Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-12-05

to succeed J. e. Jockey, who resigned
Monday. Jockey, clerk and recorder
: since September Of 1871 when A. J.
/. Duncan resigned, accepted a position
: IN the tax refund division OF the state
board Of equalization. Miller will be
clerk and recorder until the first Nom
] day in January when Jerry Sullivan.
who was elected this month, win take
office.
HAVRE-Mrs. Carrie Jane Jones. SO.
pioneer resident Of Havre, died re-
Gently at her home. Mrs. Jones had
seen Havre and Hin county grow from
an undeveloped portion Of Montana to
one Of the most fruitful areas In the
state. She came to Havre so years ago
and was the second teacher in the
city. She was later the first secretary
to H. Earl Clack, Havre businessman.
Mrs Jones was born in Buffalo. MINI.
HAVRE-Hin county has wiped out
the bonded Indebtedness. RAY L. Sands
chairman Of the coard Of county COM
missioners, said II plans now under
consideration materialize, It is ex-
pected that in 1913 another slash can
be made in the tax levy The levy was
cut this year to II mills from the 1871
levy of a. Highest levies came In 1888
and 1899 when the county assessed
2775 mills.
HAAGmTON-Dr George D. Brig
ham has arrived from Washington to |
become associate bacteriologist In |
charge of typhus vaccine production at |
the United States public health SER
Mo- Tut. 70 rf4n de Tfza
aid r. Cox, who win leave Dec. / for |
laboratory post at Pearl River, N. Y.
DR.. Cox Is widely known for his de-
velopment Of a spotted fever vaccine
taken from chicken embryos
HAVRE - Taken into custody at
Great Falls on charges Of embezzle-
ment, Harry F. Short, former Hill
county deputy treasurer, was returned
to Hayre and released when 81 500 was
posted for his appearance In court. In
the information filed by County Attor-
ney Oscar @. Hauge, Short is charged
with appropriating county funds in the
amount of $69504, during period ex-
tending from Aug. /, 1912, till Sept. is,
1912.
GREAT FALLS A forgetful man
in the office Of Agnes
5chrapps, clerk of the district court,
10 get a marriage license, bringing
along his best-man-to-be. All pro-
;eeded nicely until the clerk asked for
he name of the prospective bride
The first name was volunteered with
tut delay. Then the applicant was
tuck. His Mustered friend proved
qually unproductive. A halt was
allied until the girl arrived to supply
he information.
GREAT FALLS-William F. Preston
l, prominent Great Falls insurance
nan. died at a hospital here after a
veek's illness. Preston, head Of the W.
) Preston Insurance agency, had re-
Ided here for about "A years. He was
eneral agent for the Northwestern
Tational Life Insurance Co. and last
ebruary completed rs years Of SER
Ice with the company. Preston was
past president of the Great Falls
association and an elder
I the Presbyterian church Born at
igginsvi1le, Mo, Preston came to
[ontana in 1905 and ran q general
ore at Moccasin. He entered the in
rance business In 1916, shortly be-
IRE he came here.
STEVENSVILLE-G George T. Baggs,
!, who first came to the Bitter Root
llley in 1877, widely known attorney
Id prominent In civic affairs of the
Illey, died at his home. Baggs was a T.
alive Of Delaware, born Jan. /, 1857.