The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-08-07
Treasure State
News in Brief

FORT PECK-Army engineers In charge OF
announce 7 that one-third c Of the eAi huge earth
fill is in place.
MILES CITY-Mrs. B. K. Holt. 80 years OF
age. mother of Gov. Elmer Holt. died here .
few days ago. Her three children were at the
bedside at the time OF death.
swEETGRAss-For two cars Of wool recent
consignors received 24h cents a pound. Two
more carloads Of wool are still held hero By
sheepmen who have not sold their clip.
DEER LODGE-To direct the entertainment
for the Montana Pioneers, o. D. speer has
been selected general chairman to work With
all committees in arranging the program OF
events for the visitors here Aug. 81, % and -.
EUREKA-Miss Mary Ann Shea, pioneer
resident Of the Tobacco valley. who home
steaded near here before the railroad was
built, died several days ago at the home OF
her sister.
HELENA-Frank Armstrong. arrested q rev
days ago and CHARGED with driving Will
under the influence Of liquor. was fined 500
by Police judge Harry Pickett.
PHILIPsBURG+An unlimited guest. known
as Mr.. Skunk. invaded chicken coops of Mrs.
Kate Smith the other day and feasted on e
chickens. He was eventually captured and
killed by three neighborhood boys.
MISSOULA-W William Magee, "a, slashed hs
Phil Magee. Lolo county authorities reported
a few days ago. Magee had been q WoooS
and lumber worker in western Montana sew
eral years.
BELT-Miss Margaret Pimperton has ar
rived here from Palmer. Alaska. where she
teaches in the Matanuska valley. She is WIS.,
iting her mother, Mrs. Catherine Pimperton.
and other relatives and will return to Alaska
In the fall.
MISSOULA-Federal emergency relief funds
in the amount of s288 900 recently allotted
to forestry region l will put into operation
at once in Lolo, Kootenai, Cabinet, Flathead
and Bitter Root districts forestry projects
estimated to provide 5000 man months work
within the next 90 days.
H~AvRE-Barbara Zeder, 10. of Detroit,
spent an anxious hour or two here recently,
inadvertently lett behind by touring rela-
tives, after they had stopped for supplies.
fident the child was in one Of them and
drove 80 miles before her absence was estab-
ished.
ST. IG~NATIUS-Paul Campbell. superin-
$4,000 eggs from the Anaconda hatchery.
The eggs were transferred to the Mission
Range Trout Co. hatcheries and will be
sufficient size to care for themselves in the
lakes and streams.
BUTTE-'Where can I cash a United States
treasury check for s500?" a tourist, en-
phasizing the monetary immensely involved.
Most anyone around here ought to be able
to take care Of q small check like that" .
bystander replied. The tourist looked IN
credulous for a moment. then smiled and 70
marked. Say, this must be some town."
D~LLON-Nick Davis, 50, an old-time miner
Of the county, rolled more than 400 feet down
a mountain side the other day in the Sum
light mountain district and escaped without
a scratch. In company with G. M. Roberts and
son. Jesse. Of Dillon. Davis was climbing
down the mountain after inspecting proper
ties when he lost his footing and was un-
able to stop rolling. The younger Roberts
dashed after him and caught him at the very
edge Of q cliff several hundred feet tn
height.