Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
Treasure State News Briefs


prominent Neihart couple, his mothel
having been one Of the first teacher
here.
OzEAGAN-Henry SideriuS Of Flat.
head county received the first indem'
nity paid in Montana under the 1914.
federal crop insurance program, th'
state AAA office announced. Sidertu
lost a l4-acre field Of wheat due Il
winter kill. His insurance payment
was about $125.
GREAT FALLS-C Claiming that ex-
cessive noise is preventing tenants
from sleeping and that defense work
ers have moved out Of hotels because
of it, several hotel operators urged the
city council to correct the condition
The matter was referred TO the police
department..
HELENA-The state purchasing de-
partment awarded contracts for total
of $1,000 worth of gauze and bandages
for state custodial institutions to the
Great Falls Drug Co., the Starr Phar-
macy, Helena; McKesson- Robbins,
Billings, and the Mills hospital, Chi
cago.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Mrs.
Reinhart Zehntner, pioneer Of Mon
tana and Meagher county's oldest resi-
dent. observed her 95th birthday at
the home of her daughter, mrs. Anna
Schmid of White Sulphur Springs,
where she has lived for number Of
years.
WINNETT-The A. ]. Bonn ranch,
five miles east Of here, reported a
Weld Of 562 bushels of wheat from
an I1-acre patch which had been win
ter wheat summer fallowed. The yield,
averaging 81 bushels an acre, is ex-
pected to be the highest in this area
this season.
GREAT FALLS-Au three members
of the Cascade county rationing board
resigned recently. Their action was be-
lieved due to failure Of their efforts
to obtain tires from contractors work
ing on defense installations here.
Those resigning were Reynold @. Dahl,
chairman; NJ. T. MeSselt and E. w.
Townsend.
HAVRE- Clarence H. johnson, who
died of a heart attack at the municipal
swimming pool, was a prominent
young business man here. He was a
graduate of Montana State university
and before coming here several years
ago was in the brokerage business in
Great Falls. He was manager Of the
Havre ,IObbinQ Co.
HAMuTON-Neil Shaffer, IA, Of
Los Angeles, was found uninjured aft
er he spent the night in the open IN
the wild Big creek canyon area Of
northern Ravalli county. The lad, who
became lost while on a hiking trip,
was seated alongside a trail when
found by a posse Of woodmen, led
by Sheriff James Olivia
BOZEA6AN-It's Just no use Thieves
stripped two tires from an
automobile In the used car lot OF L.
S. Knapp, local motor dealer. Knapp
two good used tires and de-
cided to move the car to safer base
ment quarters. He took one tire out
10 the car and left q moment to get
4 wrench. When he returned the tire
was gone.
HHENA-Capt. Earl n. Brown Of
he city police department has been
named supervisor Of the local office OF
defense transportation by Mayor j. j.
aaytin. Captain Brown will supervise
staggering Of bus hours, control school
transportation, change working hours
Tor more effective use of private auto
mobiles and improve street traffic and
)ther transportation.
MAL.TA-Frank ]. Holman, IS, died
vt local hospital. Holman was found
~ neighbors at his farm home. They
aid they believed he had had stroke
md had been helpless for several days.
lie died shortly after being brought
% the hospital He had been a farmer
n the Harb community for many
ears.
Thirteen carloads Of gas
,line for the state highway depart
nent have been purchased by the
tate. Four cars each for Great Falls
md Kalispell were ordered from the
Home Oil & Refining Co., Great Falls. |
TWO cars for use at Miles City were
fought from the Texas Co., Butte, and |
hree cars from the Big West Oil Co.,
spokane, for use at Missoula.
GREAT FALLS Efforts Of the park |
department. to add to the attractions
# Gibson park by propagation OF gray
quirrels have been nullified due to the
ct Of some person, who opened a wire |
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