Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-10-17
Treasure State
News IN Brief

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DmL0N--A crew u government workers l.
instalins lights aFuand the landing field AZ
the Dillon airport
Mills CFTy-rhe 44th annual meeting Of
the pres6yseFlAn synod Of Montana was held
NAsHUA-voters approved 8 $4,000 water
works and . sls.o90 sewer bond issue at
special election here. The vote totaled la
out Of fss qualified aleeterz
CHEAT RAKE.sA sugar beet Weighing IN
pounds with the top cut Oft, was pIaced on
display here BY Edward Hebbon. grower near
Vaughn.
BUTTE-Aatthew coodinE. 3 resident Of
Barbados IN ths British West Indies. "saw
the first snOw tn BIZ life" whsn be arrived
In Butte 70 attend Montana School Of Mines.
FORT BENT0N-Paui T. Carlson. Montana
representative Of the Red Gross, announced
that first aid stations Ut Iona and Carter
would Be established IN Chouteau county.
Observation-Disclosures st the University
Of Montana reached l,pss. new aIi-time mark
for ths first weeks enrolment. or the total.
sI2 are new students.
ArYssOUEA--Fsre destroyed the Asisscuia
county poor farm and hospital in thn Rattle
snake valley. None 0r khe 30 inmates was
injured Mrs. L. a coultas. supeFlntendent
said they did not know what started the fire
NILES CErY-Tne REV. George Reid. Of the
Pfrst Methodist Episcopal church. was elected
chairman Of the Miles City Ministerial as
ISOLATION. Rev. Eawrenes II. Porter, Of the
FIRST Christian church, waa elected secretary.
Dn1oN-K x wallace ct the market news
service Of the United States department. OK
agriculture held q lamb and cattle demon
straticn here q few days Aeo. Wallace gave
information on marketing at the meeting.
MEss0UT.A--A trio OF R6issoula hunters
bagKed three mountain goats IN the Bitter
Root mountains on Sweeney creek. One Of the
animals weighed $50 pounds and the others
weighed about 100 puondg each.
BUTTE-Two persons were taken into Gus
tody here by federal agents IN connection with
nationwide Acknowledgement drive. Both
were held for alleged violation Of narcotic
laws.
GREAT RALLs-The a4eth National Guard
Ambulance Co Of the s1sk division wss mus
tered in here BY Major W. Q. Roindsxtex Gap
tain Magic Is commanding officer Of the new
unit and Raymond 9 Balve Il first lieutenant
PoEsON-sockeye salmon are besinnins to
run along the sand bottoms OF the east shore
OF FiAthead lake, fishermen report. The
the month
two others forfeited s2s bonds for violating
slash burning" regulations On the Deer
Lodge national forests, the first cases OF the
kind prosecuted on the forest this season
BEILTNGs--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
prefcrrins WPA Jobs and that consequently
the beet harvest is being DELAYED.
GREAT FAELs--wiiIiam r. Copenhaver. s.
was injured IN the cavein Of drainage ditch
being dug BY the WrA in preparation for
the erection Of several buildings on state
highway commission property In west Great
Pals
M1ssOULA--Forest service research and
fire-controI crews win experiment extensively
in Montana next spring on the use OF air.
planes in dropping fire retardent solutions on
forest biazes. j. W. Allen Of Washington, y.
O., win direct the tests.
DEER LODGE Police throughout Montana
were notified to watch for Eugene Learne VINO
escaped from the state penitentiary here,
Learne was committed from Sanders county
and was servins a five-year sentence Tor
burglary.
GmEAT RAKks-sid wills. United States
marshal, has returned 20 his duties following
this last couple Of weeks. Mr.. willis was
knocked down by q car and suffered RID Srac-
lures and bruises.
MILES CTTY--Orval Butler. Of Mount Vic
tory, o., announced here he had purchased
through A. @. Jones $4,000 head OF lambs 20
81 sent 10 Ohio fer finishing. He said he was
ARRANGING to ship 5000 head Of lambs from
Brockway.
EUTTE-The Montana highway commission
has purchased cotton mating for use rs BIZ
luminous base on an experimental road prof.
ect near white Sulphur SPRINGS. The new
use Of cotton Is expected 70 prevent highway
frost boiIs, cracking. raveIinE and erosion
ANACONDA-The annual eigat-game singles
tourney for Montana open class boWlexs WILL
be staged on the O'Keefe-T Thompson alleys
here Nov g. The date was approved recently
hy W. j. williams Of Great Failas secretary-
treasurer Of the Montana Bowling association
AaHssOUEA--The Montana University band
mas gone coed" Stanley Teei, leader mas
announced that for the first time girls are
"a be mlIowed 70 play In the Grizzly band this
year which heretofore was regular ciFiAon
81 the military science department.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Albert Thomas has
4 rood memory, and that's why youth Civ
lnw his name as john Gotham Jr., IS, Is Ia
weIIowstone county Jail. Sheriff Roy Cnaresse.
Of superior, recently sent out snapshots q
sfs youth wanted at Superior for breaking
Sail last Aug a. Thomas saw the fugitive In
s'ths 3ungles's here, remembered the snap
sl1ut and took him into custody. Officers said
Thomas admitted his identity.
HwANwOpp-olaf Eund OF splcn Kop
lakes an unusual bear story. band o. sheep
~ khe Little Belt mountains wss disturbed
early II the marnin1 recently ~ pe@x Tee
hawder aroused from his sleep. grabbed .
~ emfibax rifle and investigated N was
dmxfraak and he could ZEE this bear saIlcpins
through tins outer edse OF tbs band wife
inrsb "a fia mouth A well-directed shot from
shs uanmM gun brought the bear down. Dis
black enc. The iau1hs pretty much xrignEenea.
hssA otherwise uuln5ured, 8camp&red back 70
fne band hleasing fusEtly.