Farmington Ladies Aid to Meet at Mrs Reiding Home
The Farmington Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. R A Reiding next Wednesday July 12. Miss Florence Thompson spent the weekend and Fourth of July with her mother Mrs May Thompson. Maurice Iverson of Denby ND visiting at uncle Oliver Mauseth’s and staying at the Carl Malone ranch. Gerald Lee baby born July 1 at Conrad to Mr and Mrs Abe Baker. Water turned into Farmers Ditch from reservoir Wednesday. Chas Pierce riding ditch. Jeanette Keaster and Lucille Hasterlik of Great Falls visited at J B Conner home over the Fourth. Nancy Stenson visited Anna Marie Hanson from Sunday to Wednesday. Charles Hanson with Jerry Stenson. Mr and Mrs Gus Mauseth and daughter Grace and Wm Mauseth of Fargo ND visiting Oliver Mauseth. Larry Davidson of Malta visited grandparents Henry and Mrs Davidson while parents vacationed in Glacier Park. Home Demonstration club picnic at Freeman ranch drew large crowd. Mr and Mrs Rhinehart Arensmeyer were guests of honor at a family dinner and shower at C W Arensmeyer home. H C Nyhus learned from Fondulac WI that his niece Muriel Odegard died. Dinner guests included Ray Davidson and son Larry, Emil Depner and son Kenneth, Frank Zgoda, Henry Davidson, F W Smith and son Robert, W G Dauwalder and family, and Dr A H Jones on July Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Baker
Gerald Lee
Conrad
Farmers Ditch
Chas. Pierce
Jeanette Keaster
Lucille Hasterlik
Great Falls
J. B. Conner
Nancy Stenson
Anna Marie Hanson
Charles Hanson
Jerry Stenson
Gus Mauseth
Grace
Wm. Mauseth
Fargo
N. D
Oliver Mauseth
Larry Davidson
Malta
Henry Davidson
Glacier Park
Home Demonstration Club
Freeman Ranch
Rhinehart Arensmeyer
C. W. Arensmeyer
H. C. Nyhus
Nyhus
Fondulac
Wis
Muriel Odegard
Ray Davidson
Larry
Emil Depner
Kenneth
Frank Zgoda
F. W. Smith
Robert
W. G. Dauwalder
A. H. Jones
King’s Hill
Neihart
David Smith
Klingman
Red Lodge
Garry Johnson
Janet Lee
Arthur Davidson
Pete Zgoda
Ira Denison
Wm. Lusty
Leona Sabados
Margaret
R. Anderson
Chateau Park
John Chalmers
Oliver Forseth
Olaf Forseth
Sun River Canyon
Maurice Iverson
Clarence Carlson
John Carlson
Ernest Carlson
Pete Otness
Francis Suiste
Eden
Suiste
Jane van House
Janet
Farmington
Teton Canyon
A. G. Arensmeyer
Dicky
Wm. Chalmers
Leslie Chalmers
Ernest Arensmeyer
Martin Arensmeyer
W. Arensmeyer
J. L. LeDesky
Jane
L. J. Otness
C. M. Swenson
Community Picnic Listings and Travel Notes from Local Areas
A long list of picnics and visits across King's Hill Neihart and nearby towns. Families including the Davidson, Forseth, Mauseth, Chalmers, Arensmeyer, Nyhus and Otness crew joined Fourth of July gatherings in Chateau park Sun River Canyon and Teton Canyon with extended relatives and farm neighbors.
