Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04
Treasure State
News in Brief

tional Rifle association. There is
membership Of IS.
Libby-Paul Cowan killed grizzl
bear with a 3OO6 rifle. The anima
weighed more than 700 pounds, an
was killed at the head of Libby creek.
Naturalization to push the projec
/ for lighting the Helena high Schoo
] athletic field to completion immediate
4 ly was made by members Of the cit.
/ izenS-faculty committee.
Great Falls-An increase in acct.
dents, largely arising from violations
regulations and involved in accidents
no matter how trivial, will be required
to appear in police court.
Helena-Chased out of their tunnels
by a heavy, late spring snowfall go
piers in the Mcdonald pass area hud-
died on rocks and scampered about on
the snow hungry, rangers reported.
Harlem-A. E. Bud" Phares, "a, of
Harlem, drill helper, was killed during
blasting operations at the Snake Butte
quarry near here. Nick Campbell, drill
er. received a fractured clavicle and
pelvis.
Yellowstone Park - Fishermen who
came to Yellowstone for the opening Of
the park fishing season were admitted
through the north and west gates,
while snoWploWS continued the battle
to clear east and south entrance roads.
Helena-R. o. Evans, former super
intendent Of Helena public schools, has
been named superintendent of the
schools in Quincy, Ill. Mr.. Evans served
in the Helena school system from 1929
until 1885,
Helena-Gov. Roy E. Ayers notified
in charge of Miles City's water
celebration, July Is and
16, he would attend. Members of Mon
tana's water conservation board also
hope to co." it was stated.
Great Falls-R. E. RED" Morrison
has opened a branch of the Morrison
Flying school in Great Falls. Glenn |
former Missoula pilot, brought /
q new 40-horsepower Aeronca here for I
purposes and is in charge as
instructor.
HeIena-Efforts will be made to get /
WPA labor for reconstruction of the /
bird pens at the state
game farm at Warm Springs, James A.
Weaver, state fish and game warden,
said.
HarlOwtOn-Group of the Montana
Bankers association, meeting in an
lual convention here, elected officers
IS follows: President, L. S. Hazard,
Helena; vice president, R. w. Johnson,
White Sulphur Springs; secretary
r. S. Baker, Lewistown.
BOzeman-Phyllis Nelson, Plenty
wood, was installed president of the
Associated Women Students of Mon
chairman OF woman'S day for next
ear, the most important function on
he women's calendar.
JOrdan--A bolt of lightning killed
edwin Schlenker, 10, while he was OBJ
rating a sulky pillow in a field near
lis home eight miles west of here. Two
tate highway maintenance workers
aw the bolt strike the youth and
mock him from the pillow.
East HeIena-The New York office of
american Smelling 81 Refining Co. has
allied for bids for the erection of a
lew 400-foot stack at the East Helena
meter and work is expected to start
DON, Manager j. d. Mackenzie an
ounced.
Great FalIs-Ray Duley of this city I
as been elected president Of the soph-
more class at Montana State college. !
luley, a member of Alpha Gamma /
no fraternity, was graduated in 1887 I
ON Great Falls high school, He was J
member of the Bison football squad. !
Butte-The Butte Anglers club dis ]
ibuted more than 100000 eastern
-ook trout fingerlings In streams near
7 recently. Streams supplied were Red
ock creek, Bison creek, Nez Perez
eek, Ruby creek, North Boulder creek, I
lsh creek and Divide creek. e
KalispelI-More than 800 musicians. I
eight high schools, were I
ere for the annual northwestern Mon
ma music festival. Cities represented
lcluded Browning, MiSSoula, Troy,
Ibby, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Som
s and Kalispel. !
Fort Peck-Arrny engineers are pro- '
'esSing steadily with work at Fort b
eek dam. Fill material is being placed o
the barrier at an average rate of
i $50 cubic yards day Elevation of -
lie dam at its highest peak is now
223, or 1876 feet above normal river T
ovation at this section.
Great FalIs-Members of the local
dice department have received from
cattle offices of the federal communi-
.tions commission their licenses as 2
operators, third class, Z
i members Of the department took
/ examination as to their Qualifica- .,
OnS for the license. I;
Helena-Emil Williams, who succeeds s.
E. McBrian as inspector for the U. S. d
,partment of commerce with head G
larters in Helena, has arrived and o
ken over his duties at the local air Is
'rt. He will have jurisdiction over +
e states Of Montana, Wyoming and G.
aho. Il
Great FalIs-Pinball machines, coun- n
r slot machines and other devices, OBJ
alton Of which is regarded as illegal y
questionable, with a value Of nearly q
500, were seized by Great Falls po- =
e recently. Customary court proceed -
e viii be taken to authorize confisca- =
IN and destruction of the machines, =
was stated. =
F. Thrailkill, dairy divis- L
n chief, said that Montanas cheese
tput during the first four months of :.
e year increased one-fourth over pro- y
ction for the corresponding period in \.
g. Total cheese output during this "
ars' first four months was 342,316 4
unds, as compared with 256,452 -
unds last year. -
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