The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-08-28
Treasure State
News in Brief

MILES CITY-The conRregat!on of the First
Christian church has invited the Rev. H. l..
Porter of Los Angeles to assume the passionate.
DILLoN-Conrad Orr of Hinsdale was FAMED
as principal OF Beaverhead county high
SCHOOL. succeeding the late Joseph E. Mon
roe.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Hysham. in eastern
Montana. blame the drouth for drivine rat
tlesnakes into the city, apparently in search
OF food.
ANACONDA-Frank E. CHASER, former ex-
allied ruler Of the Anaconda lodge of ElSs.
was appointed a deputy grand exalted ruler
for the order.
emEloye of the Northern Pacific Railway Co.,
drowned in the Clarks Fork river near Eddy,
in Sanders county.
GREAT FALLS-with the close Of the North
Montana State fair. counterfeit $50 and IS
bills came into sudden circulation here. Spur
iouS so cent pieces also put in appearance.
the beginning of August 4.058
persons were employed by contractors on high
way projects in the state. Highway Engineer
D. A. McKinnon reports.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Holt issued a proclama-
ton a few days ago announcing the filing OF
sufficient petitions to place a liquor iniative
measure on the fall general election ballot.
SWEETWATER-Ffre causing damage to
the extent Of s2oo. ooo. destroyed several ware
houses. Is freight cars and more than 10000
bushels Of wheat at Sweetwster. p
FORT PECK-Capt. Richard Lee. United
States army engineer corps. was transferred
here from the Florida ship canal project to
become executive assistant and disbursing
officer in the Fort Peck engineer district.
LIvINGSToN-The Northern Pacific rail-
road has begun work on an extensive i'm
provement program here. including enlarge
ment Of five stalls at the roundhouse and
the installation Of a new electric turntable.
HELENA-An interstate commits
sion hearing on reductions OF railroad rates
for concentrated feed shipments from SOUTH
ern states to Montana, scheduled to be held
here Aug. 81, has been reset for Sept. l.
LIvINGsToN-Arno B. cammerer of Wash
irton. D. G., director Of the national park
service. paid his annual visit to Yellowstone
national park a few days ago. He went from
here to Glacier park.
GREAT FALLs-Following the recent pur-
chase of the Park hotel here. Fred J. Perra,
local shoe dealer and purchaser of the well
known hosiery, announces that he will per-
Sonany take over the MANAGEMENT.
BILLINGS-The Anita reservoir, under con-
struction by CCC crews from a camp at Bal
lantine. is about 40 percent complete. it was
announced by E. E.. Lewis. regional director.
The reservoir is intended to equalize the flow
of water in a reservoir line canal.
PONY-when a bolt Of lightning struck a
tree between the Wilmer David and Fay
White residences, occupants Of the White
residence were stunned and a radio IN the
Davis house was demolished. There was no
other damage.
BUTTE-1n memory of the late Most Rev.
George J. Finnegan, third bishop of Helena
and one-time war chaplain, the Bishop Fin
negan memorial plot in Holy Cross cemetery
here was dedicated on the fourth anniversary
OF his death.
HOT SPRINGS-While playing in the yard
of her parents home, Melba 10 Martin. small
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Martin. was
bitten by a rattlesnake. She was rushed to a
physician who administered aid and saved
the child's life.
GREAT FALLS-Mrs. Theodore H. Emory
of Butte was killed and three other persons
were injured in an accident on
the Great ~Fa1ls-Fairfield highway, about "a
miles west of this city. The party. all resi-
dents Of. Butte, was enroute home from a