Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-25
Treasure State News Briefs

son Of Mr.. and MRS. Oscar Mclean
ranchers IL miles south Of here, wa
drowned In the Boulder river near hi
home. The boy fell from a bridge a
he and an older brother and sistel
we're climbing around the end Of 1
stock gate.
BILLINGS When the 10-story, mil
lion dollar Northern hotel opened here
recently, more than 5000 persons
wandered through its spacious lobby
cocktail lounge, assembly room and
ballroom during the first day Of the
one-week period set aside for public
inspection.
HELENA Montana was one of the
/ first five states in the union to ex-
coed its quota for the q. s. o., Payne
Templeton, chairman. reported. Other
states to go over the top early were
Delaware, Arizona, New Mexico and
Colorado.
BIG Military rites were
held here for Leon A. Olin, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Olin Of Glasston, who
was killed In an army bomber crash
at WEIGH, w. Va. DIN was born and
raised here and was graduated from
Sweet Grass County high school.
GLASGOW Fire damaged the
home of Elmer Hall, Glasgow druggist,
and destroyed federally owned equip
ment in the basement used in report
ing weather conditions. Hail has been
weather observer here for more than
20 years. Damage was estimated at
$1,000.
BUTTE@Harry M. Henline, who
died here, was a native Of Portland.
For many years he had been a mo-
ton picture operator here at the Park
theater. He was a member Of Butte
lodge No. %, A. F. and A. M. Scottish
Rite Masons, and Bagdad Temple OF
the Shrine.
MISSOULA-Dr. v. w. Sundelius Of
Kalispell was elected president Of the
State Osteopathic association here at
the 42d annual convention. Anaconda
was named as the 1943 convention
city. Other officers named were r. K.
D. Kohler. Hamilton, vice president,
and DR.. H H. Stroud, Glendive, sec
IeJdIy -bKedSuISI.
HAMuTON-The DAILY fish hatch
cry in Skalkaho valley planted $685.
861 fish in the year ending July l.
During June the plant was 44,160 fry, |
44,16O advanced fry, 5000 five-inch
fish and S4,670 six-inch fish, all rain
bows The distribution was made In
Missoula and Mineral coun-
lies.
BOzEAdAN-Henry j. BoIles, AZ, who
lied Of a heart attack while encamped
IN Hebgen lake 80 miles south Of
mere, was an English instructor at
Montana State college and poet Of
tote. He had many poems published
n magazines and for several years
lad written each year Mothers day
)oem read at the colleges annual
altering Of mothers Of students.
MISSOULA-Fire fighting is not the
My thing student smoke chasers are
earning at the Nine Mile camp. They
.lso are going In for bear trapping.
FOR four successive mornings, camp
nembers found bear In box trap
uilt near the place. The bears were
marked with paint for Identification
nd moved far back into the wilder
ess.
HEIENA-Dr. Thomas L. Hawkins.
MUSICIAN and surgeon here for II
ears, has been commissioned as a
eutenant commander In the naval
eserve and has left for the naval hos
ital at Bremerton, Wash. When the
ast war broke out, DR.. Hawkins was
student at Montana State univer-
ty. He enlisted and served year and
half In the medical corps, seeing
ctive service in France.
GREAT FALLsS-Alex A. Heaney,
|, who died here at the home Of
Is daughter, was a pioneer SimmS
blacksmith He retired six years ago
nd had lived in Great Falls since.
Teaney was born in Ireland and came
, this country So years ago. He had
we'd in Montana about As years. He
perated a blacksmith shop at Simms
,r IS years and was charter mem
err of the Masonic lodge at Fairfield.
MISSOULA - Five-year-old Ladine
Jose Dauenhauer, daughter OF Mr..
nd Mrs. Tony Dauenhauer Of Charlie
led in a hospital here from burns
,ceived when her dress caught fire
) she played with matches. Patricia
tewart, 8, MiSsoula, was burned ia
lily two weeks earlier and Wayne
1ghtower, IA, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.