Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-18
Treasure State News Briefs

A. COllette, resident OF Helena 10I
% years, and pastor Of st. Mary's
Catholic parish for the last six years,
has been named pastor Of the Holy
Rosary church In Bozeman. Father
Collette win succeed Rev. Father j. j
OKennedy, pastor Of the Bozeman
church for is years. who has been
transferred to Poison.
HARLOWTON-Mrs. E. K. Grind
well recently received q letter from a
niece in oslo, Norway, which had been
mailed in November, 1941 1t was the
first letter Mrs. Grindwell, a native
of Norway, has received from any of
her relatives since the war began
in 1888.
HELENA farmers In June
employed an estimated 10000 workers,
including $4,000 hired hands, the fed
The number was approximately the
same as last year but wages averaged
Is percent higher.
LEWISTOWN-AHrs. Nathalie Be
LANCER, who came here from Canada
in the days Of the gold rush, operat-
ing stores at Maiden and Kendall for
a number Of years, celebrated her Goth
birthday recently. She still does her
own housework and travels unattended
on trains and buses.
HEIENA-The pinch of rationing
is to be felt by patients at the state
mental hospital at Warm Springs and
residents Of the training school at
Boulder. The state called for bids on
100 pounds of coffee a month for three
months for the two institutions but
the successful bidder could guarantee
only 500 pounds month.
HAAIILTON-Three persons, includ-
ing a navy ensign, were carried from
a burning warehouse here by members
of the Montana State Firemen's as
ISOLATION who we're attending q con-
vention dance nearby. They were En-
sign Kenneth M. Smith, IS, Of Pomona,
Calf, formerly Of Billings; Cleve
40, and Mrs. Dale Blyberg,
80, both Of Hamilton.
DEER While his seeing
dog watched in bewilderment, DR.. F.
H. Naegeli, A, sightless oSteopath, died
suddenly of a heart attack while fish
ing at Rock Greek lake six miles west
Of here. Blinded 10 years ago by an
explosion while working in a mine
at Basin, Or. Naegeh studied osteo-
oathy and began his practice in Basin.
He moved here two years ago.
ANACONDA james j. Mcclure, SIS,
.ecent death victim, was a prominent
Anaconda business man and sports
t. rg~ 4e-
5rict on the West Fork Of Rock creek,
IS miles southwest Of here, six hours
after being stricken while on holiday
fishing trip. Born in Ireland, MCGUIRE
anne to the United States In 1901 and
moved here In 1905.
GREAT FAILS-Gerre Stewart Vo-
len, 10, son of Mr.. and MRS. r. s.
Voden of this city, has been wounded
n action, according to word received
lere by his parents from the navy de-
Dartment. He was reported as not ser1-
Iusly hurt. VOden, a radioman third
lass, enlisted In the naval reserve
bout two years ago and was called |
o active service June 30, 1871.
AIDER-The ranks Of those who
anne to Montana In covered wagons
we're thinned with the death Of John
5oforth, pioneer Treasure state man
Born in Missouri, Goforth came to
Butte with his parents in a prairie |
chooner" the following year-1876.
FOR S5 years he was engaged in min
ng and as q truck driver before NOV
ng here in 1928.
HELENA Extensive revision of the
942 maintenance program Of the |
tate highway department looms as
result Of requisitioning of equip
nent by the war department and
.lso a shortage of road oil. A $55,560
contract to furnish "a gravel stock
lies in six northeastern counties has
'een- Cancelled because the equipment
las been taken over by the govern
nent
RED LODGE-Mrs. Anna Young
lolter, 81, who died at her home here,
lad lived in Red Lodge for 43 years.
Born in Germany, she was married to
ferdinand Simmons in 1873 and came
o the United States shortly after
yard, locating on farm in Arkansas.
simmons died in 1889. She later mar
led william Youngholter and IN 1898
he family moved to Belt. where they
wed until 1899, when they came here.
DR.. Youngholter died in 1929.
HE1EJA-August Kropp, IS, who