Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-10
Treasure State
News in Brief

EOhI bENAON-OtN. Z d4lQ o WICK
turkey days at Fort Benton and Big
Sandy. when growers marketed their
birds through the Chouteau County
Turkey Growers association.
KALISPELL-Plans are being made
by the Kalispen chapter Of the Reserve
Officers association for special OBJ
servance of national defense week Feb
2 TO 10.
KALISPELL-The chamber Of COM
merce will give three cash prizes for
1 the best decorated homes this year, ac-
cording to an announcement by Pres.
Don Treloar. First prize will be SIS,
second $40, third IS.
HELENA-Adj. Gen. John W. Mahan
! Of the Montana national guard says
/ Gov Roy E. Ayers has authorized a
/ governors ball here Jan. 5, three days
after the opening Of the legislative
session.
SUPERIOR-WPA approval received
here makes possible construction this
alton center for the isolated Keystone
community Five local unemployed men
viii clear the building site Immediately.
STDNEY-Winner Of the 1888 XII
wants tour essay contest is. Adele Wick
strom of the Blue Hill school. Second
and third places go to Donald Over
seen, Ridgelawn, and Lola Hagler,
Washington school, Savage.
RED LODGE-Jewelry making In
the tradition of the Spanish Americans
of the southwest is the newest addi-
ton to activities of the WPA recre-
alton and education program here,
Walter E. Taylor, district supervisor,
announces.
LTVINGSTON-Start Oct. 6, WPA
crews established a record here when
they completed the $4,000 &C" street
pedestrian subway weeks ahead OF
schedule. The new 92-foot concrete sub
way connects with a long railroad
underpass.
KALISPELL-P arishioners and
others crowded the Christian church to
hear the farewell sermon of the Rev.
Walter H. Sandy. who is leaving after
IL years of service to become secretary
and evangelist of the Montana State
Christian association.
HELENA-Attorney General H. j.
Freebourn ruled that a temporary
court reporter, appointed in the abb
sence of the regular court reporter, Is
entitled to the same compensation as
provided for the court reporter for
time spent in court and in TRANSCRIPT 4
ing his notes
MISSOULA-Montan growers mar /
keted 81 ,346,000 worth of peas CO.
operatively this year, more than were
in this manner from any
other state, the Spokane Bank for Co
Operatives announced. M n n a,
Washington and Idaho produced nearly
half the peas marketed through CO.
the bank added.
HELENA-Gov. Roy E. Ayers has
the initiative measure au-
thorizing the issuance of 100000 /
worth of state highway deoentures 70
be a state law. The debenture issue is |
to provide funds for matching OF fed !
eral highway grants during the next
two years.
MALTA-For the first time in eight
years no Thanksgiving dinner was |
served to prisoners in the county jail.
The Jail has been empty since Stanley /
Dolski, sentenced to serve is years In
The state prison for first degree as
sault. was taken to Deer Lodge by
Sheriff r. L. Campbell.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Montana mer-
chants may sell goods at a loss to at
tract trade is to be decided by the
state supreme court as result OF an
appeal filed by a Missoula firm which
was found guilty there Of violation OF
The trade practices act passed by the
1897 legislature.
CHOTEAU-Sheriff j. l. (ShelD
Billings was acclaimed victor in the
ace for sheriff of Teton county fol-
owing recount of ballots in five con-
,ested precincts, but his margin OF
rictory over Albert Peterson was small
lust two votes. Previously the official
canvass had shown Peterson the win
Ter by one vote.
ROY-Mrs. A. Kalal Of Roy wants q
,pinning wheel like the kind she used
n Czechoslovalxia when girl. she
,ent to her old home for the wheel
part and intended to have the frame
made here. The government would not
ct the package pass customs, so she
inds 1t necessary to have the entire
pinning wheel made in Roy.
HARDN-Jeff Davis, n, pioneer
tockman of this area, died at Hot
Springs, N. M. He was born in Texas
n 1861 and came to the northwest
vhen he was a young man. He worked
IS a cowhand several years and later
,ecame a cattle owner Davis, his wi1e
nd their two children, Cliff Davis and
MIA Mae Davis, came to Hardin
uarter Of a century ago.