Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-12-12

GREAT FALLs-c. O. Cameron. director o
works progreas district No. eince October
1885. when he succeeded n T. Mitchell. re-
Gently RESIGNED.
HAyRE-An persons now assigned 20 wPf
projects here win be interviewed again to de.
termine their eligibility, James l. Duffy. d.
rector Of wPA district /. has announced
BoULDER-cIifford Dawson. who has been
postmaster here for the last three years re-
/ signed and his brother, W. L. Nifty" Daw-
son has been appointed acting postmaster.
/ DmLON-The cleed Brothers announce their
I 1887 wool clip was contracted for at SO Is
cents q pound Their ranch is near Lima and
the CLIP VII amount 70 about 1900 pounds.
BOULDER--AIrs. Lees Taylor prominent
Boulder matron. Is confined 70 her bed with
injuries received IN a fall Mrs. Taylor fell
ove- chair IN her home.
LTBBY-Flfty carloads Of Christmas trees
win be shipped out Of Lincoln county IN time
I to reach distant points before the yule sea-
son. About Is carloads will be shipped from
the Libby area.
HELENA-one hundred nine cases OF chicken
pox we're reported to the state board OF
health last week, b K Kilhourne epidemio-
iogist. said New cases Of mumps reported
came to 108, scarlet fever SO and smallpox q.
resident engineer for the bureau Of public
roads on the F1afhead lake east shore road
construction project and has established head
quarters at Biefork
BHLNGs-M F. Trask of BaIlantine has
been named chairman OF the general COM
Montana wool growers annual convention here
Jan. 4, and g.
BOULDER-Frank Chamberlain proprietor
OF the Chamberlain grocery store here has
leased the Boulder Hot Springs and plans
70 open that health and pleasure resort in
the near future.
sPoKANE-EIizabeth May Moore. 81, Mon
tana pioneer. died here q few days ago. Her
first husband, Warren Turk was co-publisher
OF the Muscular from 1872 to his death in
1876 Mrs Moore lived at Missoula and Ham
ilton until 1928
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS high school basket
BAH team viii open the season with an inex-
perienced team this year, four Of the 1885 reg
ulars graduating squad Of about is boys
are working hard for positions on the team
under the direction Of Coach John Maroon
BILLNGs-District judge Robert @. stong
has ordered recount Of votes cast In the
general election for the office OF county
superintendent Of schools in Yellowstone
;ounty's 3s precincts. Fannie NJ Kirch. de-
eated democratic candidate for the office,
ias petitioned for recount in six precincts
WTSDOM-After an absence Of 10 years
Niifred Hopkins. son Of pioneer Big Hole
'alley farmer, has returned from Seattle
or visit. Mr.. Hopkins spent many boyhood
lays in Dewey when that community was 4
lively mining camp decades ago. The family
ater moved into Big Hole valley.
WINNETT-ccC workers are completing re-
abihtation Of the Warhorse lake reservoir
n Ford creek near here. The reservoir was |
INSTRUCTED at a cost of 100000 some 20 1
ears ago, but the supply canal was defec-
I've The reservoir has capacity Of 10000
ere feet
THOMPSON FALLs-workmen are finish
lg the section Of the Thompson FaIls-Ana-
5nda si,600000 power line from the source Il
power here to Missoula The line Is ex-
2cted to be in operation By Dec 10 and 4
Rer that the line win be carried to Ana
'nda. The entire system is 200 miles long.
GLENDTvE-Pire that swept through the
pc Rock dairy 10 miles west Of here during 4
so-miie- an hour wind. caused damage es-
I'm, granary, garage, two other buildings,
tons OF hay, two automobiles and some
rm machinery.
BTLLKNGs-Seven passengers ON the srpxt
und Greyhound bus were injured when the
aefline hurtled off the htghway and crashed
few days ago. Highway PatroIman George
sry, who investigated the nishap was Of
e opinion that the accident occurred when
Gle rod became uneoupied.
TOwNsEND-Attending church in the early
orntng, entertaining the immediate family
breakfast IN hotel and holding open
luse the rest Of the day, Mr. and Mrs ed
ard Ragen celebrated their 50th wedding
lniversary here recently. an children and
andchiidren except one son in Duluth, we're
esent.
with q heart attack
lille enroute from Billings to his home Ia |
urel 10 miles west OF here, John W. Con-
{, s., we1-known gtocknan Of this area, 4
Il control Of his car which plunged into 1
ditch recently. ConRnt was rushed to q hos |
al By passerby and died soon after ar
AL
Gus Mcdonald has
neadaehe trying TO figure out how his 1
cent 5aifbreak happened. Prank Gilbert Of I
ssoula, being held for Missoula officers for
eskionfng on an auto theft charge, escaped 1
0 Granite county 5afi by slipping through /
f0-fnch ventilator the sheriff Is wonder
) whether the medium-siSed Gilbert Is
nt0Fttonist or whether he df6n'k feed him l