The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-07
MILITIA OFFICERS
GET PROMOTIONS
MAJOR RECEIVES COMMISSION IN
LINE-ooVERNOR STEWART
MAKES CHANGES.
PROCLAIMS NEW QUARANTINE
Governor Stewart Takes Action to Pre-
vent Spread of Alfalfa Weevil-Or-
der Affects Utah and Parts Of
Wyoming and Idaho.


Governor Stewart has transferred
Maj. Jesse B. Roote from the judge
advocate generals department to the
line and commissioned him as major
| in the Second Regiment. A commits
sion as major was also issued tc
Capt. Charles N. Sargent of Three
Forks. First Lieut.. G. G. Floyd Jump
was promoted to captain of Company
A Of Bozeman. The appointments as
majors were to fill vacancies. The
third officer of that rank is Maj. John
J. McGlinness.
Another appointment to be made by
Governor Stewart is that of lieutenant
colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Walsh hav-
ing been physically disqualified. Gov
ernor Stewart is DESTROYS of appointing
a regular army man, and he wired the
department asking If Capt. Ernest
Kumpe were available. He is in the
Philippines and the governor was
asked If any of the following three are
available: Caut E. Ward Mitchell,
Capt. Harry C. Willard of the Fifth
cavalry or Capt. Arthur M. Ferguson
of the Fourteenth. There are several
neutenants to be commissioned.
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Issues Quarantine Order.
Geo. S. v. Stewart has issued a re-
vised quarantine proclamation, effec-
tive at once, directed against all of
Utah and parts of Wyoming and Idaho
because of the prevalence of the alfal-
ia weeviI there.
The new quarantine differs from the
old in this:
All three states are put under the
same regulations so far as their quar-
antined areas are concerned.
Alfalfa seed is taken from the pro-
hibited list.
Fresh fruits and vegetables, exclu-
sive of potatoes, are to be admitted
throughout the year under the same
restrictions as are now in force after
Aug. 1.
Potatoes are to be excluded unless
screened and certified.
Railway shipments of livestock
which before were not restricted at all
are to be admitted only when In cars
free of hay and straw.
The quarantine is directed against |
all of Utah, the counties of Bear Lake, |
Oneida, Bannock, Franklin and Power |
in Idaho, and the counties of Unida |
and Lincoln in Wyoming.
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Urges Better Schools.
Asserting that one good school In
community was far better than four
poor ones, and that the success Of
'ural education in Montana depended
primarily upon the consolidation of
country schools, C. w. Tenny, state in
,pector of rural schools, delivered a
'orceful and convincing address to the
Students of the state college summer
school at the weekly assembly. The
speaker said that so districts of the
state now have adopted the consolida-
ion plan, and that in every instance,
lnder widely varying conditions, the
'atrons were enthusiastic over the re-
ults.
The signal success of the scheme
Initiated five years ago at Victor, in
he Bitter Root valley, by J. H. Hoist
vas first cited. The 100000 consoli-
lated school building recently erect
d at st. Regis, Mineral county, came
q for mention. Florence of Ravalli
ounty, Waller, Collins and Cut Bank
( Teton county had each adopted the
community system of education.
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Elevator Case" In Court.
The supreme court has heard argu-
1ents in case from Teton county
hitch has attracted much attention
yer the state, known as the elevator
ase. 1t was first tried In q justice
ourt, then went to the district court,
here Judge Leslie, who was on the
snch, sustained a motion to direct
le jury to bring In verdict of not
Utility, after the complainant had put !
| his evidence, the ground for the d.
,ction being that the complaint was
sufficient and the law under which {
le action was brought ambiguous
The action Is entitled the state t
yainst the Rocky Mountain Elevator {
In which the defendant Is 9
larged with violating the law which
.ohibits discrimination in buying
rm products.
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It Orders to Move. v
Orders from the War department | 8
start the Second Regiment Montana a
ational guard to the border at once d
I'VE been received by Colonel D. J. b
onohue.
X X X
ore Pupils at Normal.
Although the summer term Of the :.
ontana state normal college at this :,
ace is only few weeks old, the en- :.
llment at this time is larger by so :
pills than it was at the close of the
st six weeks last year. In an adj
ess to the students and faculty Of
Q institution at convocation last
EEK, DR.. j e. Monroe, president of "
Q college, stated that the increase -
enrolment this year was remark
le. At the conclusion of the first six
,eks' term it is expected that there :.
II be many more students.