The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-02
Treasure State
News in Brief

BuLNGs-The Yellowstone board of coun-
- oommissioners voted to lay FOUR miles OF
tSs outaIirts Of Billings.
DUTTE-A total of 1900 5o-cent drivers
1icenses have been sold in Silver Bow county
this year, County Treasurer Mervtn Demp-
Ssy announced. Sale Of licenses for the state
totals 204, 4S7.
MISSOULA-Companies A. B and G Of the
Fort Missoula army post, have completed a
monthly target practice on the Pattee can
Jon range. A total Of 24o men took part In
the drill.
HOT SPRINGS-Injuries she received in a
fall a few days ago caused the death OF Mrs
Wis staked a claim to a ranch in the Lone
pine district in 1910. She was 80 years cid.
BAsN-Ben Kellher, 81. whose exceptional
memory in recalling classical passages and
Incidents delighted Basin residents more
than SO years. died a few days ago of pneu-
monia and ills incident Of old age.
~BLLLNGS-A committee of 10O' opened its
fan program here with a meeting at which
vice conditions in the Billings area we're dis
.cussed. The Rev. George s. Sloan Is chair
man of the committee.
HAvRE-A new junior high school here was
Elizabeth Ireland. state superintendent Of
public instruction. was the chief speaker on
the PROGRAM.
vALIER-GeorEe T. Jorgenson announced
the sale of his interest in the Waller I'm
3plement Co. to his partner. Robert Burgess.
Jorgenson said he would retire from active
business.
MISUNDERSTANDING civilian rifle team
placed 18th in the Camp Perry national
matches with a score of 2.6c2 for a 10-man
team firing the regular team course. Ray
Bruce. coach Of the team. announced upon
his return from the matches.
PHIIPSBURG-The Flint Greek Sports
mems association planted 1000 native trout
IN the Dora Thorne lakes area. 80. 900 rain
DOW trout In Race Track lakes and 10000 ma
tive trout in lower Willow creek. The trout
were obtained from the Anaconda hatchery.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. county will have a
1ull-time rural school nurse this year for
She first time, T. E. Pemberton. county school
superintendent, said The county nurses ad-
vtsory board will make the appointment. The
nurse will serve 63 rural schools.
PARADISE-Paradise is all liRhted up again.
The last fixture OF a new street lighting sys-
stem was recently installed by the Montana
Power Co. The lights will be paid for by a
special tax levy. supplementing regular prop
erty taxes.
MISSOULA-Dr. Gordon S. Watkins. grad
uate of Montana State university here, has
been appointed dean Of the College Of Letters
and Sciences at the University of California
at Los Angeles. He received a B. A. degree
here in 1914.
HAvRE-A new 5000 900 residence hall for
women will be ready for occupancy when
northern montana college opens It's fau term
Tuesday. Modern in every detail. the hand
some building was financed through the PWA.
The dormitory is a four-story brick structure.
BHLINGS-Bitten twice in his sleep by a
black widow spider. Robert Cleveland, 10. OF
Ballantine, was brought to a local hospital
IN q serious condition. Several residences in
Ballantine are reported to have been infested
with the spiders.
M~ISSOULA-A total of 1927 forest fires
burned slightly more than 0.0o0 acres of ma
tional forest timber in region No. l this year.
forestry officials report. Lightning started
1861 fires this season. or more than &C.
CURED in each of the last three years from
san causes.
Observation-Disclosures of sheep and
lambs are being shipped from Park county
to eastern markets. and heavy shipments Of
cattle will begin next week. according to re-
ports from ranchers. Twenty-seven carloads
Of lambs were shipped in one day from Emil
grant.
MSSOULA-George Hankinson, ranger in
the quartz district. said about $500 deer are
expected to migrate from Idaho to the Fish
creek section by mid-October. He estimated
about 800 of the herd will be bucks. Does
cannot be killed legally in Montana this
la as
IS camps in the Fort Missoula Geo district
attended q weeks institute here under the
training director Of the forest service: VIII
liam J. Reed. district welfare officer. and
Charles H. Smith, district educational su-
pefvsior.
acknowledgements home demonstra.
,Hion clubs in county will send
&heir presidents, secretaries and other lead
en- Oct. 3 for the seventh annual fan pro-
gram meeting Of the council Miss Frances
smith, Bozeman. state leader OF home dem.
onstration agents. will be the principal
: speaker.
POLSON-Four hundred workmen are push
tns ahead at a rapid pace at the dam site
on Flathead river. Working three sniits' tne
men are clearing shale rock from the can
yun- When preliminary work Is compieteo.
plans are to divert the Flathead river INTO
the new tunnel, after which work VIII start
D., an the SO, 600, 600 'hydro-electric dam.
BUTTH-Living on top of the world was a
cent experience Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.
d, Rahilly Of the Leonard mine who have re-
turned from a visit to attitudes as high as
1900 feet in Peru. South America. Ihe
Rahill was engaged in mine examinations
In the Cerro de Pasco region Of Peru. The
mines were 200 miles in the interior OF Pern
feet. '''HS ~
ting about the worlds series or the major
football games just around the corner. but
members Of the Rocky Mountain Asua na HiH,ne p S,ns
for Christmas. At a meeting OF the club the ne
other day. members decided to resurrect 20
cutters: relies Of the GOOD a,, era a ths cbr ano
MAJ season. We're Just getting an early
, start toward adding the proper color to the
Christmas holidays" members OF the CLUB
Stated.
~DHLLON-Alfred Rhodes. World war veteran
working as a laborer here. fell into converse
ton with Paul Slime. -ancher.' Their talk
turned to the war and. comparing notes
the two men found they both fought with
. machine gun battalion in Belleau wood.
More talk disclosed they were in the same
sector on the same day. Say asked Rhodes
.<excitedly, did you ever pick UP a wounded
soldier about 800 yards out in No Mans
land and carry him back to his own
+trenches2" Surprised. Slime replied he had
The man was Rhodes. The two war veterans
had met for the first time in 10 years.