The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-09-24
Treasure State
News in Brief

HAyRE-Northern Montana college will
have a student band this year, Pres. G. H:
Vande Bogart has announced The musical
organization will be directed by Prof. l. w.
STAN of the schools education department.
yALIER-Work preparatory to building a
new storage plant at the alfalfa dehydrating
mill here has started. the new nuiiotne wi VIII
replace the recently destroyed BY lire.
The fire loss estimated at $4,000.
DILLoN-DeIar Gordon, of Armstead. has
been named deputy sheriff OF Beaverhead
county by Sheriff Paul H. Temple Gordon
sportsman. who recently resigned to devote
his entire time to private business interests
ANACoNDA-charles Ciglana has announced
his resignation as postmaster here effective
Oct. l. He succeeded Philip Daniels in March,
1884 He said he has acquired interests in
other business ventures that will require his
entire time in the future.
BUTTE-The Butte Country clubs new
$4,000 tile and concrete swimming pool, re-
Gently completed, was dedicated with pro-
gram of racing. diving and water polo
Hundreds of members of the club and guests
attended the ceremonies
HAVRE-Pres G. H. Vande Bogart. OF
Northern Montana college. announced the APP
pointment of R. " Sandven, former out,
standing athlete at Iowa State Teachers
college. head coach, athletic director ana
instructor in physical education at the local
school.
BILLINGS-A transient wanted to enlist
cruiting officer reported. but he wanted to
make his own terms" He demanded. Spark
said, a promise Of quick discharge in case
of war, and Saturdays off. The recruiter
said he rejected the application.
HAMILTON-Fire of unknown origin re-
Gently destroyed the G. F. Shook sawmill,
10 miles southwest Of Darby. An estimate OF
the loss was not Immediately available Work
men at the mill succeeded in preventing the
flames from spreading to quantity OF lumber
stored in piles near the structure
MISSOULA-Sam Mercer, dissatisfied with
a justice court verdict which found him
guilty of reckless driving and fined him SIS,
appealed to district court. The jury in the
upper tribunal affirmed the original verdict
and boosted the fine to 500. The charge
had been brought by state highway patrolmen
HELENA-Freight carloadings in Montana
in July 1912 percent more than in
July, 1896, the state railroad and public serv-
ice commission announces. During July OF
this year. 24104 cars were loaded at state
railroad stations as compared with 1890
loaded in July, 1886.
GREAT FALLS-Pres. Edwin G. Peterson of
the state school for the deaf and blind
which will open here Oct. II. announced lit
students have already enrolled. The school
was planned to accommodate 100 pupils.
Twenty-six have enrolled in the blind divi-
sion. and 81 in the department for the deaf.
BUTTE-John Gillie. Anaconda Copper
Mining Co. consulting engineer, received the
legion Of honor pin of the American Institute
OF Mining and Metauurglcal Engineers AT a
dinner of the Montana section Of the insti-
tute here a few days ago. ROLAND Craten
Allen, of Cleveland. president of the institute
attended the dinner.
GREAT FALLS-Great Falls fishermen have
blamed forest fire of last year for nearly
wiping out the fish population of favorite
stream Great Falls. Ashes and charcoal
from a fire on the ridge between the Smith
killed large numbers of fish in the Smith
river.
DILLON-A destructive hailstorm which
swept the Beaverhead valley recently caused
damage to growing crops estimated by agri-
culturists at several thousand dollars Crop
damage was reported most severe in the
area north of Dillon The storm, which lasted
about 20 minutes, also caused damage to
gardens here.
DEER LODGE-Ben Swartz, who served
three weeks Of two-year term in the
Montana state penitentiary here, escaped.
Warden Theodore Bergstrom announced.
Swartz was sentenced to the institution by
the Missoula county district court after he
pleaded guilty to a second degree assault
charge.
WHITEFISH-The gasoline pumps at the
Standard service station burned but
the station was not damaged. A customer
had just been taken care of and he backed
his car it backfired There a slight
break in the gas pipe and in moment the
pumps were aflame. No damage was done
except to the pumps.
MILES CITY-I M. Brandjord, admins
traitor of the state public welfare department,
announces the appointment OF Miss Helen
Listerud of Wolf Point as child welfare work.
er in the Miles City district, succeeding Miss
Ethel Starner, who has been granted leave
Of absence to attend the University Of Wash
ington.
WISDOM-The Big Hole battle-ground near
here, maintained for the past quarter century
by the forest service, has been transferred to
national
trees, Francis de la Noue. chief ranger for
the park service, said, would be preserved by
resetting them in concrete or transferring
them to museum.
DIxON-Robert Case of the forest service
camp at Macdonald sustained severe injuries
a few days ago. He riding horseback and
leading a stallion when the animal reared
and struck him on the left shoulder. dis
locating it and also breaking his arm. He
was taken to Missoula for medical attention
by William Riddle, range foreman.
MISSOULA-when the Montana State uni
versity football team takes the field this fall.
it will be backed" by "Fessy" cub bear
captured in the Canadian wilds and obtained
Roy Seymour OF Butte. The mascot was
named for Douglas Fessenden. head coach of
the Montana Grizzlies.
GLENDIVE-J D. Walsh of Glendive was
elected president of the Montana Title asso-
citation at the organizations 2eth annual
convention here. Other officers named by the
abstractors' group included G. A. Bertsch Of
GLASGOW, first vice president; w. F. Faust
OF Great Falls, second vice president: E. B.
Patten of Conrad. third vice president, and
w. B. Clarke of Miles City secretary treasurer
DEER LODGE-Dstrict two of the Mon
tana Federated Womens clubs closed their
annual convention here with election of Of
ficers. Mrs. Oliver Smith of Anaconda was
elected president of the district; Mrs F. c.
Ray, Missoula, first vice president; Mrs
Lyman Bennett, Virginia City, second vice
president; Mrs. Frank L. Unmack, Deer Lodge