Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
Treasure State News Briefs

the county manager plan of govern
ment Howard Guilickson, acting at
torney general. has ruled.
mSSOULA-Ed schaI Of Arlee has
been named president Of the newly
organized Western Montana Breeders
association, formed by about 40 horse
men Of this area. The organization
plans TO offer some 800 horses at its
first sale here June IL.
GLENDIvE-Jacob Phillips Schaef-
fer, who died at Rochester. MINI, was
a native Of Wisconsin and came here
in 1910 He was cashier at the Glen
dive State bank until the bank was
discontinued in 1885, He also had ex-
tensive farming interests.
GREAT FALLS Roy Mcdonald.
who learned to skate on Gibson lake
here three years ago, has been awarded
a contract with a professional skating
troupe, ice Follies of 1892" owned
by Shipstead and Johnson, two of the
nations foremost ice artists. Mcdonald
is now with the show in Seattle.
HELENA-The name of James Nc
Cone. Is, son Of the late Senator
George McCone of Dawson county
and brother of Mrs Mark FarriS Of
Helena, was included in the list re-
Gently released by the navy department
as missing In action between Dec.
Z and March 15."
GREAT FALLS-Mrs. William w.
Kline, who died at her home at the
age of IS, was native of Pennsylvania
and came to Montana in 1895. She
and her husband located on the site
of the lower Sun river addition, later
settling on a cattle ranch north of
here.
MISSOULA-Prof j. P. Rowe, one
of the founders Of the annual inter
scholastic meet here and director of
the event for SO years, was given a
watch by Missoula business men and
presented with a gold first place"
medal by the Montana High School
association.
HELENA-The executive council of
the Montana preparedness and adj
visory commission has authorized Tom
D. Caverly, state COORDINATION, to or
ganiZe local defense consumer coun-
ellis and has approved appointment of
w. c. Ferguson of Helena as executive
director of state civilian defense.
BUTTE. A. Poore. prominent local
and trapshooter, has been
named Montana,s trapShooting repre-
sentative in connection with the pro-
gram of the division Of physical fit
ness, office of civilian defense, to in
crease Americas potential home guard |
army.
Richard Hills, rs, who
died at a local hospital, came here
more than 80 years ago. Born In
D. c., he rode the ranges
as a cowboy In Texas before coming
to Montana. He came up the Missouri
river to Fort Benton half a century
ago and 80 years ago settled on
east Of here.
WINDHAM- Alexander D. Peters,
n, who died at his home here, came
10 Montana in 1887. Born In Nova
Scotia, he arrived in Great Falls on
he first mixed train to reach that
,ity. He then came by stage to the
Sage creek ranch near Utica, where he
vas employed for number of years
" L. H. Hamilton, now Of Great Falls.
KALISPELL-Myron Nicholson, So,
Who died recently, was a graduate Of
he Moody Bible institute at Chicago.
n 1908 he accepted q call as minister
4 the Baptist church in Hubbard,
finn, and came to Montana in 1903
s pastor of the Belt Baptist church.
The following year he purchased q
arm 10 miles northwest Of here and
ngaged in stockraising.
MISSOULA-C @. Polk, an inspec-
ion engineer for the public roads adj
Illustration here for five years, has
one to Valdez, Alaska, to be assistant
obstruction engineer on the northern
ection Of the new Alaskan highway
lie will be assigned to the 700-mile
ection under supervision of Frank
awards of Portland, former district
ngineer for the public roads admins
'ation here.
LIBBY-Mrs. John Geiger, 81, who
led here, had been q resident of this
icinity almost half century. When q
Dung girl, accompanied by her par
hts and a sister, she came overland
y covered wagon TO Oregon. Later
ne family returned to Iowa. At the
ge of 10, Mrs. Geiger came to Helena,
here she was married. She and her
usband soon afterward moved to
libby.