Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-22
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

HELENA-The Montana state
Council of Carpenters viii hold its 1912
convention in Great Falls.
GLENDTVE-Glendive Ice g. Bever-
age Co. completed putting up 1900 tons
OF ice. There were % men hired for
four days. The ice was II inches thick
WHITEFTSH-Nrs. L. L. Wright,
widow of John Wright, Civil war vet
eran died at the state soldiers home
few days ago Interment was In the
home cemetery.
NASHUA-Three carloads Of sheep
were loaded from Nashua to be sent
to Georgetown, MINI. The sheep were
fed at the Lebert & Lloyd farm south
Of Nashua.
BOZEA1AN-Agricul Of the ma
ton faces serious days ahead, was the
conclusion Of Montana triple-A county
committeeman at recent conference
In Bozeman.
SCOBEY-Four Of the five local beer
parlors presented a petition to the city
council asking permission TO stay open
until 2 q. m. Sunday morning. The
council tabled the matter.
HELENA-The state board Of exam
iners announced 1t has received a
s1O6O7 check from the Golden Gate
exposition, the balance remaining from
$4,000 raised for the Montana exhibi-
ton at the San Francisco fair.
DEER LODGE-Three one-act plays
will be presented at Powell County
high school for the Little Theater con-
test, to be held March z, and casts
have been selected for two Of them by
Mrs. Martha Knight, director.
BILLINGS Members Of the Associ-
ated Industries of Billings observed
the 25th anniversary of the organiza-
ton with dinner at the Billings Com
club which was attended by
about $50 persons.
HINSDALE-An adult national de-
Tense class in foods, nutrition and
health was organized by women Of the |
community under sponsorship Of the |
high school, The class will meet each |
evening, announces Miss |
Sigrid Solberg, who will be in charge.
HAVRE- Offices of DR.. E. A. Doles
and Dr. w. L. Forster were broken into
and varying sums Of money taken, |
according to r. c. Timmons, sheriff. |
Dr.. Doles' office was robbed Of about |
$40 in change and DR.. Forster of about |
S57.
KAIISPEIL-E. w. Iverson, C. E. |
Lanstrum and M. r. Smith were elect |
I'd directors Of the Kaispell Chamber !
Of Commerce for a three-year term.
They will serve. with DR.. F. II. Keller, |
R. H. Speer, F. A. Brinkman, Don Ire |
oar, M. M. Rawlings and J. G. Urqu-
lart.
HELENA - The Montana supreme |
,ourt ruled that pinball games violate
gambling statutes and are not trade
The unanimous opinion,
written by Justice Albert T. Angstman
n the case of state ex rel Edward T.
Oussault VS.. Ralph Kilburn ct al, up
leld decision by the A1issoula county
district court.
RED LODGE-Bnl Greenough's at
empt to break" a wild bronze ended
n success but only after the Red Lodge
odeo performer suffered injuries when /
he horse reared backwards and fell
N him. The horse, owned by Bill
Moore was being driven to the Green
ugh ranch home. Despite a severe
head cut, Greenough remounted the |
teed and rode him home.
BOZEAIAN-Mrs. Mary Mcdonald,
pioneer and one of the first
negro residents in the territory Of
Montana, died at her home here. Born
n Missouri, no record of the date Of
Ter birth was kept, but it was believed
he was about 100 years old at the time
If her death. She and her husband,
he late Richard Mcdonald, and his |
,rother and sister, were brought west /
o Virginia City In 1864 by DR.. Rob-
nson. A few years later the couple
anne to the Gallatin valley. MIR. Nc
Donald died in 1893.