Assessment bill extends mining claim work deadline
The bill extends the assessment deadline from July 1 to October 1 for unpatented mining claims. It passed both houses and awaits President Roosevelt's approval, per Senator B. K. Wheeler. Previously the law required $100 in work per claim by July 1 each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Roosevelt
B. K. Wheeler
Roosevelt Okays WPA Projects in Dawson Lincoln and Montana
President Roosevelt approves three works progress administration projects valued at 17885 for Dawson county high school facilities 5263 for Lincoln county school improvements and 2476 for the Montana experiment station and grounds near Corvallis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Dawson County
Lincoln County
Montana Experiment Station
Corvallis
Equipment Bought for Galen TB Hospital Expansion
State Purchasing Agent T S Mc Quitty purchased 7500 dollars of equipment for the new Galen state tuberculosis hospital addition. The delivery of beds chairs mattresses medicine cabinets chart tables and gas ranges is scheduled for October 1 at the Galen institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. McQuitty
Galen
Death claims B. Joe Metlen, Beaverhead rancher and legislator
B. Joe Metlen of Armstead, longtime Beaverhead County rancher and state representative, died in Rochester Minnesota last week after medical treatment. He served as chair of the House Revenue and Taxation committee during the 1937 legislature and 1939 assembly and led Montana Stockgrowers and Beaverhead County Mining associations. He studied at Montana State University, Denver University and Stanford before operating the family stock ranch begun by his father in 1863.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Metlen
Armstead
Beaverhead County
State House of Representatives
Rochester
Minn
Metlen
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
Beaverhead
E C Carruth Died After Short Illness In Great Falls
Edwin C Carruth state manager of the Home Owners Loan Corporation died of pneumonia last week at a Great Falls hospital after a brief illness. He was prominent in state Democratic politics and served as a game warden and on the state board of equalization. He came to Montana in 1902. Mrs Carruth and two daughters, a brother and a sister survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Carruth
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Great Falls
Carruth
State Board of Equalization
Montana
Montana Retail May Sales Show Broad Increases
May sales across 439 Montana stores rose about 16 percent from a year earlier and nearly 7 percent above April. Billings led gain at 46 percent, while Anaconda had a modest 1 percent rise. Other increases included Butte 9.7, Great Falls 19.7, Helena 9.4, Missoula 22.1, Bozeman 4.8, Lewistown 40.6, Livingston 15.7, and Miles City 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Anaconda
Butte
Great Falls
Helena
Missoula
Bozeman
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
State buys chemicals for Montana universities
Chemical supplies worth 5700 have been bought for the state university at Missoula and the state school of mines at Butte for use during the next school year, according to State Purchasing Agent I. S. McQuitty. The goods will be delivered to the schools August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University
Missoula
State School of Mines
Butte
I. S.mcquitty
State collects taxes from counties fall 1938 share
State Treasurer Ray Shannon reported that counties sent in $644 023 for the last half of 1938 property tax collections, below $780 026 for the same period in 1937 due to a reduced educational tax levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Shannon
Night Well Rescue After Opossum Hunt Gone Wrong
James Kidwell of Mount Vernon Texas nearly died when he fell into an abandoned brick well while hunting opossums. He signaled for help with a flashlight as water filled the shaft, attracting two passing boys who found him and pulled him to safety. He sustained no serious injuries after a cold, lengthy immersion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kidwell
Mount Vernon
Texas
Kidwell
Tie
WPA Projects Approved in Nine Montana Counties
President Roosevelt approved nine Works Progress Administration projects across Montana. Funds totaling amounts include Fergus 4528 for a county shop, Flathead 54043 for Kalispell sidewalks, Madison 11578 for a Ruby river spillway near Alder, Richland 37615 for school buildings, Cascade 105571 for school improvements, Sheridan 37245 for school Cascade county, Beaverhead 20811 for Titon cemetery, Silver Bow 31418 for school grounds, and Richland 30161 for parks near Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Montana
Washington, D. C
Fergus County
Flathead County
Kalispell
Madison County
Ruby River
Alder
Richland County
Sheridan County
Cascade County
Sidney
Beaverhead County
Titon
Silver
Graham Reelected Head of Montana Federation of Labor
James D. Graham of Helena was reelected president of the Montana Federation of Labor at its biennial convention in Livingston. He defeated Clarence Blewett of Butte, editor of the Montana Labor News, for the presidency. John Driscoll of Butte was elected vice president, with George Yeager of Great Falls named to the Great Falls district executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
James D. Graham
Helena
Montana Federation of Labor
Livingston
Clarence Blewett
Butte
Montana Labor News
John Driscoll
Great Falls
George Yeager
Governors appoint boards of food distributors and park commission
Governor Roy E. Ayers appointed members to two new bodies created by the last legislature. The food distributors board includes Otis Mudd of Missoula H C Hansen of Worden and W Ti Bertscue Jr of Great Falls. The state park commission includes M M Duncan of Virginia City Dr P J Sweeney of Fort Benton and George Neill of Libby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Ayers
Board of Food Distributors
State Park Commission
Food Distributors Board
Otis Mudd
Missoula
H. C. Hansen
Worden
W. Ti. Bertscue Jr
Great Falls
M. M. Duncan
Virginia City
P. J. Sweeney
Fort Benton
George Neill
Libby
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Ladies Aid
R. A. Reiding
Florence Thompson
May Thompson
Denby
North Dakota
Carl Malone
Chick’s Shell Station
Penney’s
Batiste
Andre del Sarto
Palace of Fine Arts
Virgin and Child
St. John
Treasure Island
Death
E. C. Carruth
S.O.S
Kidd
J. I
Choteau Garage
A. G. Kellam
Ben Chalmers
Prop
Bell System
The
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
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