Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-09-06
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FORT BENTON.-Elmer Larson Of
the Geraldine section, is serving out
$40 fine in the county Jail for drunk
driving.
LEWISTOWN.-Game officials In
specting Petroleum county reservoirs
for possible establishment of wildlife
refugees found ducks plentiful. Sage
hens also are numerous.
BETH. @. stiles, 40, a salesman
from Spokane, was instantly killed re-
Gently when his coupe collided with
an oil truck 6A miles west Of Belt
on the Great Falls road.
HELENA.-F1ows in the Flathead
and Kootenai river at mid-August had
dropped considerably while the flow
in the Clark's Fork river had risen
from last years figures, the United
States geological survey reported.
Robert Thomas Po-
greba, 40, was killed instantly recently
when he was crushed by a slide in
a 40-foot cut while operating a shovel
on a road project on highway No. 10
a quarter mile east of Saltese.
KALIsPELL.-Herbert Kendall 81,
prominent Montana attorney, died
suddenly at his home here. He had
been in falling health for some time,
but had been able to carry on his
practice.
LEWISTOWN.-N Bertha Harris
and her brother, Fritz, sold the Encore
cafe, which they operated for 20 years,
to Mrs. KEN Edmondson and G. S.
Morris of Cut Bank The HAIRLESS
will leave soon for Phoenix, to live.
HELENA.-The state board of equal
ization reported gasoline tax collec-
tons for the 80 days ended Aug. is
had reached new high. A record for
any single month, 47,S8S.98. was re-
ceived.
HARLOWTON.-Ed Stark of Har-
lin has taken over the management |
Of the Gas Coop station. He has
been employed in a like position for |
he firm at Hardin and replaces Dale
Cass, who managed the station for
,wo years.
HELENA.-Wheat going 40 bushels
o the acre" in the Plentywood area
vas reported by District Judge Vernon
7oven while here for a meeting with
Tom Caverly, co-ordinator for the
tate preparedness and advisory COM
mission.
SHELBY-The Shelmont hotel. has
,een leased by the local school dis
riot for a dormitory. It contains %
ooms and remodeling is now under
yay to provide kitchen and dining
DOM. Mr.. and Mrs. William Pope of
treat Falls viii be in charge.
GREAT FAILS.-Mrs. George Scott,
1. sustained a fractured ankle when
he fell from window at the oxford
otel. Mrs. Scott fell one story, land
NJ on the roof of an adjoining hotel.
he was taken to hospital for treat
tent.
HELENA. Clarence Nielsen, who
scaped from the state penitentiary
t Deer Lodge last July, has been ar
ssted In a small town In Pennsyl-
ania. Nielsen was sentenced from
ere after his conviction on a lar
sny charge.
KALISPEIL-Au of the city's %
lies of sewage lines have been cut
yer to the $4,000 sewage disposal
ant south Of the city. Completion of
lie plant has been delayed about
lonth because Of inability to secure
aterials due to national defense
seds.
GREAT FAILS.-H. S. Hanson, de-
srtment commander Of the Veterans
Foreign Wars, announced Thomas
mlong of Havre had accepted the
,gftion of assistant director Of junior
he clubs Of Montana. State Director
TIIiam Spady said Furlong would
sist In arranging shoots.
ANACONDA.-Sale of 1852 license
ates for passenger cars In Deer Lodge
u,rtv this year established q new
cord, County Treasurer Frank x.
sricl announced. The registration
the passenger vehicles was estimat-
bv the treasurer to be approx
ately 800 more than last year.
FxET .ENA.-E. K. Bowman, chairman
the state hail insurance board, re-
ted that Montana's bumper wheat
rvest proceeded virtually on sched-