The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-06
Treasure State
News in Brief

MIssOULA-Mickey Kramer. 8, died in q
hospital here a week after he was injured
in a fall on a pitchfork at his parents ranch.
ANACONDA-Harry Hartsen. cook at a CCC
camp. died here of injuries suffered when his
automobile plunged off a highway and into
a ditch.
THOMPSON FALLS-Mrs. r. G. Briddy. Of
Missoula. was wounded in the hand when
a gun she was carrying was DISCHARGED acci-
dentally while she was on a hunting trip on
the Thompson river.
MISSOULA-Robbed Of s45 in cash and
the key to his car by two men he stopped to
befriend on a highway north Of here. NJ. O..
port to the sheriffs office here.
MIssoULA-R. L. Housman. executive head
of the Montana School of Journalism. has
been appointed to the board Of editors Of the
a volume comprising the best news and fea-
lures published in the American press.
MILES CITY-N. A. Jacobsen. extension
agent, said about 375 ranchers in Custer and
Powder River counties. representing 5000
acres Of range land. have made application
for participation in the federal governments
range conservation program for next year.
HAvRE-Enrollment at Northern Montana
college is $50 students, the highest ever at
tanned, college authorities announced. The
registration places the college third In en-
rollment among Montana's institutions OF
higher learning.
q tied president and secretary-treasurur of
~ Montana district Of United Mine Workers
Of America, 1t was announced here at dis
trict headquarters after an unofficial count
Of votes cast by state locals.
DHLON-Sheriff James A. McCollum has
been advised a man believed to be John
Ernest Cook, one Of four prisoners who es-
cared from the seaverhead county Jail in
1888. was arrested on a robbery charge in
Oakland. Calf, and may be returned here
to face the jailbreak charge.
HOGELAND-Contract for construction of
a new $4,000 high school building here has
been awarded to Hugo T. schellin of Chi
nook. Work will begin soon. The school will
be ready Tor occupancy in the fall of 1897.
The project is being financed through the
SCOBEY-R. A.. Lyman, Montana water
board engineer, announced work will soon
start on six miles of main bitches as part Of
a project costing about SOL 900 to ~irrigate
approximately 5000 acres of farm land sur
rounding Scobey. A diversion dam is includ-
ed in the project.
DHL0N-Philip Lyons. Lima, returned to
which he had become lost while on a big
game hunting trip. He suffered no i'll effects
from his exposure. Hunting PARTIES, headed
by Sheriff James Mccollum Of Dillon, had
searched for him.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of a Temporary
committee Of incorporators to head details Of
the identification of the Sun river project
was made here. 1t was the first step toward
completion Of the project following the recent
allotment of federal funds for that purpose.
R. E. Dawson Of Simms was named secretary
of the Sun River Identification association.
Cannon about As, Of Whitefish,
Great Northern railroad freight brakeman,
was killed instantly in the railroad yards here.
There were no witnesses to his death, but 1t
was believed he fell from q moving freight
car and was crushed under the wheels. His
widow and several children reside at White
fish.
BUTTE-All activities in the county road
department have been suspended because Of
depletion of road funds. it was announced BY
Jack Healy. county surveyor. An emergency
crew has been laid off and the mechanical
will be DISCHARGED when that Job Is COM
pleted. he said.
BUTTE-The Silver Bow county Jail recently
was the home Of a young couple, who identi-
fled themselves as Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Helsel. Police MAGISTRATE Louis Buckley sent
charge. The couple said they met recently
while both were hitchhiking across country
looking for Jobs.
M1SSOULA-Robert Robinson, of Kalispeu,
versity student-faculty council. organized to
promote relations beteen students and the
faculty. Marjorie Nelson. of Conrad, was
elected secretary: Steering committee mem
bers are Dean G. W. Leaphart, Prof. E. L.
Freeman. Margaret Holmes. Of Helena, and
John Blair Of Forsyth.
BLLINGS-Eight hundred fifty applications
have been made by ranchers Of seven south
central Montana counties who expect to take
ADVANTAGE Of the range conservation pro-
gram Of the AAA under supervision Of the
forest service. w. W. Wetzel. director Of the
program in this district. announced. Follow
ing q survey Of all grazing areas in the dis
trict to determine carrying capacities, allot-
ments win be made to farmers who have
applied subject to Recommendation by