Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-25

BOzEAGAN-Leslie James, 40, ranch
worker, died Of broken neck received
when he fell from a haystack at tbs
Lewis Hedges ranch near Montana.
MISSOUL.A - Active International
young mems service club, elected
Mainard G. Larson, 81, OF this city
president at its convention in Seattle
GREAT FAILS-The Security Build
ing g. Loan association Of BILLINGS
has purchased the Falls hotel at 4
sheriffs sale. The purchase price was
$4,000.
BUTTE-Mrs. Mary Lynch, who
died here, was a widely known resi-
dent Of Butte for half century. Born
in Ireland, she came to Butte more
than so years ago.
GREAT FALLS Budget for oper-
alton of the park system this year
is approximately $4,000, an amount
equivalent to that appropriated last
year.
ANACONDA-George w. Hart, SO,
who died recently, had been a local
resident since 1884. A native Of Iowa.
he went to Nebraska and Colorado
when young man, before coming
here.
MISSOULA-Samuel Rowland, ~,
whose body was found In the khissoula
river about a mile west of the city
limits by firemen and police officers,
had lived here for % years. He had
been in Ill health for a long time.
AUGUSTA There's scarcely a per-
son left here who doesn't follow the
war news right up to the minute. With
IS youths in uniform, the community
has yielded 81 percent of its 1910 pop
ulation to the armed forces.
BUTTE Ellsworth E. Cretors, who
died in Los Angeles, was a veteran of
World war / and a longtime local /
resident. He left here short time
ago to receive treatment at the Vet /
Grams hospital in Los Angeles.
HELENA-Art Ratcliffe of Helena
mas been appointed attendant for the
Montana supreme court, succeeding !
Milton Anderson, who resigned when
appointed county attorney Of Rich
and county.
GREAT FALLsS-General investiga-
ion of the Canyon Ferry storage de-
yelopment project will be completed
turing the 1913 fiscal year, Senator
Murray said he had been advised by
Marvin Mcintyre, secretary to Presi-
lent Roosevelt.
LEWISTOWN-Joseph Peterson, rs,
# Hilger, who died at a hospital here,
vas born in Idaho. He lived In Ore
on before coming to Kendall to work
S freighter in the days Of the gold
ush. For the last 20 years he had
wed on a ranch near HiIger.
GREAT FALLsS-Afiss Isabel Nc
George, 40, who died here, was q
eacher at the Mckinley school for
many years. She was a native of Great I
falls, a graduate Of the local high
chool and of Western college at Bel
lngham, Wash.
HEIENA-Lester H Lobe, grand !
'orthy vice president Of the national !
rganization of Eagles, Will be hon r
red at an initiation and party Aug I
Of the Helena Aerie No. 16. Lobe :
i'll be elevated to grand worthy presi- 3
emit the following day. I
GLASGOW-R. C. Arnold, who died
/ Minnesota recently, was for many 7
ears northern Valley county resi- :
emit and was state representative /
ON the county in 1919 County Com r
issioner Maurice Arnold of Gene q
eve, son, is one Of the survivors. 4
HELENA-Gerald Mason, 6, son Of a
r. and Mrs. Gerald Mason of Whit s
~, New, drowned In Lake Hauser q
Gently. Mrs. Mason and her son were a
ere visiting her father, Roscoe Mink,
'erator on the Perry Schroeder Min o
g Co.'s dredge at the lake. !,
HELENIA-Sta Engineer Fred Buck .
Is called for bids on construction q
a water system for the town Of +
ighwood. The system viii include an :.
operated pumping plant i
king water from deep well, and Q
orage tank. =
MISSOULA-Audrey Jean Ashby, 2,
owned in an irrigation ditch west
the city limits. The child had wan
red away from her grandmother's q
me nearby and had apparently tum- Q
ed into the swift current. She was II
e daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold q
ihby Of this city. .
BIG TIMBER Everett Mclean, 3, Z