The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-21
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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| France where he will be assigned to
association work among the American
soldiers.
Eighty teachers of the Great Falls
public schools have volunteered in a
body to assist the local draft board
| with its work in connection with the
next draft.
1t costs Silver Bow county nearly
100000 year to care for the Deepen
dent widows and children under the
provisions of the mothers pension law
enacted by the state legislature three
years ago.
During the first 10 days of Deem
Der more than 400 men were enlisted
in the United States army at the Great
Falls recruiting station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Patterson, widely
known pioneers of Montana, celebrat-
ed their sixtieth wedding anniversary
recently in Helena.
Only four of the applicants that took
the examination before the state board
of law examiners at Helena passed,
1t has been announced. The four who
were admitted to the bar are @. NJ.
Jeffrey of Thompson Falls, Dean King
Of Kalispell, G. L. Clark of Billings,
and FL. f. Mcconnell Of Great Falls.
Five thousand application blanks
have been sent out by the state board
of health to owners of hotels, restau-
rants, bakeries, meat markets, diaries
and other lines of business which are
required to have their licenses renew
ed at the first of the year.
Two hundred homestead entrymen
in the territory of the Billings land
office who want to make final proof on
their land are unable to do so and will
have to wait until the vacancy caused
by the death of Register Fred. H
Foster is filled. Under the law it is
necessary for the register of the land
office to sign all final proof certifi-
Gates. 1t is said that many of the
homesteaders are anxious to make fl
nal proof so they can borrow money
on their land.
Members of the commercial club
of Great Falls have sent copies of
three resolutions to officials at Wash
ington protesting against the compul-
sorry study Of German in the public
schools; that German language papers |
and magazines be suppressed, and that |
alien enemy subjects should be in
termed.
At the meeting of the state board |
Of health at Butte, resolution by At |
torney General S. c. Ford was passed, |
advocating the compulsory vaccination
If all children In the schools of the
state, public and private, and also all
persons connected with the conduct
If the schools.
Refusing to accept the decision of
he Helena arbitration board, 10 en-
,loyes of the Helena Light & Railway
company have gone on strike.
Fred McQuay, Miles City taxi driv-
r., who ran over and killed Ludwig
ludlow, 20 years old, has been held
negligent by coroner's
ury.
Two Chinese girls in Butte, wishing
O do their bit for Uncle Sans sol
iers, are busy knitting for the Red
ross.
Lewistown people are planning for
everal special cars to carry them to
amp Lewis where Christmas BAN
uet will be served for Fergus county
raft men.
A Butte mining official is author
y for the statement that copper pro- {
uction in the district Is now 35 per |
emit above normal, compared with the I
reduction In the early days of the 1
ar.
Helena bakers have fixed the price f
{ a standard 16-ounce loaf of bread t
t 10 cents. &
The northern counties of Montana b
ave expended $4,000 the past sea- Y
IN in a gopher determination cam s
iign under the direction of workers h
ON the Montana State college at
ozeman and the federal department Il
agriculture. T
Three ranchers residing along the c
adison river below the Hebgen dam o
i've started suits aggregating $4,000 r
,ainst the Montana Power company II
leging destruction of their farms.
More than 1900 Shriners of Montana Il
tended the annual ceremonial ses- r
IN of Algeria temple at Helena. The r.
lriners Red Cross sack of flour, 81
lich started on its travels from San n
ancisco last May, was sold at the o.
,sing meeting of the session for So, A
0, the highest mark yet recorded in b
a 10 contesfG held in al MANY diff a