Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-27
Treasure State
News in Brief

HARLEM-Harlem stores will close
at p m: Saturday nights until March
l, according to an agreement reached
by merchants.
WHITEFISH-John Kinds, 81, Great
Northern engineer, died following a
long illness. He had resided in White
fish "a years.
HELENA-State Fish and Game
warden James A. Weaver ordered the
elk hunting season in the southern
Park county district closed Thursday
evening, Jan. 10.
BROADUS Ranchers in Powder
River county have started their 1899
mormon cricket worries. Mild weather
caused an early Matching of the de-
structive pests.
LIBBY-James Harris was elected
president Of the Gasoline and Automo-
PIE Dealers Credit association here.
virgil Manion was named vice presi-
dent and L. j. Brown secretary.
HARLOWTON-work of riprapping
Iiie south lork dam OF the Upper Mus
selshe!l irrigation project has been
started by the general contractor,
Peter Hewitt & Son.
DILLON-vincent Curry of Shelbv
was named as editor of the Monta-
normal, student publication at Mon
tana Normal college here, for the win
ter quarter.
Notwithstanding at Northern
Montana college slightly exceeds the
winter quarter in 1898. There are All
registered, of whom 141 are men and
iI6 are women. Last year registration
included 100 men and 100 women.
HAMILTON-The Hamilton Sports
mems club set aside $500 to paw as
bount1es for predatory birds. A bounty
OF cents each is offered on crows and
magpies and 10 cents a dozen on their
eggs.
FORT BENTON-Grocery stores
hardware and drygoods stores of Fort
Benton will be open from a. m. to 6
p. m. instead of from to 6. This was
agreed by owners in order to comply
with the state eight hour law.
HELENA-Jerry B. House, Helena
newspaper man. has been named as
Slstant secretary to Senator B. K.
wheeler. Montana's senior senator.
House for the last two years was en-
ployed by the Helena Independent.
MILES CITY-A gas explosion in
the basement of the ZodroW Hardware
Co. severely injured Proprietor ]. W.
zodrow: He was taken to a local hos
Pital with burns and injury from in
hailed gas. Damage to the Building and
stock was estimated at $4,000.
HAMHTON-With the idea of bet
ter radio reception in the Bitter Root
valley as one Of the chief detectives,
the Montana Power Co. has under
way project that entails trimming of
shade trees along the lines of its
service wires.
SIDNEY-Four veteran debaters and
10 others are practicing at the high
school preparing for competition in an
effort to retain the district title won
last year. The question is. Resolved,
That the United States should form an
alliance with Great Britain"
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGs-Men-
no Birkey was injured at his ranch
nome when rearing horse struck him
on the right side of his head lust above
the ear with hoof and fractured his
skull. His condition is considered
serious.
PLENTYWOOD-A 20-cent per can
ita fire loss was estimated for PLENTY
wood for 1888 by Fire Chief Martin
Nelson. During the year the depart
ment was called to II fires. Estimated
loss was $3.50, of which so percent
was covered by insurance.
MISSOULA-More than 1000 MEM
bers of Montana's 81 DeMolay chap
tiers are expected here April I and
Tor the annual state convention of the
organization. Frank DAD Land of
Kansas City, founder of the order.
VIII be guest of honor at the
meeting.
SUNBURST-A miniature racing
car that can be geared to 100 miles an
hour is the project shop boys of Sum
burst high school are working on. The
class Is doing this as part Of their
regular work that involves practice in
welding, the lathe, auto mechanics and
sheet metal.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS-Fred
j: Ward: editor Of the Meagher County
News, while in Denver recently bought
the building owned by the Julia Emery
estate and put up originally to house
tne ROCKY Mountain Husbandman. For
several years 1t has been occupied by
the Meagher County News.
HELENA-Attorney General H. J.
Freebourn, in an opinion written for
state Examiner w. A. Brown, ruled
that Montana sheriffs are entitled to
charge 10 cents a mile for distance
Travelled IN making investigations and
giving similar services. His ruling said
the charge Is to be made for distance |
actually and necessarily travelled"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. employed at .
the Whitefish WPA sewing room are |
protesting orders received to cut the !
force SO percent. Mrs. Dorothy Snyder. |
foreWoman, says this will cut the force |
70 elght women. Every woman en-
PPioyed IN the sewing room, Mrs.