Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04

originated over a large bakery oven
In the basement and spread to the
kitchen on the main floor.
BROWNING-With colorful tribal
rites performed before a huge picture
OF the man they honored. the Black
feet Indians recently adopted Gen
Douglas Macarthur into the tribe, with
the name Peta-Chief wise
Eagle. Chiefs and their women joined
in singing the ancient adoption songs
then their tribal war songs.
CHOTEAU-Claude j. Reesor. 4s. a
resident Of this area for six years, was
found burned to death in an clubhouse
in the Louis Hamilton sheep ranch,
II miles west of town. Reesor, a dis
abled war veteran, was subject to
chronic nervous ailment Friends be-
heve he was stricken with an attack
while in the structure and overturned
lantern, which started the fire.
CUT BANK-Mrs. @. E. Chambers,
Glacier county chairman of the de-
Tense bond campaign, announced at
the close of Cut Banks "bondbard-
ment day" that residents had pur-
chased stamps and bonds In excess of
$4,000. Sally Payne Hollywood screen
star who flew here to aid in the drive,
led a patriotic parade made up Of In
dams In fun dress.
HELENA-Howard L. ONeal, in
structor and head of the sheet metal
department of the Helena school Of
aeronautics and related trades. has ac-
cepted an appointment as assistant
instructor In the United States navy
aviation training schools. He left for
Chicago for training course from A.
to II weeks previous to assignment at
either Pensacola or Alameda.
POLARIS+The recent death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Ann Marchesseau, 80, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. ]. J.l
Brown, Dillon, marked the passing of
one Of the last of the early day set
tiers of the Grasshopper valley. She
was born at Kingston, N. Y, the
daughter of a prosperous farmer, and
was the mother of IL children. Her
husband, the late Edmond Marches
seau, besides being a rancher, freighted |
ore for many years to the terminal
at Red Rock But his full time was
needed later for his expanding cattle /
and horse business.
MISSOULA-The DeSmet medal for |
1912 will be awarded to Dr. E. S. Muir /
ply of this city, according to an an
nouncement by the Rev. Leo Robinson,
president of Gonzaga university The
medal is given annually to the Cath
ole layman deemed to have advanced
the cause of Catholicism the most in
the northwest. The award to Dr. Muir
ply was made not only because of
his ability as a physician, but because
of his charities and because his inter
est in the life of Father A. Ravalli,
S. j., has done much to further the
knowledge of the early church history
in the northwest.
GREAT FALIIS-'eThe Japs are not
going to win this war" declared JOS
eph Ford of Missoula, native pioneer
Montanan, who visited here recently
on his way to Glasgow and Fort Peck
resources of "the richest ma
ton in the world" are more than SUI
ficient for use in defeat Of the axis
powers, he said, and as far as rubber
supplies are concerned, we can get
plenty of that from South America.
LEWISTOWN "A second damage
suit stemming from an accident which
more than a year ago has
been filed here. Mrs. Bertha Carter
Jensen is suing the Milwaukee rail-
road for SOS, 900 damages for alleged
negligence on the part of train crew
at the time her husband, Sigurd Jen-