The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-09-07
MONTANA NOTES
TREAS URE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

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, A. J. Noyes, the well known histor
ian and Montana pioneer, is lying a
his ranch home near Turner, in ,
critical condition as the result of al
encounter with an angry bull.
Building permits to the value Of
$290,000 have been issued during the
present year in Helena. The permits
include a $4,000 theater.
The first city hall in Bozeman, con
structed in 1867 has been condemned
and will be torn down.
The county assessor of Yellowstone
county has cut the school tax assess
ment of several districts in which the
boards recommended a levy exceed
ing the 10 mills provided by state law.
Chancellor Z. c. Elliott of the Uni
versity of Montana announces the
establishment at Missoula and Boze-
man of a preparatory course for
nurses, comprising two semesters and
fitting the student to enter hospital
schools of nursing in the state.
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Nine Chicago Italians have estab-
lished a novel cheese factory in the
Pryor mountains. They have leased
a band of sheep which are MIXED
twice daily, the milk being turned into
cheese that sells for 81 pound on the
Chicago market.
William L. McKim, Billings man
with the Canadian contingent in
France, was killed recently in the
fighting around Lens.
M. Mousness, Big Timber rancher,
met death while in bathing in the pool
at Hunters Hot Springs. He was seen
to dive from the springbOard by other
bathers who paid no particular atten-
ton. His body was discovered on the
bottom of the pool 20 minutes later by
a guard.
A. J. Noyes, the we'll known Mon
tana historian and pioneer is dead at
his ranch home near Turner. Mr..
Noyes was gored recently by an angry
bull and this was the direct cause of
his death.
Fearing a shortage of feed for live
stock before the winter is over, east
ern Montana stockmen are taking adj
vantage of the present high prices for
beef and are unloading everything for
which they have not sufficient feed
to carry through until next spring.
Montana farmers and wheat grow
ers generally will be pleased with the
price of 1920 bushel for No. 1 north
ern wheat, fixed by the president"
says Charles D. Greenfield, state COM
missioner of agriculture.
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A Great Falls contractor has been
awarded the contract for constructing
a $4,000 addition to the Cut Bank
school.
A five-year-old boy playing with
on the 101 ranch of E. A.
Mulkey near Baker, started fire that
destroyed all the winter feed, several
stacks of grain, corrals, sheds, barns,
harness and other equipment.
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Montana led all the other states in
he production of silver during the cal
,ndar year, the total amount being &c.
100000.
The annual state convention of the
Eastern Star has concluded its meet
ng at Helena. Billings was chosen
IS the meeting place next year.
J. T. McGaughey, assistant general
reight and passenger agent of the
treat Northern railroad has been no.
flied by c. e. Stone, passenger traf-
c manager of the railroad, that he
las been appointed to have charge Of
he troop transportation for all roads
q Montana.
Train service has at last been re-
umed on the Shields river branch of
he Northern Pacific, having been in
yater washed out the bridge across
he Yellowstone river.
The open season for shooting in Mon
ana begins the fifteenth Of September
nd this year for the first time the
eason for all the feathered tribe be-
ms upon the same date. Ducks, geese,
rant, grouse, prairie chickens and
age hens may all be taken after Sep
smber 10.
BY September 20 it is expected that
lie milling Of flour will begin again
the new Missoula plant of the Ra-
ali Cereal and Flour Mill company,
,rmerly the Western Montana Flour
g company. Purchase of wheat from
lrmers will start September l. The
ant will have capacity of $50 bar
lis a day.
The Milwaukee depot at Carters-
lie, IL miles east of Forsyth, was de-
royed by fire caused by sparks from
passing freight engine. Sparks from
e same engine fired the Forsyth de-
It, but quick work of the fire de-
rt1ppnt saved thp huiIdinp OnIv