The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-05-15
Treasure State
News in Brief


POLSON-Polson will have a celebration on
July Fourth and a water regatta Aug. 4.
BILLINGs-wyomine Air Service. Inc. is
planning to start operation of twin-motored
planes between Billings and Denver.
DILLON-The summer term at Montana
State Normal college will begin here June
Is and continue to Aug. IA. officials recently
announced.
POLSON-Paul Dousette, elderly resident of
this region for several years. burned to death
in a fire that destroyed his houseboat neal
the city docks.
DILLoN.Dorlene. 2 year-old daushter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Gleason Of Great Falls,
was drowned accidentally in an irrigation
ditch in a tourist camp here.
PoLsoN-several crews of tribesmen on the
F1athead Indian reservation are completing
emergency conservation work projects be-
fore announcement Of new projects July l..
DILLON-Dynamite cleared the worst ice
jam IN the Big Hole river in years. The ex-
plosive was brought into use after the river
rose rapidly and flooded several ranches.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Butte Greyhound
Breeding & Racing association elected Al
Mcleod as president Of the organization.
Plans for a race meet here this summer are
under way.
HELENA-sheriff Brian o'connen said
Deputy J. B. Plat resigned to become repre-
sentative OF a Red Lodge firm and has been
replaced by Ben Rinda, jailer. Clarence Miles
succeeds Kinda.
BHLINGS-Final dividend checks in liq-
uidation of assets of the defunct Walsh Grain
Co. of Bozeman and Laurel were distributed to
storage ticket holders. bringing the total
distribution to 65.4 percent.
BnLINGS-Billings was one of three cities
in the United States last year that led in
construction Of new homes per capita. Build
ing supply dealers expect construction in
1886 will equal the 1885 record.
MISSOULA-Savenac nursery Of the forest
service this spring will ship $500, 900 yellow
pine trees, 100000 white pine and loo. 900
Engleman spruce for planting in Montana
and northern Idaho.
q $50. 600 Baptist church here are being con-
sidered by members of the congregation, it
was announced recently by the Rev. H. R.
Norwood 1t is expected to begin construction
in July.
BUTTE-The wife of the former president
national president OF the Girl Scout organ
~ization. will visit Butte June 6. In her honor
the Butte council will present a special pro-
gram and hold a court OF awards.
FORT BENTON-Mayor P. J. Sweeney said
a federal investigator will come here in con-
ment by residents of this area to restore the
old fort and establish it as a national historic
site and monument under a recent congress
sional act authorizing such action.
HELENA-Burned seriously while busting
power line insulators near Hauser lake dam
north of here, Herbert L. mmon a line
man, died at a hospital here. His helper said
Demmons was five or six feet from the power
line when his clothing suddenly burst into
flame.
HAvRE-John F. NJ. Travis was named
president of the Havre Rotary club. Ben
Daggert. vice president; Harold LEFTY. secre-
tary: George Atkinson, treasurer, and the
officers and Frank Marion, Percy Doles, W. F..
Hutchinson and Ole Belland were chosen as
directors.
Observation-Disclosures for measuring fire
danger in forests were sent from the northern
ton at Priest River to points in western
Montana at lower elevation. where there is
probability of fire hazards developing early
in the season.
HELENA-1n 81 cases of Montana farm in
debtedness settled by the farm debt program
debt Of sl68.921 was settled with creditors
for slO6. 1876. it was reported by H. J. Cor
don, state supervisor of the farm debt adj
justmet section.
A~UGUSTA-Final plans for a survey of elk
in the Sun river country have been made
here. From 10 to 20 men will participate in
the checkup. ARRANGEMENTS for which have
been made by the state game department. Es-
innate this year place the population of the
Sun river herd from l.500 to 1000.
C~IRCLE-Three motorists sustained minor
injuries when their car plunged off the high
way at Red Water bridge near here, rolled
end over end for IS feet and came to rest
in a creek bottom. Mrs. John Phillips was
the driver. The passengers were her husband
and Freeman Jones. all residents Of Belle
Prairie, near Glendive.
MISSOULA-A taxicab reported stolen at
Butte from its driver. AL jolly. who said two
men forced him to drive them to an outlying
district Of the mining city, was recovered q
few days later near Lolo by Missoula coun-