Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-01-21
Treasure State
News in Brief

HARIEM-Harlem volunteer fire
men answered 16 calls in 1898. Fire
losses amounted to $l,365.
BOZENEAN-Mrs. Mary E. sabin Of
Bozeman Is planning to celebrate her
Tooth birthday April 6.
GLAsGOW-The county commits
sioners elected Nels Briggs as chair
man. Dr. Larson of Glasgow was ap-
pointed physician.
WISTOWN-HoWard Weed, real
estate operator and resident Of Lewis
town for 80 years, died at his home
here following lengthy illness.
RISSOULA-Three miles from his
nearest neighbor the frozen body OF
6O-year william Davis, watchman
at the Cotter Butte mine near Wood
vile, was found In lonely cabin.
MTSSOULA-Ira B. Fee superin-
tendent of city schools in Missoula
since August, 1918, was reelected for
a three-year term by the district No.
school board at its monthly meeting.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS-Miss
Gertrude McStravick, who recently re-
turned from New York city, has ac-
cepted the position of assistant cashier
In the First National bank Of this
place.
HELENA--W. r. Gilfillan of Sidney.
Australia, dominion roads official, left
Helena after four-day survey Of Mon
tana's methods Of design, construction
and maintenance Of oilmat highways.
MssOULA-Kenneth Miller. 35, OF
Missoula. Was injured fatally when an
automobile in which he was a passen-
ger overturned Leslie NORM Of Arlee,
driver of the car and Helen Richter
Of Missoula were not injured.
HARLOWTON-A city crew, under
direction of Fire Chief F. J. Buckley,
dismantled the old "jawbone" bridge,
the approach grades Of which will be
used to make fills for highway No. 8
in the ravine north Of the bridge.
BROADUs-Injuries suffered when
a feed grinder exploded cost the life
Of Donald Popp, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
John Popp. The grinder was being
driven by an automobile engine when
an explosion threw pieces of steel a
distance Of $50 yards.
ROY-Application for the extension
of the rural electrification line from
Hilger to Roy has been mailed to /
Washington for final approval and al |
location. The Roy extension will run !
36 miles and has 118 signed and pros
pective customers along its route.
KALTSPELI-Flathea county will !
not have a fair in 1899. The board Of |
county commissioners decided to |
abandon 1t at least for the coming !
year. The decision was based upon a /
desire to keep the county tax levy I
down to the lowest possible level
KALISPELL-Distrib Of food |
commodities by the county among |
needy poor has Increased more than so /
percent over a year ago. according to
Manager z. W. Wells In addition to /
food the county is distributing 10000
articles Of clothing annually.
GLENDIvE-Claude Evans, SO, pub
Usher OF the Glendive Independent,
died after long Illness. He was born
In Fremont, Neb., and came to Glen
dive In 1907. He Was at one time con-
nected with the Dawson County Re-
view, but for the last 10 years he had
been In business for himself.
ROUNDUP. q. Hoelting, former
" Of Roundup, was placed In charge
Of the new district headquarters Of the
Home Insurance Co. Of New York at
Seattle, according to information re-
ceived here. Territory of the new dis
trict includes Washington and north
@n Idaho.
HARLEM-Fred Sturges, local har-
ness maker, received an unusual order,