Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-07
Treasure State News Briefs

army at the disposal Of Uncle Sam
HUE has II sons, of whom have al
ready entered the army. The Others
are all engaged in war work while
awaiting their calls. His two daughters
and wife, residing in San Francisco
are working on defense projects.
BOHEMIAN - Montana's latest cash
\ crop is pine cones. Pine cones from the
west Gallatin canyon are now being
shipped to a Minneapolis firm which
uses them in the manufacture Of
( Christmas holiday decorations. The
! first order, now being filled at the
Karst ranch southwest Of here, was
for 100 bushels.
I GREAT FALLS-A solemn pontifi-
cal mass here marked the 25th ami
versary Of the ordination to priest
hood Of the Most Rev. William J. Con-
don. bishop Of Great Falls.
The ceremony took place in st.
AIMS cathedral. The Most Rev
Charles D. White, bishop Of Spokane
delivered the sermon. Bishop Joseph
NJ. Gilmore Of Helena attended.
GREAT FALIS-Joseph J. Stillman,
81. Kalispeu, formerly Of Great Falls.
died at Havelock, Ontario. The body
will be brought to Great Falls for
burial. Stillman was born May 20, 1891,
in Rochester, N. z. He spent many
years In Great Falls as an insurance
representative, leaving here only four
years ago to make his home in Kali
ispell
HELENA-Ndajor Don A. McKinnon,
former Montana state highway engi-
neer, left Helena following a short
visit here, for Omaha, Neb., where he
will report for active duty with the
army engineering corps. Major Nc
who headed the state high |
way department for approximately six |
years, volunteered for army service
several months ago.
PHILIPsBURG - Mrs. Ellen Nc
Bride, II, widely known pioneer resi-
dent Of Philipsburg and Granite
county, died at the home Of her niece,
Mrs Edward Mullen, in Vancouver,
Wash. She was born in Michigan, but
,ame to Granite county with her par
,nts when a small child. Her husband,
he late Owen Mcbride, died in
several years ago.
GREAT FAILS-Guy Graybin and
nose Mottard, Great Northern rail-
DAD employees, are believed to have
'een drowned In the Missouri river
lear the mouth of Sheep creek, 10
niles southwest of Cascade. Sheriff
INDY Loberg directed river dragging
but the bodies had not I
cen found after several days Of
earch.
HELENA William w. Samsel, dis
riot forest ranger of the Helena Ma
alinas, Calf, where he has been as
gned to duties on the guayule rubber
reject. Samsel win work In Salinas !
ntil about March /, 1913, when he win
,turn and be assinged TO the Cabinet
ational forest at Thompson Falls In
large Of the Thompson Falls ranger
lstrict I
GREAT FALLIS-John Richards, "a, j
Kalispell, who died recently, had 7
sided in Great Falls for AZ years be- {
ne going to the Flathead county seat /
} live six years ago. He was foreman q
the machine shop of the A. G. NJ
here for a number of years,
so was foreman at the Great Falls
on works. He helped to organize the
d Black Eagle band and played in
for many years.
GREAT FALLS - Mrs. Melvin Saw
ye, the former Mrs. j. r. McClelland,
led at Chicago, according to word
,ceived here from her daughter, MRS.
r. Brothers. The McClelland fam
Y lived In Great Falls more than so
ears ago, when he was In the In
trance business here and also served
county treasurer Years following
Is death Mrs. McClelland married
.elvin Savage, who survives her, and
le couple lived at Fort Benton for q
me, afterwards moving to Chicago.
BUTTE - Mrs. Charles j. Kelly,
Idely known Butte matron, died re-
.ntly in Minneapolis. A native Of
oston, Mrs. Kelly came west with her
srents, the late Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
sters, when she was q girl in her
rly teens. The Peters family located
Anaconda, where Mr. Peters entered
e mercantile business and became
lie of the outstanding pioneer citizens
the Smelter city. 1t was in Ana
nda that Mrs. Kelly, then Miss Mary
sters, received her early education