Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

Judge Benjamin E. Berg in refusing TO
allow contestants to break the will of
the late Charles Alfred Sales of Gal
latin county.
CORVALLIS-A band of 1000 ewes
with their lambs were taken by truck
from winter quarters at the w. S.
I Bailey ranch to summer range on the
East fork. Landing was accomplished
with very little difficulty. Bailey stated,
the increase close to 125.
SCOBEY-Jerry Lee Peters. 8, son
/ Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Peters, was
killed when pipe used to drain water
! from the pump to a water tank fell
across his windpipe and strangled him
at the Peters farm home five miles
southeast Of Scobey.
ROUNDUP-Mr. and Mrs. Augustus
Mcdonald, former residents of Round
up and Winnett, were killed by a fast
freight at Orlando, Calf, according
to information received here, Two boys
in the car, Ronald Mcdonald, l3 son
Of the couple and Harold Learn, II,
a grandson, were seriously injured.
GLACIER PARK-Dr. George C.
Ruhle, naturalist of Glacier park, re-
turned after being away on park bust
ness since Oct. IS. Six weeks were spent
In the Washington office of the ma
tional park service and four months
In the western museum laboratories at
Berkeley. Calf
GLENDIVE-Word was received here
of the death at Salem, Ore, from
pneumonia of Maurice McEIwain, SO.
linotype operator for the Dawson
County Review for the past nine years,
who left Glendive March 10 to make
his home In Oregon. He Is survived by
his wife and two children.
MISSOULA-Prof. John Crowder has
been appointed acting dean Of the /
school of music at Montana State uni |
versity, Pres. George Finlay Simmons /
announced. Crowder takes the position
held by the late De Loss Smith BE |
has been a member of the faculty
since 1929.
HELENA. W. Murray Of Billings
won the class A competition at the an
nual tournament Of the Montana Chess
association here. Keith Nielsen Of yell
lowstone park, won IN class B, and
DR.. r. r. Frazier Of Big Timber topped
class G. Great Falls was awarded the
1910 tournament.
RTALTA--Racine Helleland, SO. farm
r Of the Forks community near here
since 1913, was killed by a team of
horses He had left the team
md hayrack standing while he opened
/ gate The horses became frightened
md bolted, the wheel of the wagon
rushing his chest.
HELENA - Thirty-five Montana
counties viii receive a total Of $685.
'07. SO as their IS percent share Of
unds collected In 1888 by the federal ,
government as fees and rentals, the
ffice of State Auditor John j. Holmes
eported The money Is appOrtioned by :
he state auditors office on the basis
( acres Of forest land in the counties. I
KALISPELL-Forrest Rockdood. Ed {
lothian, M. F. Gould and Ray West s
lere named by Pres. V. w. Sundeltus
the Flathead Sportsmans asSocia-
on on a COMMITTEES to promote estab- {
shment of a state managed beaver l
reject In the primitive South fork
rea. I
HELENA-E. K. Bowman, chairman '
the state hail insurance board, re- I
rned to that position after nine 4
lonth leave Of absence. Since last +
1iy he had been head OF the federal
rop insurance program In Montana. Y
y. Anderson Of Conrad had been
citing chairman In Bownan's stead.
wHTTEHALL-Bil Collins, 17-year-
d high school senior who represented
Re Whitehall chapter F. F. A., won
rst place In public speaking in the
ate r. F. A. contest at Bozeman. He
ms the honor Of representing the
uture Farmers Of Montana at the re-
onal contest Of F. F. A. In Berkely,
alif.. May 8.
HELENA--Montana's production Of
utter and ice cream for the first
larter OF 1899 Is higher than for the =
'rresp0ndtng period Of last year, 3.
Thariikill, chief Of the dairy de q
sion Of the state department Of ag- ID