Glacier County chief., 1940-07-05
News Briefs
From the Treasure State


over the Evergreen place, five miles
west of Essex. 1t IS now known as
Tiny;s place.
HARLOWTON-The large diesel 10
connective manufactured by the Electro
Motive Co., subsidiary Of the General
Motors Corp. Is now being given a
test run on the Milwaukee railway.
BUTTE Civilian conservation camp
enrolleeS from near Whitehall brought
under control 400-acre grass fire near
Pipestone Hot Springs, Just outside the
Deer Lodge national forest.
JUDITH GAP-Mrs. B. w. Johnston
was seriously hurt at her home in
the Snowy mountains. She was milking
COW when another COW kicked her,
knocking her down and then trampling
her.
MISSOULA-The body of Donald
High, II, was recovered from the Bitter
Root river, few miles southwest of
MlsSoula. half a mile from the place
where he drowned while swimming
with several companions.
BILLINGS knights Templar of
Montana concluded their annual two
ton of officers headed by Herbert w.
Burton of Butte. He succeeds Dewitt
c. Warren Of Glendive as grand COM
mander.
GREAT FALLS-Dickie Kusche Il,
Youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul r.
kuschel, formerly Of Great Falls and
now OF Warner, Alta, died at Leth-
bridge, Alta, hospital from injuries
received several weeks ago when he was
thrown from horse.
BILLNGS-Emil E. Blumenthal of
Philipsburg was elected and installed
as grand high priest Of Montana Royal
Arch Masons at the conclusion of the
organization's 5lst annual one-day
conclave here. He succeeds Herbert F..
Hosfeld of Somers.
BUTTE-Mrs. John Martin, rs, of
1872 North street. Walkerville, was ia
tally injured and six others were hurt
when two cars collided at Majors and
Utah avenue. The prominent Walker
vile woman succumbed in local hos
pital two hours after the crash.
BIG TIMBER-The Sweet Grass
County Wool Marketing association an
nounced the sale of $4,000 fleeces to
Munroe-Kincaid Edgehill of Boston
at 31ls cents. J. H. Hely of Bozeman,
representative, believed the figure paid
to. be the states highest large pool
price for the season.
BOZENIAN-Milo Dean of Helena
was elected president of the Montana
Hospital association at the annual con-
yventlon OF the group here. Other Of
ficers named are Sister Visitation,
kalispell, vice president: J. Willard
Baldwin, Billings, treasurer; Josephine
E. Stout, Great Falls, secretary, and
Sister Agnes, Missoula. director
BILLINGS-The grand council of
Royal and Select Masters and one of
the three York rite bodies meeting in
annual convention here elected and in
stalled a staff of officers headed by
sc
master. He was advanced from the po-
sltion of deputy grand master and sue
ceeds John S. Carkeet of Butte
BOZEMAN-MiSs Katherine Chris
man. instructor in physical education
for women at Montana State college
Tor the last three years. has resigned
and will leave here. Appointment of
Miss Miriam Hart of Greeley, Colo, to
I'LL the vacancy has been forwarded to
the state board of education for ap-
proval.
Silver Bow county, has been purchased
by Monroe-Kincaid-E dgehill Co. OF
Boston. at an average price of 30 cents
pound. The shipment required two
railroad cars. The deal was consum-
mated by William A. Brazier, grower
and Sam V. Ditty of Dillon, representa-
tive for the Boston firm.
HELENA-The state grass conserva-
ton commission elected James B
He succeeds G. R. Milburn. Tyler H
M. Montgomery, Chinook was re-
elected secretary and Carl NJ. Yering-
ton, Billings. assistant secretary. Other
commission members are Milburn and
John Etchart. Tampico.
BOHEMIAN Proof that Montana
feeds will put an excellent finish or
beef animals was received by the Mon
tana agricultural experiment station
when 4s head of grade Hereford short
yearling, steers sold for S9.35 in the
feed lot to a Spokane firm which
reported the price the highest it has
paid for fed cattle this spring.
LIVINGSTON John Petrich, 80
Helena bartender, was found dead in
an irrigation ditch at the home of his
uncle, Tony Petrich. 16 miles south of
at the ranch for several days. appar-
emily suffered a heart attack as he
was walking along the ditch, and fell
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| ANACONDA - The population OF
Anaconda as shown by a preliminary
count of the returns of the 10th census
taken April /. 1910. is 10908 as COM
pared with 12.494 on April l. 1890
Joseph H. Briney, supervisor of census
preliminary count is subject to cor
rection.
! HELENA northbound Western
Air Express passenger plane made a
belly landing" at the airport here with
/ 10 persons aboard when the retract-
able landing gear failed to function
properly. Six passengers on the plane
was unusual until they climbed from
the ship and saw two damaged pro-
pellers.
HAMILTON-Austin Aquila Wilker-
son, SO, believed to be the last sur
vivor Of the battle of the Big Hole
between Nez Perez Indians under Chief
Joseph and the white settlers of Mon
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