Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-04-24
Treasure State
News In Brief

| MILES CTTY-Miies City Is preparing to
/ entertain the state convention Of the Knights
OF Columbus lodge. scheduled to be held here
May % and ~
sHELBY-Mrs. T p p1ekey Of Shelby died
here as the result Of fall from the steps
OF her home a month ago. in which her hip
was broken
aALTA-The city council adopted q liquor
control ordinance and fixed the license fee
at 500 a year. Hours during which nquor
may be sold are from a. m. 70 2 g. m.
CHTNOoK-A1chaeI W. Koneevich. Il. Of
Big Sandy. was killed when the car he was
driving was struck By a train on q Harlem
grade crossing. Koncevch. alone In the car,
stalled 1t on the crossing witnesses said
HELENA-state Treasurer Ray n Shannon
announced the cash balance In the Montana
treasury ct the end Of March was 1888, 900 10.
He said the states income for the month
was s10l. 47e.22.
BUTTE-Butte civic leaders sponsoring q
cleanup week" for the city selected April
IS as the date for the opening Of house
cleaning" The actual cleanup. fixup, paintup
campaign got underway April 20.
ANAcoNDA-steve LaughIin. Is. was found
guilty Of second-degree assault by district
court jury here. Laughlin was alleged to have
assaulted Justice Of the Peace James Pringles
y, on an Anaconda street last Oct. T.
LEWIsTOWN-RaiIroado officials here report
thousands Of head Of sheep and cattle, shipped
from central Montana last fan to winter ranges
In the western part Of the state, are being
returned to ranches In this area
CHTNOoK-Annual elections in irrigation
Bogy as commissioner in the Fort BelknaP
district and r. H. Clarkson as commissioner
IN the Alfalfa valley district.
MILES CITY-James r. whaley. 90. OF
Marsh three times elected state representa-
tive. from Prairie county, died recently at
aHrN FrHfa4 49, 70
whaley had been q resident Of Marsh for
30 years.
RoUNDUP-Believed to have been the first
1887 Montana victim Of Rocky mountain spot
ted fever. James Patrick Degnan Jr., 49, died
In Musselshell hospital here. His illness was
believed to have been the result OF tick
bite Easter Sunday
school senior and daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
M A. Weubbenhurst, was burned painfully
when a kettle OF grease in her mothers bake
shop overturned and the contents poured on
her arms and legs.
ENNIs-consIdered the largest herd found
in recent years between Norris and Three
Forks, 90 head Of antelope were counted by
Galen Walker. Pony, in charge Of the game
statistical survey in the Ennis and lower
Madison ranger districts.
CHINoOK-snow on benches north Of here
melted RAPIDLY In recent warmer weather and
swelled some streams to flood stage. small
acreage a mile east Of town was under water
and foot Of water covered the highway for
a short time.
mssOULA-Colleen Shaw. OF Missoula. has
been chosen honorary Northumberland Of
the University Of Montana r. o. T. C. bat
tallion to succeed Esther Swanson, Of Missoula.
Miss Shaw was chosen at q recent Scabbard
and Blade military ball.
JORDAN-The remaining assets Of the First
State Bank Of Jordan, which closed its doors
in November. 1896 were sold by H. H. Cloy,
general nquidating agent. to Clyde White,
the highest bidder, for $780, These assets