The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-09-11
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News Items from the Press Of Montana
AUGUST, 1919

RED LODGE-six thousand dollars worth
of whisky, taken from Wyoming runners by
Carbon county officials, will be destroyed
MIssoULA- Recent heavy rains have
checked the possibility Of general confla-
grafton in the forests Of western Montana.
CUT BANK-cut Bank has placed license
Of IS per year on male dogs and slo Iof
females.
CHOTEAU-The Turner Stock company has
purchased 800 tons Of hay and the right to
pasture stock on the Bunnen ranch near mere.
The price paid was $4,000.
ROUNDUP-The first wheat delivered to
the Roundup elevator weighed So POUNDS,
GRADED No. s and brought the basSel
by drowning during the month of June, &C
cording to the report Of DR.. J. J. sippy' state
epidemiologist
BUTTE-E. j. Barker won the mems golf
championship at the state tournament held
in Butte. The woman's championship was won
by Mrs. I. N. Wheeler.
HELENA-The war department has award
ed the colors Of the 364th machine gun bat
| talon to Montana, which had more men IN
that body than any other state.
LIvINGSTON-Robert Phillips, Copeland Q:
Burg and Thomas Melton, all experienced
Livingston Daily Enterprise.
GREAT FALLS-The treasurer OF Cascaoe
county, after q survey says there will be but
q small deliquent tax list nearly all farmers
in the county being in shape to meet tax
| obligations.
GLASGOW-About a year ago Thomas Dig.
nan Of Glasgow purchased 1000 acres Of land
near Thoeny, on the Milk river, for $50 per
| acre. A few days ago he sold it for $14s
an acre. cleaning UP $4,000 on the deal
HYsHAM-Kinkaid Brothers OF Oklahoma
City have purchased 5000 acres Of lard at
the head Of Reservation creek and VIII en-
gage in the livestock business large
scale.
BUTTE-Fire in the wholesale house Of the
Ryan Fruit Co. caused loss slightly IN ex-
cess OF 100000. partly insured. Walter knei-
vel. vice president Of the company. said the
blaze started from wiring near the root.
RYEGATE-while drilling for water on the
deposit Of gas at depth Of $50 feet The
well has been cased and the gas will be used
on the o. K. Bar ranch for lighting and
BUTTE - Because the Hagenbeck- Wallace
circus put posters on his wall, pictures Of
women "togged in scant scenery with ab-
breviated skirts and wishbone waists" with
out his permission, James WEIGH has enter
er suit for damages to the extent Of $1,000.
RHlNGs--Lieut. F. B. Mitchell Jr:. for
sailors employment bureau in BILLINGS. has.
been appointed vocational placement man
ager for the state and also director Of the
servicemen's employment bureaus. He will
leave shortly for Helena, his future head
quarters.
HELENA-The Benton Sheep Co. has filed
articles OF incorporation with the secretary
OF state. the capitalization being $780,
The company is an old and successful sheep
concern, with q number Of Fort Benton cit
izens OF prominence interested in it. These
nc1de David @. Browne, W. R. Early and
bILLlNGS-Six years Is the age Of Billings
latest sunman. His name is Charles Folk. and
ne uses IA caliber rifle. A quarrel occurred
between Charles and 6-year-old Roy Barclay
IN the yard Of the Folk home. Roy went
nome and Charles went and got the rifle. He
1ifed point blank at Roy through the window
1 the letter's home, but all the damage he
did was to break the window.