Glacier County chief., 1940-01-19
News Briefs
From the Treasure State


man has been named to the state
board of education. to fill out the I'M
expired term of w P. Davidson, also
Of Bozeman. resigned.
BILLINGS-The Midland Empire
district has sent nearly S70O to the Fin
nish relief fund since the outbreak of
hostilities between Russia and Fin
land.
HELENA-Montana's cash balance in
all funds on Dec. 81 amounted to ST.
1873, 329-an increase of nearly five mil
lion dollars over the fund total at the
close of 1898.
BUTTE-Silyer Bow county has l4003
young people of school age, according
to the annual county school census:
This figure represents decrease OF
lis from the 1898 school census figure
HARDIN-A total Of 46,846 books
we're borrowed at the Big Horn county
library here during 1889, an increase OF
1887 volumes over the 1888 clrcula-
ton, according to Hazel Chrlstlansen'
librarian.
HELENA-Montana received 16,073,-
344 pounds of foodstuffs from the FED
eral surplus commodities corporation
for distribution to persons on relief
during the last fiscal year.
BOHEMIAN u Henry T. hurry of
Bohemian has been named i nspecds o
partment of agriculture. Murry sue
ceeds the late George Fraser OF Lewis
town, who died in December.
GARDINER-Yellow park elk
herds are moving slowly toward the
park boundary and lower elevations,
but snow has been insufficient to start
a general exodus, Swan Olson, Park
county deputy sheriff and park ranger,
said recently.
BILLINGS Allan Olson, for IN er
Northwest Airlines pilot, is now ferry
ing Lockheed bombers from Los
Angeles to New York for the Lockheed
corporation, Olson was stationed mere
for several years before moving TO
California.
HAVRE-A new survey Of the pro-
posed Marias river irrigation project
has been started, with bureau Of rec
lamation party on the scene near
Chester. The re-study was ordered by
John c. Page, commissioner OF recla-
nation.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRIN IS
Meagher county ranked second in state
wool shipments during 1889, according
to the agricultural marketing service.
Beaverhead ranked first, and Wheat
land third.
HELENA-Bids will be opened here
Jan. &c on Sc new automobiles for the
state highway patrol. The Sc cars now
will be two-door sedans, all with COM
plete patrol equipment, including ra-
dos.
of Western Air Express, with head
quarters here. has been promoted to
the office of district traffic manager,
with offices at Salt Lake City. Joe
O'Neill. Butte manager of the line, is
handling traffic matters until sue
cesSor to Kelly has been named.
HELENA-Establishm of the new
industrial hygiene division Of the state
board of health has been completed.
The division Is headed by DR.. Lloyd
NJ. Farmer, who came to Montana from
Utah. where he had been deputy state
health commissioner.
year, Butte Chinese will not do any
elaborate celebrating on Chinese New
Year, Feb 8. Instead, the members of
the local Chinese colony will send the
money ordinarily spent on celebrations
to the homeland to help drive out the
invading japanese.
NASHUA The Utah-Idaho Sugar
Co. of Chinook recently sent engineers
here to survey for an extension of the
track which would be used for beet
piling machines such as are now in
and Wagner.
1t is planned to store beets here
during the harvest and move them
to the factory as needed.
BILLINGS-The fifth annual con-
ference Of the Montana Wildlife fed
Grafton will be held here on Sunday,
Jan. 81, and the following day. A ban
quet will be held at the Billings Com
mercial club on the opening night of
sents organizations in 40 Of the states
Sc counties.
GREAT FALLS-Bcause her husband
allegedly lost $50 at gambling a year
ago. Mrs. Allen L. Hearst, mother of
five children, has filed suit against the
proprietorS Of two establishments where
she claimed the money was lost. The
suit Is based on section of the Mon
tana code which provides that anyone
who loses money at gambling may re-
cover by civil action
LIBBY Martin Neils, 10, Libby
youth, died at Seattle of injuries suf-
fered New Years night in a multiple
car accident east of Snoqualmie pass
in the Cascades. His brother, 81, also
was injured. The youths were enroute
to resume their studies at the Univer-
sity Of Washington after the Christ
mas holidays.
HELENA-District Attorney Thomas
E. Dewey may stop here next month
while enroute to the Pacific coast, Joe
Montgomery, republican leader, has
been informed by Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick Simms. former Illinois con-
greSSWoman Mrs SimmS Is in charge
of arrangements for Deweys western
| tour.
GAINS ONE GUEST
The state penitentiary at Deer Lodge
| gained one guest during December with