam, in custody at Poison. to San:a Ana
Calf where he is charged with theft OF
| s4OO from a number OF dwellings,
! ANACONDA-As a result Of fire that de.
stroyed the Butte, Anaconda Pacific 1relght
| depot here for loss of $4,000 the passenger
station now is being used as a joint passenger
and freight depot.
MISSOULA-Thirteen seniors in the forestry
department of the State university returned
from a 4 400o-mile trip into California, Nevada
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, where theS
studied various logging operations
HELENA-J A. Woodard, state high school
Oft
Northwestern High School Accrediting asso-
i citation, called for discussion OF rules and
regulations governing accrediting.
| LIyINGSTON-Wool producers in this sec
ton arc beginning to sign for shipment IN
| the 1896 pool, Elmer johnson. secretary Oh the
! Park County Woolgrowers' association. mas
reported.
BUTTE-Sigmund Schlling. 81. prominent
Butte business man and a resident CT the
mining city for So years, died few days ago
| following a two-day Illness He suffered
heart attack.
American Legion convention. previously set
for July 26. was changed here to June Il
! following a conference between Ted A.
Schmitz, local Legion commander, and jim
Amin, Columbus district head.
! BILLINGS-A falf million pounds of east
ern Montana wool brought 80 cents pound
during the increased activity in the wool
market the last few days, 1t was announced
|
wool pool.
VIRGINIA CITY-W. D. Hustead. deputy for
| 13 years. was appointed clerk Of district court
by Madison county commissioners. He sue
ceeds the late Matt Carey. who was clerk
more than a quarter of a century when he
died recently.
MIssoULA-Dr. c. H. McComb. SO. veteran
Mssoula and western Montana dentist and
rancher was found dead in his office. a bullet
wound through his head He had been dead
several hours. 20 caliber revolver was in
his hand.
| BILLINGS-An epidemic of food poisoning
that resulted in the serious illness of more
than SO persons here and at Laurel. and pos
sibly one death. has been definitely traced to
commercial cake filling" 1t was announced
by DR.. A. E. Strip, city health officer.
| GLENDIvE-Fifty registered beef cattle sold
at the third annual sale Of the Eastern Mon
| tana Purebred Livestock association here.
brought S5,419 and established records for the
organization in number of animals sold and
price received.
| LIBBY-Horace J. Harmon, 81. died here
after q short illness. He had lived around
Libby 30 years. He was born in Lisbon Falls,