The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-04-16
Treasure State
News in Brief

MILES CITY-Joseph Bateman, former Gus
ter county treasurer, died here a few days
ago following an extended illness.
LBBY-Gus Peterson had q painful accident
a few days ago, cutting off one Of his fin
gers while chopping wood.
Observation-Disclosures Of 600 cars Of ce-
ment for use in construction Of the Rocky
Mountain Power Co. dam at Poison was
started a few days ago from Trident.
GREAT F~ALLS-March construction valua-
ton in this city was s304.346. the largest for
any month since September. 1922, according
to records of the city building inspector.
B1LLINGs-The mother Of 10 children. Mrs.
Elizabeth Weisgerber. 40, wife Of a farmer
near Fromberg. died here a few days ago,
following a 20-months' illness.
HAvRE-Mrs. Hazel Love has been named
relief administrators for Hill county by the
board of county commissioners under author
ity of the new state social security act.
DLLON-Arraigned in Judge Louis Stahl's
court a few days ago, Benson Dowd. Califor-
MAN. was fined 500 for drunk driving. The
fine was paid.
DEER LODGE-Announcement was made a
few days ago Of the appointment Of DR.. F. L.
Unmack of this city to the post of state
penitentiary surgeon and physician.
pOLsoN-The Montana Postmasters' asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting here this
summer. Tentative dates are set for July 80
and 81.
BoULDER-c. M. overturf of Columbia
Falls was elected principal Of the Jefferson
county high school at a recent meeting OF
the school board. He will succeed J. R,
Mullen, resigned.
HAMILTON-Mrs. Allie knight, 81. native
Of Mississippi and resident of this section
for the last % years, passed away a few days
ago. Survivors include = three great-great-
grandchildren.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Co-ed's Campus.
Associated Women Students booklet for fresh
men co-eds, will be edited next fall by Pa
tricia Brennan. of Sidney. She will be assisted
by members of Theta Sigma Phi.
DEER LODGE-Theodore Bergstrom. new
warden of the state penitentiary and state
registrar Of morton vehicles, recently an
nounced the appointment of Loran Oldham
Of Hobson, as assistant registrar. Oldham
succeeds s. G. Small.
LIBBY-Jimmy Brown, five, is recovering
from second degree burns about the right
leg, sustained when flying sparks from a
bonfire ignited his clothing. Marion Racicot,
. hish' school student, extinguished the flames
and took Jimmy to a hospital for treatment.
BUTTE-Paul Erler, local resident for ls
years and former president of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor council for three terms
was named United States deputy marshal to
succeed D. A.. Batchoff, who resigned to take
a state position.
FORT PECK-Three men recently suffered
painful injuries when they fell more than 10C
feet in a gate shaft of the Fort Peck dam
project. Tn injured: Delmare Wood, 26, Fort
Peck; John Streeter, IS. McCone City, and
Lester Mckinney, 81, New Deal.
LVINGSTON-A state entomology depart.
ment survey showed grasshoppers are ex-
pected to attack 46 percent of the land in
Park county this summer unless nature
takes a hand and freezes the insects shortly
after they hatch.
HELENA-A survey to select 100 needy
young women from rural communities to at
tend a summer camp to be established al
Laurel. was begun a few days ago by the
Montana office Of the national youth admin
istration.
BUTTE-Paul Erler. local resident for IS
years and former president of the Silvel
Bow Trades and Labor council for three
terms, was named as United States deputy
marshal to succeed D.. A. Batchoff, who re.
signed to take a state position.
sIDNEY-with the passing Of David Stew
art ST., 81, Montana lost one of its old-timer
and the lower Yellowstone valley lost it:
oldest farmer both in years Of residence ane
age. Mr.. Stewart died at his ranch home
IL miles south Of Sidney.
GREAT FALLS-officials of the Great
Northern railroad announced the working fore.