Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-06-14
News Briefs
From, the Treasure State

GLENDIvE- The American Legion
auxiliary elected Mrs Stella Peterson
president and Mrs. Lenora Christiani,
treasurer.
SCOBEY-Harry Hanson is refront-
ing his two store buildings. When a
new foundation is installed, work will
begin on making over the front with
orick-patterned asbestos
BILLINGS-Funeral services were
conducted for Ward H. Nye, 68, super
intendent Of Billings schools from 1908
until 1924. Nye died from a blood dis
ease at his home.
WHITEFISH-L. c. Larsen, assistant
cashier at the First National bank,
who was surgical patient at the vet
Grams hospital in Helena, is GONZALES
cling at his home.
WHITEFISH-Car Nord, who en-
tered the Whitefish hospital for sur
gical treatment died. He was 60 years
old. Among his survivors is a sister,
Mrs. E. D. Combs of Glasgow
VALIER-The population of Waller
as shown by a preliminary count of
the returns of the 10th census, taken
as of April l. is 637 as compared with
SIS April l, 1880. The 1910 figures are
preliminary and subject to correction.
HARLOWTON-Will Swartz of
Portland Ore, a former resident of the
Nlhlll section. visited at the A. w.
Ginther ranch near Nihill. He moved
70 the coast nine years ago and for
merly owned the A. w. Beers ranch.
LIBBY-The H. Earl Clack Co. start
ed clearing the property between Utah
and Dakota avenue preparatory to
building a new gas station and four
tourist cabins. The company expects
TO erect more cabins later
TROY-The western district conven-
ton of Veterans OF Foreign Wars and
fish, Kalspell. Poison, Thompson
Falls. Hot Springs, Hamilton. Missoula
and Troy were represented.
HARLOWTON-Henr C. Vestal, 70,
who died from heart ailment at the
Vestal ranch II miles north Of TWodot,
was buried here. VeStal came to this
section in 1879 at the age of H. His
widow survives.
MISSOULA-Dr. E. w. Spottswood
has departed for Memphis, where he
will represent Algeria temple of Hell
ena at sessions of the imperial council
of the Shrine. He has served in this
capacity for the last Is years.
BELTON-The Teakettle mountain
area, burned over by the Halfmoon
forest fire in 1929, is rapidly being
boring timber stands. 1t is planned to
reseed the area as quickly as possible.
MISSOULA-The johnson Flying
service, with headquarters here, has
again been awarded contract for
freight hauling, patrol work and
emergency flying service for the forest
service this season. The firm has five
planes available for forest service work.
HELENA-T. B. wier and E. G.
Toomey, Helena attorneys, will address
the Montana Bar association conven-
ton here July 26 to 81. Wesley w.
Harry Brooks, editorial writer on The
Great Falls Tribune, also will speak.
of the Trinity Episcopal church was
appointed scoutmaSter for troop Is,
sponsored by the American Legion.
He is in charge Of churches at White
fish, Columbia Falls, Eureka. Libby and
Troy.
BUTTE-Police Chief William Breen
said a man giving the name Of Bob
Lay was held for authorities at Pryor,
Okla, where he is said to be wanted
Sheriff Walter Painter of Pryor is ex-
pected to come here to take the prison.
er into custody. Breen said.
GLASGOW-Report of grasshop-
per infestation was received from the
Beaverton area but it Is believed to
be local The section was the last in
the county to be left last summer by
the migratory hoppers and there may
have been some egg deposits before
they flew west.
HELENA-Fred A. Hennig of the
Alberta Municipal Hail association,
with headquarters in Calgary, was
elected president Of the International
Hail Insurance association. Hennig
succeeds E. K. Bowman Of Helena,
chairman Of the Montana hail insur-
ance board.
BOZEMAN-After many years of ef-
fort. an all-year mail route between
Bozeman and West Yellowstone has
been tnaugurated. In the past, mail
from Bozeman to the western entrance
Of the park, 90 miles away, was routed
by way Of Butte, Idaho Fails and Ash
ton. Idaho.
GREAT FALLS Jack Smith. local
| traffic representative for Western All