The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-30
Treasure State
News in Brief

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RoNAN-There is not an idle hand in this
western Montana town. Public and private
enterprises have absorbed all unemployed.
THOMPSON FALLs-Forest Ranger Emil
Keck, of the Bull river district. was fined
s52.5 so for shooting q cub bear. He was con-
victed Of the game Law violation at 9 trial
before Justice Of the Peace A. L. Anderson.
ing company's two-story warehouse here, and
its contents Of approximately 5000 bushels
Of oats. three tons Of tankage, several thou
sand dollars worth Of machinery and hun
dreds Of sheep pelts and COW hides.
ALBERTON-Fire that apparently started
from an overheated chimney destroyed three
homes here for a $4,000 loss and threatened
the entire residential section until CcC en-
rollees from nearby camps checked the blaze
with a forest service water pump.
ton funds totaling $273 .843 have been allotted
to region No. l Of the national forest service
for the period from Oct. 16 to Jan. 16. OF the
total. 1900 is to be expended by the fofest
service engineering department.
COLUMBIA FALLs-Jesse Carver. IS, Of
coimmbia Falls, was killed instantly when the
car in which he and three other youths were
riding overturned near the outskirts OF the
city. He was the son OF Jesse carver, Oh
Hayre. and lived with an uncle, Theodore
Carver.
B%UTTE-The city council at a recent spe,
ciaI session, rejected bids on a new patrol
car for the police department on q neW
car for Fire Chief Fred Martin. The council
decided to buy a secondhand car and strip II
If parts needed to repair Chief Martins
machine. wrecked last month in a smashup.
GREAT FALLs-Butte and Great Falls
chambers Of Commerce officials conferred
here on plans for installing beacon nents on
the Great Falls Helena section OF the Ma
tinna1 parks Always route. Sites have been
leased and actual installation awaits action
by federal agencies.
RuTTE-The first convention OF Catnollc
high school students in the Helena diocese,
inaueurated by Bishop joseph M. 1iim q
Of Helena. was held here a few days ago.
The Rev, J. A. Rooney Of st. Lawrence par
ih state superintendent Of Catholic schools
was in charge Of the meeting.
srocKETT-Approximately 100 families IN
this town who were threatened WIN posi-
hiIitv NJ water shortage in the coming WIN
ter have been promised an ADEQUATE emei-
rencv supply before cold weather sets ~
by Cascade county and works progress oi'i-
cials.
aNaCONDA-The state fish hatchery mere
closed recently after a total plant OF 1'ooO.ooo
Rainbow and Loeb Leven trout In the Butte,
Anaconda area. Foreman A. G.. stubbiefield
and his assistants will concentrate oufn.e
the winter on rearing 1900, 900 fish for plant
ing next season.
PTTIINGS-MOre imam SUu CAo seS
,-om churches throughout the Midland En-
MIRO sang in a combined group at the ma
tional Preaching Mission conference mere: u.
E. Upshaw Of Great Falls former secIetass
of the Billings Y. M. g. 4. oifec'eo "e
singers.
controversy between the contractors and work.
men over wage scales. work has been resumed
on a bridge across the Missouia rver con-
Meeting Orange and Harris streets. The Drloge
a.. sooS mn profecf IT was announced CQe
wage dispute had been settled.
BrrTTE-Silver Bow county authorities have
called for bids on construction and instaua.
ton Of $50 polling booths after 1t was decided
to eliminate use OF the countys vosns ma
accommodate the large ballot for the NOV. 5
general election.
MIssOULA-Ford Smith, Kalispell wood
chopper. who became a leading contender Tor
the heavyweight boxing title, told Missoula
here some time after his next battle in
Canada. Oct. %. Smith is building up his
physical condition at his Flathead lake home.
~HAvRE-seven operators have been added
to. the. Great Northern railway force east OF
ness, railway officials said. Other recent
changes included addition Of a switch crew
at Sidney and another local between Richey
and Watford City.
~BUTTE-Parts Of three Cree Indian skele-
LOQS, TAKEN lIOW LII Ulu 1uQldl 61oullo
south Of here. have been shipped to the
Smithsonian Institution by Professor Mel
Vile Sayre Of the Montana School of Mines
and Professor Harry Turney-High Of the
state university. at the request Of DR.. Alex
Hrd1icka Of the institute.
MILES CITY-Missing since last August,
the body of Mrs. Julia McGraw was found
about q half mile south Of the McGraw farm.
near Knowlton. County authorities expressed
the opinion she persisted from exposure and
hunger after becoming Ill suddenly. Searchers
attempted vainly to find the woman after
she left home Aug. "a. leaving a note ex-
planning she was going to visit a brother.
THOMPSON FALLs-A work horse that
weighed q ton broke its neck and died in a
fall into a. ditch being dug near the city by
the public works administration as a part Of
a new municipal water system. The animal,
rancher. It broke out Of its pasture and
wandered toward the ditch in aimless forag-
ing. Ar m wrecker was called to
remove the body.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of headgates at
the park branch canal or Armstrong ditch
water conservation project in the upper yell
lowstone valley has been completed. 1t was
announced by J. L. Mclaughlin, construction
company representative in charge Of build
ing the project. Actual excavation Of the ditch
is under way now and will continue through
out the winter unless the weather becomes
too severe.
Observation-Disclosures million fish, des-
Washington sportsmen, were planted in waters
in national forests Of the three states in
the last four years, a regional forest service
report showed. Montana streams and lakes
eastern washington, 500, 1000. OF the total, 49,
900, 900 were black-spotted trout; 100000
rainbow and 1000 600 brook trout, while the
rest were silver salmon, g%rayling, loch leven,
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