The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-10-20
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/ MONTANA VOTERS
HALF MILLION WILL BE PRINTED
FOR THE ELECTION ON
NOVEMBER z.
CANDIDATES OF FIVE PARTIES
Democrats, Progressives, Republicans,
Socialists and Independents, have
Tickets-Referenda Include Ii
quor Questions and Others.

quor Questions and Others.
Montana voters will be called upon
at the election November >, to decide
between the candidates of five parties
and to pass judgment upon five refer
endum questions.
The referenda include: The liquor
question, the legalizing Of boxing and
the placing of it under a state ath-
letic commission the issuance of bonds
in the sum of $265,00O for the estab-
lishment of Irvine factory at the
state penitentiary at Deer Lodge, pro-
posed amendment of the constitution
so as to define the powers of the board
of equalizers, and proposed amend
ments giving the legislature author
ity to exempt Montana-owned mort
cages from taxation and to exempt
evidences of debt by mortgage on
real and personal property.
The Democrats, Progressives, Re-
publicans and Socialists each have
tickets, the Progressives having named
candidates for electors last April. The
fifth ''party ticket" is the name of
G. w. Tenney, who is running indie
pendently for the position of superin-
tendent of public instruction.
The ballot is of such size that vot-
ing machines cannot be used, it is
said About half million ballots will
be printed for the election.
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Textbook Board Meets.
The state textbook commission, at
a meeting at Helena, decided not to
change the textbooks now used in
spelling, writing, United States his
tory, civil government, reading and
physiology. 1t will meet again Oct.
20, to consider changing the textbooks
now used in grammar, arithmetic and
geography.
Every six years the textbook CON-
mission is required by law to meet
and decide what books shall be used.
The adoption of the books will be
made in January. John Dietrich Of
Helena is president of the board, q.
K. Dwyer of Anaconda secretary, and
the other members are: Ward A Nye
of Billings, w. G. Harmon of Boze-
man, C. V. Fulton of Butte, ]. P. Rowe
of MissouIa and L. R. Foote of Dill
Ion.
Want Lazy Husband" Law.
Humane officers of the state are con-
sidering proposition to submit Il
''lazy husband" law to the Montana |
legislature when it convenes in Janu-
airy. The statute would provide that |
heads of families who refuse to sup |
port their wives and children will be |
arrested and forced to "getbusy," the |
money they earn to be turned over to |
their dependents. Work for the coun.
ty on the roads is suggested as cure |
for the ''malady."
Elk and Deer More Plentiful.
Game Warden j. L. De Hart says
that reports received by him indicate
that elk and deer are more plentiful
this year than since early days. Each
hunter is limited to one elk during
the season, but permanent closed
season on elk is in effect in the follow
ing territory: Sweetgrass, Saltwater,
Park, Gallatin, Madison, Teton and
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and Powell counties.
Farm Loan Law Before Court.
The supreme court has been asked to
issue a writ of mandamus directed
against the state board of land commits
sioners to compel favorable action up
on an application for loan of $500 up
on 100 acres of land in Cascade coun-
ty under the provisions of the initia-
tive farm loan law. The application
for the writ is also directed against
S. C. Roosevelt, county auditor of Cas-
cade county.
Montana Ducks Healthy.
Ducks are prolific and healthy this
year, according to State Game Warden
Jake De Hart, who recently received
word that Bowdoin lake in northern
dontana, was literally covered with
Gathered focks. Last spring, during
ne early part of the season, duck dis
Eases played havoc with many birds.
Soldiers Quit Yellowstone.
A Washington dispatch says: This
War department has ordered all SOL
diers withdrawn from Yellowstone
park. For the past thirty years sol
Hers have been stationed there. About
forty of those there now have been
permitted to resign and become rang
ers, and they will remain"
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Elliott To Address Colorado Teachers.
Chancellor Edward C. Elliot of the
Greater University of Montana will
be one OF the leading speakers at the
annual meeting Of the State Teachers
of Colorado on October 60.
The Colorado meeting is one OF the
argest gatherings Of pedagogues IN
he west and represents every part
4 the states educationals interests.
d. Elliott was for six years the head
4 the public schools Of Leadville,
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