The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-02-07
Treasure State
News in Brief

BHLINGs-w. H. Reid Jr. architect, was
elected rs president of the Junior Chamber
Of a few days ago.
EAST HELENA-Crews have begun the work
of cutting 400 carloads of ice for the Northern
Pacific at ice ponds near here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of a feeder ditch
completed by March l, will mean additional
water supply for the district next summer.
BUTTE-clerical and lay delegates from
various Montana cities attended the annual
convention Of the Montana district Of Au-
gustant synod of the Lutheran church.
POLSON-More than 100 members of the
Mission and Kalispell I. o. o. F. lodges at
tended the official burning of a 1O-year-old
mortgage on the lodge home here.
BnLINGs-New policy resolutions relative
to the administration of Taylor grazing dis
tricts have been announced by r. E. Morgan,
district grazing supervisor.
MssOULA-one fatality and a steady de-
crease in the number of accidents was in
dicated in q report Of the first three months
Of the winter period of c work in forest
HELENA-. F Bowman Of Big Timber
pleaded guilty to shooting q bull elk from q
highway in the LIVINGSTON area. and was
Va ~ onyo
in Jail.
MIssoULA-Lyle McKeever. &c, found dead
IN the dooryard of a residence. committed
suicide By shooting himself in the head
with a $500 caliber rifle. it was announced
by the sheriff's office and the coroner.
BUTTE-Serbians of Butte, Anaconda, Hell
ena and Philipsburg honored st. Sava. patron
saint Of the Slavic peoples, at q program here.
Savtn day has been celebrated in Butte an
nually for 40 years.
BILLINGS-Nine Of the 10 directors of the
Mountain States Beet Growers Marketing
association were reelected at the seven re-
eional meetings in various parts Of the Bill
hngs factory district.
MssOULA-The central purchase agency
Of forest region l Is opening bids on contracts
for purchase Of food to be used in packing
$4,000 emergency rations. Each ration Is
food for one man for q day.
HELENA-Three hundred and twenty-one
Lewis and Clark county residents are eligible
to receive old age pension assistance under
the social securities act, when and II con-
gress makes necessary appropriations.
BUTTE-Ralph Hooking, Butte's fast COM
ing featherweight. Is signed to box George
Sakomato, featherweight champion Of japan.
in al eight-round semiwindup on q local
card.
MLES CITY-Miss Mary Dewson, chair
man Of the advisory board Of the national
stop on her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
democratic committee, made the first stop
on her Montana visit at Glendive recently.
MSSOULA-Commercial timber cut In re-
gion 1 Of the national forests, Montana and
northern idaho, amounted to 33,906. 900 feet,
with an average stumpage value Of $3.oe Q
thousand feet, forest officials reported re-
Gently.
HELRNA-vincent A. F1tzgibbons, former
transient camp inmate and later q payroll
months In the state p%enitentiary on bis plea
Of guilty to forging an Endorsement on q re-
Lief workers check.
Observation-Disclosures, who leave camp
fires suddenly when q chance for q lift ar
fives and who throw way cigaret stubs
and lighted matches with disregard are be-
coming q new forest fire menace. say re-
gional forest officials.
LBBY-The buck law has proved its value.
said President Ira Tester Of the Rod n Gun
club recently. Members were outspoken in
their defense Of the measure and It Is EVIL
dent that sentiment favors claiming the
present law In the northwest part Of the state.
NnSsOULA-E. W. Nelson. professor Of for
estry at Montana State university. accepted
An offer to head the new department. Of
range research at Colorado State college.
ago. Nelson win 90 to Fort Collins April /.
HAvRE-A report Of the Havre transient
service, operating . relief CAMP here under
auspices Of the Montana relief commission.
showed, 21,777 transients registered since the
camp opened. Of vhom only 2,lo3 were Nom
tanans. Expenditures from jar. l to Dec. is,
1885. were ts4,3Se.e4
BuLIN0S-JohA Stem, accountant In the
billinss office Of the Standard OIL o.. was