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

near Bole. She and her family moved
70 Choteau in 1909 and this had beer
her home since.
DILLON-In commemoration Of the
25ch anniversary Of the founding Of
. Beaverhead chapter of the D. A. r.
the organization held public open
( Ing Of the BeaVerhead county museum
at quarters in the Normal college re-
+ Gently.
L.AUREL-Work Is under way here
on a $4,000 improvement program at
the Northern Pacific shops and yards
( Included in the plans are a classifi-
cation yard, a car paint shop, a weld
I ing shop and floodlighting of the
freight yards.
Observation-Disclosures Of the closed
Farmers State bank here has been
completed, with depositors and cred
itors being paid in full. The bank
closed at the start Of the depression
Lin the early 1930s and payments had
been made over 10-year period.
GREAT Dependency was
blamed for the death of Andrew john
son, As, Great Northern railway en-
ploye, who shot and killed himself in
the basement Of the home Of his par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmus johnson.
He had been section hand on the
Minot division Of the road for 25 years.
BUTTE-Mrs. Augusta H. Matthes,
who died here, was the wife Of one
Of the pioneer settlers of the old town
Of Silver Bow. She was the widow Of
the late William Matthes, who died 80
years ago. Matthes came to Silver Bow
about 10 years ago and for years OPP
Grated a meat market.
HELENA-Traffic on Montana high
ways continued to drop during Feb
ruary. Charles L. Sheridan, state high
way patrol supervisor, said travel on
primary roads dropped 40 percent as
compared with the previous four weeks
and was down 1873 percent as COM
pared with February last year.
BUTTE Charles j. Lyden, former
student of the Montana School of
Mines, has received a letter of COM
mendation from Secretary of the Navy
Knox, in recognition of "heroism,
courage, devotion to duty and gallant
conduct" during the japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor and Wake island.
HELENA-C. L. Young, for six years
editor Of the Montana Record Herald,
has left for active duty with the army
at Salt Lake City. Young is a first
lieutenant in the army reserve and a
veteran of the first World war, with
two years of service with the 89th
division.
NGSTON-Thomas w. Drynan,
SO, who died of a heart attack, was a
prominent Shields river valley rancherl
and a member of the Park county
board of commissioners. Born In Scot
land, Drynan came to Montana in 1909
and lived in BeaVerhead county before
moving to Park county. He was elected
county commissioner in 1910.
BUTTE-A. j. verneyen. who died in
Hollywood, Calf, was a former at
torney here and member of pioneer
Montana family. He was the son Of
the late jules Verneyen, who was en-
ployed for almost so years by the
Montana Hardware Co. A native Of
Ohio, Verneyen came to Montana with
his parents at an early age
BUTTE-Mr. and Mrs. James H.
Kelly recently observed their 5Oth we'd
ding anniversary. Their marriage here
was the elimination of childhood
that began In Ontario, Can
ada. Mr.. Kelly was born in Barrie,
Ont. He moved to Winnipeg, Man, in
1877 and Is years later came to Butte.
Mrs. Kelly came to Butte in 1890.
DEER LODGE-Welcome Wells of
who died recently at rs, was,
In his early life, an outstanding teach
er. A graduate of the University of
Michigan, he once taught school in
Porto Rico. After coming to Montana
he chose a scenic spot on the north
end OF Powell county and lived with
his many books and friends.
HELENA - The Lewis and Clark
county commissioners have voted to
the offices of sheriff and
coroner, effective Jan. l. The action
follows similar steps taken by Missoula,
Liberty and Petroleum coun-
ties in merging the offices under the
sheriff at the same salary the officer
now receives.
WARM SPRINGS cause d.
damage estimated at $4,000 to serv-
Ice building at the Montana mental
hospital here. The blaze, in the kitchen
and bakery building, some distance
from the main hospital structures,