The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-09-21
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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q. will be held in Havre commencing
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Preparations are nearly complete
for the opening of the fall term of the
Montana university at Missoula, Mon
day, October ]. The last Friday and
Saturday of the present month are to
be registration days.
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| The $4,000 slaughtering plant of
the Van Dyk company of Gardiner
has been completely destroyed by fire
which started when the main building
was struck by lightning. The plant
was established 80 years ago and fur
nished all the meats used in Yellow
stone park. Work will be commenced
at once to rebuild.
A. N. Parrish, farmer near Krem-
lin in Hill county, can boast of send
ing more sons to the army than prob
ably any other parent in the United
States. Recently six of his sons name
ly, John, Ray, Leeshen, Harry, Maui
rice and Joe all enlisted the same day.
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Upon order of the department of the
interior at Washington, about 10000
acres of phosphate lands in Montana
have been restored to the public do
main and are now subject to entry.
The so-called phosphate lands have
been pronounced of no especial value
by geological experts who have made
examinations.
Because of the heavy press of work
occasioned by the war, the immigration
service has placed an extra inspector
in the district composed of Montana
and Idaho. Phil Baldwin, formerly of
kalispell, is the new appointee and
his headquarters will be in Helena.
Earl Cross, small son of Mr. and Mrs.
w. w. Cross, who reside on a farm
near Forsyth, was accidentally killed
recently while out hunting with his
brother. The child was leaning over
the gun and in some unaccOuntable
manner it was discharged, blowing off
the top of his head
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The James Fl. Hill memorial which |
marks the spot where gold was first |
discovered in Montana will be dedicat- |
ed October 6. The monument is stu
ated near Gold Creek, 40 miles east of |
Missoula. 1t is the gift of Mrs. John |
c. La LORI, daughter of Captain James |
Ell. Mills, pioneer Montana editor.
Preparations have begun for the |
of the Great Northern |
from Cut Bank west to Blackfoot, a
distance of &c miles. Camps are being |
constructed and material is being NOV
ed for the work.
Thomas Kitchener has been fined S25
in Bozeman court for illegally keep
ing wild animals. Kitchener has a
of elk on his ranch on the
West Gallatin.
Canadian officers have arrived in
Great Falls and will establish a recruit
ing office for the British and Cana
dian armies. The office will be main
tanned Indefinitely.
Montana's share of the federal ap-
for the construction and
of post roads is $29S, 500.
The Metal Trades council and the
union of Butte have de-
clared all the mines IN the Butte dis
Lrict fair" to organized labor.
Anaconda has the first woman mail
carrier to cover a rural route in Mon
lana. She is Mrs. Mabel Mclaughlin,
md was selected after three others
lad applied for the place.
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Clarence Williams of Forsyth, who
arrived at the training camp at Ameri-
IAN lake Wash, has been turned over
% the sheriff by military authorities
or threatening to take his own life.
The system of paying its employees
monthly by check has been abolished
" the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
'any at the B. & M. smelter at Great
falls and the weekly cash system sub
tituted in its stead.
A new company has started opera
ion near Gardiner quarrying granite.
he local product is said to equal the
amous Vermont granite. A finishing
liant will be completed at once
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The contract has been awarded for
waterworks system at Poplar. Con-
truction work will begin at once and
he contractor hopes to complete the
7ork this fall.
Helena was thrown into excitement
asst week when careless campers caus-
forest fire on the slopes of Mount
lelena, the lower slopes of which lie
'ithin the city limits.
Helena was selected as the next
leeting place of the Montana Munich
al league at its closing session in
reat Falls last week. N. A. Ward of
lutte was chosen president. "