Glacier County chief., 1939-04-14
Treasure State
News in Brief

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HAvRE-A survey crew has COM
menced the survey of highway from
Harlem west.
COUTTS-Joe johnson of the Alden
district, IS miles east of here, is be-
Heved to be the first farmer of the
border area to seed spring wheat. He
has rs acres sowed.
BUTTE Margaret Melby, young
Butte pianist, won first place in the
piano contest sponsored in Los An
geles, Calf. by the National Fedora
ton of Music Clubs.
HELENA-The state land depart
ment is issuing new 10-year state land
rate of about rs day, Mrs. Nanita B.
Sherlock, state public lands commits
sioner, said.
SIDNEY-C. E. Nutter received word
of the death of his father, George
Nutter ST., at his home in Beach,
N. D., following an illness of several
months. He was 81 years old and in
failing health for year.
LIvINGSTON-Cons on 1927
miles of an electric line of the Park
COOPERATIVE Electric association is eX-
pected to begin. The line will have 225
connections in rural sections and small
towns.
GLENDIvE-Sh eepherders and
farmers in Dawson county report grass
hoppers Matching and that tumble
weeds are thick with the pests. 1t is
hoped wet, cold weather will help rid
fields of this menace.
LAUREL-One of the Oldest ranches
in this section changed hands when
w. o. Baker bought land belonging to
been occupied by members of the fam
lily since the early eighties.
HAVRE-Hill county commissioners
purchased from the Connolly Machine
Co. Of Great Falls a diesel-powered
tractor, .diesel-powered 48-inch elevat-
ing grader and No. y tandem drive
diesel-powered auto patrol Cost of the
machinery is 18,448.26.
HANIILTON-Fire leveled the new
dairy barn completed by Joy Wood and
his son, Clyde, east of Victor, at a cost
of $4,000. The flames destroyed 46
purebred dairy cows and 10 newborn
calves. The livestock loss was estimated
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
FORT BENTON-WPA District En-
gineer Mcmahon completed the pre-
liminary survey for the water pipeline
for the swimming pool and expects to
spend some time here when construc-
ton work begins. The pool is north of
Old Fort park.
HAvRE-T. o. Caldwell, IS, mine
chemist of Landusky, died at the hos
pital here. He formerly lived at Havre,
Whitefish and Livingston and at one
time operated the state grain labor
atory here. Funeral services were held
at Whitefish. He is survived by his
widow and three daughters.
HELENA-Lou Boedecker, supervisor
of the state highway patrol, has been
appointed a member of the enforce
ment committee of the National Motor
Vehicle association, an organization of
law enforcement officers engaged in
traffic regulation throughout the
nation.
MISSOULA-The rural electrifica-
ton administration has given prelim-
mary consideration to an application
for loan Of 100000 to build 100 miles
of electrical lines in Granite county,
officials here were advised. The pro-
posed line would serve about 300 farm
ers in Granite county.
HELENA-Fred w. Mayer, for the
last II years assistant postmaster here,
has been appointed acting postmaster
in Helena. Mayer has been employed
in the postoffice here 20 years. As
acting postmaster he will succeed the
late Harry Hendricks, who died
March %.
HAVRE-Charles A. Williams was
sentenced to seven years in the state
penitentiary by Judge John Hurry of
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