The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-01-31
Treasure State
News in Brief

BHLINGs-Burglars robbed the Billings
Grocery Co. store of 10000 ciearets and q
small quantity Of candy and chewing gum.
City, official stenographer to the governor,
and Julie Maria Mariana, also of Miles
City, were married here.
ceived reports Of 21s new cases of scarlet
fever and 81 of smallpox, says DR.. B. K.
Kilbourne. state epidemiologist.
MIssoULA-Fire destroyed the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Norland of the Orchard Homes
district recently for the second time during
the last year.
MISSOULA-six members of the Brother
hood Of Firemen and Enginemen
received their 25-year membership buttons
at an honor dinner here recently.
BMLINGstrhe Billings Junior Chamber Of
Commerce, the second formed in Montana,
elected 10 directors at the groups first an
nual meeting. Officers will be elected next
meeting.
POLSON-With completion Of a l6-mile
electrical line between st. ~Ignatius and Arlee,
residents Of Arlee. Ravali and a number
Of rural residents in that section now have
electric power for the first time.
Great Western Sugar CO.
completed its annual series of winter meet
ings on sugar beet culture a few days ago.
Eight sessions were held in various parts of
the Billings factory district.
GLENDIVE-The id-Yellowstone Recovery
association has filed with reclamation Off
cials . brief In support Of the Buffalo rapids
project as a supplement to the original public
works document dealing with the project.
BED LODGE-James J. Hart, Montana pio-
neer and first state legislator from Carbon
county, died here at the age of rs. No sur
vivors are known. He was elected to the
legislature in 1896.
MsSOULA-Missoula has been invited by
the Four-States Highway association to serd
New, at which a group will ask federal des-
%ignation for a through highway from Canada
to Mexico.
BHLINGS-Facilities Of the Billings Live
stock Commission Co. plant will be enlarged
possible" A. H. Langman. president and
manager Of the firm, said. The work will be
done soon.
M1SSOULA-Maj. James F. Butler Of Fort
Missoula, district CCC inspector and first
battalion officer Of the Fourth infantry, was
assigned as assistant professor of military
science at the University Of Iowa at Iowa
Slty. NO successor was named.
BUTTE-A. J. Lochrie was reelected as
president Of the Miners National bank of
Butte at the annual meeting Of the directors,
Other officials are W. A. Kemper. vice pres
ident; T. J. Fenlon, cashier, and H. A. Kenck,
assistant cashier.
MISSOCLA-George M. Adams, Missoula
factory superintendent for the Amalgamated
Sugar Co., was transferred to Twin Fails.
Idaho, as plant Superintendent there. Lyman
Schenck. assistant superintendent here, also
is transferred to Twin Falls to hold a sim
liar position. R. E. Farnsworth of Clarks-
burg. Calf, will succeed Adams here.
BILLINGS-A plea of innocence to a charge
OF gambling was entered in district court
here by M. F. Bruning. under a five-year
suspended sentence for forgery. He was ar
rested BY q state liquor control board agent
IN a raid on q cigar store. Bruning was book.
keeper and auditor at the relief office here
ior nine months. He pleaded guilty April IA
to forging q relief commission check for s24.
VIRGINIA CITY-A dog poisoner whose halt
ior animals endangered lives of children r.
being hunted BY visilantes In the Alder conn
munity. Sheriff John p. Erie said more than
70 dogs have been killed. The poisoner. he
SAG. LETT deadly food for the animals vhere
children might easily find 1t. Persons con-