Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-08

a gasoline powered shovel, dragline
and equipment OF one-half cubic yard
capacity for use on city-Spons0red
WIsA and straight city projects. The
council also bought q @925 trailer to
use with the new outfit.
PLENTYWOOD-E II. e. HeIeeson.
liquidating agent for northeastern
Montana closed banks, holds more than
500 IN checks unclaimed by dep0sitors
OF closed banks at Westby. F1axville
and Plentywood. Most Of the checks
are for small sums.
HELENA-Afalta. Poplar Bozeman
and Conrad stations Of the weather
bureau discontinued Oct. /, w. E.
Vaughan, district weather supervisor,
said the four subStations, wheat and
corn stations, are operated only dur
ing crop seasons.
-Bozeman voters ap-
proved a bond issue of $4,000 for the
construction Of a new reservoir for the
city water system and voted down q
proposal for ST., 200 in bonds for a new
city hall. Both bond issues were to be
used in connection with PWA grants
BROWNING-L4 J. Burd, reservation
stockman, completed the largest cattle |
deal here this fall. He sold to the J. B. /
Long & Co., Great Falls, Isl yearling /
steers at the reported price Of $5I |
each The cattle were shipped to Au- /
g1Sta TO go on feed.
ROUNDUP-The old George Smith
ers saloon building In AdusseIshelI, a /
landmark in that town, burned. It had
been used as garage and storage for /
household goods. It is believed the fire
was caused BY short in the wiring OF
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LEWTSTOWN-The Lewistown office
Of the Montana Power co. expanded
its jurisdiction to take In eight addi-
ttonal central Montana towns and
cities, Roundup, Iavina, Ryegate,
5hawmut, Barber, Klein and MuSsel-
shell.
ROUNDUP-Soren Nelson Of Broad
view was put in charge Of federal crop
oan and insurance In this district
Most threshing in the Hay basin dis
'rict southwest Of here is completed
With yields ranging from 35 to As
bushels an acre.
BUTTE-Montana WPA officials are !
tudying q Si00.O94 dam project near Z
ngomar, with view TO beginning con- &
truction as soon as feasible. President /
Roosevelt approved the project. PJrr- q
lose OF the dam, known as the Nc :
Sinnis dam, would be TO store water for :
irrigation and halt periodic floods.
ROUNDUP-Claude Barton. 81, of
Vorden, was injured at F'arreltown,
I've miles south Of Roundup, when a
eavy truck tire, which he was inflat-
lg, burst. Barton was hit in the chest
= the flying rim and has nine frac-
Ired ribs, dislocated arm and neck, n
nd lip wound. =
ROUNDUP-Voters approved bonds
IT new gymnasium and auditorium
= 431 to a. The district includes
oundup and Camp Three, a coal min r
lg community. The addition calls for
suance Of $50 600 in bonds and grant
$24,6O0 from the public works adj
airplane cargo con-
sting of q 60O-pound pump and hose.
DIS and food for 38 forest firefighters
IS dropped by parachute IN the Lost
Prise hills. A f0-acre blaze occurred
the almost inaccessible country. The
sw walked 10 miles over the traillesS
gion after riding by auto to the end
the forest road into the area.
Lease and Leig-
nd company Of Great Falls was
Farded the general contract for con-
'uction OF two school buildings here
its bid of $110,475. G. w. Carlson Of %
lena was awarded the plumbing and ~
ating installation contract at $21 ,564 ~ -,
the Miller Ford Electric Co. Of 81
Ilispeu was given the electrical work ~ ~,
1881. 81,
xAEYSprYT ora 1,,,ndrad vuaetavn STU
ntana boys are enrolled in the Bitter III III
ct lake vocational camp west Of -
lispell, according to an announce ~
at by E. r. Ormsbee, NYA district *
ector. Temporary buildings have scl
n completed to accommodate that saa
mber. The construction of permR- ~.
10 buildings viii take about is W
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