Glacier County chief., 1940-03-01
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

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CUT BANK-Dan Milestone, Cut
Bank publisher, has been named re-
publican national committeeman for
Montana, to succeed the late Joseph
D. Seaman Of Miles City.
HELENA-The state has contracted
to purchase s2,78o worth of furniture
and equipment for the third floor of
the new wing at the state tuberculosis
sanitarium at Galen.
TOWNSEND-Truman Cheney, who
Tor the past year has been superin-
tendent of the grade schools, was re-
elected to serve for another term.
Cheney came here from Milestone last
year to replace the late H. C. Good.
HELENA-Dr. w. ]. Butler, state
veterinarian, said recently it had been
definitely determined that nasal leech-
es have been responsible for the deaths
OF many Montana ducks in the last
few weeks.
GREAT FALLS-A. w. Hollyoak.
formerly of Missoula, has purchased
the Lapeyre drug store in Great Falls.
Inc store was established 81 years
ago by the late Ben A. Lapeyre, who
came 10 Great Falls from Fort Benton.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Industries of
Alhambra, Calf, is interested in min
ing deposits of shale or clay with a
iIasn IRON content If such can be
located here. The raw material would
be treated and used for insulation.
HELENA-Montana was cold and
tatlon was only 10 percent of normal.
the least since 1881, and the average
temperature was 3 to degrees below
normal, w. E. Vaughan, federal
meteorologist, said.
SIDNEY-The Sidney hospital re-
Gently observed its 25th anniversarv
From 1915 to 1919 the hospital was
operated by Drs. j. S. Beagle and F
a. GoWdy. From 1919 to the present
u mas been operated as the Deaconess
hospital.
GALEN-Workmen are completing
the third floor of the new wing of the
Montana tuberculosis hospital here.
Wneh the thlrd floor Is completed, the
SSaEIIallum Will have capacity of 258
peds. Total cost of the new wing has
been estimated at $4,000.
HAMILTON-Mrs. Carrie F. 1e,he,
80, Hamilton resident since 1895 died
recently at her home here. Survivors
mclude two daughters. Ethel of Ham
nton and Winifred of Boulder. and
three sons, John. of Headquarters.
Idaho; Will of Bonner, and George
of Missoula.
DiLLON-Eight teams will be inyit-
ed 10 compete in the Montana State
college oratorical contest at Montana
Normal college here, probably May 8,
six units of the Greater UNIVERSITY Of
Montana, Billings Polytechnic and
carroll college will be represented.
Jordan said.
LAUREL-B. L. Price, Laurel attor-
ney and chairman of the Montana
flsh and game commission, has been
elected president of the Laurel Conn
merclal club for the ensuing year. 9th
er officers elected by the board of d.
rectors were DR.. D. H. McCauley, vice
president; Paul Wilson, secretary, and
j. W. Fry, treasurer.
HELENA-Montana residents have
contributed approximately $1,000 to the
National Finnish Relief fund, John
G. Brown of Helena, state Chairman
OF the campaign, announced a few
days ago. This total does not include
large sum contributed by residents
OF Finnish descent.
,BUTTE-Sam A. Treloar, veteran
director of the Butte Mines band, has
been elected president of the band as
ISOLATION, to succeed the late W. E
Curry. Frank Holly was elected vice
president; Harry Temby, secretary
treasurer, and w. B. Ivey, Thomas
Jenkins and Clarence johnson,
MISSOULA-Winter sports and rec
reattonal possibilities in the II ma
tional forests of the Rocky mountain
region are described in q booklet tust
Issued by the regional forest service
headquarters here. The booklet was
issued to advertise skiing and other
sports facilities In Montana, Idaho and
Washington.
RED LODGE-John McAllister has
been appointed postmaster to succeed
the late DR.. L. II. Tooley. McAllister
graduated from Carbon County high
school and st. John university In
Minnesota in 1891, taking postgraduate
work at Notre Dame in 1895 and 1887.
For two years he has been supervisor
for the WPA division Of education and
recreation In Red Lodge.
Robert J. NcKenna.
Geyser farmer, has been named q
member Of the Montana state AAA
committee. McKenna has been asso-
ciated with the farm program since It
was begun In 1888 and was Q member
Of the Judith Basin county committee