The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-12-11
Treasure State
@ENews in Brief

GREAT FALSE. G. Cameron. director OF
works progress district No. 3 since October,
1888. when he succeeded H. E. MITCHELL re-
Gently resigned.
HAVRE-An persons now assigned to WPA
projects here will be interviewed again to de-
termine their eligibility. James L. Duffy, d.
rector of WPA district l. has announced.
BOULDER-Clifford 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.
Gleed Brothers announce their
1887 wool clip was contracted for at 80 Is
cents a POUND. Their ranch IS near Lima ana
the clip will amount to about 1000 pounds.
BoULDER-Mrs. Lees Taylor. prominent
Boulder matron. is confined to her bed with
injuries received in a fall. Mrs. Taylor fell
ove- a chair in her home. !
BBY-Fift carloads Of Christmas trees
will be shipped out Of Lincoln county in time
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. X. Kilbourne, epidemic
logist, said. New cases of mumps reported
came to 1O8. scarlet fever 60 and smallpox %.
MISsOULA-Sam Cook has been appointed
resident engineer for the bureau of public
roads on the Flathead lake east shore road
construction project and has established head
quarters at Bigfork.
BILLINGS-M. F. Trask Of Ballantine has
been named chairman Of the general com
mittee in charge Of ARRANGEMENTS for the
Montana wool growers annual convention here
Jan. 4. S and 6.
BOULDER-Frank Chamberlain, proprietor
Of the Chamberlain grocery store here, has
leased the Boulder Hot Springs, and plans
to open that health and pleasure resort in
the near future.
SPOK ME E,izahetb Nov Mooro O., , Mon
tana pioneer. died here a 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 1923.
HIGHWOOD-Highwood high school basket
ball team will open the season with an mex
perienced team this year. four of the 1895 reg
ulars graduating. A squad Of about IS boys
are working hard for positions on the team
under the direction Of Coach John Marion.
BILLINGs-District Judge Robert G.. stong
has ordered a recount of votes cast in the
general election for the office of county
superintendent Of schools in Yellowstone
c%ounty's 80 precincts. Fannie NJ. Kirch. de-
feated democratic candidate for the office.
has petitioned for a recount in six precincts
WISDOM-After an absence Of 10 years.
Wilfred Hopkins. son of a pioneer Bic Hole
valley farmer, has returned from Seattle
for a visit. Mr.. Horkins spent many boyhood
days in Dewey when that community was a
lively mining camp decades ago. The family
later moved into Big Hole valley.
WINNETT-ccc workers are completing re-
Mobilization Of the Warhorse lake reservoir
on Ford creek near here. The reservoir was
constructed at a cost Of sloo.O 900 some 20
years ago. but the supply canal was defec-
tive. The reservoir has a capacity Of &c. 900
acre feet.
THOMPSON FALLS-workmen are finish
conda $1,000, 900 power line from the source
Of power here to Missoula. The line is ex-
pected to be in operation by Dec. 10. and
after that. the line will be carried to Ana
conda. The entire system is 200 miles long.
GLENDIvE-Fire that swept through the
Joe Rock dairy, 10 miles west Of here, during
a 30-mile-an-hour wind. caused damage es-
timated at $4,000 and DESTROYED the main
90 tons Of hay. two automobiles. and some
farm machinery.
BILLINGS-Seven passengers on the west
bound Greyhound bus were injured when the
machine hurtled off the highway and crashed
into a high bank five miles east Of Glendive
Berg, who investigated the mishap was Of
the opinion that the accident occurred when
a tie rod became uncoupled.
TowNsEND-Attending church in the early
morning: entertaining the immediate family
at breakfast in a hotel and holding open
house the rest Of the day. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Ragen celebrated their 5oth wedding
anniversary here recently. All children and
grandchildren except one son in Duluth, we're
present.
BTLLINGS-Stricken with a heart attack
while enroute from Billings to his home in
Laurel. Is miles west Of here. John W. Con-
ant. 50, well-known stockman of this area,
lost control Of his car which plunged into
a ditch recently. Conant was rushed to a hos
pital by a passerby and died soon after ar
rival.
PHHIPSBURG-Sherir Gus Mcdonald has
a headache trying to figure out how his
recent jailbreak happened. Frank Gilbert of
Missoula. being held for Missoula officers for
questioning on an auto theft charge. escaped
the Granite county Jail by slipping through
a 1o-inch ventilator. The sheriff is wonder
ing whether the medium-sized Gilbert is q
contortionist or whether he didn't feed him
enough. -.