The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-11-12
Treasure State
News in Brief

DILLoN-Blanche McManus of Eureka was
named editor of the Chinook" Montana
State Normal college yearbook. Kenneth Barry,
Dillon. was elected associate editor.
HELENA-wiliam NJ. Kirkpatrick of Butte
was admitted to the practice Of law in Mon
tana recently. He is a graduate of George
town university in Washington. D. c.
! BILLINGs-The Montana corn, seed and
, potato show will be revived this year. 1t will
he held at Billings Dec. Is to II and will
be open to all producers in the state. includ-
ing All club members.
. WHITEFISH-The Whitefish Rod and Gun
. club has planted 10. 500 rainbow trout in
. Beaver lake. connected with Whitefish lake
on the west. Ten thousand more were packed
in to Finger lake, near Radnor.
Observation-Disclosures heat records for the
last half of October we're broken here one day
recently when the thermometer registered 10
degrees. the highest during the IS years that
weather records have been maintained here.
I RED %LODGE-The Yellowstone distillery re-
suned operation last week after being closed
for more than a year. Iwelre men are EN-
ployed at the distillery, the only one in Mon
tana.
POLSON-William L. Hissong of Lakeside
pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk and
2 disorderly and paid q SIS fine with a check.
When the check came back marked no funds.
city officers gave him a 90-day Jail sentence
. and a SIS fine. He will serve the latter.
SWEET GRASS-Douglas Parker. Sweet
Grass banker, announced the sale OF the
l4.OOO-acre Arthur Fey ranch at Gold Butte
10 George G.. Roos. Canadian stockman. 1t
was one of the largest land deals in recent
years in this area.
SILVER GATE-This picturesque new log
city. located near the northeastern entrance
10 Yellowstone national park, now has Il post
office. with Mrs. Douglas Vincelette in charge
as postmaster. A new hotel is expected to be
completed here this fall.
POLSON-Work on the Poison dam. being
. constructed near here by the Phoenix En-
gineering corporation for the ROCKY Mountain
Power company, was reported about 90 percent
complete. At the present. it was reported l,2oo
men are employed on the project.
MISsOULA-The forest service here reported
timber sales in national forests OF the Rocky
amounted to 37I million board feet. with a
value of slO4,288, an increase OF 2o'2 million
board feet valued at s7l.58a over sales made
during the same period OF 1886.
MISSOULA-The II national forests in the
Rocky mountain region report incomes total
ing SIG, 14O.l1 for the first quarter Of the
current fiscal year, from July l to Sept. 81.
The largest single item OF revenue in the
region was $99, 264. received from timber sales,
+ grazing fees, special-use fees and water power
returns accounted for the remainder.
SCoBEY-Paul Crum. Scobey attorney, suf-
! fered superficial wounds when he apparently
! accidentally shot himself with a rifle in his
office. Interested in guns. he was studying
a new rifle in his office when the shot was
heard, The bullet entered his left side and
came out under his left arm. His physician
said the wound was not critical
MISSOULA-Glen A. Smith. a member OF
the forest service organization IN the noftno
ern Rocky mountain region 1or the PAST ~
years, has been named assistant regional tor-
ester in charge of wild life and range man
agement of the intermountain region. Win
headquarters in Salt Lake City. He Will as
sumo his new duties Jan. !.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a representative
of the federal surplus commodities corpora
ton was enroute here to commence an apple
purchase program was received from the Oh,
flee of Gov. Roy E. Ayers. the governor hao
urged the commodities corporation to purchase
apples grown in this section which growers
| have been unable to market Through regular
channels.
BTTTE-Gordon Brunkow of Butte was
overcome by smoke from a small IRE "nlch
started in the stands at Clark PARK mere our
ing the Montana university-state college loot
ball game recently. Hospital attaches SAID MS
condition was not believed serious. Ihe cause
of the fire, which was extinguished before
many spectators realized what was happening
was undetermined.
~BUTTE-Airport officials announced that
airway beacons at Deer Lodge, Galen ana
Silver Bow, on the eaSt-west route througn
Butte. have been turned on. work on nshts
at Three Forks and Harrison cave is pro-
crossing, they said. Erection OF the msnss -
Of m will sanction night flights east
and west through Butte.
GREAT FALLS-Approximately c5 county
agents, county Planning commission members
and county agricultural conservation commits.
sioners attended a three-day AGRICULTURAL
sented were Pondera, Teton. Cascade, Chou:
teau. Judith Basin, Fergus and Lewis ana
Clark. The delegates discussed q longtime
land use and planning program.