Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-05
Treasure State
News in Brief

JOPLTN-George Anderson's right hand was
badly mangled when It was caught in q feed
grinder which he was olling at his father s
farm 20 miles southwest Of here. He was
rushed TO Havre for treatment
MISREPRESENTATION Of this area met
here recently and formed central Montana
Press association Principal speaker at the
meeting was Secretary Henry Woare, OF the
state association.
BUTTE-Thomas Marshall, district traffic
manager Of the Northwest Airlines, announced
passenger rates had been reduced approx
mately rs percent BY the line March /. Re
duced round trip experimental rates" have
been in effect for the past 60 days.
sIDNEY-The Richland county welfare
board has ruled that hereafter. any person
curity aid found frequenting saloons and
places where gambling is permitted, VIII be
removed from relief rolls.
sIDNEY-Business leaders and stockmen
Of this community held a conference to dis
cuss the possibility Of getting packing plant
located here to process livestock produced in
the area. Those attending the conference de-
cided to promote such an industry.
HARDIN n Devore. said to be the old
est member Of the odd Fellows lodge in
Montana, was buried here few days ago.
He lacked nine days Of being SO years OLD:
He died at the family home a mile west OF
Hardin
BUTTE-F1fty-fve indictments were re-
turned by federal grand juries in the six
divisions Of the United States district court
in Montana. Among those indicted were four
Butte men. H. A. Downey, Ralph E. Adams;
John j. Fortune and William Lehto, all
charged with counteFfeiting
LIyINGsTON-The Montana fish and game
commission. the national park service and Of
ficials Of the Absaroka national forest nave
commenced taking census Of elk in the north
ern Yellowstone park herd. Previous estimates
had placed the number Of elk in the herd
ct $500.
LEWIsTOWN-AGrs Harry Kemp Of Judith
Gap had a bone TO pick few days ago but
she finally had to let Lewistown physician
do the picking. A fish bone lodged in her
throat defied all efforts to dislodge 1t. Ply
sicians x-rayed her throat and found 1t nee
essary to remove tonsn to reach the bone
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Charles Ayers con-
Victed by a Flathead county district court OF
Staying Constable Leslie Green OF Columbia
Falls last oct. 2, was sentenced TO NE I'M
urisonment By judge J. E Lockwood. Ayers
was taken 10 the state prison at Deer Loose
Immediately after sentence was passed
KAIIsPELI-Grog is being dispensed in
Kalispel by union labor. H. J. Jepson IS pres
ident OF the newly organized bartenderS
union; Hugh Fisher, vice president; John NC
Gregor recording secretary and business
agent; Gus Boetcher, financial secretary. Ap-
pointive offices are to be filled At later
meeting.
rounding the disappearance and finding in
rugged Snowshoe canyon, west Of Helena, OF
Patsy Eckley, 5-year-old Corbin girl, last
November, was written March 2, when the
YM g. A. here presented Kenneth Johnson,
the high school student who found her, q COLO
citizenship life saving medal
MIssOULA-Dr. J. P. Rowe, chairman OF
the 1897 interscholastic track and field meet.
has announced that the meet will be held
AT the state university May 12-l4, making the
starting date OF this years meet Thursday
instead Of wednesday, as IN former years,
and making possible more entrees In the
various events from high schools In al parts
Of the state.
ROUNDUP A. Written Of Wtnnett ar
rived here to be employed in the local office
Of the farm security administration. Mr..
Whitten for the last seven years has been
an Instructor in the Winnett high school, and
Is well known In Roundup at the time OF his
resignation there he was principal OF the
Winnett high school, as well as coach and
commercial instructor.
ANAC0NDA--The frozen body Of Miss Jen-
ME aynnea "a, a patient at the state hospital
st warm Springs, was found few days ago
several miles east Of Warm Springs Coroner
Arthur LonEfellow said her death apparently /
nad resulted from exposure. Miss Synnes dis I
appeared from the hospital Dec, 9. she was
4 former Helena reaioent aud had been at /
lho hospital since 1910. She had no known
ralsftyes.