The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-05-18
urges MORE SPEED
ON FINAL PROOFS
GOVERNOR HEARS FROM FED
ERAL LAND OFFICE WHERE
HE HAD WRITTEN.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What Is Transpiring in the Different
Departments Where the Affairs of
State Government Are Ad-
minstered.
Helena.

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letter from Secretary of the Interio
Lane, regarding speeding up ON fna
proof on federal land entries. Th'
governor had urged quick action of tn,
interior department, that homestead
ers might have opportunity to Obtain
funds for putting in crops. Mr.. Lane
says his land Office department i.
using due diligence, but is moving int
new quarters, which may account il
part for some delays. He admits tha
the land office sometimes is at fault
for delay in acting on proofs, but de
clares entrymen also are sometimes t.
blame.
Offers Elevator Guards.
| The National Underwriters associa
ton, from its New York headquarters
offers expert detectives and guards
for Montana grain elevators during
the war, according to word received
by state authorities here.
Potatoes Offered for Seed Grain.
Secretary c. D. Greenfield of the
state department of agriculture, is be.
ing importuned for seed rye by farm.
ers, who report a shortage Some
ranchers offer to trade seed potatoes
for grain seed and such deals may be
arranged through Mr.. Greenfield.
Names Disbursing Officer.
Governor Sam V. Stewart has named
State Adjutant General Phil Greenan
as disbursing officer for the federal
government in putting the draft law
into effect. Full plans will not be an
nounced until the government bares
them.
Stock Improves on New Grass.
There is much more grass ON the
range than there was at this time last
year, says Supervisor ]. B. Seeley of
the Helena National Forest, who has
his information from reports from
rangers, stockmen and others.
Reports indicate that stock, al
though in poor condition from the sc.
we're winter, is now holding it's own
and will pick up fast when the wealth
er gets warmer and the grass becomes
more abundant.
Because of the shortage of feed in
Montana and the imperative necessity
of opening the range to save sheep
from starving, the regulation of the
state board of entomology, prohibiting
sheep from grazing in the spotted fe-
yer areas of the Bitter Root until at
such time as they can move 10 miles
a week toward the forest reserve, will
be rescinded.
Predicts High Water.
W. A. Lamb, district engineer of
the federal geological survey, predicts
swollen streams in Montana this year.
He thinks some rivers may reach the
highest marks in decades Shows in
the hills are unusually heavy and melt
ing slowly now, and a sudden spell of
warm weather would bring dangerous
freshets.
To Speed Up.
AS preparedness measure, to speed
up agricultural production in Montana,
is the problem upon which the staff
of the state station is now engaged
Specific suggestions about what to
plant and when and where have been
sent out to the people of the state.
Are Paid Monthly Now.
All elective officers of the state
house now receive their pay at the
end of the month, instead of waiting
or the end of the quarter.
There is only one exception, that of
he three justices of the supreme
court, the constitution prohibiting
hem from receiving payment except
1t the end of the quarter.
The change was brought about so |
ar as state elective officials are con-
through the passage by the |
Fifteenth assembly of a law, permitted |
~ the constitution, placing the gov
'rnor, lieutenant governor, treasurer,
.ttorney general, auditor, secretary of |
tate, supreme court clerk and rail-
DAD commissioners on the monthly |
,ayment schedule.
Warrants were made out by the
uditor for the state supreme court,
nut much as the justices may have
iked the idea of being paid monthly,
hey politely turned them back, at
he same time pointing to separate
ection of the constitution, which
xes the date of payment at the
nd of each quarter of the year.
Recommended for Captain.
Seth Maxwell, deputy state commits
ioner of agriculture and publicity, has
cen recommended for examination as
aptain i'm the officers training camp
t San Francisco and will leave for
le Preside in a few days.
Information for War Department.
To discuss means of compiling addi-
onal information about Montana re-
,urces and topography for the war
apartment, District Forester F. A.
Ilcox and S. " Fullway of the forest
,rvice are in Helena. They will hold
differences with Governor Stewart
i'd other members of the State Coun-
| of National Defense of the forest
,rvice regarding gathering of data
,out Montana by districts, the char
ter of food resources in each part
the state, together with other infor-
alton that will aid the war depart
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