The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-06-16
RANCHERS CLAIM
EsTRAY RECEIPTS
RECEIVE RETURNS FROM sALEa
OF oWNERLEss BEEF
MADE by STATE.
100000 FILINGS IN MONTANA
Homesteaders Establish New Record
For Five-Year Period, According
To Seth Observation-Disclosures
Farmers Take Up Lands.

Helena
Since 100000 worth of ownerles
beef that roamed the ranges of Mon
tana was shipped to market last fall
$4,000 of the returns has been trans
mltted to the rightful owners through
4 the office of d. w. Raymond, secretar,
OF the state board of stock commission
ers. The balance, belonging to per
sons whose identity is unknown, is
now being advertised in estray lists.
Every year a certain number of cat
tie stray far from their accustomed
ranges. Some times beef that was
turned loose on the ranges of counties
in this section in the spring shipped
from faraway points in the fall. AT
every market point the board of stock
commissioners has an inspector sta.
toned, who takes the brand of every
animal unloaded from Montana, and
also receives from the commission
house copy of its report, showing the
net return for each animal sold.
Settlements for estrays in the ship.
ments is made direct to the stock
board at Helena, which looks up in its
brand records the names of the owners
| of estrays and forwards the money
Every once in while a estray is sold
whose owner cannot be located 1t is
then advertised, and if an owner fails
to appear and prove his claim the mo
ney goes into the estray fund.
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100000 ,1omesteaders File.
In the last five years 100000 home
steaders have come to Montana and
the last II months have witnessed the
advent of more land BUYERS than any
previous three-year period, according
to Seth Maxwell, secretary of the
state bureau of agriculture.
Scarcity of homesteads. easily &C.
cessible, and the fact that Montana
has proved itself a farming state,
where the element of risk is not great,
have resulted in an influx of land buy.
ing homeseekers-sub farmers
who come to this state with a few
head of livestock, carload or two of
household effects and money enough
to start farming operations immediate
ly," said Mr.. Maxwell.
THE two by four country stores
have been doing business in imple-
ments that would make big establish
ments Of the state jealous.
so many homeseekers have come
to this state within the last five years
100000 of them, according to our
estimate-that all of the homesteads
within easy access of railroads have
been taken up. Real estate dealers as
a result have bought large tracts and
have interested eastern homesteaders
in large numbers
May Examine Policemen.
In an opinion handed down by the |
supreme court in the suit of James |
Larkin against the city of Butte, the |
higher court affirms the district court
In dlsmiss!ng the action. Larkin, as a
taxpayer, asked for an injunction to re-
strain the city officers and members
OF the police commission from carry
ing out resolution empowering the
commission to examine all members of
the police force and report the name
of any member who had become per-
incapacitated.
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Exercises at Bozeman.
The Bozeman part of the inaugural
ton of Edward c. Elliott as chancellor
Of the University of Montana, has been
held here and he was formally vested
with the Office by Governor s. v. Stew
art.
The commencement exercises of the |
Montana State college were held at
he same time and 81 graduates re-
'eived degrees. Addresses were made
~ the presidents of the various state
schools and also by Governor Stewart
Ind Chancellor Elliott.
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Telegraph Hearing Delayed.
The hearing which was to have been
leld before the state utilities commits
ion in connection with the delay in
orwarding telegraph messages and
he cost, due to the absence of Joint
ates by the different companies handI-
ng the messages, has been postponed
ntil September L.
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,fficials At Luncheon.
Governor Stewart and the officials
f the Montana state fair were the
uests at the weekly luncheon of the
lelena Commercial club. This was
ne of the most largely attended
Incheons of the entire year, the OBJ
oct being to boost the Montana state
air.
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tate Board Convenes.
Consideration of the budgets of the
late institutions which come under
lie jurisdiction of the state board of