Glacier County chief., 1939-03-31
Treasure State
News in Brief

JUDITH GAP-The electric light
project in the Buffalo and Straw dis
trict has been progressing rapidly and
lights have been turned on.
LIBBY-A milk goat-Nellie- owned
by Fred Koehler gave birth to four
hds-two males and two females. They
are healthy and of normal size
SWEET GRASS-The Continental
On Co: has taken down its two storage
tanks here that have been used at the
bulk station for a number of years.
One tank was trucked to Shelby.
Misunderstanding animal hunt
srs killed 354 coyotes, 80 bobcats and
mountain lions in Montana in JAM
uary and February, the federal bio
logical survey bureau here reported.
POLSON-The annual report of the
city of Poison shows the city debt has
been reduced $2O,2O4.l4 in less than
two years. The total debt on Sept. 1.
1887, was SIS, 488 .88. The net indebted
ness on March l, 1899, was SIS ,284. "a.
HELENA-Edward C. Day chapter,
Order of DeMolay of Helena, will make
strong bid for the 1910 state meeting
OF the Montana DeMolay organization.
Helena has not entertained a state De
Molay conclave since 1929.
LAUREL-Laurel F. F. A. boys placed
fourth in a chapter rating given at
livestock judging contest at Powell,
Wyo. They placed third in sheep and
beef judging and Roscoe Branstetter
won second in individual sheep judg-
ing.
MISSOULA-The 100000 pumping
plant that will carry water from the
Flathead river into the Pablo reservoir
on the Flathead irrigation project will
be completed this year, D. A. Dellwo,
secretary of the Fqathead Irrigation
district, said here.
HELENA-Because of lack of ore.
one furnace at the East Helena plant
Of the American Smelling g. Refining
co. was shut down, Manager j. D.
Mackenzie announced. The shutdown
has made approximately 60 men tenn
porarily idle.
FORT BENTON-At an advertised
sale of the old high school gymnasium
and auditorlum, recently authorized by
school district voters, Chouteau county
was the only bidder and bought the
structure for 81 500. The building has
been remodeled into civic center
HELENA-After celebrating II min
utes q coroner's jury decided that Fred
(Scotty) Palmer, owner of a store and
service station on the highway west of
Helena, was justified in shooting viii
liam Foster of Butte when Foster at
tempted to rob Palmer,s cash register.
LIBBY-The Libby woman,s club is
Blackford Jr., to have Libby become
"the peony city" of Montana. Peonies
VIII be sold at a nominal cost and
canvass of the town will be made to
try to get peonies planted in every
yard.
HELENA-Members of the federal
power commission will sit in joint hear
ing with the Montana railroad and
public service commission here May
is on petition OF the Montana-Dakota
Utilities Co. to import natural gas from
Canada, John W. Bonner, secretary
counsel OF the state water board. said.
HELENA-Gov. Roy E. Ayers an
nounced the reappointment of E. B.
Donohue of Helena as state engineer
for four year term ending March l,
1913. Donohue, who is also the state
water board engineer, was appointed
chief engineer by Governor Ayers on
the resignation of j. S. James, who as
sumed new duties in Washington, D. c.
GLASGOW - Kathleen Gallagher,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Gala
CHER Of Glasgow and high school senior,
won the achievement award given by
the American Youth Forum essay con-
Of $50 submitted by Glasgow high
school. was written on What Owe
America and What America Owes Me"
HELENA-John W. Mahan was re-
elected president of the Helena Cham
Der of Commerce. Other officers chosen
are: II. Walter Larson, first vice presi-
dent; NJ. S. Gum, second vice presi-
dent: Il. G. ORourke, third vice presi-
dent: L. S. Hazard, treasurer; Matt
Staff, secretary and Fred S.
Sander, national councillor.
SWEET GRASS-A machine shed
containing tractor, farm implements,
tools, tires and other equipment was
lost in a fire at the A. E. Sherman
ranch II miles east of here. A granary
containing 1000 bushels of wheat
caught fire but neighbors aided Sher-
man In saving the grain by shoveling
snow onto the blaze.
GREAT FALLS-O. S. Warden of
Great Falls. president of the National
Reclamation association and member
of the Montana water conservation
board, was speaker at the 34th an
nual convention of the National Rivers
and Harbors congress in Washington,
d. c.. March % and "a. He discussed
Our Land and Water-How We Should
Use Them
HAVRE-Mrs. Jewell A. Kennedy, IA,
widow Of ]. M. Kennedy, state senator
from Deer Lodge county for many
years, died recently at Havre hospital.
Her residence at the time of her death
was Lehman. Surviving is one daugh-
ter. Mrs. James Nemetz Of Lehman.
Her husband preceded her in death in
1920. Mrs. Kennedy has made her home
with her daughter for the past three
years. Prior to that her residence was
Libby.
Male butterflies carry a scent pouch
on their wings to attract their mates