Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-02-24
Treasure State
News in Brief

B!LLINGS-Clarence Shrine. &c. a
resident of Montana since 1879, died
at his home here. He was a rancher
and stockman for many years.
BUTTE-Edwin F. Jordan and Sam
White Jr., local morticians, were seri-
ously burned when a water pipe which
they were examining exploded and
knocked them into a furnace fire.
HAvRE-George w. Patterson, for
mer Havre postmaster, was nominated
as acting city clerk and cashier of the
water department by Mayor H. F. Nc
Master at a meeting of the city coun-
Gil. The nomination was confirmed.
BILLINGS-Roused from their bed
by the cracking flames and dense
smoke, Ionic Bracken, 40, state high
way department employe here. and
his wife, Mrs. Florence Bracken, IS,
had barely time to leave their home
TERRY-Boyd F. Baldwin, principal
Of the high school at Terry, was Sc
lected as one of eight contributors to
prepare articles for the nationally cir
culated Phi Delta Kappan, publication
OF that national honorary educational
fraternity.
REL-Rural Identification
reached total of 81 energized miles
miles in the Yellowstone REA project
An additional 20 miles of line construc-
ton south of Laurel has been approved
and work will begin there Immediately.
MISSOULA-Sportsm have begun
to suspect considerable elk and deer
poaching and a careful check on hunt
ing parties reporting they are after
coyotes is contemplated. Signs have
been found indicating elk have been
! slaughtered, dressed and packed out de-
spite the closed season.
LAUREL-Impetus to the proposed
municipal swimming pool was given at
meeting of representatives of 20 civic
organizations at which request to the
city council was made to the proposal
as WPA project. Estimated cost of
the pool and equipment as $4,000.
ANACONDA-Anacon voters will
ballot on a referendum measure de-
creasing the number of wards in the
city from six to four at the city gen.
eral election April 3.
Consolidation of Valley
and Phillips County National Farm
Loan association, with offices in Glas-
gov, Is announced. It will be known
as the Fort Peck National Farm Loan
association.
BILLINGS-Indian relics excavated
from caves about eight miles south
of Billings and sent to Lewistown, will
be returned here, the Billings Com
mercial club has been informed. The
relics will be treated for preservation
and later will be displayed in a mu-
scum at the caves.
HARDIN-Betty Litton, 2-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Giles A
Litton of Hardin, was burned to death
in blaze which destroyed the family
home here. The child was alone in the
house when the fire started, presumably
from coal stove. The mother was al
neighbours house and three Older
children were attending school.
HELENA The Montana supreme
court denied proposal for indignation
unification Of the Montana bar.
plan favored In several resolution:
alton at its state conventions. Numer.
briefs giving their views in favor of Of
opposition to the plan.
LIBBY-A ski club has been organ
lied in the high school with Mis-
Eleanor Williams as adviser, Alic,
Larson, president; Jack Raymond, vic,
president, and Betty Erhart. secretary
treasurer. Elmer Anderson, Magma
, Ronning and Bat Barrett were ap
pointed q committee to plan outing
and provide transportation.
HELENA-Louis Elmer Ward, 81