The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-07-24
Treasure State
News in Brief

BILLINGS-Mrs Sadie L. Fraser, has been
appointed by Lewis Penwell, collector of in
ternal revenue for Montana. as stamp deputy
for the Billings area. a newly-created office.
PLAINs-A sood-sized snake was killed in
town a few days ago. The reptile, which is
said to have fangs but no ~rattles. was thought
to be a cross between a bull snake and RATHER.
MANHATTAN-The newly organized Man
haitian Commercial club will install tables,
benches and other facilities in parks here
president: Jack O'Connel. vice president, and
L. D. Moritz. ecretary-treasurer
BILLINGS-Damage estimated at $500 was
done to an airplane at the Billings airport
when a sudden windstorm tore it from its
n.oorings. catapulted it over twice and
tossed it against a wall of the hangar.
DHLON-The last of the 1896 wool clip in
Beaverhead county was being shipped to the
First National warehouse a few days ago
while haying crews took to the fields to
harvest the crop.
WOLF POINT-suffering from a malady
the bone structure. Mrs. Gus Dahlquist, of
Wolf Point, has lost az inches in height
since last November.
MISSOULA-Robert Marshall, chief of the
Indian service forestry and grazing division,
on a tour of the 81 states. said northwestern
tribes own so percent of all Indian timber re-
sources.
RED LODGE-A slight miscalculation in
locale cost W. H.. Wallace of Sheridan, Wyo.,
s27.50 in Judge John Sanderson's police
Warden Carl Benson. Wallace was fishing in
Montana with a Wyoming license. He was
fishing at the head Of Rock creek.
HELENA-Tourist stations at the state high
way ports Of entry are doing a land office
business" Chief Highway Engineer D. A. Nc
Kinnon said a few days ago. Traffic was so
heavy at Missoula that it became necessary
to employ an additional man at the station
there for a short time.
HELENA-Ralph D. RAIDER. member Of the
engineering department of the state highway
commission since 1920. said a few days ago
he had resigned. effective at the end of July.
In recent years. he has been chief engineer
OF the bridge department of the commission.
probably would go to California to reside.
years, George Nelson, now Of Los Angeles.
visited his old Montana home. Accompanying
him were Mrs. Nelson and their daughter,
Creek. and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nelson of
Reed Point. All were guests of the boys
sister, Mrs. o. c. Olsen of White Sulphur
Springs.
grasshopper attacked the
year-old child OF Mrs. F. A. Reichert while
the baby was in the yard at the family
residence. Mrs. Reichert said she was at
tracted by her child's screams and found the
Frasshorper had bitten a piece out of the
baby's ear. The child was bleeding when
the mother reached 1t.
WHITEFIsH--s State fish and game officials
and sportsmen of this district inspected
Smith lake in the Whitefish range a few
days ago as a POSSIBLE site for a fish rearing
pond. State officials in the party were Ken
meth Macdonald. state fish and game war
den; Elmer Phillips. superintendent of hatch
cries; P. G.. Gutensohn, member Of the fish
and game commission. and j. P. Campbell,
superintendent of the Somers hatchery.
FORSYTH yy;IIio- cuor+, . q u.z -.--,
in the Yellowstone river a few days ago while
crossing cattle from the slough to Longley's
island. about five miles west OF here. Young
SwartZ. on horseback, was chasing a COW in
the edge of the water downstream from the
rest OF the herd when his mount stepped
into a deep hole and both disappeared from
view. The horse struggled to the surface and
climbed out, but watchers said Swartz never
reappeared.