Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-11-14
Treasure State News Briefs

! Lodge following a long illness. BorI
! in Madison, Wis, Mr.. Moore came Il
I Montana after he reached manhood
I He was a barber.
/ BUTTE-Miles Mcdonald, 81, Butte
/ resident for "a years died following g
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 gum
shot wound suffered while hunting
proved fatal for Elmer Buck, g. He
and Shorty" Harmon, his hunting
companion, both slipped and fell as
they were going down steep hill.
County officials we're 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 a 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 II 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 (Pepper) Martin,
16, 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
KALISPEIL-Cha E. Terry was
elected to head the Kalispeu Kiwanis
club for the coming year at an an
nual election. Tom Richardson was
elected first vice president and Jay
Jasswell, second vice president. Mem
,ers of the board of directors elected
we're D. S. Cameron, Harry Campbell, |
Burnett Elliot, Russell Merritt, Tom
Perry, Dan Wohlwend and Merle |
Rawlings.
HELENA-Harry M. Earle, 10, died
It the Masonic home in the Helena
alley where he had been a resident /
ince 1899. Earle was born Sept. l,
872 and entered the home Oct. ~,
939. He was an express messenger for
many years from Great Falls to
augusta. He was member of Augusta
odge, No. "a, Augusta chapter No. "a.
I the Great Falls Consistory Shrine
nd the Algeria Shrine temples.
LEWISTOWN-William Wright, rs,
esident of Montana for over 81 years,
led at the ST. Joseph hospital Wright
vas born in Ontario and came to
Fontana from Michigan in 1888. He
rorked as a cowboy on several old
me ranches in this section. Later he
ras a partner with Jess Hart In oper-
ting sawmill. Recently he had been
,cated near Winnett but always
Maintained home in Lewistown.
GREAT FALLS-Wider use of maps
/ all schools Of Cascade county, so
nat pupils may follow more &C
urately the world developments, is
rged In a bulletin sent to teachers by
Iargaret Holland, county superinten-
emit. Teachers were asked to use maps
every way possible, in history, read
ig, geography, language and other
,udies. If space permits, maps should
e left on display so that pupils may
onsult them at any time.
HELENA The pennies in baby's
iggie bank are needed in the war eff
,rt. w. E. Rae Of Havre, chairman Of
ne Montana salvage committee asked
nat pennies saved in children's banks
e put into circulation at once as
le "coppers" are being reminted with
smaller copper content. Rae es-
mated 1000 tons of copper may be
Irned in to war industry channels If
atriotic parents cooperate in liquid
ting penny boards.
GREAT FALLS-A crippled child
ms clinic will be conducted Nov. 10
nd 20 at offices of the Great Falls
mic by the division Of crippled
aildren, state board of health. The
srvice is available to persons under