Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-10
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HARLEM-Reuben Peterson who
has lived in the Harlem area for IS
years, has gone with his family to
Lafayette, Ind, to live.
HELENA.-Births exceeded deaths in
Montana during August by l,733 to
iSl, the report of L. l.. Benepe, deputy
registrar of vital statistics, showed
BCZEAIAN-The city of Bozeman
and Gallatin county will cooperate in
installation of a police radio system
here.
SCOBEY.-Plans for an addition to
the Daniels county courthouse have
been approved by the wPA and slOO57
earmarked for construction work.
L1VINGSTON.-Mrs. D. R. Terry of
Newark, n. j.. a visitor in Yellowstone
national park, was severely clawed and
bitten about the head and face when
attacked by bear
HELENA-The Montana livestock
sanitary board said only very few"
FIathead lake ducks had been affected
by an outbreak of botulism and these
not on the lake waters.
HELENA-The Montana liquor con-
troll board granted $40 a month salary
raises to employees of the Billings liquor
store and appointed Warren St. John
as vender OF the store at Miles City
HELENA.-The Montana fish and
game department received S708 when
30 guns and ~ pieces of assorted
fishing equipment were sold at auction
here. The guns and fishing tackle were
contLscated from game law violatorS
HAVRE-Henry Sandberg, so, a
plasterer, who died recently from in
Juries suffered when he was struck
by an automobile driven by Dan Pere-
Slnni OF Havre, had lived here for 30
years.
LIVINGSTON.-MrS. Stella Smith,
IA, Montana resident since 1897. was
killed when she stumbled and fell
down a basement stairway. She suf-
fered a fractured skull and broken
neck.
HELENA-Mrs. Anthony Loebach,
Hobson, was named to the Judith
Basin county defense commission by
Gov. Sam C. Ford. Mrs. Loebach sue
ceeded Mrs. Thomas Nicholson. Hob
son, resigned.
GREAT FALLS-Charles King has
resigned as superintendent OF the air.
port here and Charles Gray, assistant
city engineer since 1887, appointed to
succeed him. King has accepted the
post of assistant airport engineer with
headquarters in Seattle.
HINSDALE. - Extensive improve
ments have been made at the post
office here. The front entrance has
been moved to the extreme left side
and partitions moved inside to give
the back office an exposure on the
street.
HELENA.-More than 100000 worth
of imported fruits and vegetables were
sold in Montana in August. The hor-
ticultural division of the state agrl-
cultural department also reported state
markets handled sl56,835 worth OF
state-grown produce.
HELENA-A county superintendent
of schools may alter schedules and
order increased payments when
board of school trustees closes school
and funds offered for transportation
are not sufficient to pay actual costs,
Attorney General John w. Bonner
ruled.
HELENA.-Montana defense radio
network went into action for the first
time. A message was sent to Claude
Gray of Big Timber, defense commits
sioner, by Albert H. Kruse, defense
dis
patched by Fred A. Jeswine of Helena
to E R. Zurich of Melville.
BOZEMAN-Montan State college
gained a visiting professor in its ag-
ricultural economics and sociology de-
partment with the appointment OF Dr.
B. H. Hubbard for the fall and winter
quarters this year. DR.. Hubbard sue
ceeds Dr. R. R. Renne, head OF the
department, who is on leave as
visiting professor at Cornell university
GREAT FALLS.-John Henry Shelf
fels, well known wheatgrower, has pur-
chased 1850 acres of land between
Cascade and Hound creek from Melvin
and Mary l.. Rowe. The consideration
was estimated at 5000. J. E. Ware
hime purchased 1898 acres between
Raynesford and Arlington from J. B.
Long g. Co., Inc.
BILLINGS. Workmen have torn
down one of this city's most famous
landmarks-the old Yellowstone sa-
loon. Built shortly before 1900, 1t was
the gathering place for cowpunchers'
sheepmen, trail drivers and mule skin
ners. Prohibition ended all that and
the building was vacant until the ire
department condemned it a fire
hazard.
HARLOWTON-Ha Stearns. pub
Usher of the Harlowton Times, has
been elected president of the South
ern Montana Press association. A. II.
Eiselein of Boulder was named wee
president, L. M. Brill, Billings, second
vice president; Harold Sulten. Column
bus, secretary-treasurer, and Fred J.
Ward, White Sulphur Springs, d.
rector.
BOZEMAN.-Daniel McGrath, 10,
Chicago hitchhiker, was sentenced 10
tbroo yoorS in nriSOn when he pleaded