Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-01
TREASURE STATE
NEWS IN BBIEF

KALISPELL-The fur was flying in
j. F. Quicks yard here. A big dog
/ got into Quicks rabbit hutcheS and
/ killed II New Zealand whites. Eight
or 10 others we're injured, he said
HELENA-Montana farmers who al
ready have insured their crops with
the Federal crop Insurance Corp, may
also insure yields against hail with
the state commission, E. X. Bowman,
chairman. said.
YELLOWSTONE PARK-Ye elbow
stone park travel is heavier than in
any previous season. Superintendent
Rogers reported SO, 423 persons entered
the park by June 10. 227 percent more
than during the same period of 1888.
GLACIER PARK-Ac cording to
weather records kept by John Lindhe,
it rained at Glacier Park station for
80 consecutive days. When the storm
clouds cleared, the mountains were
white with a fresh covering OF snow
BOZENIAN-The first arrest under
the countys ban on gambling was
made by Sheriff Levitt l. Westlake
and Deputy Lawrence Moore in West
Yellowstone with a raid on a crap
table being operated in Docs place.
ST. IGNATIUS - George William
Howard, 3-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Howard, drowned in a
where he had wandered to play. The
father found the body about half
mile below the place
YELLOWSTONE PARK A 600 /
pound bull elk with an antler spread .
Of AZ inches, fell through a Is by q .
inch hole into cave near Mammoth (
Hot Springs. The animal was killed. In
order to extricate the body, rangers
had to remove the antlers and cut it
into sections.
HELENA-Fffteen additional teach
erS have been placed on the state
teachers retirement list bringing the
total to 285 State Treasurer Ray N.
board chairman, reported
there were 4,4O0 active members OF the
retirement system out OF a possible
5 200 teachers.
GLACIER PARK-NGrs. Delbert Cur
It's, manager Of the Chevrolet garage
Of Browning while driving across the
mountains at night between Glacier
Park and Bolton, saw two deer, five
elk and a moose with twin calves.
HARLOWTON-Some loss of sheep
mas been reported in scattered bands
rom pneumonia contracted during
rainy weather Heaviest losses are in
bands taken to summer range in the
Mountains. A bright sun and clearing
skies have aided shearing.
HELENA-Butter and ice cream pro-
iuction in Montana increased during
May, while the cheese output slumped.
B. r. Thrailkill, head of the dairy di-
vision of the state department Of ag-
riculture, said butter production gained [
percent and ice cream 20 percent. ,
ryhpnca Y1f-oJtrpffOY1 fell * rNarrnOf
BELT-Farmers Union Elevator Co.
Of Belt elected Arthur BeckStrom as
president, Hugh Bowman, vice presi- {
Benson, George GroSSkopf, Sam Krebs,
Henry Weintz and John Muriden, di-
rectorS. The company has purchased :
he Montana elevator here.
FROID-General rains in northeast
ern Montana have completely soaked
the soil and done much toward check
ing the graSshopper situation, which
has not been alarming. Rains fell In
this section almost daily during June
Crops in this area are the most promis-
ing in 20 years. say old-timers.
KALISPELL An extensive play !
ground program for Kalispeu young J
;ters has been arranged by the recre-
alton division Of WPA. 1t includes a t
tiers and other activities for children ]
to IA.
BOHEMIAN - Because Michels grass :
ICED has not yet been found better :
han ordinary winter rye under Mon :
ana conditions, farmers, commercial !
eed growers and dealers are cautioned !
" A. H. Post, head of the agronomy !
department. at the Montana agricul-
ural experiment station, not to pay :
ancy prices for 1t.
CHINOOK-Work has resumed at 9
he O'Keefe STAN oil test well IL miles l
outhwest of Chinook. The hole was :
lrilled to around 1000 feet last fall
md operations were suspended over
he winter. 1t is reported there is now
uite seepage Of gas from a forma
ion drilled into last fall
LTVINGSTON-A After deciding to
meet in Glasgow next year, the Mon
ana department of the American Le-
ion closed its convention here. George
BOSNIAN of Dillon was chosen COM E
nander. New vice commanders are 1
george Chambers of Cut Bank, Leonard a
,enniki of Moore, Ben Mache of White .
all, and Henry Kirschner of Superior.
HELENA-One hundred and sixty
TX deaths and 273 births were recorded o
n Montana IN May, L. L. Benepe, r
equity registrar of vital statistics for 7
he state board of health, said the 2
eaths included 48 infants under / q
ear of age, 10 stillbirths, As from n
ANGER, 2 from childbirth and so from :
diseases.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has its o
nird mayor In as many months, @.
!. Ftllkerson, who was named to sue u
eed Roy o. Nelson. John Hallesy was T
AIMED to fill the alderman post left a
acant by Alderman Fulkerson's ele-
alton to the mayorship. Nelson asked T.
nat he be relieved Of his duties as n
mayor to take care Of personal affairs. G
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