The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-10-19

IdlIOiindu IldTley LEASE Vi MiSSOuit
won the first bounty money for bring
| ing in a Stacker in Montana. He ar
rested a confessed deserter from tbs
United States army.
A suit for the recovery of S22,00t
from the Montana Manganese company
of Phillipsburg has been started by
the e. G. Humphrey company of Chi
cago, for non-delivery of manganese.
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The Continental Oil company, a sub
sidiary of the Standard Oil company
in Montana, has filed notice in Hell
ena of an increase of its capital stock
from 100000 to $12,00O,OO0.
Skin has been grated on the back
chest and throat of Hendrick Hansen
victim of'a lightning bolt, by DR.. w
HI. Brissenden of Roundup. The sur
face covered is so large that it was
from several persons who volunteered
the sacrifice.
The federal government will cooper
ate with the state in the eradication
of the gopher pest in the Montana ag-
ricultural districts this fall and next
year. A. f. Taylor of the government
biological survey is in Montana from
Washington to confer with county agri-
culturistS and others.
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While hunting in the West Gallatin
canyon, w. H. Hutchinson of Dillon
was mistaken for a bear by compan-
ion and shot in the leg. The wound
is painful but not serious.
Among the many Improvements
made during the last summer at the
agricultural college at Bozeman is an
addition to the grain laboratory. This
was badly needed because of the in
creasing amount of work this depart
ment is doing in making tests of seed
grain for the farmers of the state.
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DR.. S. E. Leard. health officer of
Park County, has filed complaint with
the county attorney against four Liv-
ingstOn milk dealers, who are charged
with selling impure milk.
Montana has given 16 per cent of
its medical profession members to the
United States military service, and
only four states in the union have
equaled this record, is the report made
of ~,
cal society.
w. D. Delphy, deputy state game
warden, has arrested Frank Kupponen,
Vino Kupponen, brothers, and John
Kuki. all of Sand GOulee, for alleged
violation of the game laws. The trio
had 81 prairie chickens in their pos
session when arrested.
Labor unions of Livingston have
members not TO make applica-
ton for enlistment in the Russian rail-
way service which is now being recruit
ed in the northwest. The union lead
ars say the men will be used to fill
The places of Russian railway men
who are now outson strike.
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Butte butchers who were out on
strike for five days accepted an in
,rease of so cents a day instead of the
to work.
Attorney General S. C. Ford has adj
Used State Bank Examiner H. S. Nc
1raw that the last legislature did not
epeal the law providing for state SUI
,ervisionN of private banks in Mon
ana.
A Spokane theater syndicate is MAX |
ng arrangements for the .construc- !
ion of a $4,000 moving picture thea |
er in Kalispell.
The Gallatin Laundry company's
liant at Bozeman has been partly de-
troyed by fire. The loss is estimated
t $4,000.
Montana will have 100000 BUSH
Is of wheat this year, according to
ne United States bureau of crop esti-
lateS for October. The total is 9000,-
90 bushels less than last year.
Nine hundred acres of grass land
as been burned over in Fallon coun-
', in the southeastern part of the
-ate, according to Helena forestry of
Gals.
Three sons is the contribution al
eady made to world democracy by
RS. John Robertson of Missoula. A
Durth son has been exempted from
ilitary service until February.
The city health officer of Billings
rs closed four restaurants in that
ty because of alleged unsanitary con-
tons prevailing in the establish
ents. :
Fifty-six years old and for the past
years a bellboy. Henry Freezler,
nployed in the Shapard hotel in Mis-
ula, can boast of owning consider
lie stock in profitable bank be-
1es having real estate interests. He
said to no tho nl1pct ba1lhoy in tho |