Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
Treasure State
News in Brief

BAkER-MrS. EllZaDeLn turner 90,
mother of Mrs. S. G. Watt Of Baker
and George Turner OF Scobey, died OF
shock suffered when she fell and frac-
tured a hip bone.
KALISPELL-Big Ashley lake win be
closed to fishing until June 81, &C
cording to an order Of the state flSn
bait is prohibited.
HELENA-The United States geo
logical survey reported more water was
flowing in Montana streams during
March than in the same period last
year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of state in
come tax for the first nine months OF
the present fiscal year the state board
of equalization reported at $256, 72l.32.
The same period year earlier showed
$3.50, 49 in returns filed
BOZEMAN-Bob Pappin of Great
Falls, senior in architecture at Mon
tana State college, was elected to mem
bership in Les Bouffoons, senior mems
honorary fraternity. Pappin also Is
member Of Sigma Chi social fraternity.
LEWISTOWN - City, county and
state officialdom were guests OF the
local Elks lodge when members OF that
uLduC a III llct4 "a InNA4N1bASAA ~
the city of a modern and completely
equipped ambulance.
KALISPELL-The boy who had a
hard time scraping up enough pennies
to legalize his pooch Is going to have
an easier time this year. BY action OF
the city council dog licenses have been
reduced on male dogs from S. to S1.5O
and on females from SIS to $40.
BOZEMAN-Recent congressional re-
lection Of a $3.50, 900 parity payment
ALLEGATION will not affect 1889 parity
or conservation payments to Montana
farmers, A. j. Borton, agricultural ad-
juStment administration state execu-
tive officer, announced.
HELENA-Attorney General H. j.
Freebourn ruled the owner Of property
sold for taxes may redeem 1t by paying
the original tax without penalty and
interest If the tax deed proceedings
were started before approval OF SB IL
of the 1889 legislature.
FORT BENTON-Winter wheat in
Choteau county. according to reports
from nearly every section, is far ahead
of average years. Choteau county has
a larger acreage Of winter wheat than
for several years past, which will mean
smaller acreage of spring wheat
HELENA-Dr. D. M. Warren, for
nearly 10 years an official of the state
livestock sanitary board, has resigned
to do research work for an eastern
concern, DR.. W. j. Butler, state veterin-
arian and executive officer OF the
board, announced.
KALISPELL-Plans are being made
by the agriculture committee Of the
chamber Of commerce for gettogether
with Flathead rancherS early IN June,
it was announced by Chairman r. H.
Speer. Plans include a tour Of the
valley to view crops and livestock.
BOZEHTAN-Flames destroyed about
$50 feet of the 7-foot siphon of the
Lowline Ditch Co. across Yellow Dog
canyon. Damage was estimated at be-
! tween $1,000 and $1,000. Cause of the
fire was attributed to weed burning
operations along the 1,00O-foot wooden
siphon.
WOLF PONT-Preliminary work Is
under way on an underpasS beneath
the Great Northern tracks here. Work
has also been begun on the two miles
Of new route Of No. 3 highway, which
win angle through the north part Of
Wolf Point, eliminating two grade
crossings.
OEO Il EhO-Mloo h1uuISQ GAlChcOAAs
Camp Fire executive at Great Falls,
established 8 new Camp Fire group
here, with the following guardians:
Mrs. Gilbert Lee, Mrs. E. @. Hensley
and Mrs. Alberta Passmore. Leaders
are Mrs. j. Armstrong and Mrs. j. w.
Breen.
BOZEMAN-Two Great Falls co-eds
at Montana State college have been
elected to offices of Alpha Gamma
Delta sorority here. They are Marian
Buchanan, second vice president, and
Paule Howarth, social chairman. Both
are juniors in the home economies de-
partment
HELENA-Sam Ford, a member Of
the first family to settle at Ford creek,
near Augusta, a World war veteran
and a lifetime Lewis and Clark county
resident, died In the Fort Harrison
veterans hospital after a long illness.
He was born March %, 1894, at Ford
creek.
COLUMBIA FALLS-The j. L. Nc
Laughlin Co. of Great Falls, which has
the contract to build the highway from
here to Whitefish, has started con-
struction of the bridge over the Still
water river. Several employed on the
project will live at the tourist camp
here. Carl Daniels OF Columbia Falls
is foreman.