The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-07
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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Agitation has been started in Mis-
soula to have the government donat
Fort Missoula to the Montana univel
| sity, Notwithstanding the fact that IA
} surances have come from Washington
; that the fort is not to be permanent
abandoned.
The state board of health has is
sued circular advising housewives tt
beware of so-called egg substitutes
A thorough analysis is the basis of tn,
advice. The board finds the substi
tute is composed chiefly of corn starcl
and coal tar dyes, and that it's only re
semblance to eggs is in the color.
Residents of Forsyth have sent q tel
egram to the Associated Press head
quarters in New York protesting the
proposed exemption from military
service of American and National
league baseball players.
Solicitor Lamar of the postoffice
department has ruled that the recent
issue of The Butte Independent which
was barred from the mails contained
no seditious matter, and has permit
ted the issue in question to be mailed.
Milwaukee railway officials are
| planning the expenditure of a con-
| siderable sum of money in improve
mentS in the company's yards at
Roundup.
A report made public in Missoula
covering the forest fires in district No.
l for the past season shows that about
100 men were injured and one was kill
ed while fighting fire.
William ]. O'Connor, postmaster of
the Glentana postoffice, has been re-
moved because of an alleged shortage
of $4,100 in the funds of the office.
He has been in charge ever since the
office was established.
Adjutant General Phil Greenan has
been advised by the war department
that soldiers arriving in France will
only be permitted upon disembarka-
ton to send postal cards to relatives
or friends stating II have arrived
safely in France" and signing their
names.
One hundred former students and
alumni of the Agricultural college at
Bozeman who are now in military SER
vice will each receive Christmas box.
All these remembrances from members |
of the faculty of the college were start |
ed last month.
If no unforeseen obstacles interfere, |
Helena's fine new NARROW theater will |
be completed and ready for occupancy
about the first of February, according
to A. B. DeKay, superintendent of con-
struction.
Butte grocers have limited purchas-
IS of sugar TO 25 cents worth to each
customer unless So worth of grover
es is bought at the same time, in
which event the householder can buy
Il worth of sugar.
James r. Briscoe, the first rancher
ALLEY, located between Livingston and
at the entrance to Yellow
tone park, is dead at Chico.
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A. L. Thomas of Columbus, one of
he most prominent of Saltwater coun-
v capitalists, has become the owner
f an apartment house on Grand boule-
ard in Chicago, according to stories
ppearing in recent issues of the Chi
ago papers. The consideration in
olved in the deal is said to have been
100000.
William O'Malley of Butte, who was
ound guilty of manslaughter for the
illing of John McNamee, by a jury
l the district court at Bozeman, was
to serve minimum of two
nd a half years and a maximum of 8
even years in the state penitentiary :
t Deer Lodge. His attorney immedi- s
tely served notice of an appeal to !
ne state supreme court and secured +
release on $4,000 bonds.
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The child welfare division of the 4
ate board of health, has made ar
to furnish, upon request, 2
ertificates of birth registrations. In
tier years these certificates may be-
,me most valuable in lawsuits, in the
Use of future drafts, or when the ma
onality of any American abroad is
iestioned, as it has been so many q
mes during the war.
Kenneth Romney of Hamilton,
ashington correspondent for num- :.
r of Montana papers, has been APP -
tinted cashier of the national house
representatives. The position car
IS salary Of $3,400 per year.
Whether Square Butte, Choteau
UNITY is ''town" within the mean
3 of the state law providing that :,
tie lands within four miles of a -