Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-18
Treasure State
News in Brief

leninrs enrolled. so juniors, IS sophcmores.
/ q freebmen and 6 postgraduates total Of
Iss. In the grades the total Is sle.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS municipal Indebted
ness was reduced approximately s1s,osV our
ine the past year. the state examiners report
showed
xArrsPFII-Fern c. Vinton suffered a
nj sroet,,re when a rock fen from q steam
/ shovel used on the project on the east shore
on sH vIathesd lake and struck him uR the
/ head lie was brought 70 a hospitai here
RozFwAN-M E. Henderson, chief OF po-
lice has been named acting CITY mAnaeer OF
aozeman. to succeed the late George O.
SSnoid henderson was selected BY the city
rornrnission 10 serve untn permanent man
ager is named.
TowNsFND-T. J. worley narrowly es-
..red fatai injury recently when he was
eaught in the machinery OF the 6olo Grown
Mining company and was carried through the
reti He is recovering from fractured ribs
and spine at the Carroll hospital
RrTTE-vienna Koskinen, 14-year-old Butte
gtrl Who had been missing five weeks, re-
turned TO her home here ana tola ner parents
she had been on hitchIllAln ~ .oul OF
the northwest. She said she was accompanied
on her trip by two Mssouia girls
GREAT FALLs-George Knight head OF
the state horticultural department, announced
appointment OF d. L. Gates as inspector for
the department in Great Falls. Gates for
unerly stationed IN Butte EePlaCSA n
CLARK inspector here for several years.
BozEMAN-seventy men, recruited here and
on ranches. brought a forest IRE IN the
Ieyinskt creek area OF the Gallatin national
forest under control after 1t had burned over
about II acres Of timber forest service Of
ficials said The fire was the largest In the
forest this summer
KALIsPELL-stanley Youns Of somers was
elected commodore OF the Montana Boat Rae
ing association for the coming year at a
business meeting OF the organization here.
other officers named we're Jerry Kaiser OF
Missoula, vice commodore, and ole Lee Jr.'
Of Somers, secretary-treasurer
MILES CITY-Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beilamy
Of Rapid City, S. D., were In local hospital
after the car in which they we're riding be-
tween Broadus and Miles City overturned in
the ditch about 40 miles south OF here the
other day. Mr. Bellamy is employed BY the
Black Hills Transportation company
RED LoDGE-Johni Ernest (ChieD Ellen
burg, IS, was sentenced by District Judge
Ben Harwood OF Billings, to serve 20 years
in the Montana penitentiary at hard labor
for the knife Staying OF Minor Moore OF
Belfry in a carnival grounds disturbance
here July 5.
MILES CITY-F1ve hundred Chinese pleas
ant chicks have been liberated at spot Of
good cover throughout Custer county, under
the direction Of w. B. Leavitt. president OF
the Custer Rod and Gun club. The pheasants
farm at Warm Springs.
hussoULA-Pres. George Finlay Simmons
announced Al students have completed scholas-
tic requirements for degrees during the
schools recently ended summer session.
Eight Of the students win receive master
Of arts degrees, 80 bachelor Of arts desrees,
and one student two degrees bachelor OF
arts and bachelor Of laws.
ANACONDA-ole Ruud. so. electrician and
veteran Of the World war, was injured critic /
ally in what hospital attendants here said
was a hunting party They said 1t was re-
ported to them that Ruud was hunting rabbits /
near GEORGETOWN lake when his shotgun ac- /
cidentally DISCHARGED. He was struck 81 the |
chest by the shot, they said
sUPERIOR-Harry Dingle. Of Anaconda
convicted Of granddaughter by a Mineral
county district court jury as result OF an I
persons was sentenced to serve two years in
the Montana penitentiary by Judge Ralph L.
Arnold The jury returned its verdict and
sentence was passed immediately.
BOZEMAN-Au winter wheat should be
treated before Planting to insure against
agronomist at Montana State college here
has warned Treasure state farmers Smut
axes heavy toll annually from wheat grow
srs in lower yields and lower prices per
1ushel, Mercer added.
BUTTE-Department OF commerce attaches
It the Butte airport announced workmen had
to erect the first OF five beacons
or night flying over the Butte cutoff"
quite Of the Northwest Airlines. The beacons
viii be placed between Gold Greek and Three
forks and will meet department Of commerce
equations for night flights through Butte.
BOZEMAN--A resolution favorinE reclama-
ion Of arid lands, as an aid to farm families
Migrating from drouth areas to irrigated
arming sections, was passed by the Montana
Hotel association at its seth annual conven-
ion here The resolution asserted the federal ,
overnment now is spending approximately
SO. 000, 900 In temporary relief.
BUTTE-Recovering from the hunger and
atigue brought on by six days aimless tramp I
ag in the wilderness, Joseph Hipp, i2-year- .
Id Butte boy. left st. James hospital a few ,
avs ago to return to the home Of his parents
r. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Hipp. His condition Z
las described by doctors as very good. He
ecame lost while on fishing expedition. !
GREAT FALLs-wiliiam zoepke. IS, former
abroad employe, has been charged with arson
an information filed in Cascade county ]
istrict court by the county attorneys Of {
Ice. The information charges Zoepke caused {
hitch caused damage estimated at several .
dollars. r
GREAT FALLs-Montana sheepmen will
onduct a fat lamb show at their annual II
In Great Falls, Jan. 1913, next.
Irs Kathleen Nielsen, secretary Of the WOOL 1
rowers association announced recently. Feed
10 Of lambs for the show viii be started by
About 500 fat critters win be en-
red
KALIsPELL--A series Of district conven-
ons to be held this month and next Is
famed by the Montana Federation of Bus
less and Professional Women's clubs. Rev.
argaret F. Clifford, state president. an
ounced. The first convention is scheduled
II Sept. %, atyTerry. Other meetings will be
ed at Columbus, Oct 81 Browning, Oct TO-