Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-02
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

CUT BANK-Dan milestone, Cut
publican national committeeman for
Montana, to succeed the late Joseph
d. Seaman Of Miles City.
HELENA-The state has contracted
to purchase 81, 78O worth of furniture
and equipment for the third floor OF
the new wing at the state tuberculosis
Sanitarium at Galen.
HELENA-Dr. w. j. Butler, state
veterinarian, said recently 1t 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.
The store was established 81 years
ago by the late Ben A. Lapeyre, who
came to Great Falls from Fort Benton.
LTBBY-MacGlasha Industries Of
Alhambra, Calf, is interested In min
ing deposits of shale or clay with a
high iron content If such can be
located here. The raw material would
be treated and used for insulation.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was cold and
dry during January. Average precipi-
tation was only 20 percent of normal,
the least since 1881, and the average
temperature was 3 to 8 degrees below
normal, w. E. Vaughan, federal
meteorologist. said.
STDNEY-The Sidney hospital re-
Gently observed its 18th anniversary.
From 1915 to 1919 the hospital was
operated by DrS. j. S. Beagle and r.
A. Gowdy. From 1919 to the present
it has been operated as the Deaconess
hospital.
GALEN-Workmen are completing
the third floor of the new wing of the
Montana tuberculosis hospital here.
When the third floor Is completed, the
sanitarium viii have capacity Of 258
beds. Total cost of the new wing has
been estimated at 100000.
HAATTLTON-AGrs Carrie E. I.eibel,
50, Hamilton resident since 1895, died
recently at her home here. Survivors
include two daughters, Ethel Of Ham
ilton and Winifred Of Boulder, and
three sons, John, of Headquarters,
Idaho; VIII of Bonner. and George
of MiSSoula.
DELLON-Eight teams will be invit-
ed to compete in the Montana State
college oratorical contest at Montana
Normal college here, probably May 8,
Prof Rush Jordan announced. The
six units of the Greater University Of
Montana, Billings Polytechnic and
Carroll college will be represented,
Jordan said
LAUREL-B. L. Price, Laurel abbor-
ney and chairman Of the Montana
fish and game commission, has been
elected president Of the Laurel Com
mercial club for the ensuing year. 9th
CT officers elected by the board OF d.
rectOrs were DR.. d. II. McCauley, vice
president; Paul Wilson, secretary, and
j. w. Fry, treasurer.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. residents have
contributed approximately $1,000 TO the
National Finnish Relief fund, John
G.. Brown of Helena, state chairman
Of the campaign, announced Few
days ago. This total does not include
a large sum contributed by residents
of Finnish descent.
LAUREL--Installatio of a new type
of churn, said to be the first OF It's
kind used west Of the Mississippi river,
Is being supervised by engineers and
placed IN the Norup dairy plant IL
has no revolving roller core. The body
OF the churn rev0lves and a series OF
shelves takes the loads and drops them
The unit has q capacity OF $50 gallons
of cream and will churn about LOCO
pounds Of butter.