Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-13
Treasure State News Briefs

MALTA-Mrs. Herman g. Robinson
II. who died Of shock following ar
automobile accident near Cadillac
Sask.. came to Malta as a bride II
1893 and had lived here ever since
She was born at Walkerton, Ont, and
grew to womanhood there.
GREAT FALLs-Peter A. Fjelstad
ST. who died here, had lived in this
I city about II years and once was
( proprietor OF a local grocery store. Al
/ the time of his death he was care
/ taker at Our Savior's Lutheran church,
where funeral services were held.
DnLON-Mrs. j. M. Neidt, who died
at her home here, was the wife Of an
old-time ranchman Of the Big Hole
basin. She was born In Indiana and
moved from there to Iowa, where she
resided until 1901, the year that the
Neidt family came to the Big Hole
basin.
GREAT FALLS-Roy II. Miller, as
Sistant department superintendent of
the Anaconda Copper Mining Co., and
president Of the Kiwanis club, has
been elected commander Of the local
American Legion post. He viii take
office In September, succeeding Harry
O. Britton.
BELT-David Chambers, 70, who
died at his home here, had been a
resident Of the Raynesford district for
half a century. A native Of Ireland,
Chambers came to the United States
SO years ago and became a cattle
rancher at Raynesford. He moved here
two years ago.
DILLON-Thieves apparently value
whisky above automobiles. Beaverhead
county officials reported a car, con-
tanning about 500 worth Of whisky,
was stolen from Lima. An hour later
the car was found three miles away,
unchanged but lacking its cargo Of
liquor.
POPLAR-With definite assurance
that the new armory building viii be
completed in plenty Of time, plans are
being drafted for dedication cere-
monies to be held in conjunction with
the annual Fourth of July celebration
The city council will have charge OF
the dedication ceremonies.
GREAT FALL4S-Henry M. Shap-
leigh, trainmaster of the Great North
ern Railroad Co. here, has been pro-
NOTED to division superintendent of
the railroad for the klamath Falls,
Ore, division. E. F. Oviatt, former
-rainmaSter at Glasgow, has succeeded
TO the post vacated by Sharleigh here.
LEWISTOWN-Fergus county re-
aNrCaJ ffu fret T1ooI1v, ,,1frxv1& a., cv,nf I
ed fever death Of the year upon the |
finding Of the body Of Joe Gerig, So, |
n his cabin Is miles east of Roy. Gerig, |
bachelor, had been dead two or
'hree days, Coroner Curtis w. Wilder /
stated. Gerig came to Fergus county |
A years ago.
HARLOWTON-Alvin Taber, who |
ecently visited in Harlowton, his for
ner home, reported to Washington, |
,. O., June 8 10 accept q diplomatic
to Asmara, Eritrea, East |
frica. For the last year Taber has
'een an embassy attache at Borota,
columbia. He is a native of this sec
ion.
HELEHGA-Charles A. Pedretti, who
led recently in Cincinnati, designed
be interior decorations of the state
apital here and did much Of the
Fork himself. Little had been known
the man who painted the pictures
] the dome and the old senate cham
er and who supervised those In what
} now the present senate chamber.
FORT Richard Stanton,
/, who died at Calgary and who was
native Of New London, Canada,
loved to Chouteau county as a young
ian, taking up land on the right fork
Shonkin creek Just above the pres
ut Woodrock ranch. AS road super
lsor he laid out most Of the roads
that section.
GREAT FALLS - Wilson Nicoll,
Ireat Falls high school graduate now
Aishtng his freshman year at North
eStern university, has won the Phi
Ia Sigma award as outstanding fresh
IAN. The award is based on scholar
nip, extent Of participation in extra
irricula activities and the amount of
nancial self-help.
HAVRE- George James BONNIE, II,
no died here recently, was first audi
" OF Hill county and a member Of
le legislature for two terms. A ma
We of Boone, Ia, he and his wife
we'd at Balfour, N. D., for time
i'd came to Havre from Fort Benton
1912, after living there two years.