Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27
Treasure State News Briefs

BELT-Mrs. Annie B. Porter, So
who died In Great Falls, was borr
in Colorado and came TO Montana A.
years ago.
PLENTYWOOD-Fire Quilted the Of.
flee Of the Plentywood Herald, weekly
published by Harry E. Polk. The los,
was estimated at $4,000. Defective
wiring was blamed.
GREAT FALIS-J. Walter Thomas
has been elected grand knight Of the
local Knights Of Columbus council
John Cartwright was named deputy
grand knight.
HELENA-The Montana board of
lands and investments has sold to the
Bar B Ranch Co. of Ogden, Utah.
l ,280 acres Of grazing land in Beaver
head county Tor 5000.
DILLON-with only a total delin-
quency Of $3,919O6, tax collections in
May were the best in years, Miss Ber-
tie Mathews, county treasurer, an
nounced. OF the 1,l23 taxpayers on the
books, only SO we're delinquent.
HELENA-Thomas M. Robinson has
been elected president Of the Lions
club here, succeeding Al johnson. w.
E. Fry was named first vice president;
John Morris, second vice president.
and DR.. o. W. Burgan, third vice
president.
NEIHART-Emil Anderson, 81, who
died at his home here, had been a
local resident for 50 years. Death fol-
lowed an illness of four years. AnSI
derson was born in Norway. His wife
died here 40 years ago.
HELENA - william G. Ferguson.
state director Of civilian defense, has
received so gas masks for distribution
in the state in training civilian de-
tense workers. The masks came from
a Fall River. Mass, factory.
-EIinor Warning, SUPER
intendent of the Marcus DAILY hospital
for the last six months, has resigned |
to return to her home in Battle Greek,
Mich. Elsie M. Denis Of New Hartford, |
N. Y, Is her successor here.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E. Hartley has
been elected president Of the Lions
club here. James K. Potts, acting
- ~oANACAt oAAACC bAAC 1GoAEAloAbAk4 al
months ago Of G. r. Walsh, was
chosen vice president.
HARLOWTON = Bertram Luther
Moody, u, death victim here, was a
pioneer Harlowton merchant and dec
orator. Born in Vermont, he came to
his city in 1903, when Harlowton was
1ut three years old.
T1t--
'esident Of Walkerville and the only
Mason to have completed a half CEN
Jury in Minitor lodge, No. 35. A. F. 81
4. M, was honored by his lodge
'rothers recently. They presented him {
With 5O-year pin and membership '
certificate.
HELENA - Montana has already '
more than 1900 of the I
model planes asked Of it by the bureau ]
II aeronautics and expects to have 6
he rest finished by Aug. 81 by prison q
rs at the state penitentiary and by S
oys at the Miles City industrial b
chool. I
HEIENA-W. P. McComas, So, who .
led here, had been custodian at the
tate capitol since March, 1871, and a
Tas well known native of Helena. S
or 10 years previous TO the time he b
ecame custodian at the capitol, he 9
as guard at the First National bank. a
HELENA-Highway patrolmen win 9
with the state rationing =
oard by reporting owners of cars ?
ousing tires with high-speed driving :
boards may refuse new tires =
nd recaps to the persons who abuse Il
res.
DuLON-Hugo Kenck, Butte, was
ected commander of the mining dis
let of the American Legion at the n
1nual district meeting here, succeed
g G. A. Bechler of Dillon. o. B.
liver, Anaconda, was elected vice 4
Luther S. Smith, Dillon,
laplain, and Ray Leighton, Butte, =
rgeant at arms. Mrs r. e. Thurston, a
ownsend, was elected president of the
strict auxiliary.
CHESTER Frank Laird, Is, who
ed in hospital here, was a prom
ent sheep rancher of the Sweet Ia
rass hills Born in Scotland, he came b
this country as a young man, go CT
g to Colorado. From that state he q
allied sheep to Montana He worked st
r number Of years for Tom Strobe, pi
hester sheep rancher, before going ri
to the wool growing business him a.
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