The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-12-04
Treasure State
News in Brief

HAvRE-Havre taxpayers voted. 1888 to 7, to
authorize the city council to enter into a
contract for the purchase Of water from the
Chain of Lakes or Fresno dam project.
BnLINGS-Headed by w. L. Petrikin.
chairman of the board. and Frank A. Kemp,
president and general manager. nine OFFICIALS
of the Great Western Sugar Co. recently in
spected the Billings factory.
BILLINGS-Mrs. Fannie Kirch. defeated for
superintendent Of Yellowstone county schools
by seven votes, has filed a petition for a re-
count of votes cast in six precincts at the
general election.
MSSOULA-Maj. Evan w. Kelley of Mis-
soula, regional forester. has gone to Wash
ington, D.. c., to attend a meeting of the
10 regional f~oresters in the United States
forest service.
DHLON-One Of the strangest animal freaks
ever reported here, a deer OF dual sex, was
brought to Dillon recently from the Argenta
section by Sheriff-elect Paul Temple. The
animal bore queerly formed five-point antlers.
FORT BENTON-A leg iron used for de-
serters from the army when troops were in
this region years ago to campaign against
warning Indians was plowed up on the F.. E.
Stranahan ranch near Virgelle.
MISSOULA-Roy Hamilton. street commits
sioner. will become mayor of Missoula when
Mayor Ralps L. Arnold. recently elected dis
trict judge, takes over his new office Jan. 4,
the city council has announced.
DkAA1NSo-1l ~ city Oul1C dpPlONCu may
or G. J. Williams appointment Of Robert N.
Jones. defeated candidate for the office Of dis
trict judge, to the post of city attorney, sue
ceeding George S. Smith, who resigned when
he was elected county attorney.
BMLINGS-The Yellowstone county COM
missioners are holding up salary warrants Of
about s1,250 until judges and clerks of 10
precinct polling places return to the COM
votes cast in the general election on the four
special proposals.
LTVINGSTON-Anton Zagozan. 42-year-old
WPA worker, entered a plea of innocent to
a murder charge before District Judge B. E.
Kos, es, died in a Livingston hospital Of in
juries received in a beating allegedly at
the hands Of Zagozan.
LVINGSTON-D. P. Bates. secretary Of the
Livingston Chamber of Commerce FOR Is
the Missoula Chamber of Commerce, be-
ginning Dec. l. Miss Ann Wright, secretary
to Bates, was named acting secretary Of the
chamber here.
DnLON-Anthony Dixon. a woodhauler,
suffered fractures Of both legs in a timber
ing area near here when he fell from a
loaded wagon which passed over his legs.
Dixon was not found until some time after
his accident. when a rancher located him and
summoned aid.
toned the Montana fish and game depart
meut, asking 1t to rescind a ruling which has
closed Georgetown lake west Of here to winter
fishing. The request asks that fishing be al
lowed in the lake two days a week from
Nov, "a to Feb. "a.
GREAT FALLS-Bonded Indebtedness Of
cascade county will be reduced by Sat- 900
on Jan. 1, and retirement Of the specified
amount of bonds will place the county's in
debtedness at its lowest point in more than
80 years, county Treasurer M. T. Linnane
has announced.
RuTTE-Ten-year-old Edward O'Brien prob
ably win check his dates more closely the
next time he decides to celebrate a holiday;
oid ST. Nick for Christmas. heralded the
event by shooting off a firecracker. After
beine treated at q hospital for burns on his
hands. Edward declared his intentions Of using
the conventional sleigh bells from now on.
GREAr F~ALLs-Plans for a permanent
STATE Wheatgrowers' association were dis
cussed 81 . meeting here Of growers, called
by the cascade County Wheatsrowers' organ
ivstion. A committee will be named to meet
Win i. a. Richardson. Saltwater county,
president Of the temporary state oreaniza.
tion 20 make arrangements for permanent
stats. district and county divisions.