The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-16
Treasure State
News in Brief

News in Brief
HAvRE-James Lehman. u. retired Great
Northern railway engineer, died here follow.
ing a paralytic stroke.
DILLON-A crew Of government workers Is
installing lights around the landing field at
the Dillon airport.
MILES CITY-The 44th annual meeting of
here Oct. 6 to o.
NAsHUA-voters approved q $4,000 water
works and a l 5000 sewer bond issue at a
special election here. The vote totaled IA
out Of 1853 qualified electors.
GREAT FALLs-A sugar beet Weighing 11h
display here by Edward Hebbon, grower near
Vaughn.
BUTTE-Matthew Gooding. q resident Of
Barbados in the British West Indies. saw
the first snow in my life" when he arrived
in Butte to attend Montana School Of Mines.
representative Of the Red Cross. announced
that first aid stations at Iona and Carter
would be established in chouteau county.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at the University
Of Montana reached 1898. a new all-time mark
for the first weeks enrolment. OF the total.
812 are new students.
MISSOULA-Fire destroyed the Missoula
county poor farm and hospital in the Rattle
snake valley. None Of the 80 inmates was
injured. Mrs. L.. A. Coultas, uperintendent
MILES CITY-The Rev. George Reid. Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, was elected
chairman Of the Miles City Ministerial as
ISOLATION. Rev. Lawrence H. Porter, Of the
First Christian church. was elected secretary.
DILLoN-K. K. Wallace of the market news
agriculture. held a lamb and cattle demon
stration here a few days ago. Wallace gave
information on marketing at the meeting.
MISSOULA-A trio of Missoula hunters
bageed three mountain goats in the Bitter
animals weighed $50 pounds and the others
weighed about 100 puonds each.
BUTTE-Two persons were taken into Gus
tody here by federal agents in connection with
a nationwide advertisement drive. Both
were held for alleged violation Of narcotic
laws.
Ambulance Co. of the 41st division was mus
tered In here by Major w. o. Poindcxter. Cap
tain Nagle Is commanding officer Of the new
unit and Raymond 8. Dalve Is first lieutenant.
POLSON-Sockeye salmon are beginning to
run along the sand bottoms Of the east shore
of Flathead lake. fishermen report. The
%pawning season starts about the middle OF
the month.
BUTTE-Two men were fined SIS each and
two others forfeited SIS bonds for violating
Lodge national forests, the first cases of the
kind prosecuted on the forest this season.
BTLLINGs-A delegation Of farmers from
the Joliet area complained at WPA head
quarters here that men who ordinarily work
in the beet fields are refusing employment,
preferring wPA Jobs, and that consequently
the beet harvest is being delayed.
GREAT FALLS-Winiam F. Copenhaver. 81.
was injured in the cavein of a drainage ditch
being dug by the WPA in preparation for
the erection Of several buildings on state
highway commission property in west Great
Falls.
MISSOULA-Forest service research and
fire-control crews will experiment extensively
in Montana next spring on the use of air
planes in dropping fire retardent solutions on
forest blazes. J. w. Allen of Washington, D.
c., will direct the tests.
DEER LODGE-Police throughout Montana
escaped from the state penitentiary here.
Learne was committed from Sanders county
and was serving a five-year sentence for
burglary.
GREAT FALLs-sid Willis. United States
marshal. has returned to his duties following
an accident which confined him to his home
the last couple Of weeks. Mr.. Willis was
knocked down by a car and suffered rib frac-
lures and bruises.
MILES CITY-orval Butler, Of Mount Vic
tory, O., announced here he had purchased
through A. G. Jones 5000 head of lambs to
be sent to Ohio for finishing. He said he was
arranging to ship 5000 head Of lambs from
Brockway.
BUTTE-The Montana highway commission
has purchased cotton mating for use as BIZ
luminous base on an experimental road prof.
ect near White Sulphur Springs. The new
use Of cotton is expected to prevent highway
frost boils. cracking. raveling and erosion.
ANACONDA-The annual eight-game singles
tourney for Montana open class bowlers will
be staged on the O'Keefe-Thompson alleys
here Nov. 8: The date was approved recently
by W. J. Williams Of Great Falls, secretary
treasurer Of the Montana owlin association.
MIssoULA-The Montana University band
has gone coed" Stanley Teel. leader. has
to be allowed to play in the Grizzly band this
year. which heretofore was q regular division
Of the military science department.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Albert Thomas has
a good memory, and that's why a youth CIV
ing his name as John Gotham Jr.. 10. is in
Of Superior, recently sent out snapshots OF
the youth, wanted at Superior for breaking
jail last Aug; ~. Thomas saw the fugitive in
shot and took him into custody. Officers said
Thomas admitted his identity.
STANFORD-Olaf Lund of Spion Kop re-
lates an unusual bear story. A band of sheep
in the Little Belt mountains was disturbed
herder, aroused from his sleep. grabbed a
"a caliber rifle and investigated. 1t was
daybreak and he could see the bear galloping
through the outer dee Of the band with a
the small gun brought the bear down, q big
black one. The lamb. pretty much frightened.
but otherwise uninjured, scampered back to
the oar bleating Justify.
NAMED NATIONAL OFFICERS
Five Montana officers have been named
vice presidents Of the International Associa-
tion Of Law Enforcement Officers, according
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