The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
Treasure State
News in Brief

BILLINGS-City Clerk Osten reports 9.212
Billings residents registered and eligible to
vote in the coming municipal elections.
LIyINGSTON-County Clerk Bailie report
ed 1910 Livingston residents registered for
the city primary and general elections.
LAUREI-After four days of continuous
hiccoufhing. Harrison Street Shay. 4s, prom
inent rancher and sheep growers of this
section, died a few days ago.
PoLSON-Dcspite adverse weather condi-
tions. work at the Flathead river hydroelec-
trio power dam is advancing on schedule. Con-
tractors report 627 workmen sharing a SIS, 900
monthly payroll.
BILLINGs-E. F. Key. airport radio opera
tor. has learned not to park his car with
the engine running. He did that in front Of the
postoffice here and came out a few minutes
later to see the car rapidly disappearing. 1t
was found the next day in Ryegate.
MISSOULA-Dr. I. T.. Haig. forest service
attache at Missoula for more than a decade.
has been named acting chief of the division
Of relics OF the research branch Of the for
est service in Washington. according to word
received here.
HAMILTON-Twin daughters, one weighing
two pounds. three ounces. and her sister
three pounds. four ounces, were born in a
hospital here to Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Swan
son Of Grantdale. The babies. placed in in
cubators by hospital attaches. are said to
have a fair chance to survive.
PARADISE-Forest service attaches are en-
deavoring to find something besides salt to
be used in keeping railroad switches from
freezing. Deer, attracted by the salt, are being
struck and killed by trains, the rangers re-
port. About 10 have lost their lives this
winter.
GREAT FALLS-Property of the Austin Land
and Livestock company. one of the largest
ranch operations in this district, was sold to
Thomas staunton' Great Falls, for $4,000,
erni1rfV racOric chou The nrOnprtv frr1I1daS
10000 acres Of land in Cascade and Lewis
Clark counties.
BUTTE-If BENJAMIN Murray, last heard of
lin Butte in 1898, can be located. a Butte ex-
press agent has news that an estate in Scot
land, left by a brother, awaits him.. In his
last communication from Butte to relatives.
Murray told of working for a railroad and
being DESTROYS Of becoming a miner.
MANHATTAN-O. H. Campbell, superinten-
dent Of the Manhattan schools for the past
10 years, has offered his resignation to the
school board. effective at the close Of the
school year. Campbell led the reconstruction
work. on Manhattan's schools following the
earthquakes Of 1925. No successor has been
named.
GREAT FAILS-Ray Berger was elected
president of the Great Falls Merchants as
ISOLATION and w. H. Bertsche Jr., was named
vice president. Members of the new board of
directors are Forrest Arthur, R. 8. CureI,
Frank Duval, Leonard Morrow, Teresa Price,
Leon Singer and E. w. Townsend. Duval Is
the retiring president.
BILINGS-Representatives Of the Congre-
gational summer camp staffs of four states
will confer in Missoula on March 80 to con-
slider a program for co-ordinating camp talent
for this summers activities. Camp representa-
tives of WASHINGTON. Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana will attend the meeting to work out a
proposal for bringing outstanding. camp talent
to all Conversations camps in the four states.
BUTTE-Henry A. Tyvand was elected pres
ident OF the Silver Bow County Bar asso-
citation at an annual meeting here. ]. ].
McCaffery and Robert E. Corette were named
vice presidents. NJ. S. Galasso was elected
secretary, and John McClernan, treasurer.
The association went on record as opposing
a legislative proposal for the incorporation
Of the bar association in the state.