Glacier County chief., 1939-07-21
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

BROCKTON-An Grant golf ball
struck Roy Drew in the pants. The
blow ignited a match, which set fire
TO Drew's trousers. His partners rolled
him in the dirt to extinguish the blaze.
RED LODGE-District Judge Guy C.
Derry OF Billings is in hospital here
with broken leg. A ladder collapsed
while he was working at his cabin 12
miles south of Red Lodge, breaking the
bone above the ankle.
STANFORD Two yearling does
spent some time on the Bert E. He'd
rick ranch six miles east of Stanford.
They were the first seen in the 20
years of Hedrick's residence on his
ranch.
HELENA Trailer houses parked
within the city limits for seven DAYS
or more, or whose occupants after
arrival engage in a gainful occupation
here, will be subject to a permit fee
OF S. month, the city council decreed.
FORT ELECTROMAGNETIC percent
OF Chouteau county crop land Is under
the agricultural conservation program,
according to the local agricultural Of
flee. This represents 659,30O acres of
crop land on 3,005 farms.
HELENA-An $4,000 silver service.
once aboard the scrapped gunboat
U. S. S. Helena and the cruiser Mon
tana, arrived in Helena and was I'M
packed. The service has been loaned
to the state for the jubilee at Helena.
GREAT FALLS-Alcidas L. Joyer,
Great Northern locomotive engineer,
died on his engine about II 80 o'clock
at night in the railroad yards at Belt.
u1i1a rrr11ipp q fraiuI,t froi v,rn,rfn
to Billings.
HELENA-Population of the state
hospital at Warm Springs was 1904
ent. reported to state officials here. He
said the population increased five in
June. The total included TAB women.
HARLOWTON-Cut of the first
crop of alfalfa has been delayed by
the wet weather Spring and winter
wheat and wild hay crops have bene-
fitted materially by the added moisture.
The range is in excellent condition.
HELENA-Internal revenue collec-
tions in Montana for the fiscal year
totaled S. 1893 1859 80, Lewis Penwell, COL
lector, announced. The fiscal year end
ed June 30. Nineteen thirty-eight col
lections came to s5974 78475. or S76,-
0l493 more than for this year.
FORT SHAW-Several dogs in this
vicinity killed about so rabbits belong
ing to Wesley Tate. Only about eight
rabbits were eaten. To get to the bun
wire screen. Two dozen rabbits were
nearly ready for market
FORT BENTON-Rainfall in June in
this locality was 1888 inches. May rain
fall amounted to 1859 inches. June pre-
cipitation was not heavy tut was
spread over 81 days and did maxi
mum amount of good. Little OF the
total was runoff water.
POLSON-A masked bandit robbed
Phil Wessinger, Arlee mail carrier, OF
S. at the point Of gun and, author
tiles said. made his escape on horse.
The bandit, Wessinger reported. over
looked some $40 in the mail carriers
pockets.
HAyRE-The city council adopted
an ordinance raising police salaries 10
sl55 and wages for policemen on pro-
baton to sl4O. James McClosky was
resnnointed a member of the police
commission for three years by Mayor
H. F. MCMaster.
UARLOWTON- Construction Of the
new Perkins chapel being erected at a
cost of $4,000 on the site OF the
Perkins Motor Co. garage, which burned
six years ago, is under way. Inc crew,
under supervision of c. A. ComStock,
is made UP of local men.
FORT SHAW-CCC boys are making
n road along the irrigation canal. Inc
work began at the headgateS ana may
continue to C drop, about mile west
of town They drive from their camp
near Augusta; Inc "ols ,,i iS 4ot 'iie
sun river reclamation service.
FORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are
being made at the Greedy elevator mere;
including installation OF l5-ton dial
Fairbanks scale. which will handle
weiehing more speedily Workmen are
also remodeling to make roomler Of
flee
HELENA-A petition of the Mon
ona-Dakota Utilities Co. to abandon
its application for permission to I'M
mort natural gas into Montana from
canada has been granted, the federal
nower commission notified the Mon
lana public service commission.
FORT BENTON-J. A. Ebaugh of
,ra1ta was a visitor in the city erroute
70 Yellowstone park. He recalled that
his first visit to Fort Benton was
more than 60 years ago. AT that Ilme
he ran a freight outfit from Fort Ben
ION 10 Martinsdale for his unc!eS, John
and Bill Smltn, olu-IAile iieiSii'@i''
BUTTE-An armed bandit it, forced freed
Manager Leonard Pusey OF toc s1oo 9rG ~
COMPANY to give him about S2OO IN
Sweeney cUitr and silver while thousands
ned the sidewalks nlKsds OUTSIDE U1en Y eayngg
81 eStablishment. the robber turned
and and apologized: I'm sorry I had to
do it, Mr.. Pussy. Thank you"
CIRCLE-Gustay Treichell, 4s-year-
o4a IN attempt to save the life of his
q con ,'n John, is. The youth had gone
swimming following family !., picnic c,, On
cramns and sank, his father entered
the water and disappeared from sight
a few minutes later.
HELENA-The Montana unemploy-
nent compensation commission Is en-
nnwered to declare an applicant for
lob insurance eligible, even though his
previous earnings may not have fallen
within the quarterly classifications Is:
toh1ished by the act, Attorney General