Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-12-25
Treasure State
News in Brief

sTEyENsvTLLE-wiiham Hunter reported e
authorities here his business establishment had
been entered BY thieves and SIS stolen.
LEwIsToWN-o A. Maxiner. IS. q member
Of FERGUS county's first contingent OF World
war volunteers, died He had lived a. winifred
the last three months
GREAT FALLs-The Great Falls Wild Life
/ for 1888 q io-week duck season with hunting
allowed three days q week between oct 10
and Dec. IS 30 days OF shooting IN all
BUTTE-Dr E J. oroenvaid. near hts sisi
/ birthday. disclosed that he has refused $50 900
7 In funeral fees offered him while he has been
preaehlnE IN Butte the last so years. ''Relision
( wasn't made TO be commercialized." he said.
BOzEMAN-Friends here have learned Of the
Z death IN Riverside. Calf. OF DR.. James Reid,
second president OF Montana State college. and
head OF the institution from 1894 TO 1904 He
was IS years old at the time OF his death.
MIssOULA-A young aIbino buffalo went
through here In a crate enroute from the ma
tionRl bison rance a. Aoiese 70 the national
zoo at Washington. y. c The white buffalo
Is named Big Medicine" and was born on
the range last spring
sUPERTOR-Firty-six head OF elk. from the
federal bison range at Moiese. have taken up
residence IN the hills above the ST. Regis
cutoff. The elk we're planted IN this section
through the efforts Of Mineral and Sanders
county sportSmen.
RED LODGE-Thomas McCarty. 5l-year-old
transient. said by Sheriff Jack McFnte 70 have
q long prison record vas sentenced 70 serve
four years in the state penitentiRry 81 Deer
Lodge b. District Judge Ben Harwood after
he pleaded guilty to q charge Of robbins the
Bridger school last Nov. "a.
LIvNGsToN-A resident OF St Cloud.
Mimi. enroute TO Spokane, wash Mrs Susan
Emily Bates. 70. died here q Northern
Pacific train. Physicians said death was the
result Of heart ailment. Survivors include
son, d. G. Bates, seneral AGENT for the Great
Northern railroad &C BILLINGS.
RoUNDUP-James Jarrett - son OF Mr.
and Mrs W. q. Jarrett OF Roundup. left for
WASHINGTON. D. c. where he viii serve as q
page IN the United States senate He was Of
fered the position in 3 telegTam received from
United States Sen. Burton K. Wheeler and
Immediately wired his acceptance.
KALIsPELL-The Ralispen Chamber OF Com
merce' and the Flathead Bar association have
written Senators Wheeler and Murray. urging
them 70 work for favorable action in CONGRESS
on q bill providing for the holding Of federal
court sessions In KaltspelL The Flathead
county board OF commissioners has authorized
use OF the courthouse here for federal court
terms.
CULBERTsoN-Dewey Lowers. Wolf Point
airplane pilot, and Harry Anderson also Of
Wolf Point, have bagged IS coyotes from the
air. When they sight q coyote the pilot dives
close 70 the ground and Anderson cuts loose
with g shotgun from the cabin planes rear
window. II a hit Is made a marker Is dropped
a landing made. the coyote skinned and the
hunt resumed.
MILES CITY, H. Boiling. president OF the l
Rocky Mountain Association Of Fairs, an I
the annual meeting OF the organiza- /
ton would be held In Billings. Jan. a and /
30. Officers OF fairs operating In the associ- I
atoms jurisdiction, Montana, Idaho and Wy /
oming, Will meet Jan. % TO discuss dates for |
the various expositions Between 200 and 500 /
persons are expected to attend the Billings
meeting.