Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-06-24
Treasure State
News in Brief


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HELENA - The Montana supreme
court ordered the state board Of edu
cation to reinstate Phillip o. Keeney a.
librarian at the State university II
Missoula.
LIBBY-Supervise play has opened
here with Ruth Switzer in charge
Games include softball, tennis. volley-
ball and croquet Swings, slides anc
other equipment are available.
HELENA-Purchase of $4,000 worth
of Musselsheu county school district
bonds was announced by Mrs. Nanita
B. Sherlock, state land board commits
sioner
HAATILTON-Eligible freeholders will
vote on whether the position of county
agent for Ravalli county, vacant since
1880, shall be restored. Postal ballots
are to be sent out, Clerk Anthony Hork
said.
KALISPELL-H M. Edmonds, who is
leaving shortly to become district man
ager Of the California Oregon Power
Co, resigned as president OF the Rotary
club and presented Webb Ballard
choice Of the directors, as his successor
KREMLN-Plans have been COM
pleted at Kremlin for a July celebra-
ton, sponsored by Hi-Line recreation
departments of five towns. A full days
program is in store, with a Hi-Line
baseball tourney with eight teams COM
petihg.
acknowledgements of the Brana-
gan mining property Is being done by
IS men, with the expectation Of en-
ploying another Is soon Three head
ings are being driven and a fourth
win be started. About $1,000 has been
spent on the road to the property.
HARLOWTON-Work of installing
new grain testing equipment in the
new state laboratory here is completed.
Other equipment has been moved from
the old laboratory in the Montana
Flour Mills Co. plant. James Atkins
is the chemist in charge.
KALISPELL-As a special celebra-
ton for the 81 F1athead residents who
acquired American citizenship during
the last year, the American Legion and
auxiliary sponsored 2 new citizens day
program at the Southside school audi
torium. Mrs. o. j. Armstrong was in
charge Of arrangements.
WOLF POINT The Wolf Point
Lions club elected Carl Bull as presi-
dent; Milton Severson, secretary; v.
@. Thomas, first vice president; P. M.
Feda, second vice president; G. ]. Sc /
version, third vice president; the Rev.
A H Crop, tail-twister; j. @. Sulli-
van, hon-tamer; directors, M. L. An
derson and Mark Mason.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS-Hans
C. Biering field man Of the state land /
department, was convicted by jury in I
way traffic regulations. He was fined /
$100 by Judge William L. Ford. Bier I
ing's attorneys served notice they will
seek new trial.
LIVINGSTON - Numerous Montana
cities are planning to enter floats In /
the "all-Montana day. parade here
July g. Miles j. OfConnor, general
chairman In charge. of arrangements,
said. A complete section OF the diamond
jubilee parade, to be staged later in
July at Helena. viii be brought to Liv-
ingSton for the occasion.
Woodrow Meehan, 80
year-old Deer Lodge valley shepherd
err, was found dead of gunshot
wound on a hillside near the Cham
pion mine, in the northeast corner of
Deer Lodge county. The coroner said
Meehan apparently was shot in the
back"
WHITE SULPHUR SPRNGS-Ber-
nice Reed S, died as a result Of burns
beauty shop operated by members Of |
her family. Explosion of volatile oil
being used to kindle blaze in a water
heater started the fire. The child died ;
"a hours after the accident.
BUTTE-State Works Progress Ad- !
mtnistrator Joseph E. Parker said an
average Of one predatory animal a day
had been killed during May by % !
hunters employed on a statewide WPA
control project. Included in the list of
animals bagged we're 466 coyotes and
3 bobcats. The project was sponsored
by the Montana livestock commission. :
FORT BENTON-A blowout five
miles north of Iona caused the car +
driven by Mrs Hugh Fflbin to leave ;
the road, turn over twice and injure ;
the five occupants. Passengers were :
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Filbin, two chill 4
dren and her mother, Of Alhambra, 5
seriously injured.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liquor profits f
for May total $90.885.91 as compared 4
with 500 1888 In May, 1888. Net profits
for the first five months Of 1899 total t
$454, 6l022 as compared with $685. I
417.68 for the corresponding period of
1888. The grand total Of all liquor and 8
beer revenue for the year to date is 4
81 ,260, $3.50.
FORT BENTON-Fred Lenning, a
graduate Of Fort Benton high school,
who has been teaching the last year 2
at Chester, has been elected principal .
of Fort Benton junior high school. His ]
father, the late j. w. Lenning, was /
superintendent of Fort Benton schools
for over Is years. Lenning fills a posi- Q
ton made vacant by the death Of
Earl M. Doll this spring. +
GREAT FALLS-FIre Chief Tom -
Gordon said city ordinance prohibit =
ing the sale of fireworks of any Kind z
Is IN effect and that 1t will be en- =
forced. Heavy penalties are provided y
for its violation. Gordon said the CITY 2
has ne Jurisdiction to prevent sale OF !
fireworks outside the corporate boun-
darles but that use Of firecrackers In :.
the city Is prohibited. b
GREAT FALKS-A brief preuared 5
jointly by the Great Falls airport D
commission and the Great Falls Cham s
Der OF Commerce, urging the extension n
OF air service from Great Fails TO
Lethbridge, was sent to Robert II =;
Hfncklev chairman of the civil aas,o "