Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-04-19
News Briefs
From, the Treasure State

MILES ClIt IL e SOutneaStern
Montana group of the Montana State
spring meeting here April 20. Ashton
Jones, manager Of the Powder River
County Examiner, BroaduS, Is presi-
dent.
DRUNfMOND-John E. Hill of Drum
mond recently paid 81 $50 for the re-
serve champion Hereford bull at the
annual spring stock show held at CAL
gary. Alta. The champion is Bocaldo
Mischief 126th, born in June, 1898, and
sold by Charles Bull & Sons of Calgary.
MSSOULA-Bureau of public roads
officials announced the Red Lodge
h high a;1 to Yellowstone l park prob
l. Maintenance crews have been sent
to commence clearing the highway Of
snow.
HELENA-The annual meeting Of
Montanans, Inc, will be held here
April 26 and q. Reports will be made
on activities of the past year and Of
ficerS for the next year will be elected.
Formidable discussions will be held on
topics Of statewide interest.
HARLOWTON-A six-man Montana
Power Co. crew has begun making a
survey east of here for what will even
tually be third transmission line for
line will be completed into Lavina this
year and into Billings in 1871.
MILES CITY-Discussions of tech
nical problems will feature the semi
annual meeting of the southeastern di-
vision of the Montana Press ascot
alton here April 20. Members will be
guests of the Miles City Star at a
banquet.
CUT BANK-Ben Schroeder and
Oscar Gas, both of Wheeler, have ar
ment of the Santa Rita tavern. They
purchased the tavern from Lee Ed
wards, who has been in business here
for several years.
MISSOULA-Dr w. r. Ames, pro-
fessor Of EDUCATION at Montana State
university, will serve as acting dean of
the school Of education for the summer
session, according to an announcement
by DR.. G.. D. Shallenberger, director.
The summer session of the university
will begin on June 10.
GREAT FALLS-Mrs. H. Y. Depew,
pioneer resident of Cascade county,
who settled on the Spring valley ranch
ID miles east of here more than SO
years ago, died recently at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. B. ]. Boorman,
at Oakland, Calf. Funeral services
were held at Oakland.
GREAT FALLS-Plans have been
completed for the third annual state
convention of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, to be held here May II, 10
and 10, according to Gerald Wentworth,
chairman of the committee on ar
engagements. Representatives of the u
junior chambers in Montana will
attend.
BIGFORK-Odd Fellows here will be
hosts to the other lodges of the north
western district May 4, District Sec
rotary Fred Semp of Kalispell has an
nounced. Representatives from Eureka,
Troy. Libby, Columbia Falls. Whitefish,
Poison and Kalispell will be present.
The Bigfork lodge will serve lunch. H.
A. Veeder will deliver the address of
welcome.
MISSOULA-Gregor Rice, who set
Montana high school records still I'M
equaled and went on to become holder
Of the worlds two and three mile in
door records, has been invited to return
to the scene of his first triumphs. Rice
has been asked to compete in an ex-
hibition race during the state inter-
scholastic track and field meet here
May 9-10.
ANACONDA - Gilbert Schorn, So
year-old Anaconda fireman, died al
most instantly from wound suffered
when his shotgun was accidentally
discharged. Schorn had returned from
a gopher hunt and was putting the
gun away in the fire station dormitory
when the accident occurred. The
charge entered his abdomen and
ranged upward into his heart.
BUTTE-Sam R. White ST., who ar
rived in Butte so years ago. was en-
tertained at dinner by his three sons,
Sam Jr, Robert and George, on the
occasion of their fathers 50th ami
versary Of residence in the Mining
city. White left his native Ohio when
he was %. arriving in Butte on April
2, 1890. He is a charter member of
the Butte Carpenters union. but since
1908 he has operated the White NOR
tuary.