The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-04-06
HEATING IS SEATED
! BY SUPREME COURT
HIGH TRIBUNAL SAYS HE is AUDI
TOR OF STATE AND DECIDES
TWO OTHER CASES.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What Is Transpiring in the Different
Departments Where the Affairs of
State Government Are Ad-
ministered.
Helena.

| ministered.
Helena
Three cases of statewide interest
were decided by the supreme court
when William Heating was declared
entitled to his office as state auditor
over w. d. Fenner of Butte, ard ]. K
| ORourke was declared elected as sher
1ff of Silver Bow county against the
claims of William Tracey, Fenner and
Tracey having instituted quo warranto
proceedings for the purpose of having
the precincts in Butte where voting
machines were used, eliminated from
| the count
May Chrichton, candidate for super
intendent of schools of Lewis and
Clarke county, was declared elected
and not Eva Harrington, who was de-
clared the winner of the Office, by the
lower court, after considering the
charge of improperly stamped ballots
in the Gilman precinct.
Heating and O'Rourke are Demo-
Gratis and Miss Crichton is Republic
an. The court upheld the use of vot-
ing machines.
Attorney General S. C. Ford has ap-
piled to the supreme court for re-
hearing of the Lewis and Clark coun-
ty bond case wherein it was held that
refunding bonds are in effect borrow
ing money and that they cannot be
issued in excess of $4,000 except upon
a vote of the taxpayers. The state
board of land commissioners has half
a million dollars invested in such
bonds.
Mr.. Ford contends the supreme
court decided the question upon
grounds that were not presented by
parties to the suit; that many impor-
tant considerations were overlooked,
and that the court did not give full
words, borrow money for any of the
purposes mentioned in the title" of the
statute referred to.
Nomination Law Not Mandatory.
Attorney General Ford has advised
County Superintendent Lovett of
Miles City, that a person can be elect
ed to the Office of school trustee who
has not been nominated in strict &C
cordance with the provisions of the
school law. He holds the provisions
of the school law are directory merely
and not mandatory.
To Estimate Water Flow.
To obtain data that is eagerly sought |
for each year by railroad engineers,
farmers, irrigation projects and east |
ern manufacturers of farm implements
Henry F. Alps, meteorologist of the |
United States weather bureau, has |
gone on trip through the main range |
Of the Rocky mountains to measure the |
snow now on the ground as a basis
for making estimates of the stream
flow this coming season.
Favors Insuring Capitol.
Acting Governor w. W. Mcdowell,
who is serving while Governor Stewart
s absent in California, has expressed
himself in favor of insuring the Mon.
ana state capitol and its contents. At
present, the only policy is one of
$1,000 on the library. 1t had not hith.
,rto been considered necessary to in.
ure the capitol as the building is fire.
roof.
Idaho Woman Gets Position.
State Superintendent Mae Trumper
las announced the appointment of
Hiss Adelaide M. Aver of Lewiston,
d., as one of the two rural school
supervisors. She has specialized in
ural school work and is recognized
S an expert on problems of the couu-
ry school. She will take Office May 1.
Stock Losses Are Small.
If there are any serious stock losses
4 Montana as result of the hard
inter, they are still to come, accord
lg to reports received by D. w. Ray
lond from stock inspectors over the
tate. Feed is mighty scarce and if
inter doesn't break within the next
yo weeks, losses may be serious in
)me parts of the state. Again, in
)ectors fear that more losses will
nsue after warmer weather sets in,
hen weak cattle will be unable to \
lstle for living.
To Investigate Wood Tick.
DIR. tricks of the public health SER
ce at Washington will shortly be
ere to continue his investigation of
e wood tick and DR.. King of the ma
onal bureau of entomology expects
go into the field as soon as the
Gather will permit. DR.. Wolback, =
of Harvard university,
no has been working in the labora. .
ry all winter In an effort to discover
means Of combating the tick bite. Z
II establish headquarters in Mis-
ula in few days.
Cost Of Legislature.
The Fifteenth state general Assem-. q
2, which adjourned March 2, appro- a
lated 100000 for its maintenance A
d expended, 1t is known, $167,039. Il
10 total deficit is expected to reach nj
out 10000. The cost of holding the r
,islature this year was the heaviest 6.