For the first time in many years the Townsend Little League will have a competitive traveling team of the best 11 and 12 year old baseball players in town. The team will compete in the Gallatin Valley league against such teams as Whitehall, Harrison, Three Forks, and Manhattan. Their schedule includes 12 games, 6 of which will be played in Townsend.
With the issue this week John N. and Kathleen Jepson will be publishing their final issue of the Star. On May 1 the Star will be under the ownership of J. Riley and Roberta Johnson.
We the people of Toston, Crow Creek and Radersburg are accepting pledges for a fire truck. The fire station will be built on the west side of the river near the bridge.
A fly fishing clinic sponsored by the Rod and Gun Club will be held April 28, at 7:30 in the backroom of the Pines.
Bowling in Missoula tournament for women were Townsend Lumber, whose members are Mary Hooks, Lavina Rains, Doreen Peters, Cludine Ulmer, Edna Davis and Betty Joe Jepson: for Francisco’s, Gerry Zollinger, Shirley Simon, Janey Lawrence, Joyce Whaley, Martha Wilson and June Zollinger.

Two ranchers filed their names for the position of county commisioner the last day set for filling , this making a contest on both tickets. George Hensley, (D) incumbent, was first to file, followed by John W. Feistner (R). Then the tow filings last Thursday, Charles Mitchel (D) and Robert Barringer (R) insures there is to be a lively contest for this office.
The County Clerk reports that there are 1431 qualified voters in Broadwater County.
Richard Slifka rated very high in the nationwide photo contest, sponsored by Fraflex Camera Company. He won the second place prize for 300.00 dollar. This is an exceptional rating due to the fact he has only been in the camera club for one year.
The Beacon Light Club ladies took their husbands out for their annual dinner dance at the River Inn Saturday night. The affair was well attended and a good time was had by all.

Broadwater County High School is again on the accredited list,(rated high) of fully approved secondary schools of the Northwest association, which rating was continued at the annual meeting of the association in Spokane in April, Ruth Ackerly, principal of the local high school has been advised.
The last school dance to be given under the last dance of the Toston High School will be that of the annual senior hop which is to be given this Saturday evening in the Toston Hall. The committees in charge are doing everything possible to make this last memorable school dance a pleasurable affair for everyone attending. The Merry Makers orchestra of Townsend has been engaged to play for the event.
Broadwater County to receive 48,000 fish to be planted in Co. streams. The  Broadwater Rod and Gun Club has just received a requisition for fingerlings to be supplied by the goverment hatcheries for the coming season.
Farmers joyful over conditions. Many sections of Montana report ample supply of moisture this year nearly 22 counties reported this.

I will sell at public auction at the old Weston Drug store in Townsend, on Saturday, May 2nd, all the houshold goods and personal effects formerly belonging to J. R. Weston, deceased consisting of furniture, bedding, dishes, carpets, knives and forks, books, pictures, etc. Sale commmencing at 2 O’Clock P.M., F.T. McCormick auctioneer.
The Northern Pacific Railway Company, a common carrier of goods having kept them within personal property, originally consigned to the Big Chief Minning Company, at Townsend, Montana, in store at that point for  more thatn a year after the transportation thereof,  hereby gives notice by publication that it will sell the same or so much thereof as shall be necessary to pay the charges theron, together with costs, at public auciton to the highest bidder for cash under the  provisions of the Sessions Laws of 1901, of Montana page 153.
The Townsend Band gave their concert Sunday afternoon according to program. On account of high winds a few pieces were omitted, but the six selections rendered showed that the boys still know how to push the valves.