Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-23
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

MTsSOULA-Harvey Johnson, depu-
ty assessor under the late Dan B.
Clnrie, has been appointed acting
county assessor to serve until after the
November election.
HELENA-A city ordinance 10 vacate
streets and alleys in five blocks Of the
F1OWeree addition, to clear the site for
Helena'S $4,000 housing authority
project, has been adopted. Bids for
the project will be advertised ct once.
BOZEAEAN-Ffnal approval has been
given to the Fort Ellis extension OF
the Park Cooperative Electric asso-
citation lines. The extension VIII bring
electricity to about so farms south and
east of here.
CORVALLIS-Wor has been com
pleted on the razing of the old primary
school building here to make way for
a modern building. to be constructed
during the spring and summer. The
old building was built 54 years ago.
HINSDALE-The Hinsdale Boat club
has purchased six 10x10-foot barges
from the Fort Peck engineer district, to
be used as boat dock. Other improve
ments planned include construction Of
diving boards and bath houses. The
club has IS members.
HELENA-A. E. Kathan. farmer and
state senator from Pondera county.
has filed for nomination for governor
on the democratic ticket. Kathan was
born at Beloit, Wis, coming TO Mon
tana in 1909. He sold farm machinery
and hardware for 81 years.
GREAT -Sixty-eight Here
ford bulls brought $16,795 at the re-
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tana Hereford Breeders association
here. The sale was declared the most
successful in the 10-year history Of the
annual event.
BUTTE-The Butte Girl Scout coun-
Gil will invite the Rocky Mountain re-
gional conference to the Mining city
for its 1871 meeting The invitation
will be presented at the 1910 confer
ence at Billings in May. The region
includes Montana, Idaho, wyoming,
Utah and Nevada.
CONRAD - Although no building
boom Is forecast as spring weather
breaks, a number of homes are under
construction Among those who will
build are DR. II. B. BanniSter, j. z.
Barnard and Anto MartinSon. The
Warren Stricklin home has just been
completed.
MISSOULA-The forest service sur
vey Of the inland empire pine region
is nearing completion, only five west
ern Montana counties remaining. The
survey is expected to give lumber men
an accurate indication of what amount
of timber may be taken on an annual
basis without destroying the national
forest stands.
GREAT FALLS-Miss j o ephine
Stout superintendent of the DeaconeSs
hospital here, was named president Of
the Montana DeaconesS association at
that organizations meeting in Helena
recently Miss Verna McFarren Of
Great Falls was named secretary
treasurer Next years meeting win be
held at Bozeman.
HARLOWTON-Davi Lake, who en-
tered the forest service in 1916 as a 1
ranger in the then newly formed dis
trict in the eastern part Of the Snowy |
retired few days ago after |
Is years of service. Lake was placed on |
the retirement list few months early |
so he could accept the position as |
project manager of the upper MuSsel- |
shell water conservation project.
Spring is definitely on
the way, If activities Of 8 huge black
bear at Mammoth can be considered as |
evidence The bear was sighted taking |
a sunbath In March, several weeks be- |
fore bears usually emerge from hiber- |
nation. Park naturalistS believe he Is |
the same bear which holed UP in a |
cave near Mammoth hot |
springs earlier IN the winter.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT rites were held |
here for Mrs. Martha M Scherck, GA, |
well known to hundreds of former |
State university students. Mrs Scherck I
had served as unofficial householder |
for the university chapter Of Phi Sig |
ma Kappa fraternity for many years.
A daughter here and q son, George
5cherck, former Montana football
player, now an Oakland, Calf news
paper man, survive.
Seven thousand tons Of water go over
NIAGARA falls every second