Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-30
TREASURE STATE
NEWS IN BBIEF

LIBBY-A new club here is the Libby
Tennis club. There are 10 members and
the maximum will be Is. Dexter Shau-
rette is ecretary-treasurer.
FORT BENTON-Tax payments for
1898 were better than for the previous
year. with 77.9 percent. This is 81
percent better than last year.
GLACIER PARK-Tommy Gibbons
Jr. of st. Paul, son of Tommy Gibbons
of boxing fame, is employed as head
porter at the Many Glacier hotel in
Glacier park.
BILLINGS George Henderson of
Red Lodge retained his Montana
checker championship at a two-day
tournament here. A. A. McDougall Of
Billings was runnerup.
GLACIER PARK-G. S. Walker had
his left ankle broken while breaking
horses on the Ted PendergresS ranch
north of Glacier Park and is in the
Browning hospital.
LIBBY-Donald Shaurette, member
of this years high school graduating
class, passed the examination for en-
listment in the marines and leaves
soon to enter the service at Seattle.
LAUREL-Survey for drainage and
flood control in this district has begun.
The estimated cost of $4,000 will be
provided by the WPA, county and
Laurel Commercial club, with no ex-
pense to landowners.
WHITEFISH-The Whitefish Lake
Boat club urges all boaters on White
fish lake to provide lifebelts for them
selves and passengers. This warning is
especially given to young folks having
their first experience with sail boats.
HANIILTON-Grover Wray Sr. of
Weiser. Idaho, has offered $1,000 re-
ward for recovery of the body of his
son. Grover L. Wray, who was lost
mountains last fall.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Peoples of Their
mopolis, Wyo., fell as he was trying to
board freight in the Great Northern
yards and sustained fracture of the
skull, a severe cash in his forehead
and other serious injuries.
HAvRE-The Havre Junior Cham
Der of Commerce will hold a charter
night dinner dance at the Country
club July 8, and Jay Sullivan of Great
Falls, national director, will present
the group with its charter at that
time.
WHITEFISH-The Holiness Method
list congregation is building a new
church at Lakeside. the work being
done by members. The Misses Huston
and Rice, deaconesses, are in charge
Of Methodist Holiness work in WHITE
fish.
MILES CITY-Mrs Daniel j. Moon
ey Of Butte was reelected president
Of the Montana Federation of Garden
Clubs at the closing session of the Sec
ond annual convention here. Great
| Falls was chosen as the 1910 conven-
ton city.
HAMILTON-Miss Mary Elizabeth
Vance. 78. a resident of Grantsdale
for 55 years, died there She is sur
vived by a sister, Mrs. Maggie Curd of
Hamilton; brother. Sam Vance of
Norris. and a sister, Mrs. j. E. Camp
bell Of Missoula.
I HARLOWTON-Wh is believed to
be record small egg was laid by a
White Leghorn hen belonging to
Charles knudson. The egg measures
3s inches in circumference the long
way and 3 inches the other. It Is the
size OF a normal robins egg and white
in color.
HELENA-Wesley w. Wertz, a spe-
clal assistant attorney general since
December, 1885, has resigned. AS an at
torney for the state department of
lands and investments, Wertz has had
charge of legal matters relating to the
issue and sale Of bonds by subdivisions