Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-20
Treasure State
News in Brief

RED LODGE-Mrs. Mary sterrett
81, teacher in the BluewateT school IL
miles east Of Bridger, was found dead
by students IN the room ia which she
lived at the schoolhouse.
HARLOWTON-At a special session
/ OF the city council an ordinance was
passed limiting the number of liquor
licenses to six. There are now six liquor
dealers here.
JOLIET-Leroy Baker, 2-year-oId
son of MIR. and Mrs Howard Baker,
drowned in an irrigation ditch while
playing at his home three miles east
Of here. The body floated a mile down
the ditch before 1t was recovered.
KALTSPELL - Word was received
from Senator James E. Murray that
the president approved a WPA allot-
ment for S7,227 for improvement of
the county fairgrounds, which will be
the scene of the Northwest Montana
fair in August.
ROUNDUP-Voters in Musselshell
county school district No. IS approved
a $4,000 special bond issue by a 4 to
majority. The bond issue Is to con-
Struct a gymnasium and auditorium
for the high school in district SIS, which
includes Roundup and Camp Three.
LANDUSKY-A forest fire which
raced up Rock creek to the old burn
of 1886 gave the town a jittery hour
Every man in town and all but three
from the Little Ben mine were called
to fight it and save the few patches Of
green timber surrounding the town.
BOZESTAN-George H. Allen, so,
Bozeman salesman who for many
years made his headquarters in Butte
-
ailment. He had been in a coma for
several days. Aliens business covered
four states.
GLENDIVE-Scott Evans, Northern
Pacific railway brakeman, was fatally
ern Pacafic freight house platform at
Sidney under the wheels of the Glen
dive-Sidney train. Both legs and his
right arm were cut off by the wheels.
KALISPELL - Dedication of the
new overnight cabin on Lone Pine for
Boy Scouts Is tentatively set for June |
16, says Ralph Childs field executive. !
The cabin Is on land donated by Ern- |
est White. Ray Ferguson of the Flat |
head forest staff Is directing construc-
ton.
BOHEMIAN DR.. M. A. Brannon,
former chancellor the Greater Univer-
sity of Montana, recently was married
IN France, where he has been studying,
and expects to return to the United
States in July, probably to make his
home in Florida, friends here have
learned.
BIGFORK-George Sayatovich has
been named principal of the high
school, replacing H A. Veeder, princi-
pal for eight years. Sayatovich has
He is a graduate of the State univer-
iity. Glasses he conducts are bookkeep-
ng, science and athletics.
HELENA-Public health nursing
Institutes, under supervision of the
tate board Of health, viii be held at
Great Falls June 1-3 and at Helena
June $40, DR.. Edythe P. Hershey, di-
'ector of the child health service, an
One was held at Miles City
Nay lib.
HARLEM-William JeSSeph and A.
0aughton Of the Harlem Motor 90.
we're injured when Jesseph's coupe left
he road west of Harlem, crashed
through a fence and overturned sew
raj times. Patrolman Kemp rescued
he two men from the wreckage and
ook them to the hospital. Jesseph has
! broken leg.
GREAT FALLS-George H. Shan
ey Jr., 81, prominent young architect
.ctive in civic and political affairs,
lied at a local hospital of injuries suf-
cred when the car in which he was
iding crashed into the side of a
reight train at the crossing between
he Country club and the west side
nderpass
STNTMS-In three weeks Scott Hos
.inson, Smith-HugheS instructor at
'imms high school, vaccinated 535
lorses for sleeping sickness, and %
alves for black leg. He had boys in
lis F. F. A. class assist him in the
FORK. Forty-two boys now have re-
eived instructions in the administra-
lon of the vaccine.
CHINOOK-Pierce M. Reeves of
chinook has received word from a
IOSton commission house that is
ounds of select wool grown by him
4 1898 has been placed with other
hoice lots from the northwest to be
manufactured into wooden dress that
I'LL be presented to Queen Elizabeth
( England during the visit of the royal
ouple to the United States.
BOZEMAN-Producers holding gov
rnment wheat loans who plan to re-
ueSt compromise settlement amounts
ased on II percent protein content
lust do so before June Is, according
} w. S. Bailey, chairman of the state
gricultural conservation committee.