The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-03-27
Treasure State
News in Brief

BUTTE-wiltred H. Hooper, As, died of a
crushed skull a few hours after he was struck
by q wrench as he was unloa ding an ore car
here. Hooper had lived here 25 years.
HAVRE-At the Elks' meeting recently Frank
R.. Bartelmy was unanimously selected by the
lodge as candidate for district deputy grand
exalted ruler for Montana east.
THOMPSON FALLS-This town is making
ready to revise its water system. through a
bond issue voted and passed in 1884, to pass
the state board Of fire underwriters require
ments.
HAVRE-Thirty-two community and school
bands from 81 cities and towns and nine
rhythm bands and drum corps from primary
schools in four cities have accepted invita-
tions to attend the music festival here May 9.
BILLINGS-A registered Hereford bull from
the L. Chatterton herd at Geyser broueht a
top price of 5000 at a recent auction. Buyers
paid an average Of s216 each for So bulls
from the purebred herd.
B~UTTE-Butte school trustees have voted
league to employ for the rest Of the year
a full-time teacher for students with speech
defects.
MIsSOULA-o. E. Parsons was reelected
president Of the Western Montana Shrine
club at the goth anniversary session here.
Plans were discussed for attendance at the
imperial council session at Seattle in July.
LEI ALLS- expansion program of
the Utah-1daho Sugar Co. in their Montana
district this year has as its aim the plant
ing Of 1000 acres Of sugar beets in the
Great Falls and Conrad area.
BHLINGS-The annual summer camp Of
CONGREGATIONAL churches will be held July z
to 16. inclusive. the Rev. c. H. Burdick. dis
The Rev. W.. Carl Calhoun has been selected
as camp director.
DnLoN-sheriff James A. Mccolum said
L. B. Peterson and Ace Ross, held here on
a charge Of breaking into the Standard
Lumber Co. office and safe. confessed to
robbery of the state liquor store here a few
weeks ago.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Roger W. Toll,
superintendent Of Yellowstone park. who was
killed in an automobile crash in New Mex
leo. have started a move to name one of the
undesignated peaks in the park Roger Toll
Mountain"
Of the northern Rocky mountain forest ex-
\ pertinent station, has left for Milwaukee.
Wis, where he will become regional forester
Of region No. 9. His successor at the expert
ment station may not be named for several
weeks.
| M1SSOULA-A rock slide " miles west OF
here a few days ago derailed the electric
locomotive of the Milwaukee railroads west
bound Olympian. Besides the motor. the mail
and express car. baggage car and two pas
senger coaches left the rails. All remained
upright, and there were no injuries.
POLSON-When L. G. Cordell, Of Missoula.
speeded down the highway near here one
day recently at the rate of about IS miles
an hour. it was unfortunate that he passed
one machine. 1t contained Sheriff J. L.
Taulbee. who pursued CordeI and arrested
him. Cordell was fined $25.
H~AVRE-Five new subjects will be offered
the students of Northern Montana college
are to be in the business and secretarial
sciences course. In order to finish the course
given in the fall quarter, surveying will be
offered again. This will consist mostly Of ont
door work. with a little indoor work.
LON-Rob McDaniels, %. who alleged
ly was stabbed a few days ago by Frank
Triplett in a bunkhouse on the E. B. Roe
ranch near Red Rock. vas reported to be
showing Improvement. Triplett also is a pa
tient at the hospdtal, recovering from the
by McDaniels after the latter had been
stabbed.
HAvRE-A five-point program designed Ia
benefit county agriculture has been adopted
by Hill county farmers and stockmen, Rec
concentrations favored an agreement that rs
percent OF the land should be retired. an in
crease In feed crops, adoption of an anti
soil erosion plan. q longtime grazing PROGRAM
and the maintenance Of present livestock
numbers but an increase in hay acreage.
DEER LODGE-The dog poisoner is hard
at work in Deer Lodge this spring. During the
last week several additional pets were a.
tally stricken by poison being distributed
about the city. The ~poisoner is covering ~
town as dogs O Missouri avenue. at the M
per end Of Fourth street, on Second street
and in the business district have been "a