Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-11-13
News Briefs
From, the Treasure State

KALISPEI-Dr Archibald Nelson
Currie. So, died in a Kalispen hospital
after long illness. He was a captain
| in the medical corps during the first
World war, and formerly practiced
medicine in Glasgow and Park Grove
HARDIN - Blanche NJ. Jensen Of
Hardin. student at the University OF
Washington in Seattle, has enlisted
in the WAC. Her brother. Henry
Jensen is chief pharmacists mate in
the navy.
LEWISTOWN-Clifto L. Van Horn
"a, had a 1927 touring car in running
condition. with five tires and hall
thankful of gasoline Unable to drive !,
now, he donated the machine to the
scrap drive. 1t weighed $500 pounds.
BILLINGS Edwin F. Parriott. Liv-
ingston, was elected president of the
Montana Implement and Hardware
association at the closing business ses-
vention at the Northern hotel. He sue
ceeded Anton Nelson of Plentywood.
ANACONDA-Mrs. Edna Olson, 70
died in Butte at the home of her SON.
in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs
George j. Kern, after a long illness
She was born in Smoland, Sweden
She came to this country and to Ana
conda SIS years ago and was married
six weeks after arriving in this city.
BUTTE-Butte miners will receive
reinforcementS numbering about 1000
men from the United States army in
their fight to produce more copper for
the nations war machine. Army Of
ficials said approximately 300 soldier
miners are already in Butte and 200
more are on their way.
BUTTE-Miles Mcdonald, 81, Butte
resident for Ga years died following a
lingering Illness Mcdonald was one
of the Oldest employees in point of SER
vice on the Butte hill at the time Of
his retirement last April. He was only
three years old when he came to Butte
with his widowed mother, Mrs. Ann
Mcdonald, and five brothers.
KALISPELL An accidental gun
shot wound suffered while hunting
proved fatal for Elmer Buck, %. He
and Shorty" Harmon, his hunting
companion. both slipped and fell as
they were going down a steep hill.
County officials were informed that
Harmons gun was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet striking Buck in
the abdomen.
BUTTE-Col. D. G.. Stivers, 70, a
veteran member of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company's legal depart
ment, died at his home He had been
in failing health for long time. Col.
Stivers, a veteran of the Spanish
American war and World war l. an ar
dent sportsman and for many years
president of the Butte Gun Club, was
widely known throughout the state.
MISSOULA-First of the Northern
Pacific railways IL new giant Z-8 To-
comotives, to be used in freight SER
vice between Missoula and Laurel by
way of Helena, will be delivered here
in December, Master Mechanic E. H.
Carlson announced. Two locomotives
are expected to be in service before
the Christmas holidays.
MALTA-Wayne tPepper) Martin,
l6, was shot fatally while hunting
near Malta. A charge from his own
shotgun accidentally struck him in
the head. His companions, Monte
Rathie and Bob MCGEE, brought him
to town, but he died before reaching
the hospital Martin was sophmore
member of the high school football
squad.
KALISPELL-Char E. Terry was
elected to head the Kalispell Kiwanis
club for the coming year at an an
nual election. Tom Richardson was
elected first vice president and Jay
Casswell, second vice president. Mem
bers of the board of directors elected
were D. S. Cameron, Harry Campbell,