The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-17
Montana
Y esteryears
News Items of 10 Years Ago-From
the Press of Montana

~ouLA- local federal employment
office recently placed nearly ZOO men on 'oDs
in the course Of . week.
ROUNDUP-The Roundup Creamery, a new
concern, Is pushing the work on its plant 70
completion and expects to be marketing us
products within q month.
PLAINs-The Montana Logging Co.. which
has Just completed operations near Ihomp-
son Falls, will move 100000 feet OF lum-
Der this summer.
GLAsGOW-A reclamation agent, In look
ing over the lands of this vicinity, has de-
clared them to be particularly adapted to the
raising Of sugar beets.
HAMnroN-Peas will be one Of the major
crops raised in the Bitter Root valley this
year. Several thousand acres will be planted
to this product.
BUrTE-Ray Porter, said to be an invest,
GATOR for the Anti-Saloon league. was jailed
here recently after indulging in q bit OF
gun play on . Northern Pacific train.
Havre lodge Of Elks have per-
fected plans for the construction OF a new
three-story building here which will contain
lodge rooms and club rooms.
MIssOULA-Logging fumes. costing $751;
600, viii be built in the Kaniksu country by
the forestry service II the recommendations
Of the district officials are accepted.
home ranch Of the late David
Frat has been sold to Senator Slayton. q. n.
Belcher and Anton Jensen. The ranch con-
tains 2,s7s acres and brought $4,000.
BnLNGs-with Yellowstone county far
mers putting in increased acreage OF crops
the demand for help has SO far exceeded the
supply and there is q considerable ahortage
of farm hands.
BOZEMAN-A pen of Montana hens won
first honors in all northwest egg-laying con-
tests recently held at Pullman. Wash. MIS-:
w. T. Thompson Of this city owned the
birds, which are orpingtons.
MILES CITY-work on a $50. 900 cresmery
has lust been completed here. It Is the prop
erty Of the Western Creamery Co., and will
have q capacity Of 10000 pounds OF butter
daily.
HELENA-Montana farm lands show an av-
erage increase of q dollar per acre for the
last five years, but o decline Of a dollar an
acre this year compared with 1913 ACCORDING
to q government bulletin recently Issued.
MILES CITY-The commissioners Of Custer
county are preparing a rroeram of road
building with federal aid which will call for
gravel surfaced highways from Miles City
to Jordan, Miles City to Tongue River and
one along Pumpkin creek.
BUTTE-James Reynolds. of Boulder. one
Of the old-time sporting men of the state and
who once held the championship for speed on
IOlleE SKATES, COutcWp1hIcS clltCHAuB tAAC NAC-
mortal day races at the Indianapolis speed
way. He has two Hudson racing cars.
HELENA-Retail jewelers. Of Montana have
perfected q state organization, elected Of
ficers and launched o statewide campaign
to combat mail order houses and secure a
uniform closing hour for all firms in the
state that handle jewellery.
POPLAR-Charged with threatening to blow
up q building at Culbertson. six Russians,
formerly employed on q section gang here.
have been lodged in jail. The Russians had
been discharged from their work and Italians
hired In their places. Soon afterwards the
Italians found q note under the door Of their
bunk house stating that the place was going
to be dynanited.
BUTTE-Failure Of the Falconer-Shay Sal
wage Co. to file a bond Of $4,000 as q guar
snty Of the collection and disposal Of the
garbage has resulted in . cancellation Of the
contract. Attention Of the state was attracted
to the proposition Of the company which pro-
posed to utilize every bit Of garbase through
various processes which would make the ven
ture . profitable one.
CASCADE-Thoush his automobile was
smashed when he endesvored 70 speed across