Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24
Treasure State
News in Brief

LBBY-David p. Boyle, rs. whs
came 70 this section before the town
OF Libby was built, died at his home
here.
BROWNTNC-Harve on the res
ervatton is practically completed. Bum
per crops Of from so TO As bushels OF
wheat an acre are reported.
HELENA-The Montana mink and
muskrat trapping seasons we're set at
from Dec. is to March Is by the state
fish and game commission. Previously
dates we're from March ! TO April 30.
CTRCLE-Fred A6aIcicote, Sc, a prom
nent Watkins farmer, was instantly
killed while working on a WPA project
when he was caught in an earth slide.
He was trapped IN the slide as he
worked on q county road culvert.
LTBBY-Lloyd 7. Turner, So, former
resident of Anaconda and Butte, died
IN hospital here. He came TO Libby
/ in 1914 after working for the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. In Butte several
years.
/ MTSSOULA--Victor Anderson Jr., %.
Of Missoula. was injured fatally when
his car plunged from the road near
Lolo Hot Springs, rolled down a hill
side and came to rest In creek. Two
other occupants Of the machine were
less seriously hurt
BUTTE-Butte Anglers club officials
received 400 Chinese pheasantS from
the state game farm at Warm Springs
TO be cared for during winter months
and released IN nearby counties. An
additional 140 birds already were being
fed IN anglers pens.
BUTTE-Manufactu Of $1,000 COM
forters and $4,000 mattresses win be
undertaken by the works progress adj
seph e. Parker said. First manufactur-
ing plants would be in Anaconda, Biz
hngs, Butte and Great Falls.
SHELBY-L. L. Kreager, drill fore
man, and Guy Gem and Raymond
project at Ashton, Ida, are diamond
drilling the damsite on the Marias river
south OF Shelby. Drilling started
Sept. IS.
BOZEMAN-The Northern Pacific
Transport Co. filed an application with
the Montana railroad commission for
diScontinuance Of its motor buses be-
tween Glendive and Bozeman. A num-
Der Of other buses are operated east
and west through Bozeman each day. |
DECENTRALIZATION Of 81 ,569, 900
during August to AZ governmental agen- |
cies operating in Montana, was report
ed by Richard Zohm, regional disburS- |
ing officer for the Montana district. /
The announcement followed the month |
ly audit made by his office.
CHINOOK-Frank j. Safer sold his
meat market to the Buttrey Foods /
store. It win be continued under man
agement of the former owners son,
Clinton. Safer had been in the meat I
business here since 1924, the last eight
years in the Buttrey store. He viii
devote his time TO ranching interests.
BOZEAGAN-Deputy Game Warden
Frank Marshall reported winter range
for the Gallatin elk herd viii be the
best in a decade, with bunchgrasS and
other forage stuff the heaviest in years.
Marsh grasses along the rivers are
growing rank, he said after an inspec-
ton tour.
william Forkin, IS, of
Opportunity, was injured fatally when
a log he was dragging caught on a
stump, Tipped into the air and knocked
him from q horse he was riding. The
accident occurred at Red Lion, q min
ing camp about % miles west Of Ana
conda.
BUTTE-John Edward ORourke, 40,
son of a pioneer state family, died
here after an illness of two weeks.
O'Rourke managed the widespread eS-
tate of his father, scattered throughout
Montana and neighboring states. The