Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-02
Treasure State News Briefs

before they are indicted into til,
u service. Sometimes more than 80 per
cent Of drafted groups have been re
jected by army physicians, he said b
had learned.
DEER LODGE-Mrs. Hannah CIar,
Kirkes, "A, who died here after {
/ stroke, came to this city more than 81
I years ago when the Milwaukee railroad
was being constructed through here
I She was born In Wisconsin.
HELENA-An information was fIleC
/ in district court here charging Romeo
r. Hills with the murder of Tony
Natanski, a ranch worker, who died as
result Of injuries suffered in a hit
and-run accident here.
MISsOULA-Andrew J. Gagan. vet
eran of % years In the railway mail
service, has been ordered held for a
federal grand jury on charge OF
mail theft. The charge was brought
by NJ L. Merritt, poStoffice inspector.
BUTTE-Mrs. Eliza S. zornes, who
died here, came to Butte in 1890.
Widow of the late Charles E. zornes,
she was born In Utah in 1858, of par
ents who had crossed the plains with
Brigham Young.
Negotiations have been
completed between the lumber and
sawmin workers union and the Kali
ispell Lumber Co. providing for a s.
cents an hour increase in pay for all
production employees and vacations up
to five days annually.
HELENA-Traffic law violators paid
S48, 1893 in fines and forfeitures dur
ing the first nine months of the cur
rent fiscal year, compared with $43,-
09976 during the same period of the
year, the Montana highway
patrol reported.
HELENA-Arthur w. Church, SO,
former chief engineer at the state hos
pital at Warm Springs, and brother
Of w. Ray Church of this city, died
at the Marine hospital in Seattle.
Church was chief engineer at Warm
Springs for 13 years.
Thomas L. Snapp, So,
Who died in a Seattle hospital, home
teaded near here in 1907 and in the
,arly days hauled freight from Gil
nan to nearby ranches. He also worked
or the Carmichael and Reeder ranch
S in the Sun river canyon area.
GREAT Glenn Bostwick, re-
'orted to have committed suicide by
umping into the Missouri river near
is residence, was found sleeping In
he brush, almost within sight Of fire
len and deputy sheriffs who had
oent two hours dragging the river for
is body.
HELENA-The Helena Elks lodge has
Earl K Hilger as exalted
ller. Other officers are r. A. Nelson,
aiding knight; A. C. Fitzpatrick, loyal
night; L. F. Koran, lecturing knight;
F.. Coleman, secretary; w. B. Nc
latchey, treasurer, and A. H. Cooney,
Ter.
Observation-Disclosures Brown Wilson,
J, who died at his home here, was
entitled with the beet sugar industry |
Montana for nearly 90 years He
me to this country from Scotland
1908 when 10 years old. He served
It'll the Canadian and United States +
rces during the first World war.
series of oil paintings 0
picting the history of Montana's 9
ghway system, which hangs in the
ate highway commission building,
e scheduled for completion soon.
vim Shorty Shope, highway depart
emit artist, is working on the final
hitting.
z. Cav ST., rs, recent
ath victim, had lived In Helena for
years and had been associated with
2 Montana Power Co. for 40. Born at
rt Leavenworth, Kan, he came to
)ntana in 1889. He returned later
Kansas, where he was married. He
Mrs. Cav came to Helena in 1896.
HELENA Permission for 10 Mon
Ia State college engineering students
travel to west coast cities for their
nual plant inspection tour May 20
was given by the state board Of
lminers. Prof. r. F. Challender, head
the general engineering department,
! conduct the trip. /
GREAT FALLS Robert Ralph, sec
airy of the local musicians union,
S reelected president of the Mon
Ia Musicians Protective union at
annual state conference here. Jim
egg Of MisSoula was reelected sec
airy and Butte was chosen as site
next years conference. /
will of Willis Van