Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-07-06
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

HELENA-The state bought s6.441 90
worth of shoes for inmates Of Montana
custodial institutions.
HELENA-Contractor ON state high
way projects employed 1929 men dur
ing the first half Of June. d. A. Nc
Kinnon, state highway engineer, said
all except rs were Montanans
BUTTE-Funeral services for one Of
Montana's best known contractors,
William A. OBrien, were held here.
OBrien, whose last project was con-
struction Of bridge near Billings. died
in this city
RED LODGE-About so farmers and
dairymen Of Carbon and Yellowstone
counties inspected diaries, herds and
farms in the Rock creek and Clarks
Fork valleys Of Carbon county.
FORT BENTON-William Meeks Of
Fort Benton, graduate in agricultural
education at Montana State college.
was appointed instructor in vocational
agriculture at Waller.
BUTTE-Capt. G. E. Sather. in
charge Of Butte activities Of the Sal
walton army, announced appointment
of Tom j. Davis, Butte. attorney, TO a
special national advisory board OF the
organization.
FROID-Two steers, one 10 months
old owned by Ed Cheney, and a "a
year-old animal owned by the Farmers
Union, were struck by lightning and
killed in the William Anderson ranch
pasture.
KALISPELL - Twenty-Five farmers
met with representatives of the Flat /
head and state forests and county /
commissioners to discuss plans for a |
countrywide gopher control campaign !
under the supervision of the biological I
survey next year.
CONRAD - William Marsh, repair
man for the Conrad Implement Co.,
who sustained injuries on a tractor at
the Henry Keil farm, IS slowly recover
ing He was taken to the st. Mary'S
hospital Marsh was working under
meath the machine when the tractor
started backward.
HGALTA-Philnps county farmers and
federal service crews spread about
$4,000 bags of mixed grasshopper poison
his season, according to County Agent
4. M. Oefstos. Hopper damage is spot
ed, although serious damage was done
along the west county line.
-Shelby's $4,000 park prof.
ect Is likely to get under way by July
70, according to o. I. Jackson of Great
falls, assistant zone engineer for the
VPA, who conferred with the city
,ouncn and civic bodies. The swimming
,ool will be the first unit constructed.
KALISPELL-Steps are being taken :
or organization Of county coop
rative poultry marketing association.
will follow returns on
missionaries now in the hands of
,oultry men. Abraham PreStbye, Olav
'restbye, Mrs. Grace Hall and Ed Con- !
tad are directors Of the council. i
MILES CITY-The Montana State I
of Labor adopted reSolu- I
ion favor1ng passage Of the proposed !
500, 600 bond issue for the state hos S
'ital ct Warm Springs. The resolution
Explored the overcrowded firetrap I
wing conditions of the inmates" and
harged proper disqualification under !
he circumstances Is impossible. .
SHELBY-A coroner,s Jury decided
be deaths Of Peter PantuSo and Jack
slake OF HaVre in car wreck near
levon was not caused by criminal r
egIgence and no blame was fixed
Or the accident PantlSo was killed
utright when cars driven by Frank
gregory OF Detroit and John DowneS
{ Havre sideSwiped Blake died In q a
helby hospital q
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - The
,angemen's roundup is scheduled for
uly IA at the Four Mile picnic
rounds The roundup Is an annual
vent given by the Meagher County
livestock association The program viii
insist of short talks and entertain
Ient. The All club calves being fat
med for the North Montana State
Iir win be exhibited at the roundup.
HELENA--Warrants totaling sl2,-
IS have been issued as bounty pay