The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-04-30
Treasure State
News in Brief

GREAT FALLS-Construction company WORK
men have commenced pouring concrete for
the two-story addition to the Great FAILS
federal building.
DEER LoDGE-searchers found the body
of Roy Mattson, 20, in the foothills west OF
Deer Lodge, apparently shot in the accidental
discharge Of the rifle with which he was
hunting.
COLUMBUs-sheriff Frank Murphy said
providers blew the door off the postoffice
safe, but apparently were frightened aWay
before they could break through a second
door.
DnLON-Mrs. Lillian r. Free, for the past
81 years librarian at the Montana State
Normal college here. has rendered her res
ignation to be effective at the close of the
summer term, the college office has announced.
HAMILTON-The 2-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Waverly Price, Butte, sustained a frac-
ture Of the left thigh when a playmate fell on
him. The accident occurred at the home OF
the child's grandfather, Frank Price, here.
ALZADA-FTre. believed to have been caused
by explosion OF a stove. destroyed the Cor
nelian hotel. Damage was estimated at $4,000
by Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Kinghorn, operators
of the establishment.
acknowledgements has been made
here of the sale of the Ravalli Canning
company's property at Stevensville to M. H.
Mann, of Red Lodge. The property involved in
the transfer consists of the canning factory
and three acres OF land.
POLSON-PlacIng concrete has started at
the Poison dam. being built for the Rocky
river six miles southwest of here. Months Of
difficult rock excavation preceded the start
Of concrete pouring.
BILLINGS-More than 100 garage and serv-
ice station attendants. mattresses and hotel
clerks attended a tourist service coaching
school here. Attendants at the school were
instructed on different ways to make 1887
visitors to Montana feel at home"
HAMILTON-Helen Pint 10, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Pint, of Hamilton Heights,
died as a result of cerebral complications.
The girl. who underwent a surgical operation
some weeks ago. had apparently been re-
covering.
Libby Wranglers we're addressed
by Forest Supervisor Karl Klehm on The
Sustained Yield of Timber" In that con-
showed the advantages which the bill would
have on a timber country.
LIvINGSTON-Fifteen-months-old Jack Rog-
er Vaught, of Livingston, has 16 teeth and
is engaged at the moment in cutting four
more. The baby's parents said he cut four
teeth at six months and seven during the
seventh month.
FAIRFIELD-Eighteen families have been
assigned to Fairfield bench community farms.
A.. j. Johnson, manager Of the reSettlement
project, announced. Four families are resi-
dents Of this area. and most of the re-
mainder were brought here from Roundup.
BILLLNGS-Fire, believed to have been
started from gasoline fumes, destroyed the
county shop here. Loss to the
building was set at 5000, and in addition
cricket and grasshopper poison, valued at
$4,000, was destroyed.
HAMILTON-Bitter Root irrigation district
commissioners formally approved the rehab-
ilitation work completed during the past win
ter and spring on the 72-mile canal from
Lake Como. The work, under a United States
reclamation bureau project cOst Sim mn
RED LODGE-Clifford B.. Peterson, of
Portland, bureau Of public roads engineer.
arrived here to supervise clearing of the Red
Lodge-Cooke City highway of snow. Peterson
expects a crew of IS or 80 men to have the
road open for travel by June /, is days
earlier than in 1896.
HAVRE-For the first time in its history,
Northern Montana college will enter q con-
testant this year in the state collegiate ora
torical meet to be held in Helena, May /.
Seven students are scheduled to take part
in a contest to select the college represent
alive.