The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01
Treasure State
News in Brief

i WHlTEFISH-Eric Larsen. So. city water
! department maintenance 'employe. was killed
instantly when he was trapped under a dirt
and rock slide while working in an open
ditch.
BILLINGS-James R. Mason. manager of
| the Great Western refinery here, said
| harvesting of an estimated $780, 900 sugar
beet crop is now underway. He predicted an
| increased average yield OF more than IL tons
! to the acre over that of last year.
THOMPSON FALLS-A hearing was held
! here before the Montana public service COM
mission on the application of the town of
Thompson Falls to increase city water rates
| 20 percent to finance recent improvements to
| the plant.
GREAT FALLS-Harry Hogan. chief of the
Great Falls fire department, retired Oct. l.
His request Tor retirement was presented to
thet city council Hogan has been q member
: OF the Great Falls fire department for SO
years, entering the service in 1904.
GREAT FALLS-The Montana oil conserva-
ton board has reported oil production during
1887 in northern Montana fields has brought
557, and estimated the years total might
reach 100000.
POLSON-Work of constructing the Poison
dam. being built for the Rocky Mountain
Power Co.. by the Phoenix Engineering Corp,
was "sreeded up during the first Is days
of September. when about HOO men were
employed, officials of the construction COM
pany said.
BILLINGS-Bllings municipal airport's new
No. 2 hangar was dedicated with a two-day
air show which attracted fliers from through
out the nation. The show was sponsored by
the Billings Junior Chamber of Commerce
| 1t was the first major air show ever held
here.
STANFoRD-The annual convention of the
knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters of
Montana was held in Helena recently. Mrs
Clara Haelsig. grand chief. Miles City. pre-
| sided over the session of the grand temple
Tho Nn1ih tt0r,c NT
under the supervision of T. w. Midkiff grand
chancellor. Great Falls.
HAMILTON-The Bitter Root valley this
year will harvest 200 carloads of apples, E.
J. severns. inspector for the state division
of horticulture, estimated. More than 5000
boxes have been moved to markets in and
out of the state from early orchards. he
said. Wealthy apples are being harvested
sIDNEY-survey work on the Sidney east
side pumping project, for which WPA funds
have been allotted, has started. r. Y. Lyman
is chief of a survey party Of five men sent
mere by the water conservation board DR..
Darwin Harbicht, Of the United States en-
gineers. is arranging for ditch and lateral
rights Of way.
BILLINGS-Assessed valuation of property
within the city limits of Billings jumped
more than million dollars. or from $780,
ll9884 to $31585, 048, County Assessor J. E.
Farrell announced. Taxable valuation Of prop
erty within the city limits increased from
s8,7l7l26 in 1886 to s9,O7l. 28l this year,
the assessor said
AUGUsTA-R. T. Ferguson. supervisor of
the Lewis and Clark national forest, said
road crews working on four Lewis and Clark
forest service projects will center their &C
tivity on the Bear gulch road, which extends
from the Bruckert ranch to Gibson dam and
will continue the project until winter
forces them to stop.
HAVRE-Dr. Harry v. Truman, formerly
member Of the faculty of Beloit college.
has accepted position as head Of the de-
partment Of biology at Northern Montana
college, Pres. G. H. Vande Bogart announced.
DR.. Truman is a graduate of Western Re-
serve university and the University OF Wis
consin.
sTANFORD-An investigating committee of
Judith Basin ranchers and sportsmen reported
| it found beaver responsible for decrease
the flow Of the Judith river. Several aban-
caused water OF river tributaries to spread
into swamps while new beaver dams have
spread water into shale rock, where it dis
appears.
POLSON-Two appropriations. one Of s18.-
396 so, and the other of 1896. 80, have been
made by the works progress administration
| for completion Of the new Poison city park
and recreation center, H. E. Bixby. president
by the state WPA headquarters in Butte. A
| log clubhouse, Al by 70 feet. was provided
for in the latest appropriations. Bixby said.
BIG TIMBER-At recent meeting Of the
| directors of the Citizens Bank and Trust
company, Charles Mcdonnell, assistant cashier,
| SON of the late Senator Mcdonnell, was ad-
vanced to the position of vice president to
succeed Henry Schrader, deceased. E. L. FRANC
who has been with the bank for number Of
years as teller was given the position Of as
| sistant cashier.
LIBBY-A man Lincoln county officers want
| for auto theft and grand larceny apparently
had q head start, the breadth Of Montana
| and at least part of South Dakota. The
sheriff's office at Libby. in extreme north
western Montana, recently held Q warrant
i for the arrest Of M. r. Archer, Of Boise, Ida
for theft Of an automobile from Q motor
company and for cashing Q worthless check
| The latest information the Lincoln county
sheriff had was that Archer was believed
70 have passed through Sioux Falls 9. D..
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