The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17
Treasure State
News in Brief

News in Brief
LIBBY-A new General Electric shock-proof
X-ray machine has been installed in the Libby
hospital.
oPHEIM-Alton Dixon. son of K. H. Dixon.
was severely injured when his hand caught
in a feed cutter.
OPHEIM-Olaf Eliason, who recently went
east with a carload of cattle. was taken i'll
while in Chicago. He went to Rochester, MINI,
for treatment.
MISSOULA-Mrs. John Penman of Logan
died at the Northern Pacific hospital. Her
husband is an employe of the railroad.
MILES CITY-Joseph Reid. 81. widely
known sherman Of this section. died at his
resided in Montana for many years.
MARTINSDALE-At their regular quarterly
meeting stockholders of the Delpine Telephone
Co. elected Berge Branlmer to serve two years
as director in place of D. A. Petrie. resigned,
and John Duncan to succeed Martin Grande.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Montana growers this
year produced about lis. 900 tons of sugar
beets, NJ, B. Wilson. managcr of the local
American Crystal Sugar plant. said. Harvest
ing is almost completed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $50 employees
of the LIVINGSTON Northern Pacific shops have
returned to work after being idle since Nov.
10. Work was resumed on 4 5-day per week
basis.
GREAT FALLS-The annual convention of
the Montana Sheriff and Police Officers as
ISOLATION was held here recently. Sheriff Guy
Palagi of Cascade county was general chairman
of ARRANGEMENTS.
U ANK-Thre crews are working in the
Cut Bank oil field as follows: Hole Bros.
drilling by tools at 3,O1S: Glacier Production
reynolds No. l at las. Cobb-State, gas and
shut down.
IT Wood Wiz ~ IE1;.u
two calves that belonged 10 his uncle, Ben
WOOD OF Stevensvillc. was given a five-year
SUSPENDED sentence. Woods uncle and his
father. Henry Wood testified against him.
DILLoN-The Dillon city council has re-
pealed the city drivers license law. and after
Jan. l., local motorists will not be required
to purchase city licenses to operate automo-
biles here.
E. Huddleston. president of
the Montana-Wyorlng Beet Growers associ-
alton, was reported to have left for Washing
ton to participate in discussions regarding
benefits to be paid beet growers under re-
Gently enacted suGar legislation.
WHITEFISH-Mr. and Mrs. c. S Van DYKE
celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary re-
Gently. For the past 26 years they have re-
sided in Whitefish and Van Dyke has served
the Great Northern railway as a locomotive
engineer during that time.
RED LODGE-New officers were elected by
the Star in the West Masonic lodee here. They
are: P. J. Boggio. worshipful master: Chester
Hagen. senior warden; R. L. Eazlett, junior
warden: Edgar w. Allen. secretary; F. H.
Alden. treasurer, and F. W. Schwin. trustee.
John H. Honkala is past WorShipful master.
BILLINGS-Peter YeRen Jr. of Billings. was
elected president of the Yellowstone Ditch
company at a meeting OF the stockholders
and directors held at Park CITY. Levin Koher
OF Park City was elected vice president, and
L. J. Wallace OF Columbus. was elected secre-
tary.
PARADISE-The Paradise t!e-treating plant,
which furnishes employment for the major
portion OF the towns male population, has
opened for a run OF eight months. About
6OO. 600 ties were III storage at the plant,
ready for treatment. when work started.
PLENTYWooD-N o rma Paddock and
Glenn Buck. both of brentwood, are in a
local HOSPITAL recovering from injuries sus-
tanned when their pickup truck overturned
near here. Paulbeck suffered severe facial lac
e~rationS, requiring 40 stitches. Buck sustained
a broken nose.
Peterson. special officer in
the United States Indian service who has
been stationed in Montana for several years,
has been transferred to Reno. New. where he
will be in charge of Indian. service work in
Nevada and Idaho. He is to leave for his new
post soon.
GREAT FALLS-W. H. BARLEY, collector of
customs for the Montana-Idaho district. an
nounced here the appointment of Gerald H.
Fallon as assistant collector. The appointment
has become effective. Fallon succeeded j. ].
o'Mahoney. who retired. Falloa was formerly
OepOIS COlltCtOl ~ CIiulSS u lie
station at Eastport, Ida.
LIBBY-The majority of member of the
the Sylvanlte c camp are III their winter
quarters at Libby. Their flrst Job will be to
lay in a supply OF wood for the winter. about
500 rickS. After completlng Preparations for
the winter they Will work on new ranger
quarters north Of Libby, work on the Pipe
and Quartz creeks roads and other forest jobs,
MISSOULA-Dr. j. w SeVery. chairman Of
the campus development committee, said the
Montana State university grounds, already
called "one of the most beautiful in the
northwest will be steadily improved this fall
and next spring. He SAID several changes were
made necessary by new buildings and avail
ability of WPA labor has been taken into con-
s.deration in planning improvements.
CUT ~NK-Geo Armour was acquitted
of a charge of first degree murder in connec-
ton with the Staying OF Leonard Connolly,
who died last June 81. by o jury in Glacier
county district court here. ArnouX was al
legged to have struck Connolly several days
before his death when he attempted to force
his way into the Armour home. The jury de-
liberated seven hours.
GREAT F~ALLS-Ofticials Of Western Air
Express, Inc, have announced night air mail
service into Great Falls will be inaugurated
soon. Beacons for night flying have been in
stalled on the Helena-Great Falls air lane and
are being tested by department Of
officials. AS soon as the beacons are approved,
the W.. A. E. night plane now stopping over
night in Helena, will be flown to Great Falls,
arriving there about 10 O'Clock.
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